06 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
1
An old newspaper snippet lists dry goods with product names and prices. Items include 10c outing flannels, fancy mercerized waistings, unbleached muslin at 43c for 10 yards, and various textile offerings amid faded column text.
New Spring waists and skirts showcased with shirt waists in all colors and fine materials. Regular priced items marked down for the season with white waists at 75 cents and silk moire and walking skirts starting around five dollars, with several pieces priced under one dollar.
A retail listing highlights a long line of baby shoes and a range of Misses and Children's shoes priced at $1.20 and $1.35. The notice emphasizes value in a bold sales pitch typical of period catalogs.
Household Goods and Nations advertise blue and white granite preserving kettles. Extra large kettles priced at five and a half? or five shillings? The ad emphasizes a fixed low price on items, inviting shoppers to visit and save.
A local ad highlights a broad range of children's clothing at affordable prices and an ongoing 25 percent discount on the entire men's line. It also touts new hats shirts and hosiery with corrective prices.
The newspaper announces a yearly subscription rate of one dollar for Story County residents. It emphasizes affordability and local coverage.
Local notices show Frank A. Boynton of Nevada Iowa and C B Peterson of Story City Iowa announce runs for Auditor of Story County with Republican primary on March 2 and C E Haverly and Chas P McCord announce clerk of the courts races with primaries on March 22.
Ole Langland announces his candidacy for Story County Recorder subject to Republican primaries on March 22 1902. The notice from Slater Iowa dated February 4 1902 and reiterations from W C Hippy Nevada Iowa February 8 1902 appear in the Berecorder Epittor Times.
The mayor proclaims the general annual city election for Ames Iowa on March list 1902. Polls open 8 a m close 6 p m at Motor Depot City Hall John Butler's Wagon Shop Agricultural Hall. Officers include Mayor one Councilman per ward City Treasurer and City Assessor. Seal and clerk pro tem attest.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson spoke to an overflowing campus audience in the chapel at 11 30 Tuesday morning. He told students he planned to go to Des Moines and the talk drew hearty applause from those in attendance.
The text recounts Secretary Wilson visiting Ames with praise for the college environment and practical education, highlighting agricultural focus and national science work. It also covers heated political contests in Polk County primaries with Hull, Prouty, and Cummins supporters and local election commentary.
Iowa State College at Ames swept international livestock honors earning the Spoor Trophy and Banner, with 1068 from 1500 prizes. Dan A. Wallace won first prize and Zenoleum gold medal for best written report. H. O. Tellier placed fourth, while Earl Kincade and DeWitt Wing of Illinois took second and third.
A detailed account from State College describes a typhoid fever outbreak involving 42 hospital patients and 23 home cases. The report covers symptoms such as headache, fever, spleen enlargement, rose spots, and treatment approaches including hospital care and Widal testing. Mortality reached 4.7 percent in hospital cases and 13 percent at home, supporting hospital treatment.
Henry T. Crook, pressman at the Asheville Gazette, praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for curing a severe rheumatism after he contracted it from wet feet last winter. He says the medicine brought relief when other efforts failed and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Prince Henry of Prussia visits the United States aboard a Royal Train showcasing top car builder art. The two compartment sleeping cars Iowa and Ohio were selected as the most luxurious coaches from networks nationwide. They form part of the Great Western Limited running nightly between Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis on the Chicago Great Western Railway.
A. Ricamono offers thirty farms for sale north of James Town in the Jim River valley with prices from eight to twenty dollars per acre. Some farms are well improved and ready for this year’s crop. Buyers may pay purchase money instead of rent and own in three to four years or sooner. Also an advertisement seeks trusted representatives nationwide for a wealthy business house with weekly salaries and expenses. Manager details given. 26-26t
Story County Bank advertises loans with adjustable payment days and amounts no commission charged. They invite borrowers to transfer existing loans, promising rate reductions and flexible repayment on any interest pay day.
A wood carving class for young ladies meets Saturday afternoon at the college from one to four o'clock. The term fee is three dollars. Interested students may consult Mr. Ezra Potter. Managers Davis and Coffin have arranged for Miss Courtenay and her company to appear in an East Ly presentation. For vault cleaning see Charlie Shockly. Lest orders at A. L. White’s hardware store.
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