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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
2
A local shop advertises silk velvet and fancy velvets priced at 75 cents to a dollar, highlighting a curated selection and premium fabric at bargain rates. The ad emphasizes texture and color variety to attract dressmakers and shoppers seeking affordable luxury.
Canton flannel gloves priced per pair with listed amounts. Mentions Peeters new to 25c and 17c per pair as price references.
Local notices cost five cents per line per insertion for entertainments concerts lectures suppers and notices with monetary interest. Cards of thanks or condolences charged at twenty five cents. Church services society and club announcements with no revenue published free once, then five cents per line for additional insertions. Display ad rates available on request. Changes for discounted ads due by Tuesday evening. One dollar per year.
Thomas F. Ward of Le Mars, once a noted banker, faced a sentence of $10,000 and thirty days imprisonment last week for defaulting $30,000. He allegedly lives in private rooms at the sheriff's house to evade payment and must certify no more than $20 in property.
The fifty fifth regiment Iowa National Guard will muster in Council Bluffs on Saturday October 18 for maneuvers at Fort Riley Kansas 139 miles from Kansas City. Col James Rush Lincoln of Ames will command as 28 tourist cars and two Pullmans accompany the unit planned to 900 men and five infantry regiments.
Frank D. Northrup of Ok Farm Journal in Oklahoma City, writing from Chicago, extols Oklahoma and Indian Territory. He says the region’s land is rising in value, population growing, and a farmer can make money there more easily than elsewhere. He notes crops like corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa, and cattle thrive, and that Oklahoma has strong production potential. The Rock Island System promotes Oklahoma travel with a booklet and a monthly paper Western Trail offering homeseekers’ excursions and information at ticket offices.
The Chicago Record-Herald promises world news coverage in Sunday issues and illustrated special articles. Regular contributors include William E. Curtis, Walter Wellman, and Frank G. Carpenter with many pieces aimed at women readers.
The West Des Moines school board proposes a primary course in agriculture horticulture and viticulture within the manual training department for upper grades. It seeks cooperation with Iowa State College and reports on feasibility costs and potential demonstrations near school buildings.
Travel promotion from St. Louis and Kansas City offering $30 and $25 fares to California. Tickets on sale through November 30. Katy Fly excursions depart Tuesdays from St. Louis with tourist cars to San Francisco. Request tour book from George Morton GPM TAM K and T by The Wainwright St. Louis.
Great Western Railway offers one fare plus two dollars round trip to points in Canadian Northwest Old Mexico New Mexico Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Idaho Texas Florida and North Carolina Tickets go on sale October 6 20 November 3 and 17 For more details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Lil 23 66
excursion tickets will be sold Oct 18 19 and 20 with return limit Oct 24 in aid of I C O FB Lodge.apply to agents Chicago 4 North Western Ry.
California and Arizona travel offer from the Chicago Great Western Railway sells tickets on September 15 to Navy destinations and on the 30th to above states at a reduction of 15 dollars from usual rates. Inquiries can be made through any agent or J P Eimer Chicago for full particulars.
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