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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1884
Page
3
Market figures for Chicago and Ames appear with cattle hog and grain prices. Local notices praise school readers, recount a Des Moines railway accident, promote sales and groceries, and list social, civic, and church notices from Ames including marriages and post activities.
A column describes the meaning of the two XX letters as an invitation to renew a subscription or pay a debt for The Intelligence and warns readers that the letters are ominous but harmless. It asks subscribers to treat the paragraph as a personal reminder to comply.
A note on our desk records a remark about Parker s Ginger Tonic praised in the Ohio Farmer as giving new life to invalids when other medicines fail. A separate item notes Albert George with a newborn baby girl, claiming it would be the first such case if Albert indeed has a daughter.
Shoppers discuss a new Black Caracas coffee at Nourse's drawing attention for its bold aroma and rich flavor. Regulars praise the beans and the café atmosphere as a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Multiple short notices. Shop advertisements for plows glassware and crockery. Personal quips about a Norman stallion in Maxwell’s stable. Easter tale about a Nevada youth and his girl. Local officials and delegates to the County Convention are listed with no clear instructions.
Dr Law reports Kansas cattle plague not foot and mouth disease. Prof Stalker praised. Ames obituary notes Martha Ellen Gault dies in Iowa after moving from Pueblo. Allison Post G A R condemns removal of Gen Geddes and appointment of Capt Lincoln as Military Instructor at Iowa State Agricultural College.
The Illinois Central Railroad announces a Land Excursion on May 7 1854 to Tennessee and Mississippi at low round trip rates. Stops available from Cairo southward, with events in Jackson and Nashville including a Horticultural Meeting and a Grand Farmers and Dairymen’s Convention. An Old-Fashioned Barbecue in Mississippi and timber-land programs are highlighted. fares, timings, and circulars are available from J F Merry at Manchester Iowa.
A humorous verse follows Mary as she tries roller skating at a rink. The skates go fast then slow causing falls and slips. She loses balance on turns and ends the night badly banged up and heading home.
The Dorcas Magazine offers practical patterns in knitting and crochet with emphasis on useful crafts. It promises plain directions, quality illustrations, and monthly novelties. Subscriptions are $1.00 per year. sample copies available from Eorror Dorcas Magazine, 872 Broadway, New York.
The report notes the red sunsets have ceased but a halo of dingy red appears around the sun at noon when the sky is blue. This halo, seen since red sunsets began, indicates dust or gases descending in altitude and narrowing over the past two months.
The piece contrasts Northern resolve with Southern sympathy as Tennyson and an American man discuss loyalties in the London parlor. Nevada Cracurr Court sits in session with default judgments and title disputes in Ames. Decrees set aside titles and divorces granted in Rankin, Martin, Raff, Nims versus Boone County cases on trial.
Comrade Richard Jones shows slow healing of an injured limb and faces ongoing pain from the injury.
A plate of 14 karat gold alloy is soldered to hard nickel base on each side and rolled to form cases. Gold works can be chased engraved and engine turned. The maker’s guarantee covers twenty years wear, backed by results from long use without gold wear through. Dusvgor Iowa December 14 1880.
Wright and Ives advertise Iron and Wood Pumps as headquarters and offer first class farm and city property at a bargain. Strawbridse Seeder available for sale, with operation at Wright & Ives warehouse.
Farm loans at 6 percent annual interest with optional payments offered by A E Lucas of Nevada dated October 23 83. Shields Cook offer cheap wire and implements. Wright and Ives promote John Deere cultivators and Garden City riding and Gorham riding models. Papillon Skin Cure advertised for skin diseases by Bosworth Co and Ed Barstow.
Wright and Ives advertise the county’s largest stock of barb wire including a car load of Marshalltown Wire at prices said to beat all competition.
J A Fitchpatrick offers the county's sole complete abstract books and loans on real estate at six percent yearly. The ad lists Spring Wagons Buggies Carriages Wineart Ives GP Shields Cook Iowa Seed Corn Wright Ives Casady Sulky Plow and recommends their services and farm equipment in Nevada Iowa.
Advertisement lists Snow White Guineas at 1 dollar per 15 eggs and Brown Leghorns at 1 dollar 50 cents per 13 eggs. Market dealer Frank Wilson's Bone Mills and C. W. Cu-hapin of Ames Iowa act as agents for all Poultry Journals.
Wright and Ives advertised the sale of the John Deere Evans and Foot and Moline planters. The listing noted transfer of farming equipment from three noted brands to buyers seeking durable implements.
Wright and Ives promote the Crown Jewel Gasoline Store now operating at Maxwell and Son's restaurant, inviting customers to visit and inspect the new facility.
Farmers urged to inspect the Rockford planter and Driller, touted as the device that truly counts corn. The advertisement emphasizes reliability and efficiency for harvest season.
Pills and tonics touted as a great blood purifier and liver invig orator by Bradley & Temple Cine. Advert reads testimonials from Wm Barnes Kansas City and H L Martin Dubuque praising cures of Liver Complaints and Dyspepsia. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 with thousands given away to prove merit.
Renner Manufacturing Co offers nationwide sales territory to unemployed workers in the United States and Canada. The program promises over 100 percent profits, refunds unsold stock, and a thirty day trial with a guaranteed minimum earnings target, plus incentives for multi county coverage.
The Bosworth Co Drug store promotes free sample bottles of Dr Bos-ae, claimed to be the most popular remedy for coughs consumption and bronchitis. Regular sizes listed at 50 cents and one dollar.
A clerical friend quoted the text The righteous shall shine as the firmament to tease a sermon about heaven's homes. He mocked sects by saying Methodists and Presbyterians would have their own constellations, and a lady replied Baptist would dwell in the big dipper.
A Chicago whistle teacher tours the country offering young ladies lessons in whistling. The promoting claim is the practice can shrink the mouth from four inches to three, plump lips, and add a prettier color. He is advised to recruit a class with four inch mouths in Nevada or Boone.
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