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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
6
An advertisement promotes ladies muslin gowns at 75 cents regular value and muslin drawers with hem stitching and embroidery trimmed flounces priced 29 to 35 cents. It also touts a large assortment of suits priced around 17 to 18 dollars and men’s suits at 25 to 26.50 dollars, manufactured in Story County.
The notice lists grocery items with prices including corn starch and Bob White Soap seven bars, Lake Erie products like peas at 25 cents per can, oatmeal, Opal yellow peaches per gallon, Opal apricots, Ozark apples per gallon, Opal pumpkins, and Gold Medal Flour per sack, reflecting a mid century store catalog.
Local clubs meet through May with socials, breakfasts, dances, and tea events. Gatherings include the T Y L club and Ladies Cemetery association, multiple church societies, Unity and Priscilla clubs, and Yeomen. Notables: golden wedding anniversary for Rev. and Mrs. Baker and glee club visitors from Ames.
May day program hosted by Miss Gleason featured a quartet by Mesdames Yeoman Jeffrey Wilson and Kintzley. Mrs Pepper read The Spirit of Spring and Mrs Waltmire presented a paper on May day. Guests included Miss Florence Henyon and Mrs Noah. Souvenirs of pink and white may baskets with homemade candy were distributed at a two course luncheon.
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