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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
9
A fragment lists discounted items including collars belts embroidery handkerchiefs satin undergarments feather pillows ladies hose bags saucers plates toilet soap crepe paper sunbonnets matches glassware and more with small price points from 5 to 60 cents in a generic sale ad tone.
Advertisement listing various tin and granite ware items with their wholesale prices. Includes tin milk pans dippers kettles graters rinsing pans funnels coffee pots pans with cover colanders and granite kettles pans and colanders priced at 9 to 35 cents.
A local retailer touts a fine line of China at extremely low prices to clear entire stock. The note urges housewives to seize the deals while the selection remains full.
A reminder to fill cupboards with the dishes displayed at the 10¢ counter. The note highlights affordable kitchenware as a practical shopping cue.
$75 round trip from Chicago to the Pacific Coast with low rates from other points. Daily June 1 to Sept 30 via Chicago Union Pacific and Northern Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle and Tacoma. Also low fares to Helena Butte Spokane Ogden Salt Lake City. Pullman tourist sleeping cars to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland. Double berth only $7 from Chicago $5.75 from Omaha. For rates and tickets contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
The Geological Survey expands an interstate study of groundwater in Iowa, southern Minnesota and northern Missouri to locate good boiler waters for industry. Early findings show bad waters exist but good sources are present with proper testing, guiding future development and a free report on findings.
In Manchester Vermont five crows were observed daily entering an apple orchard. They pecked closed beaks into apples, flew to a tall pine, and ate the mellow fruit. Remarkably crows are noted to carry eggs from nests in the same way.
A negligence story mirrors a dyke break and follows Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine who avoided death from lung inflammation after a neglected cold with Dr Kings New Discovery. He credits the medicine for saving his life and notes it as a trusted cough and cold remedy sold at L M Bosworth drug store with 50 cent and one dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
A traveling shoe manufacturer criticizes dealers for crowding windows with stock and argues effective displays should feature a single, fine shoe per window mounted on a stand with ribbons and a brief sign to tell the story. The striking sunburst arrangement draws attention and stops pedestrians.
During summer months bowel disorders affect children and adults. Cham Remedy is presented as the best medicine to promptly control any abnormal looseness of the bowels. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Daniel Webster, famed for music interest, politely courted the wife of a congressman guest at Willard’s hotel in Washington. At a Jenny Lind performance he joined the crowd’s applause after each number and, after a champagne evening, delivered a gallant bow to the singer then turned a lower bow to the congressman’s wife amid laughter.
Old chronic sores need proper care and Chamberlain's Salve helps keep them in good condition. Not a cure-all but valuable for maintenance. For sale by Judisch Bros.
A Century article praises Zakopane wooden houses built from spruce logs with steep roofs designed for heavy snow. It notes heavy door frames, semicircular arches, carved pegs, and ornate ceiling rafters. Ornamentation features kolo zboyeckie hearts parenitsa and swastica motifs, reflecting a distinct central European style.
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