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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1910

Page

5

Social district library meeting and local club notes

The Middle West District of the Iowa Library Association meets at the city library with about twenty five public libraries represented by delegates from Des Moines led by Miss Alice Tyler and others. Ames and church groups report officer elections events and a book purchase authorization of three hundred fifty dollars for immediate shelving.

District Library Association Middle West Iowa Library Association Des Moines Alice Tyler Margaret Brown Rosamond Steels Mary Magee Wilson Gentiliska Winterrowd Alice Marple Blanche Galloway Georgia Easter

Ames Marriage Announcements From Local Friends

Marriages include Allen Clifford Stell and Adela MacNeil in Pasadena California. Other weddings feature Addie Ferman with John Sage and Mildred Dunning with Er. Cushman in Boone. Engagements include Bernice Baker and George Harford Young of Des Moines with travel plans to Europe after a Newton wedding in June.

Ames Allen Clifford Stell Adela MacNeil Pasadena California Stell W. H. Beedle Marie Webster City Addie Ferman John Sage Ciss Ferman Beedle Er. W. Cushman Mildred Dunning Boone

Ames Social Event Notes Include Picnics and Dinners

The Alumni picnic is planned in the stock judging pavilion on Friday May 19. The Agricultural picnic occurs today in the north woods. Miss Mildred Semmons hosts a dinner for the senoritas, and Miss Win Tilden will host a luncheon Saturday for Mrs. W. J. Kennedy who moves to Des Moines. Prof. and Mrs Barr plan a dinner Friday at seven.

P. RE. O. Society C. L. Tilden Albia Henry Wilson Frank Linebaugh Ames Baptist Ladies Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church W. W. Downey Baptist Church Orchestra Quade Newton Fred Hise Ortha Hague Hise I. J. Ferguson Seventh Street Cosmopolitan Club Iowa State College Storms Hibbard Ag. Assembly Kappa Sigma Adam’s Hall Eppel Boone North Woods Prof Mrs. Barr

Unusual value advertising that backs up claims with merchandise

A store promises real merit goods at low prices and invites customers to see for themselves. It argues cheap quality is a poor investment for buyers and sellers, urging every woman to visit this week to judge the merchandise firsthand.

Bargain fabric nears sale end big lace and damask rush

Bargain lot of cambric edges and Swiss laces sold at 15c per yard. Val and Torchon laces now 5c per yard while damask pieces and Turkish towels are offered at reduced prices. Customers urged to buy early before supplies vanish.

May White Sale Eyelet Patterns Offered at 69 Cents

Local department store lists 27 inch Swiss eyelet flouncing patterns at 69 cents per yard. New open patterns received this week for the May White Sale, originally 1.00 a yard, now discounted.

Appenzell Hand Embroidered Corset Cover Patterns

Advertisement for corset cover patterns imitating French designs on fine batiste with scalloped edges priced at $1.85 and $1.35. Also promotes pure silk white taffeta ribbon five eighths inch wide at 40 yards price, with limited availability.

Appenzell

May Sale Offer On Toweling With Free Initial Letter

During the May Sale we offer a free one foundation initial letter and a skein of white pearl lustre with every towel length sold. Huck toweling 22 and 24 inch in plain or figured offered per yard at 35c 40c 50c and 75c.

Sale Offer on White Waists in Multiple Sizes

A sale note advertises 50 white waists in plain tailored and embroidered styles from sizes 36 to 44. Available Friday and Saturday with choice selections.

Lynn F Cowan Attends Ames Kappa Gamma Weekend

Lynn F. Cowan visited Ames for a Kappa Gammas weekend house party. He has joined Milwaukee railroad service and now operates from a new headquarters location.

Lynn F. Cowan Ames Kappa Gammas Babe Milwaukee Railroad Mason City

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