Grateful Gift of a Pet Monkey Brightens Farewell
A playful exchange arrives as a character offers a pet monkey to entertain a friend. The friend expresses gratitude and relief at not missing the other person during the upcoming absence.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
7
Salter Seed Co offers Red Cross Wheat and Crimson Clover
Farmers are urged to try Salter's hardy Red Cross Wheat claiming yields of 60 to 80 bushels per acre and Crimson Clover at 3.69 a bushel with fall seeding advice and gratis samples from La Crosse Wisconsin. The Saxon village of Esleben, famed for Luther, declines due to ongoing earthquake decay since 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salter
Red Cross
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.N.U
Esleben
Knights Templar Excursion Fares To Boston In 1595
Chicago Great Western Railway offers excursion tickets to Boston for the Knights Templar Triennial Conclave August 26 to 30 1595. First class round trip fare on sale August 19 to 2 percent inclusive. Tickets valid to September 15 or October 6 if deposited with joint Boston lines agent. Route and return options available at CGW Ry agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Boston
Mass
Chicago Great Western Railway
C.G. W. Ry
F. H. Lord
Chicago
Crusty bachelor quotes on secrecy and feminine prudence
A crusty bachelor declares a woman keeps secret what she does not know. He adds it would help if men followed her example. The remark reflects gender attitudes in the period.
Nickel Plate announces low Boston round trip fares
The Nickel Plate offers unusually low rates to Boston with forty route choices. Tickets go on sale August 19 through 25 with a longest return limit. Service to be first class, sleeping car space reserved in advance. For details contact J Y Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Boston
Knights Templar
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Chicago
Reading workers churn stock stockings for six thousand weekly
Twelve hundred girls and young women in Reading Pennsylvania produce six hundred thousand stockings each week. The operation yields six thousand dollars in wages weekly with a market value of about thirty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Travel in Comfort with New Pullman Sleeping Cars
The Chicago Great Western Railway on its Minneapolis St Paul Des Moines St Joseph Kansas City line has placed open drawing room pattern sleeping cars in service. The line emphasizes comfort safety and modern conveniences with Pullman cars on the route and meal service on the car cart plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Greatestern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Kansas Ci
Kansas City
Nelson relics and medals go to auction by Bridport
Medals and other Nelson relics are put up for sale by Viscount Bridport, the Admiral’s grandnephew, at a public auction. The auction highlights include items linked to Lord Nelson and his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nelson
Viscount Bridport
Knights Templar Conclave Set in Boston This August
The Knights Templar conclave will be held in Boston from August 26 to 30. Tickets will be available at the Nickel Plate road gate from August 19 to 31. Rates include through trains dining cars and side trips to Chautauqua Lake Niagara Falls and Saratoga. For information contact J Y Callahan General Agent 1111 Adams Street Chicago Ill. When you speak of God’s goodness, do so with a smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
Saratoga
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Chicago
Hil
Value of apple exports and irrigation argument
The piece argues irrigation protects farmers from drought and loss, noting its economic value. It mentions a Denver contact for practical irrigation results and cites apples exports totaling $242,916 last year as context for farming prosperity.
Wabash Line Announces Des Moines to St Louis Round Trip Fare
The Wabash Line offers Des Moines to St Louis round trip tickets for $2.00. Depart Des Moines Friday 8 30 pm and return Sunday night, leaving St Louis 6 00 pm, arriving Des Moines Monday morning to connect with all trains. Horace Seely, Commercial Agent, 2 Fourth Street, Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Line
Des Moines
St. Louis
City
Horace Seely
Fourth Street
Mrs Edmund Yates Carried Husband’s Ashes in Traveling Casket
A remark notes Mrs. Edmund Yates keeps her husband’s ashes in a small casket fitted into a custom traveling bag. The piece also mentions a broader trend of encouraging tree planting in a large western state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Yates
Modern coastal defense uses new position finder devices
The article explains evolving naval gunnery defense with disappearing guns and improved range finding. It reviews low mood and Fiske position finders, their operation from fortifications, and how observers predict future target positions to allow gunners to lay and fire within thirty seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Col. Watkin
Lieut
I. N. Lewis
United States Artillery
United States
Lieut. Fiske
Fort Hamilton
New York Harbor
Ingenious Fiske position finder aids naval gunnery
Lieut. Bradley A. Fiske develops a range finder adopted by the French Russian and Italian navies to plot a moving target's position and guide fire. The device converts target motion into a predicted position to instruct gunners, improving coast defense with rapid observations and telephoned commands from the gunner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Fiske
Seut
Bradley A. Fiske
Lieut
K Riske
Fiske
Army
Fort Hamilton
Sunday World
United States Naval
Westerners and fashion cues on a New York commute
A New York World writer notes small fashion details reveal a New Yorker’s origins. On the L train, a Westerner helps a stranded drunk, prompting reflection on whether courtesy or demeanor marks regional identity.
