Dry Goods Dress Fabrics and Skirts Sale Highlights
Local listing notes dress goods priced at 50e, 75e and 85e with novelty fabrics at about 57¢. Ladies dress skirts range from $1.50 to $1.75. Includes miscellaneous textile items and accessories.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
2
Local listing notes dress goods priced at 50e, 75e and 85e with novelty fabrics at about 57¢. Ladies dress skirts range from $1.50 to $1.75. Includes miscellaneous textile items and accessories.
An old newspaper fragment advertises a sale of various notions priced at nineteen cents each, with detailed listing of items and prices. The notice highlights discounts and a promotional bargain event likely in a small retail shop setting.
The Times comments on local politics and weather notes including the Cedar Rapids state convention and Cummins governor plans. It mocks public sentiment, discusses Minister Conger rumors, and jests about hot winds and fly paper while criticizing media coverage of the campaign.
A July 1 ruling ends foreign orders to Canada and Cuba. International offices will issue domestic money orders for these destinations, aligning their procedures with neighboring towns. Postage to these countries has been two cents, mirroring local rates and reflecting closer government business ties.
The column surveys Iowa politics with mentions of Frank Merriam not seeking a third term, Ep Chassel as a possible state auditor candidate, and changing party dynamics. It notes Sunday heat, rain hopes, Fort Dodge pride, and Coxey’s shift to steel-industry stakeholding amid the era’s mood.
The writer describes Pan American Exposition highlights in Buffalo including electric light displays and the government building, graphic arts, and horticultural shows. Niagara Falls impresses with the Horseshoe Falls and a boat under the spray. travel includes Toronto Montreal Quebec by rail and steamers. Meeting Mrs. Jobe Z and the Kaltenbach hotel in Niagara are noted before continuing to Montreal and Quebec.
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