Assorted fabrics and canned goods in local sale
A small ad lists All Wool Tricot Flannel and a big assortment of black and colored dress goods. Also offered are two cans of tomatoes and Early June Peas at marked prices.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1905
Page
1
January Stock Reduction Offer On Groceries Chinaware
For January only to reduce stock before invoicing on February 1 a liberal cash discount is offered. Groceries except Sugar and Flour receive five cents off each dollar if paid in cash before delivery. Chinaware Glassware and Crockery ware receive ten cents off each dollar under same conditions. No discount below one dollar. Here are some prices.
Fancy N Y Apples and other groceries sale list
A sale advertisement lists prices for assorted grocery items including Fancy N Y Apples, Blue Label Vinton Corn now 90 cents per dozen, Standard Tomatoes 90 cents per dozen, Early June Peas 95 cents per dozen, Malta Vita 10 cents per package, Pure Sorghum 81 1/2 cents per gallon, Pure Pennsylvania Buckwheat Flour per pound, Rex Lye six for key cans, Nine o Clock Washing Tea six for, Rub No More six for, None Such Mince Meat three for, Table Syrup per gallon, Pure Candy per pound four tenths of a cent, overshoes and rubbers at half price, dolls and toys at half price, and big reductions on bottled goods and other items at low prices.
Western Poultry Fanciers exhibit to feature corn prize
The tenth annual Western Poultry Fanciers exhibition in Cedar Rapids Iowa runs January 16 to 21 with liberal premiums to attract new exhibitors. A grand $15 prize is offered for 21 ears of corn any variety along with many cash and merchandise awards. A premium list is available from N P Bourne Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Poultry Fanciers Association
Cedar Rapids
Towa
N. P. Bourne
Sec’y
Iowa
A New Year Thought and Community Notes
A New Year thought reflects on time and the transition from 1904 to 1905 urging present action. It mentions agricultural journalism in The Homestead and notes Mrs. Wm. Burney’s eye operation at Des Moines Methodist Hospital with well wishes for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Burney
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
the Times
Divorce Granted and Chamberlain Hotel Settled in Des Moines
Lydia Chamberlain obtained a decree of divorce from D. S. Chamberlain in Des Moines for cruelty. The court awarded her the new $300,000 Chamberlain hotel in the city. Chamberlain, a millionaire patent medicine manufacturer, offered no defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Chamberlain
Dedication Invitation For Mason City Library Ceremony
The Times editor received a handsome invitation to the dedication of the Carnegie Free Public Library in Mason City. The event is next Tuesday evening January 10 at Wilson's theatre with speakers Johnson Brigham Miss Tyler Mrs Towner and Mrs Howe and Dr Storms delivering the dedicatory address. The invitation features a half tone of the library building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Carnegie Free Public Library
Mason City
Wilson
Johnson Brigham
Tyler
Iowa Library Commission
Towner
Iowa Library Association
Howe
State Librarian Bans Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
The article argues a state librarian condemns Mark Twain as immoral for boys and banishes Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, claiming boys must learn to weigh things themselves rather than rely on elders. It notes boys cannot be guided by cotton-walled silence and must face moral codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Huck Winn
Bargain Clothes Sale: Suits Overcoats and Accessories
The notice lists sale prices on men and boys suits and overcoats including $7.50 and $10.00 items, $15.00 suits, $3.00 to $6.00 boy outfits, hats shirts gloves and undergarments, plus carpets and textiles, indicating a broad department sale with multiple price points.
Faith in Boys Across Classes and Styles
A columnist offers equal confidence in all boys regardless of dress or demeanor, noting that effort and character matter more than appearance and urging steady faith in youth.
Port Arthur Falls to Japanese After Prolonged Siege
The Russian held fortress of Port Arthur fell to Japanese forces after months of siege and desperate resistance by Russian troops. Gen Stoessel notified Gen Nogi that further resistance was futile. Many lives were lost and supply exhaustion led to capitulation, prompting sympathy for both sides and admiration for the defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Seige
Stoessel
Nogi
Real Estate Transfers in Ames and Harriman Ad Ames
D G Ferguson transfers to Maria Ferguson a lot in Ames for 1 dollar. Harriman & Lee and heirs to J Hutchison transfer several lots in Ames for 415 dollars. L Mann & Son sell to Jennie E Crane a 9 by 24 rod parcel described as beginning at the corner of lot 33 in the northwest quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Ferguson
Maria Ferguson
Ives
Harriman & Lee and
J Hutch
Ison
Harrimans Ad Ames
L. Mann & Son
Jennie E. Crane
United States Wall Map with territories and dates
A full color wall map suitable for office or school shows the United States Alaska Cuba and island possessions with original thirteen states and the Louisiana Purchase outlined and dates of territorial acquisitions. Sent on receipt of fifteen cents to cover postage to W. B. Kniskern P. T. M. C. & N. W. R.y. Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Cuba
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Territory
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Times-Republican promotes twice weekly eight page papers
Marshalston's Times-Republican offers two eight page issues per week for 1.00 annually. The paper features wire live stock market reports, Associated Press telegraphic world news, and abundant exclusive Iowa news with reduced clubbing rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Republican
Marshalston
T.R
Associated Press Telegraphic News of the World
Iowa News
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Rae
Ios Pei
HBO
Japan
Messrs. J. N. Wolk Co
New York
J. Jacobs
Prop
Ames, Iowa
N. Y
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Lewis Lye
Rex
B. A. Knudson Ames
Shaw
Fairbanks
Safe Young
The
Panama
Young
Iowa Homestead
Andrew Boss
Minnesota Agricultural College
Boss
Times
Prof. Boss
Sac Igen
Lord Fauntleroy
Bosworth’s Rose
L. M. Bosworth
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