Advertising and Society Notes and Local Events
A patchwork of small items: a single-ad venture mocked as fake advertising. the Commercial Club hosts a reception at the Armory with light refreshments and ticket notices. Miss Gertie Bradford leaves for business college in California after five years at Fair store. a farewell for Mr and Mrs Weatherly, and many society and club notices from Ames including YWCA, Epworth League, and E T C initiations. theatre postponement. portraits donated to Nevada library. and community notices on weddings, housing, and local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Armory Opera House
J. J. Grove
Miss Bradford
Gertie Bradford
California
Algona
Wisconsin University
Chicago
Brockville
Ames
Stanton
Nevada Library
W. P. Payne
Nevada
Sarah J. Dillon
Payne
Library Board
Rayne
Night Growing Gardens and a Lone Island Farmer’s Arc Light Experiment
A Long Island farmer tests indoor winter vegetables using an electric arc light as a substitute for sun, moving the arc along the building by a small motor. The crops reportedly appear as healthy as sungrown plants. A testimonial from Mrs. Joe King of Woodland Texas praises a 30 days’ Pinules treatment for kidney and bladder trouble, guaranteed and sold by C. A. Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Joe King
Woodland
Texas
C. A. Gamble
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
An advert asks if you suffer backache and fatigue and claims DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills relieve weak kidneys and bladder inflammation. Cc. A. Gamble sells the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Cc. A. Gamble
No Soap Like Pecks Pecks Soap for Home Uses
The best soap on the market is Pucks. It is sold by first class grocers and is the original Mechanic's Soap. It removes grease and berry stains and is described as the pest soap for home use. Many imitations exist but the original is claimed to be best. Try it.
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Scott
Emporium
Ofusic
Rick
Ruary
Ames, Iowa
Emporium OF Music
Our
J. J. Grove, J
B. A. Knudeson, Kooser, J. W. Adams
Hamilton
Stults
Frank Stults
J. Jayne
H. M. Duckworth Mrs. Loud
TLUB
Ed Weatherly
Mr. Weatherly
Y. Ww. Co
Wilbur Starr
Church of Christ
Vera Mather
Florence Holm
Mildred Ellis
Theta Sigma Club
Jessie Poole
Boone Street
Des Moines
Justice van Liew
Crescents
Crescent Literary Meeting
Campbell School House
J. Kerth
Campbell
Morris
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Kittie B
Freed
Smi
M Tertaint Basket
Twu
Colorado
Greeley
Friz
J. M. Bateman
Mrs. McLain
van Duzer
Mrs. Shea
Erwin
Stevenson
Field
Winnie Cameron Nett
Holdredge
Shea
J. A. Campbell
Arthur Bauer
Miss Campbell
Priscilla
John
Priscilla Alden
Longfellow
Frank
John Alden
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
Gordon Southworth
Guard Alden
St. Louis
Alden Kindred Association of America
Pilus
B. A. Knudson
Prop
Bosworth Drug Store
College
City
A. A
Mutual Telephone
J. B. Kooser
Mutual
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