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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1884
Page
4
Local notices list business rates for the Ames Intelligencer and urge renewal for overdue subscriptions. Market report covers Chicago cattle and hog prices and Ames prices for cattle hogs wheat oats corn butter and eggs with scattered figures.
The column lists multiple marriages including Mc Elyen and Sacha Fitchpatrick among others. It reports on Mrs. Emma P. Bwmnea addressing the Women’s Congress in Indianapolis and a delicate eye surgery by Dr. Brapsey and Dr. Templeton. Deacon Nessbury and wife return to Ames, Stalker’s horse sale, a Story county tent birth, and Curtis Kanner’s war injury and pension inquiry all noted.
At the M. E. Church tomorrow the young people meet at 11 a.m. with addresses by Rev. W. F. Laidley and others. Evening preaching follows at the usual hour on Methodism and its Providential organization. Centennial Series No.1 texts Matthew 28 19-20. All are invited.
Easter services were held morning and evening at the Congregational Church. Beautiful flowers adorned the altar and evergreen motto Christ is Rising decorated the alcove wall. Several pieces of music were finely rendered.
The annual meeting will be at Wright and Ives store Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock April 23 1884 to elect officers and conduct other business. C M Soper secretary reports. A four race event for 25 a side drew excitement with Reed's scene painter beating a Zenorville miner. another race was planned for yesterday.
An 19th century style testimonial ad touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for Bright's Disease diabetes and urinary complaints. It claims rapid relief, purifying the blood and stimulating the bowels, with every bottle marketed at fifty cents and sold by Bosworth and other druggists.
Frazzé aims to reengage in the jewelry business in Ames if he can obtain the necessary license and access to a suitable storefront. The move signals intent to resume work in a town previously linked to his craft.
The page advertises 6 to 12 pound sugar deals, canned fruits, coffee, and teas from Nourse and Wright & Ives. It promotes spring hats, parasols, ribbons, fabrics, and ladies furnishings, plus Rockford planters, plows, and seeds from Shields & Cook. Also notes library book return, theatre tickets, and railroad trip offer to Chicago to see Gettysburg painting.
Fragmentary data shows pricing figures like 1.45 1.85 and a reference to six items marked ewe 00 Ib. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear context or full sentences.
The Masonic Lodge selects officers for the coming year including W M A H Duckworth S W G A Underwood J W A McFarland Treas A J Graves Secy L Q Hoggatt. Local ads tout clothing stock price deals and fashion fittings at Bigelow and Huntington with promises of value.
An advertisement asserts Pond's Extract cures complaints women suffer in silence and urges readers to order a copy from 14 West Fourteenth Street New York. It claims universal praise and promises new users will not be without it.
The town hears of Runyon Crane moving HQ to Webster City and several residents visiting nearby towns. Mentions talk of Arbor Day in Indiana and a life insurance association promoted by Runyon Crane with Webster City agents. Several local events include openings, visits, and minor accidents.
Advertises new dress goods and summer silks inviting every woman in Ames and vicinity to visit Biertow and Huntington for the launch of a new fabric collection. The notice emphasizes a wide selection and local availability.
In Provincetown Massachusetts Mr Ed win Sears states rheumatism left him after taking three doses of Athlophoros he could walk across a room and later walk as well as before.
The Bosworth Co Drug store offers free bottle samples of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup praised as a popular remedy for coughs, bronchitis, and related ailments. Regular sizes are 50 cents and 1.00. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure guarantees cure for consumption. Shiloh's Vitalizer marketed for constipation and dyspepsia. Bradley & Templeton sell Shiloh products.
Notice is given that on April 12 1884 the Circuit Court of Story County Iowa appointed Tiannah Charlson administratrix of the estate of Lewis Charison deceased. Creditors must present claims for allowance and debtors pay the undersigned. Deathless execution paper hanging.
An advertisement for a skin cure promising rapid relief from burns bruises cuts fever sores cancer piles chilblains corns tetter and all eruptions. Guaranteed to cure or money refunded at 2 percent per box. Sold by all druggists and by Bosworth.
A. E. Locas of Nevada announces at six percent annual interest with optional payments dated October 23, 1883.
Advertisment by J. A. Fitchpatrick of Nevada Iowa touts six percent farm mortgage money and promotes a Cough Cure for whooping cough. Claims the remedy is safe for infants and harmless. Sold by Bosworth & Co and Ed Barstow.
Money to Loan on farm mortgages at six percent annual interest with principal payable in installments at borrower option. J A Fritchpatrick Nevada Iowa. Papillon Medicines claim they do not buy drugs or chemicals. Papillon is produced from vegetable matter and marketed by Bosworth Co and Ed Barstow through farmers.
Snow White Guineas priced at 1 dollar per 15 eggs and Brown Leghorns at 1 dollar 50 cents per 18 eggs. Agent for Poultry Journals Frank Wilsons Bone Mills Co. W Chaplin Ames Iowa.
Classified notice offers abstracts of title, real estate loan services, and mentions vendors Bosworth & Co and Ed Barstow. Includes an odd medical ad for Papillon Catarrh Cure with sensational claim. Tone mirrors old-time newspaper promotions and personal health panics.
George Cameron states he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his son Frank Cameron now 18 years old. He warns creditors not to trust him on his account and notes the notice is dated April 8, 1854.
On December 8 1883 the Circuit Court of Story County Iowa appointed George Jones Paul F Jones as executors of the Thomas F Jones estate. Indebted claimants must pay and creditors present claims for allowance in court. Dated December 9 1883. An unrelated fashion note mentions hand painted bonnets pairing with hand painted faces.
Advertisements tout Marshs Golden Blood and Liver Tonic as a safe potent remedy for liver complaints and blood disorders. Testimonies from Wm Barnes of Kansas City and H L Martin of Dubuque claim cures after using two bottles. Bradley and Ton druggists sell the tonic at one dollar per bottle with widespread sample giveaways.
RENNER MANUFACTURING Co offers exclusive county rights to a profitable article with 100 percent pay and a money back guarantee. Agents in the U S and Canada with energy can earn large monthly profits, with nine 0 day trial terms and options for 10 plus counties, plus refunds of unsold goods. Send three one cent stamps for full circulars and secure a county agency at 161 Smithfield St Pittsburg Pa.
W E Miller announces intent to pasture eighty to one hundred young cattle and reserve plow land for a cropper. Application to be made soon at his residence two and a half miles south of Rilbert Station. March 7, 1884.
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