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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
The Ministerial Association of this city has arranged plan of union services for July and August. August 17 at Baptist church Rev Ferrall. August 24 at Congregational church Rev Chandler. Music directed by the local choir. All residents urged to attend and contribute to a successful program.
The Prohibition Party Story County Convention meets August 15 1902 at 10 30 a m in the city building Ames to name delegates to the state convention at Waterloo on August 20. The notice urges suppression of saloons by state power and invites all who favor prohibition despite party lines. W G Wricat, Chairman, speaks by the Story County Central Committee.
A pair of gold filled eyeglasses with bi focal lenses was turned in to the city bookstore in exchange for a reward. The owner can reclaim them by presenting proof of ownership at the bookstore.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recounts a neighbor's infant saved from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Celic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She says the child recovered in two days and remains healthy nearly a year later. Sold by all druggists.
The piece notes a Chicago & North-Western pamphlet on its growth from 1848 and the prairie to the Overland Limited. It critiques budding authors especially from the Pacific region and mocks trends in publishing and diaries, arguing for substance over fashionable signals.
A garbled health note lists ailments including bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough hoarseness pneumonia and influenza. Reads as a catalog of respiratory illnesses with no clear context or dates.
The Minneapolis Times notes a Boston paper labeling Mary MacLane the latest Western freak as she heads toward Radcliffe college. The piece contrasts eastern views with western acceptance and recalls old housekeeping norms.
The Iowa Central Railway sells special low rate excursion tickets to Clear Lake every Saturday through September 30, with return valid the following Monday. Ideal for short, inexpensive outings for busy men. see local ticket agent.
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