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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
3
Local notices advertise fresh oysters at Adams Bros and spring hardware and household items from Thurston & Graham. Notices mention a mother’s meeting Dorcas Society April 7 with Mrs. Lincoln, a Kooking Klub gathering at Miss Anna Richmond’s, and sales on plow shoes, flour, milk cans, and shoes.
Mrs. R. T. Sisson announces her annual spring opening of hats and bonnets on Friday and Saturday, April 9th and 10th. Every lady is cordially invited to attend at the east end dry goods store.
A woman with pastry experience can find steady employment at good wages with Mrs. C. R. Quapr.
The Good Templars shift meetings to Tuesday nights. At the last gathering Mrs. E. M. Remington spoke on the order’s work, praising the Ames Juvenile Temple as among the top four in the state. A box social for lodge funds will be held at James Adams’ home on Thursday evening, April 1.
On Friday April 2 at three o'clock in the Baptist church a devotional opening will begin followed by Paper The Training of the Will by Mrs Hardin. A select reading on Breaking the Will by Mrs Dodds will precede Topics for Discussion on Scolding and Nagging with a leaflet for home reading titled Motherhood.
A. J. Graves & Son advertise a wide nursery line including apple trees, cherry, plum, grape vines, gooseberries, currants, and berries. Taurston & Graham offer iron pumps and gas fittings. Miller & Kooser promote White House coffee. Canier Bros. & Herman advertise a shoe sale. Cuase & Sanborn teas and coffees sold by S. G. Hamilton.
Last evening at the home of Mr and Mrs T W Sheldon the marriage of their daughter Pearl to Mr Carl L Little was performed by Rev H Paul Douglass. The couple, well known in the community, plan to start housekeeping immediately and begin their life together.
About seventy five feet of the line frame work of the new water tower is Up and it promises to be a very fun structure. Mr and Mrs Dyer of Mason City were visiting their son Harry for a few days and left for home Tuesday morning. Rev A Brown of Odebolt Ia conducted the Sunday morning service in the College Chapel. Miss Coral Sanford of Tipton Ia was the guest of Rev and Mrs Paul Douglas at Ames and of Fred Shaw and L B Maxson at the college on Sunday and Monday. Prof Osborn gave an illustrated stere opticon lecture to the Junior Zoology class Monday afternoon. A special motor took a large crowd to the show Tuesday night. Mildred Anderson 96 spent Sunday at the college. Miss Gillespie of Nevada was the guest of Misses Knapp and Stevens Sunday. Miss Mabel Lamberson of DeWitt Ia visited Mr Ed Townsend Sunday morning.
Riverside retailer Thurston & Graham's advertises a full line of stoves claiming superior quality and value for home kitchens.
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