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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
4
Sweepstakes for all breeds, stock fed and watered on the ground with a charge. Entries limited to ages 15 and under with a tag indicating exhibitor age. Superintendent H D Chamberlin and superintendent Totten listed for Story county events. Long Woolf Lincoln Cots 1 and Leicester stock details appear among entries with monetary amounts noted.
The Story County fair announces divisions for Farm Implements and Machinery, Brick and Tile, and multiple school work exhibits. Premiums reward top general school displays, with separate classes for graded and country schools, and a Household Manufactures division supervised by Mrs. Vincent and Miss Masonry, detailing premiums and entry rules.
A new department outlines plans for neater coops or cages and an iron fee of 10 cents for sale items. Enlarged apartments are proposed to provide better exhibit space and address complaints about crowding and display capacity.
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