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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
14
Dayton druggist George Layton reports a customer would buy four bottles at $100 for future confinements. The Bradfield Regulator Co describes Mother's Friend as a scientifically compounded liniment easing the final ordeal and preserving elasticity, with a free book offered by mail from Atlanta, Georgia.
A vintage ad urges readers to give children Grain-O a tasty nourishing drink that mimics coffee without its injurious properties. It claims Grain-O aids digestion, strengthens nerves, is not a stimulant, suitable for all ages, and costs about one quarter as much as coffee. Available at grocers in 15 and 25e sizes.
On July 19 August 2 16 September 6 20 October 4 and 1 the North Western Line will sell home seeker excursion tickets with favorable time limits to numerous points in the West and South at exceptionally low rates. For tickets and full information apply to agents Chicago North-Western Bay.
Grain-O offers a coffee like drink that does not stimulate sleep. It nourishes and cheers without keeping you awake, suitable for nervous persons, youths, and children. Made from pure grains, available in 15 and 25 cent packages at grocers.
Chicago Great Western Railway schedules announce daily departures from Marshalltown Ia at 4 40 a m for Des Moines and 9 15 a m for Des Moines via Aften Jet. Other connections include Leavensworth Kansas City Waterloo and Dubuque. Fast trains offer chair cars Pullmans dining cars and European service. For rates contact J A Eisz agent Marshalltown Ia.
The timetable lists east and westbound Chicago and North Western trains with arrivals departures and service names. It notes baggage handling rules for baggage room check in and mentions a daily schedule with trains to Boone Carroll Ames and Des Moines and a Sunday running pattern.
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript recalls a joke about an end man and a small boy, with Grier and Frier debating whether the tale has been heard before. Several hundred others claim to have heard it, but the speakers dismiss the idea as not worth hearing if new.
A massive wheel shaped from steel wire was constructed in Germany. The device measures about 20 feet in diameter and uses roughly 250 miles of wire in its framework.
A London Mail note claims Mr Boffin was snubbed by Dickens and Webster after Dodd the Dustman, founder of the barge race and alleged founder of a Royal Dramatic college, offered money to Webster and Dickens. The piece argues he was not an aristocratic donor and faced ridicule and shabby treatment, while Dickens caricatured him as Bostin the Golden Dustman.
A reader reports optimism about Slusher's health despite prior claims he was incurable and a constant cough from smoking. The exchange notes ongoing coughing and Sam’s encouragement, with mention of the Tribune and a cigarette habit.
Maple Leaf Route offers reduced rates to eastern mountain and seashore resorts, Niagara Falls, Canada and Midwest destinations. On select Tuesdays in August to October, homeseeker excursion tickets go at about half fare to many points, aiding those visiting friends or seeking new locations. Cincinnati hosts Grand Army of the Republic events in September, with one fare round trip credited to Chicago Great Western Railway. Travelers praise Maple Leaf service, chair cars, Pullmans, dining cars, and smooth road bed as the railroad seeks to be "America's Most Progressive Railway."
The memorandum book offers a Cuba map, lists of U S and Spanish naval vessels, interior ship drawings, naval and army glossary, distance table, commanders of U S ships and army corps, regimental lists, and other timely information. 80 pages, pocket size, up to date. Send ten cents to Cons. 8 Fer, General Passenger Agent, N P R L, St Paul Minn.
A sequence of times in the morning and evening appears, showing 9 45 am 1 45 am 6 9 pm and 6 am. The readable numbers suggest a note or schedule fragment without clear context or events.
A 264 page pamphlet offers letters fee details and maps for homeseekers along the Chese Cen tral Railroad line across Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana. It promises reliable information on cities towns and surrounding areas and notes free copies via J. F. Merry A. G. P. A. Manchester Iowa.
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