Trade Has Been Excellent With Us This Season
The note highlights strong trade in a wide range of goods from silk capes to boots and shoes and many more items, asserting satisfaction with the present business climate and customer demand.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
2
Retail Textile Prices Highlight Wool and Ribbon Deals
Classified copy advertises two ply wool fabrics at 55c per pair inch, 12 pairs per square. other wools at 40c. ribbons offered with 20 to 30 percent savings versus competition. White unlaundered fabric priced 35c and 43c noting good wear.
Art of Visiting and the Golden Mean of Hospitality
The piece argues hospitality should be easy and self oriented, with guests treated at ease in the host’s home. It cites English roots and a humane rulebook: welcome, entertain well, avoid pressuring guests, and let them depart freely. A czar anecdote shows courtesy and awareness of etiquette. It ends urging balance between rigid etiquette and ignorance.
Literary News and New Works From The Era
A survey of recent publishing activity notes George Moore’s Evelyn Innes, Henry Savage Landor’s Thibet advance, Henry B Fuller’s From the Other Side, and Gladstone’s biographer John Morley. Jules Verne’s Le Sphinx des Glaces ties Poe to French inspiration with vivid color illustrations by Georges Roux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moore
Evelyn Innes
Henry Savage Landor
Thibet
Henry B. Fuller
Gladstone
John Morley
Jules Verne
France
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe
England
America
Baudelaire
Arthur Gordon Pym
Georges Roux
Sweden’s old match factory powers global trade rise
The piece notes Sweden hosts the world’s oldest match factory and its export trade swells to one billion boxes annually. It lists naval rankings with Great Britain first and Japan rising under current contracts, amid varied industrial observations and local educational debates on music instruction in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Army and Navy
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
United States
Germany
Spain
Japan
Austria
Netherlands
Local Briefs Missing Key Details In Fragment
Readable fragments describe a notice but omit names dates places and the main action. The text suggests a local item but does not provide sufficient specifics for full attribution or outcome.
I S C Department News and Campus Updates
Mrs Newens visits Des Moines. Rev Dr Coxe to speak May 7 in chapel. Miss Coburn and Miss Thompson visit. Campus renovations include painting and new cement walks at Agricultural Hall. Jap Wilson travels from Washington to Omaha for agricultural exhibit. Dr McIntyre to lecture Friday. Two thousand posters prepared for distribution. New students include Miss Kempthorne and Dr Kolling. A food museum in domestic economy department explains body nutrition with liquids solids fats carbs minerals and proteins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jap Wilson
Washington, D. C
Ames and
I.s
Omaha
Dr. McIntyre
Chicago
McIntyre
Grinnell and Ames Meet in Season Opener at I. S. C. Grounds
The opening Tur league game of the season will be played at the athletic grounds of I. 8 S. C. next Saturday May 7 between Grinnell and Ames. An ex national league umpire will officiate the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
I. 8
S. C
Grinnell
Ames
Tragic Train Fall Claims Grinnell Youth Near Colfax
A 21 year old Harvey Fagger of Grinnell died instantly after falling from a moving train at Colfax during a Sunday excursion. Loose conduct on overloaded coaches sparked the accident and could have caused more fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Fagger
Grinnell
Colfax Ae
Local Notes on Corn Prices and School Updates
From neighboring towns grant. The advance in the price of corn bag started the shelters again. After Uncle Sam whips Spain captures enough boats to pay for Maine and expenses, England have her and if France helps England can gobble her in too. Our school teacher Miss Fatland ape her scholars spent Arbor Day after 2001 in the woods. Miss Carrie Beckwith commenced school at the Vearson school house M day. Mrs. W. F. Templeton and I spent Sunday with her sister Young. Mrs. McCarthy on the west s making a large addition to her he.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Spain
Maine
England
France
Fatland Ape
Arbor Day
the Woods
Mrs. McCarthy
Mothers meeting sparks series of school talks
The first grade mothers meeting last Friday pleased the teacher Miss Neilson, prompting a series of similar gatherings. The community extends sympathy to the Walters family after Lemuel Walters passed away last Sunday. Rev Handsaker of Des Moines will preach at the C P Church May 22. Rev Beecham attends the Marshall assembly. Mr Spurrier left for Elko Dakota with best wishes from friends. Dodds moves into Spurrier’s vacated space. A new Gretten brothers built livery barn is ready for business with quality rigs expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Neilson
Handsaker
Des Moines
C. P. Churel
Beecham
Marshall
Mr. Sporrier
Elkon
Dakota
Mr. Dodds
Mr. Spurrier
Monthly Meteorology Summary for Ames by Isaac Young
April observations taken at 7 am and 2 pm and 9 pm record a high of 84 degrees and a low of 20 degrees. The greatest daily temperature range was 16 degrees on the 11th. the least 4 degrees on the 1st. The minimum 32 degrees on the 4th. Monthly mean 48 degrees with 0.02 inches of precipitation over 6 days. Twelve days with various conditions, parhelions seen on the 11th at sunset. Ice observed on the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 11th. frosts on the 1st, 8th, 10th, and 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Young
Ames
Weather notes and farm prospects for Des Moines week
Des Moines reports a week with temperatures slightly below average and light frosts not damaging crops. Sunshine was near normal with scattered showers. soils in the southeast were too wet for corn plowing. Most of the state shows no tare excess and soils are in good condition for planting with warm weather needed. Grass and grain crops are in good condition, pastures fine, fruits belated but promising. A storm Saturday brought local squalls and possible tornadoes in the northwest, causing some damage. war atlas advertises at 24c, with a 10c price. Girl Wanted ad seeks a good helper for general work with steady employment.
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Des Moines
Hwe
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