26 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
1
An advertisement extols Hart Schaffner & Marx garments as setting a high standard for conduct and appearance. It asserts that wearing their clothes makes a person a model citizen, with correct style, perfect fit, and genuine wool, free of mercerized cotton. The retailer claims to offer the clothes needed to start living up to those standards anywhere.
Long column of community items includes birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Haverly, local job changes at C. BE. Holmes and Ames post office, shop ads, stray animals, house moves, church notices, club meetings, and upcoming social events. Includes meals at local cafes, a box social, and a Halloween event. Also reports on hospital operations, a pastor’s move, and local arrests.
A long list of brief social items notes visits and travel across Des Moines and nearby towns. Miss Leora Cox and Mary Webb are among those mentioned along with visits by E M Brown of Chicago and Rev Hugh Smith of Los Angeles. Several trips to Des Moines and surrounding cities are recorded, including departures for Big Stone Minn and interests in Carroll Odebolt Paulina and Fort Dodge.
For sale notice from J. Jacons on 18th Street announcing a mat sale and closeout of street and tailored bats at cost on Friday and Saturday October 27 and 28. Includes ladies and children's dress bats at all prices.
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