Social and club notices fill Ames pages in 1907
The paper lists numerous social club meetings and outings across Ames. Congregational Ladies Aid plans a country afternoon with Mrs. John Rowland, Priscilla club hosts October 23 with Mrs. Fish, and many other groups meet or travel for readings, suppers, and entertainment.
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Congregational Ladies Aid Society
John Rowland
Priscilla Club
Fish
Beach
Stevenson
John Pratt
H. A. Greely
Meeker
Boston
Gibson
New England
Campbell
Jeff
M. E. Aid Society
Ed Kooser
L. M. Gibson
Happenings at Ames noted Carlisle events and family news
Junior Trot Saturday evening and basketball for seniors and sophomores this afternoon. No classes Monday. The first mums appear in the greenhouse. Egemo at Margaret hall quarantined for smallpox. Miss Winn Tilden and the hocky team travel to Cedar Rapids to face Coe College. Dr. E W Allen visits for two days. Prof W M Wilson and wife welcome a baby girl. Mrs F C French plans Salt Lake City move and university study. Ladies Glee Club organized with twenty members and rehearsals begin. Choral Society rehearses for Lazarus on Dec 7. Young Men’s Glee Club ready for Nov 22 concert. roster listed. First pupils recital Oct 19 at 2:30 in chapel. Des Moines trips and visits noted. District Federation program on Nov 1 with public invitation.
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Boone-Madrid
Laura
Ames
Doone
New Masonic Temple
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary Washington
F. W. Willey
Elder Brewster
Willey
Marston
United States
Lynn C. Adams
Rose G. Bradley
Daisy Brown
Etta Budd
Ladies of Woman’s Clubs
Literary Societies
Geo. Hultz
Boston
Penny
Thompson
Newens
Fealing
Kilbourne
M. K. Smith
Iowa
W.A. Forbes
H. EK. Davis
H. F. Good
Don Handy
C. Meyers
Jesse McKeen
A. W. Thomson
Shirley Allen
L. F. Cowan
Wayne Gilmore
G. M. Wills
A. E. Berggren
Frank Cave
A. J. Dickey
S. A. Knapp
D. W. McElroy
A. H. Hoffman
W. A. Forbes
J. D. McFarlane
W .J. Rhoades
Don Shaw
Quaint Inn Signs in England May Hint at Local Lore
A survey of English inn signs reveals persistent legends from King's Lynn to Dudley. Signs such as the Honest Lawyer, Three Compasses, Cat and Fiddle, Bull and Mouth and others reflect history, religious change, and local anecdotes.
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England
King’s Lynn
Norfolk
Grosvenor Row
Pimlico
Petersborough
Caton Fidele
Mary
Henry Carr
Bull and Gate
Holborn
Tom Jones
London
Boulogne Gate
Boulogne
Henry VIII
Llandaff
Tintwistle
Torside
Manchester Waterworks
Joseph Brownhill
Shepherd
Woodhead
Prestwich
Old Turnford
Worcestershire
Dudley
P. T. O. Weekly
Personal Paragraphs From area residents and visitors
Local notes record visits and stays by residents and guests including Mrs. Skelton of Sioux Rapids and Mrs. Hallemand of Waterloo. Names linked to Des Moines, Ottumwa, Ames, Letts Corners, and Kansas reflect a bustling social week with travel, lodge activities, and family gatherings.
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Lottie Deal
Jessie Kooser
Rebekah Grand Lodge
Des Moines
Marion Rebekah Lodge
Ames
He Got His Share Epigraph from Pick-Me-Up Joke
A humorous exchange frames a young man’s future as a question of legacy. Uncle Horace prompts serious self reflection, while the nephew jokes his epitaph will read He Got His Share, as printed in the Pick Me Up.
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Horace
What is a synonym explained in a school joke
A schoolroom quip defines a synonym as a word you may use in place of another if you cannot spell the second word. The exchange appears in the School Board Journal presenting a playful look at vocabulary teaching.
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School Board Journal
Motor Race Joke About Learning to Drive
Digby asks Skorcher how long to learn to run a motor car. Skorcher replies five or six weeks, clarifying he means motor cars. The exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times as a light humorous cartoon dialogue.
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Digby
Skorcher
Catholic Standard and Times
Dr King's New Discovery Heals Coughs and Colds
Cadell resident Earl Shamburg recalls a hard time with persistent coughing. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with rapid relief after trying one bottle. The medicine is billed as a safe reliable cough and cold cure for lungs and throat, with trial bottles free.
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Kansas
Cadell
Earl Shamburg
Dr. King
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Restores Ma's Health
L. M. Bosworth promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a nighttime remedy. The narrator notes relief from headaches and improved mood after persistent use, claiming health and temper improved.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
Mistakes of Drug Clerks Highlight Hidden Errors
An experienced druggist notes that even the most careful clerks frequently must redo prescriptions. He explains that mismeasurements and mixing errors occur despite painstaking work.
Betel Nut Use in Siam and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad
Describes in Siam the everyday use of betel nut carried in ivory boxes and its narcotic effects including inflamed gums and tooth loss. Also extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for treating sores burns piles and chilblains with a claim of complete disappearance. price 50 cents.
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Siam
The Luxembourg Execution List and a Names Mystery
An agent of Fouquier Tinville seized seventeen victims from a list of eighteen at the Luxembourg but could not locate the eighteenth. A suspect refused his name and was executed next day. Another prisoner failed to answer his name and a seventeen year old boy at play was also executed. The piece ends with an ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising restoration of health at 35 cents.
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Fouquier Tinville
Luxembourg
The Cravat’s Tale Through Time in Men’s Fashion
Since Croatian squads wore silk neckcloths in Paris long ago rulers adopted the cravat and Buffon’s remark that the cravat reveals character echoes in style. The garment’s evolving forms have marked male attire as a reliable social indicator.
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Paris
Louis XIV
Buffon
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup Ad Claims Family Cure
An advertisement promises Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a universal remedy for the family’s ailments. It claims to treat constipation sick headache and stomach trouble for all members of the household at 50 cents per bottle.
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Cagwin
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