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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
6
Local Ames piano dealer promotes own stock with seven years in business and spot cash purchasing. They claim 20 plus brands, 300 plus satisfied Boone and Story county customers, and prices about 30 percent below competitors while denying below factory price claims.
A National Grain Dealers meeting highlights inviting farmers to a two week stock and grain judging short course from 8am to 10pm. The Iowa Corn Growers' association grows from these efforts, while calls urge pedigreed seeds suited to localities and criticizes unfitted seeds sold at high prices.
The final week of July brought generally favorable weather for harvests and immature crops in Iowa. Light to moderate rainfall in most areas supported excellent hay quality, while oats harvest neared completion and wheat faced blight and rust hazards reducing expected yields. Corn progressed well and potatoes and apples showed mixed conditions across localities.
One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip to St Paul and Minneapolis via Chicago Great Western. Tickets on sale August 6 to 11 inclusive with return good to August 25. For information contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Ill. 12-3
The Fruitgrower praises ladybirds as useful allies for market growers. It notes medieval reverence linking the insect to the virgin and mentions the eighteen spotted ladybird, Coccinella octodecimpunctata, as one of the most beautiful in the family.
Country Life urges immediate care at the first itching from poison ivy or sumac. It notes pustules will break and worsen if untreated, recommending grindelia extract kept at home and applied to affected areas every five minutes to avert trouble.
Chicago to San Francisco special personal conducted trains depart August 18 and 25 with stopovers at Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Return via two fast daily trains over the double track line with less than three days en route. Tickets on sale August 15 to September 10 through Chicago Northwestern railway ticket agents.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes the pessimist complains of constant mud or dust, while the optimist highlights the paradox that it cannot be both at once, praising the odd blessing.
A light exchange reveals plans of marriage between two people named in the snippet. The woman asserts she will wed Dick next week, while another character challenges the timing, underscoring social expectations and humorous doubt in the brief dialogue.
Marjorie accuses Dolly's father of paying $2 an hour for intimate favors while a handsome music teacher is suspected of mercenary motives. Town Topics notes a charged, scandalous social column scene with names and tensions in a small community.
Advertisements promote low rate round trip tickets via the Northwestern line and Chicago Great Western for G A R and Knights of Pythias events. Dates in August include Boston and Louisville with return limits through September and August 31. Agents and J P Elmer listed for details.
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