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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
4
The Ames Indiana era? The ad notes a vast crowd taking advantage of a genuine price reduction sale. The entire stock is reduced by $10,000 with no ifs or buts and aims to attract shoppers to the bargains.
The notice advertises fine ladies dress shoes in the Drew-Selby line priced at 2.19 and an assorted selection at 1.39 and 0.25. The celebrated make offered at 3.00 to 3.50 in the sale.
Sale offers remnants including blue and pink chambray and gingham fabrics. Items described as factory remnants with a regular 12 percent equality. details unclear due to fragmented text.
Local notices report Kee Dick’s 25 percent off overcoats and promotions for Perfect Binder cigars at 5 cents. Box social and spelling bee planned. Mrs. Pickett and the music pupils host a recital at the Christian church. Reports cover society ceremonies, sales, and community updates from Ames including hospital news, moves, and bowling results.
The First Baptist Church held its annual meeting on Thursday February with Pastor Walter I Fowle presiding at 2 PM Reports from departments were given Eighteen new members joined the church Receipts across church activities totaled 163 28 Disbursements reached 1672 24 A bank offering over 150 was collected during services Benevolent offerings totaled 243 51 Robt Carroll from Ft Dodge preached the annual sermon in the evening Sermons by Rev D D Proper D D and Rev S S Wilcox D D added to the memorable gathering The new year is seen as a bright promise.
Mrs Nancy Ware wife of Hon O B Farwell of Osborn Kansas died in that city December 9 1905 from la grippe. The Farwells began married life in Ames and lived here several years. They helped found the Congregational church and built the house later occupied by Frank Graves on Douglass street. Longtime local settlers remember them fondly.
Ordinance 162 bans distributing free samples of any medical preparation within Ames Iowa. Violators face misdemeanor charges with penalties up to 100 dollars fine or thirty days imprisonment. The measure takes effect immediately upon publication.
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