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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
12
A complete stock of over one hundred designs is available in the souvenir spoon department. Shoppers can choose from many styles and find a design that will please friends.
Neva da sawmill and railroad crews finish winter quarters after grading on the M. N. St. P. R.Y. A Nevada man was fined fifty dollars for stealing old poles. Beating for free transport on rail lines led to many falsifiers being located. Clark Chambers keeps the largest Story county flock of ducks for Christmas markets. Local accidents include a mail train brake beam incident near Cole. Muskrat killer Ed Holland and fox chasers Berhow and Ryan draw regional interest. Roland hosts a larger poultry show with many prizes. Nevada Eyes new acetylene lighting pipes. Slater faces theater license dispute with a postponed performance.
A Harper's Weekly portrait extols the Moro as fearless trader and ocean rover from Negros to Palawan, famed for diving and sailing skill. Local notices announce Xmas goods at Kooser’s and Keating’s art exhibit, Odd Fellows elections, shopping offers, farm sales, and upcoming holiday excursion rates via the North Western Line.
The ad promotes pocket books, card cases, elegant comics, bushes, and perfumery as holiday gifts. It invites customers to drop in and notes goods are available with right prices.
L. M. Gibson & Company advertises a new cigar named the College Inn. The promotion claims the College Inn is the only place to buy and smoke the College Inn in time for patrons to enjoy it before wanting another.
Advertises Williams Kidney Pills from Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio. Claims kidney and nervous system relief with samples free and mail order 50c. Sold by Cagwin Drug Co.
The piece argues hobbies sustain mental balance by offering a serious pursuit outside work. It cites stamps or artistic aims as options and notes mediocrity matters little if the activity is pursued with fixed focus. An advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea follows, claiming to strengthen weak man or womanhood for 35 cents.
The ad highlights many new diamond designs this season with a focus on brooches and rings as ideal 1906 gifts. It promises a large, well chosen stock of gems and invites customers to request any piece.
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