Underwear sale offers Union suits for children
A ribbed Union Underwear Suit for children sizes 3 to 6 is advertised at 25 cents, a bargain given the usual price of 50 cents. Only 12 dozen available, hurry to buy before they are gone.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
3
New Hats New Pants We Celebrate Them
A fragmented item notes new hats and new pants, mentioning a beet and an ingrain item. The readable text focuses on clothing updates and a small domestic detail.
Cherokee strip land rush tale and Northwestern rail week
A column recounts the 16 September Cherokee Strip opening rush with J H Cook of this city, Arkansas City travel, Burke from Iowa, two dozen thousand participants, and a contested claim. It notes a thriving Northwestern rail week with night and day switch crews and busy trains, plus a free lunch promotion at J E Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Northwestern
Great Northwestern
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
J. H. Cook
Mr. Cook
Bill Nye
Arkansas City
Arkansas
Burke
Iowa
Cook
Weather and community notes from Ames area 1897
Des Moines reports frost on the 17th to 20th with potential crop damage though most corn remains safe. Community notices mention visits, fairs, sales, and local happenings including births, marriages, and school terms. New postmaster, cadets praised, and local church work commended amid farm updates and seasonal suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Eleventh Annual C U E Conference in Ames
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor holds its eleventh annual conference in Ames from September 28 to 30 with Dallas Boone Story Marshall Tama Grundy counties in the district. Minnie Adams is secretary and Rev. H Paul Douglass chairs the entertainment committee. The program lists devotional services, addresses by Dr A Richmond Rev A B Shrader and others, discussions, flower mission sessions, and a series of evening events through Thursday featuring speeches on keeping the pledge and spiritual growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Ames
Dallas
Boone
Story
Marshall
Tama
Grundy
Minnie Adams
H. Paul Douglass
C. E
Margaret and
Flower Mission
Lynn Adams
Virginia Vorvite
Charles Johnson
A.T. Ware
Homeseekers Excursion on Maple Leaf Route
Tuesday October 5 offers a Maple Leaf Route trip via Chicago Great Western Bay with low rates, splendid service, liberal stopovers, and three weeks return. Tickets sold to nearly thirty states for Northwest, West, Southwest and Southern visiting opportunities. If unable to go October 5, plan October 19. Maple Leaf Agent provides details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Bay
Maple Leaf
Opening of Mrs W R Scotts millinery store Sept 24 25
Friday and Saturday opening event for Mrs W R Scott's new millinery shop featuring fall and winter styles. Also, the Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational church holds its annual bank offering at 3 15 p m Friday Sept 24 with a devotional, recitations, solo, address by Beardshear, paper on Missions of South America, and refreshments at five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Scott
Our Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Elsie Pride
Douglass
South American
Pres
Beardshear
South America
Curtiss
Vera Pride
Hultz
Kruse
City Hall Meeting Sets Bicycle Race and Carnival Plans
A meeting in the city hall this Thursday evening will organize a bicycle road race and a business men's carnival on wheels. All wheelmen and business men are urged to attend.
Real Estate Transfers in Story County Weekly List
Real estate transfers recorded in Story County Iowa for the week ending Sept 18 1897 include Briggs Otis and James B Morton selling lots 67 and west 4 of lot 68 and other parcels for 350.00, Mary J Smith transferring to GF Holland lot 9 block 6, Chas Olinger and others conveying blocks in Olingers addition and Maxwell properties totaling 200.00, C H Dickey acquiring from AJ Linebarger and others, J L Dana transferring to Christ Logan, John Candw to John Webb Cowd, F W Hill transferring to CH Dickey, and Lawrence G and wife to Henry I Smith among others with various amounts. The page ends with an advertisement for Miller & Kooser White House coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Recorder
Story County
Iowa
Smith & Son
Nevada
Briggs Otis
James
Morton
Briggs
Smith Mary J
Holland
Collins
Olinger Chas
Rupp
Lou
Olingers
Maxwell
Dickey
West
Maxwell AJ
Lois Linebarbarger
Dana J
Christ Logan
Gibson John
John & Webb Cowd
Hill
Westend
Lawrence G
Henry I Smith
Soper's Hosiery Sale and Cyclone Davis at Opera House
Local ad notes goods will not be charged on books after Oct 1 1897. Promotions include Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets offer and a free three minute Majestic biscuit with coffee at J. E. Davis. Thurston and Graham urge customers to settle debts promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Majestic
J. E. Davis
Satisfaction guaranteed estimates furnished an application
A fragment notes satisfaction guaranteed and estimates were provided for an application related to Shop on Main Street, with details cut off. The readable portion hints at a business or service inquiry but lacks full context or outcome.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fee Srae
Bigelow and Smith
Chamberlain
Majestic Steel
J. E Davis
L. Crane
Ray
Geo. Versons
Ayers
Willamette Gossard
New York
Lillian Gossard-Stevens
Mae Dunn
Boore
Rev. Tillet
Myrtie Gossard
Sunny Side
Garfield Nelson
E. Roland
R. W. Crane
Ralph
Will Templeton
Housekeeping
Thurston & Graham's
Thurston & Graham
Aprams Bros
Hattie Watts
Times Office
Towa
M.F. Kine
Cambridge
Marion
Belle Plaine
Rogers
Congregational Church
Giilbert Station
Gilbert
Humboldt
T. L. Ashford
Helen Harkness
Col
Times
C. D. Reed
Temple
Reed
CU. E
Fierd
Christian Enpravor
Mert
H. P
A. Richmond
Jennie Harper
A. B. Shrader
Scott W. Smith
C. F. Curtiss
M. K. Hollister
Jeresa
W. M. Beardshear
B. Confare
Elda Stunbbs
Eva Vradenburg
Maggie Isenberg
J. W. Innes
Emily Rolland
Orator
Olive M. Hoover
C. W. Sweet
AttaAatrrnie Lros
Ier
Mutual Life Insurance Company OF New York
Richard A. M’curdy
Insurance Department of
State of New York
United States
the Mutual Life
White
Diet
White House
Miller & Kooser
Soper’s
Opera House
Thurston & Grahad
Burt Kooser
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