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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1910
Page
4
Readable items show remnants of calico percales ginghams lawns and linens with closeout prices on bed spreads percale embroidery flouncing and aprons. House dresses kimonas and petticoats offered with values from 9 to 79 cents up to dollars, sizes and styles varied across fabrics.
Earl McDowell a well known Ames ball player and Miss Owendolyn Wiggins of Story City quietly married last Wednesday after traveling to Mason City. They plan to reside in Crawford Nebraska after September first while McDowell begins practicing law. A civic social on Emma Fosters lawn in West Gate Saturday July 30 invites all to celebrate.
Church announcements list Bible School at 10 a m and services at 11 a m and 7 p m at the Church of Christ. Baptist notes show Daisy Brown preaching at 10 45 a m with evening and youth activities. Local moves include Warren Burton relocating on Duff avenue and Prof. A V Storm purchasing the A M Newens home. Real estate and rental ads cover two college lots, two building lots, a Clark street rental, and a modern Burnett avenue house.
Mr and Mrs W H Griffith received word Sunday that their son Guy Griffith III who had been firing on the road with headquarters at Council Bluffs was very ill. He was brought home Tuesday and taken to the Methodist hospital in Des Moines for an operation. Symptoms suggested appendicitis but the condition was not finally diagnosed and the operation has been deferred for now with possible later surgery.
Community asks when paving blocks will arrive. Officials offer no concrete dates and admit uncertainty about the project timeline. Citizens seek clarity on schedules and progress from the contractor and city.
Local item notes $2.50 Parisiana corsets and $1.50 corsets on sale, plus marshmallows 10 cents a pound. Reports Dr T G Fultz visiting Pella for practice location, typhoid illness of Hurd Cairns, graduates group photo on New Age hall steps, and various housing and social notices including visiting cards engraving, lawn social by Catholic church, and residents moving or renting homes.
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