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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
1
The Unity club will hold its first fall meeting next Wednesday with Mrs. Jeffrey. The session will focus on club business. Those managing the calendar should file copies at the city library where Miss Freed, the librarian, will prepare materials for members.
Mrs. W. P. McDonald hosted a small card party Saturday with members of the old 500 club and additional guests. A group of young people enjoyed a Saturday evening at the J. G Alexander residence. Out of town guests included Miss Frances Merz of Cambridge, Mr. Bert Ageton and Mr. Perry Preston of Des Moines.
The P E O chapter meets next Tuesday September 6 with Mrs M K Smith marking the first meeting of the year. The day’s subject covers the prehistoric peoples of America. Mrs R F McCarthy presents a paper on the mound builders and Mrs Jennie M Beyer on the Cave and Cliffdwellers.
The opening Sun Dial chapter D A R meeting will be held next Monday evening September Sth with Mrs. Knapp on the campus. The program includes a 10 Minute Review of American Monthly Magazine by Lizzie Corbin and Dedication of the Pilgrims Monument at Provincetown Mass by Mrs A S Thompson with Reading Landing of the Pilgrims by Mrs Okey.
Unity club members attended as guests of their husbands with a social gathering at the Warner home on Hodge Avenue last Friday. An elaborate six course spread followed at the Pepper home. Mrs. Jeffrey, club president, introduced Mrs. Warner who delivered witty remarks about each man by proxy, to much amusement. The hosts received high praise from the ladies for the evening.
The Country Cosmopolitan club met Friday evening with Mr and Mrs George Buck south of Ames. The program featured readings by Homer Templeton and Miss Emma Murphy and a vocal solo by Max George. Election of officers was held resulting in new leadership.
In the choice of James Dodds for president, Fred Randall is named vice president Emma Murphy is secretary and Mrs W P George is treasurer Several guests attended including Dr and Mrs Maxwell Drs D M and Jennie Christ Mr and Mrs Valentine Mrs Frank Evans and Mrs Loud The text meeting will be held with Mr and Mrs Shinn in two weeks
Theressa Woodruff and Hiram Henry Powers were married in a quiet August morning ceremony at the Woodruffs home in Ames. Miss Hazel Brandt played Mendelssohn, Dr. O. H. Cessna officiated, and the bride wore a crepe gown with pearl trim. The groom is connected with the Crookston agricultural school, and the couple traveled to Crookston after breakfast. Powers’ sister Mrs. Miller attended as one of the out of town guests.
A New York Times tale notes a woman seeking a nurse capable of caring for twins. After screening a dozen maids, one produced evidence of many years with twins and secured the job. On assignment, she found there was only a single infant. the mistress confessed she used twins as a test to find a capable caregiver.
A Nottingham area clergyman compliments a parish tutor on repairs but quips that good sermons are only made in London or Ta rdon. A passerby replies that he will hear sermons there, revealing a playful exchange about where quality sermons come from. The note also mentions a blind girl ending a relationship after a confidant cites a smirking suitor.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a brief exchange about a poem titled The Inspiration. The speaker notes the editor promised ten dollars, while reflecting on the heart of a loving woman as a sanctuary with a clay idol. The passage blends praise with a hint of poet’s bargaining.
A brief exchange highlights admiration for a polished finish as one party urges the other to observe the workmanship while noting a regrettable lack of opportunity to see it firsthand. The New York press is cited in relation to the discussion.
A brief humorous exchange notes Ethel and Jack winning over Maud by hardness and coldness. Elsie questions the meaning as Wetherl quips that diamonds are like ice cream. Boston Transcript style humor in a dated item.
The Dode Fisk show, started in Minnesota, drew Ames crowds for two well attended performances. The street parade at noon impressed, and the acts were praised as clean and commendable with no roughness. The reviewer predicts a bright future for the touring circus.
The Central Baptist Association announces new dates Sept 15 for its meeting replacing prior notices. Evening sessions will be general in nature drawing attention from all attendees. Speakers include Dr S. A Batten, Hiewland Hanson of Des Moines First Baptist, and Dr Osborne of Des Moines College with the program to be announced next week.
The Ames scene buzzes as students arrive for the fall semester, with classifying underway and crowds filling streets and the depot. Also noted are a newborn son born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ball on August 29, updates on Perrys 10 cent china sale, Cagwin's fountain pen ad, a new home for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown at Tenth Street and Kellogg Avenue, and Alva Howard's injury at the state fair forcing a work hiatus.
C. B Nelson the Ames electric light man has secured the contract to install electroliers at Toledo Iowa. The job requires twenty eight poles and makes a nice contract for Mr Nelson.
A reminiscence recalls Professor Prout presiding at the organ during a wedding. He reportedly played the couple in with Wretched Lovers and exited with Father, Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do. Anecdote from Pifty Years Reminiscences of a Free Church Musician.
A brief, faded humorous reminiscence about elderly relatives stored in a bureau drawer. The speaker recalls a grandmother with few teeth and mentions a family item like Aunt Tillie’s belongings kept in a drawer.
A quip about imitation as flattery and counterfeit money, with a remark on words and sense from a Washington Star line and a commenter noting leaves bearing fruit beneath.
A cartoonish exchange highlights a caller asking to speak with Mr. Hammersley but requests a kiss instead. The humorous dialogue reflects light social wit from the Chicago Record Herald.
Mr Dustin Stax pledged to retire a rich man. He has kept his word by placing his wallet and checkbook under his pillow each night. Washington Star.
A brief Life magazine line reflects on how cruelty inspires further cruelty, highlighting a grim view of human behavior and its ripple effects across society.
A London Times correspondent describes travels in modern China where in one village a door collapsed after a knock. The innkeeper and wife protested loudly before the author paid 100 cash in compensation, prompting village cheers and a comparison to Edinburgh ferryhouse demolition tales.
A terse exchange features a jodger answering a landlord in a housing block. The remark suggests a humorous or curt response to a complaint about a sneeze from a neighboring flat, reflecting dryness in urban lodging discourse.
Ed Delehanty achieves a remarkable hitting feat described by Hugh Fuller ton in American Magazine. He goes four homers and a single in five at bats off Adonis Terry, including blasts to right field, center field, and a sharp single, with a curve ball misplayed into a roof bounce.
The sequence featured a late rollover by the other and a mid inning stumble by the second baseman. Despite miscues, Chicago prevailed 8 to 6 in a game marked by resilience and offensive bursts from both sides.
A debating society ponders which is the au gher the husband who returns to find no dinner or the wife who has dinner ready but whose husband does not come home. The discussion is expected to end in a draw.
A Tribune night school exchange explores what life science means with a teacher prompting definition and example. A student comments on pronoun usage attributing marital terms to a husband and wife, reflecting language lessons in a playful exchange.
A brief reflective line asserts that without integrity and a clear conscience, nothing meaningful can be done well. It frames joy as grounded in moral uprightness and personal virtue.
The passage notes ancient tea linked to China’s foreign trade. Junk shipments reached Japan Korea Anam Cochin Siam India Ceylon Persia Arabia with caravans moving tea to Manchuria Mongolia Tartary Tibet and northern regions via a lengthy caravan route from a river west of Arabia.
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