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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1907

Page

4

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cagwin

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