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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1878
Page
3
Wm. Clay is described as the county's cheapest grocer, noted for economical pricing and broad selection. Residents are urged to compare values and shop locally for savings.
The Misses Sweneys announce a large, carefully selected stock of millinery and fancy goods with the latest styles and novelties of the season at the lowest possible prices. They invite patrons to call, inspect, and judge the quality for themselves, noting prices are unusually low for the market.
The Episcopal Mission plans an entertainment for its benief featuring home talent with assistance from St Matthew’s Church choir in Marshalltown. Officials promise a successful event and note details on time and place will appear in the next issue.
Col. J. P. Sanford, a famed traveler and popular lecturer, will speak at the Congregational church in Ames on Monday evening May 6. Tickets cost 55 cents, public school members 25 cents, and reserved seats 59 cents, available at drug stores or at the door.
School officers are required to submit their reports of the election of school officers promptly. The reports must be forwarded to the Department of Public Instruction under Section 1736 of the Iowa School Laws. Li B. Bavaumay, Co Supt.
Thompson of Milford township visited town days ago, drank whiskey, assaulted wife and child, was arrested and jailed. A potential lawsuit arose but has since been amicably settled.
Oliver Johnson of Nelson and Ersland wed on Sunday in a quiet ceremony. The paper notes the alliance and congratulates the bride, while mentioning local business men visiting Sheldahl for possible new ventures.
local reader recounts a terrifying encounter as a well dressed man with a hat drove a buggy pair of grey horses and kidnapped a young girl about 16, forcing her to go with him while threatening Susan Jeffries who challenged him. The man fled leaving no clues for searchers.
The Story County Sunday School Association meets in Ames on May 14 and 15 with a full program of lectures prayers devotional sessions and concerts. Leaders include Rev. Brady Rev. Barstow Rev. Perkins and Prof. Bessey among others as the public is invited to attend.
A collection of notices reports W E Stevens returning from Hamilton county after buying land and starting back with a team. E A Crane plans to move his ditcher sale followed by a possible second unit. Mr McCoy of Oswego New York prospects settlement here though doubt remains. Houses turning white prompt more paint from citizens and a better local mood. Two Adventists give Daniel and Signs of the Times lectures here and at Sheldahl with a large audience Monday. next meeting is Saturday evening and free to attend.
The Cliolian Literary Society held a session featuring Miss Rice and Mr. Robbins on instruments, Minnie Sherman in a dramatic Declamation The Taster's Reverie, Lucy Shephard's book critique, Ida Twitchell's Will It Pay The Cost essay, Dora Sayles in Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ellen Rice oration Silence, Isbell and Carter dialogue Freshman Under a Cloud, M Beach music When That Cottage Home Was Mine, and M Cleaver's Lady Jane Grey thesis.
Dora Sayles offers a humorous review showing insight into human nature. The piece appears in Paper Cliclian Weekly with M Beach noting the entertaining program. The evening featured the opera Good Night and instrumental music by Miss Penniman and Miss Sherman, with thanks to supporting societies.
May magazines highlight St Nicholas and Scribner's Monthly with rich juvenile literature and typography. The Popular Science Monthly debuts its thirteenth volume, featuring J P Quake Jr on The Radiometer. Sturper's Magazine's final May issue includes Coast Rambles in Essex and Old Flemish Masters Peter Paul Rubens. TravelLuxe bags and Hatchmetack perfume offered by Thomas Soper & Son in Ames Iowa.
For rent a house and lot in the south part of Ames to a desirable tenant. Apply at the bank. For coughs and colds take Dr Marshall s Long Syrup. It has cured thousands. Recommend it to your friends and neighbors. Price only 25 cents. Sold by J J Bousquet.
An old advertisement urges readers to visit their druggist about Dr Mageball's Lung Syrup praised as the best remedy for long standing coughs and colds. It notes a price of 25 cents and sales by J J Bousquet.
An old advertisement urges readers with dyspepsia constipation yellow skin loss of appetite and headache to try Shiloh's system vitalizer. It claims guaranteed relief and urges purchase from A. B. Thomas.
Advertises Eiferts Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry as a standard cough remedy claiming half the time to cure a cough and success in asthma bronchial conditions and throat diseases with many lives saved. Sold by all druggists.
A promotional note urging readers to seek relief from headaches liver trouble and general weariness with Eilers Daylight Liver Pills. It portrays the product as a cure for sick headaches torpid liver sour stomach and a general disgust with life.
Letter writer from St Paul proclaims the continental climate restores health for lung sufferers. He notes thousands move to the balmy air and many recover after taking Hale's Cough Cordial upon arrival. Claims of testimonials pour in from across the country. Sold and warranted by Tilden & McLain.
A tangled chain of whispered hearsay ends with a bakery sales pitch urging readers to buy bread pies cakes buns and canned goods at Chaney's Bakery. The fragment notes various named individuals passing along rumors about public figures and opinions.
Ames Nursery advertises a large stock of fruit trees and small fruits suited to northern Iowa, plus ornamental and flowering shrubbery. Grown on rich prairie soil, this stock is offered for easy terms with prices to fit the times, located just north of the depot on Duff street with specimens at I B Frazee’s jewelry store. Catalogues and price lists are available from I B Frazee, W A Paxton and Bigelow, Huntington and Tildea, 8.8 Paxton.
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup as the sole remedy for severe lung diseases and throat affections. Claims 50,000 dozen sold last year with no complaints and urges consumptives to try one bottle at 75 cents, sold by J. J. Bousquet.
A historical ad notes Dr Winchell’s Teething Syrup as a safe remedy for diarrhes and children complaints, priced at 25 cents. It also promotes Uncle Sam’s Condition Powder to treat distemper, coughs, colds, fevers in horses and farm stock, sold by all druggists.
A health notice promotes Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia and liver troubles. It claims the medicine offers speedy relief, notes millions have tried it, and advertises a 10 cent sample bottle sold by J. J. Bousquet in Ames, Iowa.
An Ames Iowa advertisement touts Suilohs System Vitalizer with a positive guarantee to cure dyspepsia liver complaint constipation and general debility. It notes A B Thomas as the Ames retailer and urges purchase from the store. Also promotes Uncle Sam Oil for leather and Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup with a 25 cent bottle price from J J Bousquet.
Sealed bids for a sub district No 6 school house in Franklin District Township Story county Iowa are due by 10 o clock in the morning on May 18 1878. Bids opened at Union School House with contract let to the lowest responsible bidder. Specifications available at W G Wrights hardware and at the undersigned residence. R M Howsen chairman Building Com.
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