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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
5
The fragment presents a provocative phrase about a shapeless stout woman. It lacks clear event context, names, dates, or organizations to establish a fuller news item or identifiable subject.
Ames women’s groups meet monthly at homes and halls across town. Descriptions include Forei Missionary Society of the M E Church second Tuesday, Laura chapter O EB 8 Thursday, Marion Rebekah Lodge second and fourth Fridays, Priscilla Club April 15 with talks by Prof. Erwin and Colburn, and numerous at home, cemetery, and library events. A wedding in Des Moines, lectures on photography and landscape gardening, and a county church convention in Nevada round out the social calendar.
Farmers offer two merchandise prizes totaling five dollars for the largest four horse loads hauled by a farmer on April 11. The driver must be a farmer and a woman over 18 residing in the country, with prizes paid in Wao due bills. All riders receive souvenirs, cigars provided, prize winners announced at 1 p.m. at the store.
An OCR snippet advertises white wash belts with tucks and pearl buttons at 15¢, embroidered wash belts in eight popular styles, the Merry Widow Belts in black and tan at 50c, and Newest Corsets for Eas Sole agency with fittings for medium and stout figures.
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