OhAe Fair promotes plentiful goods at local sale
The notice states shoppers from 25 miles around attended the fair with tremendous sales but many goods remain unpacked daily, inviting the public to come and claim the remaining items.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
2
The notice states shoppers from 25 miles around attended the fair with tremendous sales but many goods remain unpacked daily, inviting the public to come and claim the remaining items.
An OCR fragment notes cheap notions priced at 5 cents each or 98 cents per dozen, with a 2:62 inch measurement reference and a shorthand price line. The unclear text suggests a bargain column in a shop listing.
The Register and Leader cites a proposed boycott by Chinese against Rockefeller's Standard Oil. In Chicago three men Ostrowski Wittrowski and Puzdrowski were arrested for stealing pig lead and face life sentences.
Whitney of Keokuk receives 2000 from the late John Hay in a will, a friend named John. A deadly gunboat explosion near San Diego, Bennington, kills 58 and wounds 46 with a boiler leak suspected. casualties include John Barchus of Clarinda and Clive Brockman of Des Moines.
The Hawkeye-Centennial Association based in Colorado Springs unites 3000 to 4000 Iowa natives now in Colorado. The First Annual Reunion is set for August 2 1905 at Stratton Park with a noon picnic and speeches by Iowa and Colorado leaders. Secretary Treasurer Ant B Waterman invites inquiries and attendance plans.
A newspaper printer endures a 24000 copy run with repeated breakdowns. Repairs arrive by telegraph, heat melts rollers, presses fail, and mailing equipment malfunctions. Despite the chaos, the crew perseveres to finish the edition.
Judisch Bros. offers a trusted Chamberlain remedy by name Cole Chotera and Dier rhoea Kenedy for bowel issues. The advertisement claims perfect reliability and effectiveness even in severe cases.
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