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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
10
We thank our patrons for liberal support and friendship during nine years in Ames. With over 400 pleased customers in Story and Boone Counties we plan to stay and serve. To reduce stock we offer unheard of prices until January 1, guaranteeing $75 off pianos and $5 off organs with terms to suit.
A promotional note advertises a ready four piece music set with two vocal and two instrumental pieces. Priced at ten cents for the package, the offer claims a value of at least fifty cents and urges readers to purchase.
Story County notes report M Mathison trapped a large mink Sunday on his farm. The animal measured 24.5 inches body and 9 inches tail, described as a splendid specimen. The item sits alongside local notes from Story City Herald, Maxwell festival plans, railway work, and church incorporation news in nearby towns.
A classic 19th century tonic promises to ease nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upset. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood. The ad offers a 50 cent price with a money back guarantee from L M Bowworth Druggist.
Loud’s offers 324 pictures and frames with over 2000 pounds of candy for holiday trade and 35 kinds in a 12¢ line. A lucky-number prize Morris chair is given away with each pound of candy bought before December 25 at the Novelty Store. Also advertised are home furniture items and Penn Oil family safety smokeless oil from Tilden Bros. Ames Iowa.
Emma P. Lamphear appointed administratrix of Burton S. Lamphear estate in Story County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the Story County District Court for allowance.
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