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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1897
Page
3
Classified item notes a wanted girl for general housework in a warehouse of local miscellany. It directs inquiries to Mrs. F. N. Fowler and includes a storefront ad for Cannep blackberries at 10 cents, with a third can offered at 8. G. Hamilton's.
June reports drownings and heat, local sales at Thurston and Graham's, boot and shoe bargains, family deaths, weddings, dam repairs and public meetings. Community notices include church services, a grand July celebration, council speeches, and elections. several Ames residents visit Des Moines and Boone. The Story County fair, weather, and local incidents fill the page along with obituary notes and farm news.
A brief stock item notes 10 quart tins priced at 7 cents each at Thurston and nearby outlet.
The ordinance of Christian Baptism will be administered by immersion at the creek south of Ames next Sunday at 4 p.m., not at the river as previously announced. Please inform interested friends of the change. H. E. Slattery.
An advertisement invites readers to obtain a free copy of the North- Western Home-Seeker from W. B. Kniskern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Ill. The publication offers practical guidance on agriculture dairying and cattle raising and invites correspondence from prospective settlers.
Mrs. Washington Dawson testifies in Amgs Iowa on June 22 1897 that the Balance Washing Machine outperforms six prior machines. She claims it cleans without wear or tear and removes stubborn stains, avoiding harsh rubbing on wash boards. See Lyman for barber work under Bingham's hardware.
Notices announce Republican caucuses in CAUCUCES Washington Township Ames city hall on July 6 at 3 PM to pick five delegates for the county convention in Nevada on July 10. Milford Township Center school house July 6 at 4 PM to select five delegates. Ward details list polling sites and times for July 6 with delegate counts.
Mrs. Permelia Giddings dies at 12 45 Friday morning June 18 at her daughter Mrs J B Chapman’s home in Owen township after a brief kidney illness. Born Pennsylvania seventy four years ago she lived in Mason City since 1904 and has six children: Mrs Chapman W F Sherwood Calvin Charles George and Volney. Funeral held Saturday morning at Mrs Chapman’s Mason City residence.
Rail fare reduction available via the North Western Line on the Lake Shore Route from Chicago to Milwaukee for the N E A Convention held July 6 to 9. For sale dates and details contact agents of the North Western Railway.
Attendees at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Homeopathy will sing Put Me Off At Buffalo and one third plan to be Queen City as part of the Chicago Great Western Railway return rate. The Buffalo gathering is scheduled for June 23 and 28.
A meeting for those subscribing to the road fund to be spent on fines of sections 7 and 18 in Washington township will be held at Ames city hall on Saturday June 26 at 4 p m to elect an overseer and handle related business. Also an ad for Ladies misses and children shoes from Canier Bros. & Herman and a testimonial for the Balance Washer.
A broad selection of men’s suits priced at 6.75 in a morning sale. The line features prices at 8, 9, and 10 with special bargains across departments at Tr. Pen Brothers & Co.
A notice from Burr Koosga offering painting and paper hanging work along with kalfe mining at The News Stand. The message is brief and dated two months prior.
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