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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
2
Bargains attract shoppers from across the county to The Fair as dress goods clothing and shoes go on special sale with low prices and high quality. Crowds grow as last week's quotes are matched this week.
A terse advertisement promotes a sale on suits claiming customers save three to six dollars. It asserts a future price rise and highlights handmade clothing from Peacedale System and Schloss Bros. with a souvenir postal card offered with each purchase.
A montage notes Bryan as Democratic presidential candidate in 1908 while urging campaign shifts. It reports on the Des Moines to Ames interurban opening, local political disputes over Cummins and Perkins, caucus irregularities at East Waterloo, and editorial debates in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines papers. It also mentions court cases, campaigning in Chicago, and local business notes in Iowa towns.
A local ad pitches gifts for graduates featuring books priced 25c to 2.00 and Kodaks from 1.00 to 20.00. Fountain pens offered 0.75 to 5.00 with delivery twice daily by I. S. C. and a telephone number for orders.
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