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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
3
Grinnell and Ames met for a football game with Ames winning 23 to 0. The result sparked loud celebration among Ames students with a bonfire and festive revelry continuing into the night. Local activity notes include lectures, hospital visits, and campus events featuring faculty and students across Ames.
A Fire at 4 20 p m destroyed the Lockwood Co grain elevator on Onondaga street Ames with flames leaping from the top and the freight house of the C N W catching. The blaze spread rapidly but fire brigades from Ames and the college controlled it saving nearby sheds and offices. Loss estimated at 70 000 with insurance by Western Toronto Home New York and North British Mercantile.
The text discusses implementing daylight electrical service in Ames to replace kerosene lamps. It estimates an extra $150 monthly cost but notes that western city experience shows continuous operation quickly becomes profitable. It cites demand from over a dozen local businessmen and potential revenue from printing offices, shops, hotels, and other uses, including post office stamping and summer fans.
The company is unusually large and carries a big stock of special scenery. It will be played at popular prices and from all points of view should prove one of the most satisfactory engagements of the season.
A lost blue sergeesack coat vanished between South College Gate and two miles west of Ontario last Thursday. Contact Charles Craig at 24 11 for details. Seven big scenes Kor Her Sake missing. police alert issued.
About 500 B C Anaxagoras of Ionia was born He first taught causes of solar and lunar eclipses and gave rules to distinguish planets from fixed stars He was punished for declaring the sun was not a god.
Theodore Roosevelt writes an article on The Presidency to be published in the November 6 issue of Youth's Companion. He notes its high public interest and mentions a free offer for new subscribers for the 1903 volume, including a 1903 calendar and sample copies, with address details in Boston.
W S Sparks retires from farming and offers 45 native bred cattle at public auction on Wednesday Oct 24 at 10 30 AM. Location 244 miles west and 1 mile south of Gilbert 9 miles east and 1 mile north of Boone in Jackson township. Live stock includes 10 high grade Shorthorn cows 3 heifers 10 two year olds 15 two year old steers five yearling steers and five yearling heifers. Free lunch at noon. Terms: 2 per cent discount for cash or one year on approved notes at 5 per cent interest.
A letter from Ames Iowa dated October 16 1902 thanks H B Hawley president manager of Great Western Accident Association Des Moines for prompt full payment of a Summer accident claim and recommends the company as stable and worthy of public confidence. The note also mentions a Congregational churches central association meeting in Ames with delegates and a social program including car rides a supper and toasts.
A North Carolina mountain distillery is described as the only tax paying still in the area, with the maker admitting about twenty gallons produced daily. The tale notes locals, including women, use copper kettles for boiling clothes and whisky, implying widespread moonshine activity.
Franklin recalls a tale of a man who judged others by the bad leg yet valued the good one. He argues people tend to notice virtues or faults in others. He cites Carlyle and Emerson in London noting gin palaces and poverty, with Emerson praising the English people's progress.
During the Spanish American War a wealthy merchant on picket duty hears approaching footsteps and orders the countersign. An enlisted former clerk replies with the word cash, and the merchant lets him pass, resuming his patrol.
The article explains star sapphires show a bright star under sun or candlelight and that bleu de roi shade is most valuable. It notes sapphires occur in blue hues, often larger than rubies, and that the name sapphire appears across languages from Hebrew to Latin.
A brief exchange shows Tired Tatters accusing a man of not eating when tired while Weary Walker questions the idea. The dialogue ends with a provocative question about letting a person starve.
In a lighthearted remark a boy named Harry, the only son among several sisters, muses on why women come first and why God did not create them first, noting that Adam was made first. The aside reflects playful family dynamics and children's curiosity about gender roles.
A Pittsburg Press essay argues life is a masquerade and people hide tenderness to avoid judgment. It suggests that death can reveal true self and deepen friends’ understanding of kindness.
The piece notes that calm reply defeats anger and cites Plato on passionate people. It likens hot tempers to people standing on their heads and seeing things incorrectly. The discussion emphasizes measured responses over fiery impulses.
A cryptic social chat recalls a rough scrape involving Jaggsby and a barber, with the victim denying involvement and questions about a shave. The fragment hints at a local anecdote or rumor.
A Washington Times reflection on envy of early advantage and shared aims, noting collective disappointment when others seize what one planned for oneself. The piece questions fairness and human impulse in pursuit of opportunity.
An economical Scottish butler recalls serving a beef plate at an important dinner. After failing to persuade any other guest to take it, he confidently sets the plate before his master and declares, You must take that yourself. I cannot fetch another customer for it.
A small quoted exchange shows Miss Millyan praising health and wealth while Deadbroke seeks unity, suggesting contrasts between well being and money in a short illustrated caption.
A prisoner describes daily routines at Auburn during his first term. Mornings start with cell cleaning and breakfast followed by idle time or opium if no work. He exercises, baths, naps, then reading until 3 pm, yard time, then supper from burned bread crust, evening reading until curfew.
A Life article argues every day many die from accidents tied to modern progress. It notes trolley, railroad, automobile, mine, factory, fire, gas, and explosion deaths rise with the industrial world. The piece laments the high cost of human life in American civilization.
A husband complains he is no longer treated with the care his father received at home. The wife recalls she catered to the father by preparing his comforts to help him sleep, while the husband notes he now must hunt for his slippers. She reveals the effort was to help him fall asleep, not to privilege the father.
A humor tale highlights French tact in praise. A man compliments a white haired old lady on her beauty she objects claiming age and wrinkles. He reframes the line as a smile that has drifted from its moorings, avoiding flattery.
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