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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
5
Long list of local ads shows Dudgeon's offering cheap clocks cigars and wedding rings while Miller Kooser advertise cider vinegar and spices. Ames and Boone notices reference theatre church events and a republican state convention with traffic from Des Moines and Milwaukee.
The Laing Bros present a concert using Edison’s improved phonograph that sings in human voice. The device reproduces voices and instruments with remarkable realism, allowing audiences to hear artists as if present. Two nights Tuesday and Wednesday July 21 and 22 at M E church admission 15 and 25. Erpwortu LEAGUE.
O’Brien advised on piping from a new well to the city tank while Geo. fixed his water woes by piping from the Freed tank to his well. He found the tubing burst above the water. Strawberries and blackberries ripened together, a rarity, shown by Jim Gregory. Old maids picnicked at Buell’s bridge with their daytime cheer uninterrupted.
Thousands of customers declared Gold coin flour the standard of excellence. A dollar buys a G. Hamilton sack at P. S. Will accept the dollar in gold silver or paper. Gossard's Sunday school class from the M E church picnicked at George's Grove south of town last Thursday.
Fragmentary ledger item lists lamp prices and related notes. Mentions lights sold at 16 cents and 40 cents each, plus totals like 2.50 and 5.80. Readable entities are lamp prices and monetary amounts from a historical financial record.
In Ames on Wednesday morning Frank Schleiter and Lydia Watts wed in a simple home ceremony attended by about forty guests. Prof Wynn officiated as the couple, who will reside in Fonda, receive congratulations and a morning wedding breakfast.
LOUGHRAN MACHINE Co promotes a full stock of cultivators with riding and walking patterns. Call to inspect and compare, claiming competitive prices.
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