New Sole Design From Nuremberg Firms Boots
A Nuremburg firm introduces a trellis like sole for boots and shoes using spiral metal wire filled with gutta percha and ammoniac resin. The sole, fitted to ordinary soles, promises strong yet flexible performance at about half the price of leather. Initially tested by the army, results are reported satisfactory with durability after long use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuremburg
A Woman's Thoughts and Reflections on Art and Life
An anthology of aphorisms on death and life, heroism and will, criticism and emotion. The passages reflect on artistic soul, learning, and personal power, with a stray note about George Q. Cannon translating books and a florist’s expansive revenue claim.
World News Snapshots from A Busy Era
A roundup of curious tidbits: European royals and nobles ride bicycles daily. a 62 year old French station-master laments overwork. invisible ink from various metals stays hidden for months. Indian princes, diamond losses in Russia, a Detroit love ruse via telephone, Etna temperature sensors, Hindu clock customs, and a German “Wonder of Wansee” electrified home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Het Loo
Waldemar
Carl
Denmark
George
Nicolas
Greece
Far West
Wolf
St. Petersburg
Nicolajewski
Peter and Paul
Detroit
Mount Etna
Vienna
Siemens
Berlin
Germany
Wansee
Faith and the Refined Life in a Free Government
A reflective quotation contrasts faith with civilization, claiming faith rests beside refined life, free government, profound philosophy, noble poetry, and pure humanity. The line presents an idealized link between belief and cultural achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Munger
Choice of Route To Knights Templar Conclave Travel
Tickets on sale August 19 to 25 for a Nickel Plate route to Boston with stops at Chau tauqua Lake Niagara Falls Thousand Islands and other sites. Lowest rates quick time and service with sleeping and dining cars. California contact R Calaban 1111 Adams Chicago for details. Vegetable oils exports valued at $5 000 000 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Pales
Hudson
Hoosue Tunnel
Berkshire Hills
R. Calaban
Adams Street
Chicago
Train fare to St Louis and return details
83.00 to St Louis Mo and Return August 23 via Great Wabash. Trains leave 8 30 Friday evening at union depot Fifth and Cherry. Return Sunday night. Horace Seely Commercial Agent 220 Fourth street Des Moines Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Great Wabash
Union Depot
Fifth and Cherry
Horace Seely
Fourth Street
Des Moines
Wabash
Wid
They'll Come to St Whyte Bloomers Debate Fashion
In a light, playful exchange Browne comments on the girls' bloomers, noting they will look better once less cloth is used. The banter centers on modesty and style during dressmaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
St. Whyte
Browne
Questioning the Man as Rites Reach Climax
A fragment shows a preacher exclaiming about a man while a churchgoer in the back pew responds with a phrase about a timing cue, indicating a paused moment during a service or play.
Vigilante Rumors Stir Over Dalton Death in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma whispers swirl around the death of Bill Dalton with talk of a coffin and vigilante theories. Residents debate whether Dalton is truly dead and what actions may follow from the suspected fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton
Bill Dalton
Dalton
Tobacco's Triumph No-To-Bac Advertisement
A period ad claims tobacco drains pleasure and irritates nerves. It promotes No-To-Bac as the easy cure, guaranteed to restore health and vigor, urging purchase from druggists nationwide.
Sly Credit Card Joke at Local Grocer
A man notices a peculiar button marked N C and asks about it. The grocer retorts with Sons of nothing and declares No Credit. The man exits, leaving the account unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
An Unreasonable Schoolmaster
A child reports being kept after school for a joke about a teacher asking how many teeth in a head and then thrashing the pupil. The tale frames the sharp rebuke of the educator as an amusing miscommunication.
Largest Depot in World at St Louis
Travel offer for a round trip at $3.00. Depart Friday night from St Louis the 23rd and return Sunday night. Horace Seely, commercial agent, 22 Fourth Street Des Moines Iowa. It is the wolf in sheep's clothing that has the sharpest teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Horace Seely
Fourth Street
Des Moines
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claimed to Heal Child
Reverend H P Carson of Scotland Dakota reports his daughter recovered after using Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad notes bottles sold by druggists at price three for two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.P. Carson
Scotland
Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Acre
Travel In Comfort
God
America
Boston Building
Denver, Colorado
Spezia
Italy
Him
New York
Park Place
Hackensack
West
50Th Street
George Q. Cannon
U.S
Oklahoma
F. M. Assort
Seneca St
Buffalo, N. Y
Anson
Hegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Ot Parker
Couanee
Ohio
Amelia Sternbocker
San Francisco
Farr
Dr. Pierce
The
Sacred Heart
Academy
St. Jeseph, Mo
University OF Hotre Dame
Fuller
Stochester
X. Y
Parker
Nickle Plating
Lows
Unis
JETT
Edee
Sioux City
Davis
Nest
Davis & Rankin
Randolph & Dearborn
Sts
D.M
John R. Dicken
Momey
John R. Dickey Drug CO
Bristol
Tern
Search the Ames Intelligencer Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Ames Intelligencer?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.