Impious Pr Aimed Fraudster From Persia Exposed in Ames
Foreign missionary candidate posing as Armenian Peter Solyman swindled Ames citizens and churches to raise funds for seventy five Armenian children. Rev Van Kersen alerted the Presbyterians in New York, citing letters from Dr. Shedd warning of Solyman’s deception and suggesting he is an impostor preying on churches in Persia and beyond.
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Peter Solyman
Ames
America
Mickey
Nebraska
Cummins
Iowa
Peila
van Kersen
Presbyterian Board of Missions
New York
Solyman
Board of Missions
Rev
Shedd
Urumia
Petros
Peter
E. M. Shilimon
Solymao
Baz
Petros of
Persia
Rupert E. Speer
Invoicing Starts Monday to Trim Stock and Cut Prices
The notice announces starting January 25 to invoice and reduce stock by cutting prices 35 to 40 percent on goods across departments. It emphasizes moving small lots and clearing inventory to ease future work and improve turnover, urging customers to buy now before cold weather ends.
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Soc
Ames Times Advertising Rates and Public Notices
Local notices list five cents per line per insertion for entertainments concerts lectures suppers and similar charges. Cards of thanks and condolences cost twenty five cents. Church services lodge and club announcements published once free. further insertions five cents per line. Display rates available on application. Changes for display ads due by Tuesday evening. One dollar per year.
Des Moines Primaries Spark Turbulent Mayor Race
Juper Prouty and Joan MacVicker figure in Des Moines mayoral fray after a tense primary. G H Malvern wins nomination amid chaotic precinct thefts and rough exchanges. Des Moines spotlight follows national party hints and local stockholder concerns.
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Juper Prouty
Des Moines
Joan MacVicker
Tammany Hall
G. H. Malvern
John McVickar
Cail
McVickar
Lincoln Steffens
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