Ames Club And Social Calendar Highlights Events
Ames social scene lists the Tuesday Club meeting next Tuesday with Mrs. Milton Hoffman and several gatherings at high school and local venues. Highlights include the Juntoa girls literary society kickoff, a whist party honoring Des Moines guests, a Theta Chi luncheon, Homesteaders dance in New Orleans hall, and a beef producers marriage in Mt. Pleasant.
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Juntoa
Ames High School
Itex Beresford
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Mary Blodgett
Mt. Pleasant
Ames
G. R. Bliss
Republican Voters of Ames Meet to Organize Taft Club
A meeting of Republican voters in Ames and vicinity is scheduled at Union National Bank parlors this evening at S o'clock to organize a Taft club. All royal Republicans are urged to attend and get busy.
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Ames
Union National Bank
Elijah Purvis Dies After Illness in Sana mon County
Elijah Purvis born in Sana mon County Hiiawis on April Sth 1829 died September 23 1912 after nearly two months illness. He married Permwelia Smith September 24 1862 who died in 1864 and then Thaity Coffel September Lith 1864 who is the first living. He moved to the county in 1856 on a farm and joined Co Bone Iowa Cavalry enlisting 18st and discharged as sergeant in 1864 after three years service. He joined Eleworth Post G A R in March 1883 and remained an honored member until his death. Seven children survived him.
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Elijah Purvis
Sanamon
Hiiawis
Permwelia Smith
Thaity Coffel
Co. Bone Iowa Cavalry
Sargeant
Eleworth Post G. A. R
Admen Tonight Discuss Newspaper vs Direct Advertising
The Ames Ads Association plans a 6 30 PM meeting at the Ames Hotel with LD Bullock presenting the value of newspaper advertising and J J Grove speaking on direct advertising. The discussion promises strong attendance and lively debate.
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Ames Ads Association
Ames Hotel
LD. J. Bullock
J. J. Grove
Nelson Construction moves to new McCawley building
The C. B. Nelson Construction Co. relocates across the street into the west room of the new McCawley building. The move creates a prime space to display their electrical roads and offers a fine store room. The firm invites the public to visit and inspect the new premises.
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C. B. Nelson Construction Co
McCawley
Tiler Crushed in Cave-In at Sid Luther Farm
John Anderson a tiler working on the Sid Luther farm west of Napier was crushed in a caving in ditch last Monday and is reported very seriously injured.
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John Anderson
Sid Luther
Napier
Another Car In Ditch Off Road Near Erb Farm
A car left the sandy road near H. G. Erb’s place yesterday afternoon and crashed through a barbed wire fence into Erb’s pasture. Both passengers escaped injury, but their identities are not known.
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H. G. Erb
Mr. Erb
Real value of Chamberlain's Liniment for aches
If you knew the real value of Chamberlain's Liniment for lame back soreness of the muscles sprains and rheumatic pains you would not be without it. For sale by T. J. Loughran and L. M. Bosworth.
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Chamberlain
T. J. Loughran
L. M. Bosworth
Pigeons to be released from depot tomorrow morning
Express Agent Ed Rutherford reports a shipment of two or three baskets of homing pigeons en route from Chicago to Aves will be liberated at seven o'clock tomorrow if weather remains clear. The experiment aims to gauge time taken for distances, following a Cedar Rapids trial.
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Express
Ed Rutherford
American Racing Association
Chicago
Aves
Washington's humor in a colonial note from Valley Forge
A readable letter shows General Washington as a man with humor and hospitality. The text describes a dining scene with beefsteak pies beans and crabs, and notes the author’s guess the note may come from Valley Forge. It also lists a Sunday service schedule and evening programs with speakers and music.
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Washington
C.F. Holliday
Valley Forge
Rousseau on Show in London 1766 Armenian Dress Stirs Crowds
Rousseau created a sensation on his 1766 England visit with crowds admiring his Armenian dress. Lord Charlemont noted the appearance drew attention while Garrick hosted a supper and performed to please him. Mrs Garrick recalled a tense evening as the philosopher clung to display and nearly toppled into the pit.
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Rousseau
England
Lord Charlemont
London
Garrick
Sunday Among the Ames Churches Services and Program
Morning service at 11 Evening service at 7 30 An illustrated sermon on the 28rd Psalm with 19 slides of Home Sweet Home Mrs Maxwell will sing the auto parts and the chorus and audience the Sunday school at 40 a m and P S C E F at 6 30 p m
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Avto
Reality Sermon and Weekly Church Schedule at Carnegie Library
Services on Sunday at 11:00 within Carnegie library auditorium with address on the subject Reality. Wednesday meetings are the first and third Wednesdays at 4 oclock. Strangers welcome. Combined Bible school and church at 12:15 with study, reports, communion and sermon. 3 p.m. Women and girls only. Topic Christ and Womanhood. Evening service at 6:15 with C. B. at 7:20 and sermon Can a Man be a Christian and Not a Church Member. Question about salvation by lodge or morality.
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Carnegie Library
C. B
Lodge
Football this afternoon with alumni at State Field
The high school football team meets the alumni in the first game of the season on State Field. The young squad is described as fast and ready to give the old timers a strong contest this afternoon.
Pony Race Set for Central Iowa Fair at Maxwell Park
Boys prep for a pony race on October 3 at Maxwell Park during the Central Iowa Fair. The 100 yard dash is for ponies not over 48 inches tall with a pony saddle awarded to the winner and a bridle to the runner up.
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Iowa
Maxwell Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tuesday Club
Milton Hoffman
Juntos
Whist Party
G. J. Snyder
Clinton Kelloge
Des Moines
Kelloge
Sny
Der’s Brother
Neewollah Club
Neewollah Wiut
Theta Chis
Theta Chi
Niva Nichols
Grand Avenue
Q Olsan Hall
Maud Eller
Myrtle Queal
Chas. Olsan
Allan
Ada Miller
Beresford-Blodgett
J. W. Batemans
The
Methodist Church
Bateman
California
Priscilla Club
Music Hall
RL. Webster
J. E Kirkham
L. C. Burnett
Mesdames Plagge
Clyde Williams
A. H. Thompson
J. P. Clyde
Cunningham
Remis
Webster
Same
Potts
Oliver Twist
BE. &. King
Marston
Baby Beauty
Ladies Aid
J. B. Kooser
Waldo Stultz
J. F. Keigley
C. B. Nelson
Main Street
Cedar Rapids
F. B. Garvin
Marshalltown
Pi Phi
Kya Cassidy
Tilden
Boone Street
Mrs. Hardin
Bes
Howard Nowlin
WS. Weston
Webster City
Kenyon
Lee
K. O. Ogden
Omaha
Charmberlain
P. J. Yeonder
First Congregational Church
Christian Science
Christian Church
Knudson
Pure Food
B. A. Knudson
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