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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
5
October business at the Tilden Store set a record and management vows to make November even greater by boosting service and bar gains. The store emphasizes trustworthy merchandise and low fixed prices with a money‑back pledge.
You will find wool clothing offers real value in shape, service, and looks. The ad assures Hart Schaffner and Marx garments are all wool and clearly labeled. The store promotes these clothes as the best choice for customers seeking quality and reliability.
Saturday November 10 marks Children’s Day with a 10 percent discount on all children’s cloaks. A wide line of children’s coats is shown from $2 to $8. Bring them in for the event.
Store advertises a new shipment of ladies coats in dark and fancy colors with prices from 7.50 to 35.00. It notes last week’s sale cut assortments and says new styles arrive this week, with some styles shown in large cities at higher prices.
The Carpet Department announces a November sale to end the season with discounts on carpets rugs linoleum lace curtains and couch covers. Prices listed include 50 60 70 cent carpets and several rug price points from five to twenty five dollars, with stock described as large and well assorted.
Local ads list 10 cent honey, fresh groceries at Darner and Lanning, ground feed, corn meal, and apples at different prices. Notices cover a patent grant, entertainments by Miss Isabel Wallace, and a marriage planned at the Methodist church. Other items include barn pigs for sale, a debate between colleges, and minor city news from Ames and Nevada.
Names from Des Moines Ames Boone Eddyville Nevada Kingsley California and Illinois appear in a long list of visits, trips, and social calls. Residents Lew Willey Mabel Kintzley Mrs Haas Miss Merle Campbell Ethel Hunt and others are noted with relatives and friends in Ames Des Moines Boone Cedar Rapids and Galveston along with business trips and hospital stays.
City council met last Monday in regular session with full attendance. Minutes from the prior meeting were approved and monthly bills paid. A sewer extension bill was passed. notice appears elsewhere in this issue.
J Urquhart of Zebhyr Ontario suffered a harsh dry cough during a long cold. A local dealer guaranteed Chamberlain s Cough Remedy and one small bottle cured him. Judisch Bros sell the remedy locally.
A collage of editorials from Buffalo News Chicago Tribune New York Times and Winyon Eagle. Comments range from Peary polar reach to political missteps and the lingering tissue ballot taint in Judge Prouty's stump speeches.
An advertisement notes a physician and surgeon operate from an office above Groves Grocery with two telephone lines for patient contact.
Ames based auctioneer offers services for live stock and bankrupt sales with small commissions. States willingness to handle all kinds of auction and to cover telephone expenses. Inquiries via local office for dates.
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