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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
4
The Ames PEO group hosted a large interurban visit from Des Moines with Chapters Q and V well represented. A picnic near Pres Stanton’s followed by a Domestic Economy building demonstration showcased sewing and crafts, then a campus pageant and music activities featured among attendees from multiple Ames and Des Moines groups.
Mire Ethel Pike-Dimick will share Hawthorne stories with pictures for children this Saturday. D A R books have arrived and will be on the shelves soon. New Teacher’s Reading Circle titles Colgrove The Teacher and the School and Wilkinson Practical Agriculture join circulations Saturday. Late fiction due Friday evening at seven includes Johnston The Long Roll and several titles by Wemyss and Kesher.
The piece recalls a 16 minute world message voyage via nine words spanning oceans and lands, and contrasts it with historic leaps from Morse to Marconi. It notes figures like Cyrus Field and Bell, Edison, Westinghouse, and Jules Verne, pondering when speed will stop advancing.
Professor H. P. Baker formerly of Iawas State College receives his doctor degree at the University of Munich. Baker now heads the Forestry Department at Pennsylvania State College.
Mr and Mrs Fred Tunis announce the birth of a daughter Ann Elizabeth born Saturday in Bloomfield New Jersey. Wr Tunis is son of Mr and Mrs F M Tunis of 525 Main Street.
Mr and Mrs George Horsley have moved into the house on Boone street that was vacated by Mr and Mrs Albert Horns.
About forty Anes Homesteaders gathered in Boone to host four lodges from Boone Gilcrest Mast West Des Moines and Ames. The day featured various sports and two pall games, with rain dampening the afternoon but shelter found nearby. A dance followed in the Trafmimven's hall as many stayed on.
A review hails The Squaw Man as striking and sincere, blending old England and frontier West. The production uses fitting settings and a balanced company with convincing cowboys and near authentic Indians. Nat-U-Rich and the tragic fate of the little squaw wife anchor the tale, though she appears briefly yet delivers a powerful end.
Renovation at the Farm House includes chipped brick for a rough surface, new plaster, enlarged porches, and front French windows. The oldest building on campus gains a fifty year extension in appearance and function.
Misses and childrens hats go on sale at Cupps and Cupps. Several local residents including Dr and Mrs Johnson visit the Thos Thompson home in Clinton Iowa. A testimonial endorses Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and lung issues, praising long use and effectiveness. Trial bottle offered free with 50 cent and one dollar sizes, guaranteed by druggists.
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