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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
9
Adams Bros advertise Down to Date coffee loan on real estate security with M K Smith as trustee. Various notices include seed for sale, a meeting with Miss Almina Wilson, church events, library fund minstrels, a birthday surprise, burglar incident, obituaries soon to be printed, post office improvements, a new postmaster appointment expected April 1, and community talks on child health.
Numerous residents and visitors appear in Ames and surrounding towns. Chicago trips, Des Moines Audits, Boone and Marshalltown calls, Nevada callers, and family visits frame a busy week of social and professional activity among local people and neighboring communities.
Specialist advertises painless tooth extractions with guaranteed painless service. Free extractions available from 9 to 11 am on Friday March 25 for one day only. See other advertising matter.
Cooley and Jones of Ames advertise a large stock of harness of their own make with two year warranty and the latest improvements. They invite customers to compare prices in Story county and promise good deals. Also note a lost blanket on College Road and a birth notice for a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Needham.
Daniel Embree to open a lumber yard on Main Street opposite Morris Bros. livery. will relocate his family to Ames. The deal included three corner lots for 2500 dollars. Depot grading discussions indicate a new western depot. local builders plan expansion and new businesses. The Ames Commercial Club met. city council discussed tax remittance and fire exit planning. Local notices advertise wall paper and tailoring services.
I S C Department notes steady I S C activities in Ames with many visitors from Drake University and state legislators. President Craig scheduled to speak March 13. New student enrollment nears 200, admission ads prove effective, horticulture work advances, and a spring sale at the college farm is planned for March 12 at 1 pm.
One of the finest dwellings in Ames with furnace good barn deep well cistern plenty of fruit two nice lots and modern improvements located three blocks north of the depot A bargain is taken soon In inquire of M Hemstreet Ames la 4tpd.
Congress on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill allocating 50 million dollars for use in case of war. The nation intensifies its war preparation as courts await the Maine inquiry report amid rising tensions with Spain.
TILDEN offers new Spring goods with prints priced at 4¢ and 5¢. Included are Toile du Nord ginghams French Zephyr percales laces embroideries muslins and sheeting from 4¢ up.
Item listing shows complete window shades for ten cents each along with lace curtains tapestry curtains and chenille curtains offered in a bulk sale.
A local ad lists silk capes at 1.39 and skirts from 1.50 to 5.00, shirt waists hosiery underwear and summer corsets, Knox and Dunlap hats with a 45 cent Fedora, fancy shirts from 1.00 to 1.50, work gloves 15 cents, new clothing cheap, boys suits age 14 to 19 at 3.00, and men’s mackintoshes Worth 5.00 for 3.50.
The shoe department features Our Ladies 2.00 shoes described as a hammer style worth 2.50. Men’s fine shoes and work shoes are available. A waterproof shoe is priced at 2.50.
Carpet department announces all in stock with ingrain wool carpets 50c to 70c per yard and matting 15c to 50c. Large sample line includes Brussels Velvets Moquettes and tapestry Brussels carpets made up at 75c per yard.
Butterick Patterns price reductions noted this year. Complete stock available. Free fashion sheets offered with purchases.
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