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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
4
A five day sale highlights 10 percent discounts on all garments in the Cloak Department with new styles in cloaks suits skirts rain coats and cravenette coats. Prices range from 2.00 to 28.50 across ladies misses and children's lines with bonus Gold Bond Trading Stamps.
Local items include Tinware and legal blanks at the Times, job leads for a housekeeper, and updates on Kooser’s illness. A. Shaw moves to Roberson building, Koontz’s sister’s death noted, and James to preach at the Episcopal church next Sunday.
A New York Tribune quotation argues timely rent does not guarantee a desirable tenant. A landlord explains a late payer can still be steady, noting benefits from neglecting improvements and fearing future on time payments may force costly upgrades.
Indian mothers in Ojibway culture grieve a dead child by carrying a substitute doll in a cradle or tying toys to the cradle board. They believe the doll helps the small spirit reach paradise until it can journey to the spirit land alone, a practice labeled as making an unlucky doll.
A citizen, informed of Colonel Blank’s death as president of the frigation board, asks the western governor for swift appointment as his successor. The governor directs him to wait in an ante room while the matter proceeds.
The article notes Theodore Roosevelt's decisive win in the presidential race with large margins in New York and Iowa. It recalls the quiet campaign, mentions Parker attacks, and records local results and a funeral notice for Joseph Guy Van Duzer, a Des Moines youth and Iowa State College student.
The Van Duser family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors who offered assistance during their deep affliction.
Classified note seeks a furnished room in a house with a private bath and modern conveniences. Provides an address and mentions related department references.
Ordinance 182 directs four foot sidewalks to be built on Burnett State Pearl Duff Clark Onondaga and other streets in Blair Richmond and related areas in Ames Iowa. Property owners may build to specification by Nov 21 1904 and Dec 2 1904 compilations. If owners fail the city will construct and assess costs as provided by law.
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