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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1883
Page
6
Markets show oats 18 corn 36 rye 40 wheat none. Wilcox offers the largest stock of watches in Ames. Aptes features Reachings at the Ladies Furnishing House. P Co Jewelry sells sewing machines cheap cash or on installments. Rye oats and wheat crops are cut and threshed. oats yield exceeds expectations with reports of ninety five bushels per acre. Town crops expect record yields this year.
The notice outlines republishing Ames Business Directory this week with corrections. It will list every firm and occupation in the city and run for one year from Sept 1 at 50 cents per name or firm. Mr C FE Taylor will canvass for the Directory next week.
Bids for about seventy five tons of Squaw Creek Coal will be opened until September 10 1883 to furnish the School House in the Independent School District of Ames Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. M Soper Secretary Ames Iowa August 14 83.
The item advertises two ten dollar coupons for Pierce's Business College in Keokuk Iowa. The note mentions recent rain and good weather benefiting corn and small grain crops in central Iowa, praising providence and harvest prospects.
A report notes Voluble of The Nit declined a proposed public discussion on current campaign issues after being challenged by a Nevada minister. Other items mention Mrs. Henderson transporting a sick child who died in transit, Ames parade details, and local ads for subscriptions and painting supplies.
The McElver family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends for kindness during sickness and bereavement. They wish their helpers to be remembered kindly in future similar circumstances and sign the message.
A severe thunderstorm with frequent flashes of lightning swept part of Iowa. A bolt struck four Norman colts owned by John E. Davis, piling them up. Davis carried $200 insurance. The colts were valued around $700. Also noted were large shipments of envelopes and printing supplies and hotel registers offered at low rates.
The notice notes cautious conductors not inviting co workers to ride. Dennie Ward rests in St Paul and will resume his run in about a week. A B Gordon touts Brown's Iron Bitters for indigestion and nervous headaches. The Weekly Strate Registry offered to clubs for campaign use with per club pricing ranges from 10 to 200 entries.
Nevada district court will convene next Monday. ScrHoo will open Sept. 17. Mrs Parkunyi of Des Moines visits Mr P in this city. JUDGE MITCHELL of Boone dies aged about 53. former Boone Hamilton senator and circuit judge. Prof Osborn tours north. Miss Pearson to Des Moines to establish a conservatory and keep Ames classes.
Mr. ErpHrar TM STARR, age 71, passes as 50 with skilled mechanics work. Miss Hillis to preach on Missions at Congregational Church tomorrow morning. Mr. Bennett to establish a Congregational Church at Jewel Junction. Carr Smith and John R. Hayes visit from Nevada. Dorcas Society hosts a lawn social at Mrs. J. L. Stevens residence on Saturday evening August 18. Weather notes warn to bring overcoats if cold. Everyone urged to attend.
In Walcott New York on July 21 1883 Rev M P Forbes joined Clarence Emery Maxwell of New Berlin NY and Frances Della Steward nee Della Gott at the bride’s father residence. The bride formerly taught in Ames and is well known locally. The paper notes the Army reunion in Cambridge and hints at further reports next issue. A boy named Harris lost both legs in a train accident near Sheidahn, dying the next day, prompting caution for local youth.
Hardin County voters express strong support for Gov. E. W. Eastman in the Hardin Grundy district. He will receive the nomination at Iowa Falls on Tuesday, praised as a thoughtful, prohibition ally with long service to the state.
The Senior class challenged the Faculty to a Friday 10th match at six. Both sides fielded in colorful attire with Keeney and Keigley stars. Faculty led early then Seniors fought back, delivering lively hitting before darkness ended play with the score neck and neck and high spirits among spectators.
Dr. Schooler plans Des Moines residency and may move this fall to make the capital his home. Hon. H. M. Wood of Topeka Kans scheduled to speak at 1 PM on the 24th inst. Our treasury official returns from Illinois to desk. The Normal closes Friday after a very successful term with Superintendent Roe expressing satisfaction.
Shelled town notes record oats intake of eleven hundred bushels last week and a bright grain yield. A ten year old boy was crushed between C N W railway carriages north of town, legs amputated by doctors and he died hours later. Town sends hearty turnout to soldiers reunion at Cambridge.
A correspondent from an Agricultural paper shares a controversial pickle method using Al Scotch whisky salt brine and printer’s eye scalding. The plan includes beer and gin additions to trigger evaporation and a final spicy infusion with capsicum cloves allspice cinnamon and hop yeast aided by Br o Ballou.
Dense newspaper clippings detail Mr. Hammeron's eastbound purchases for a local store, Mrs. Starr's family visiting east, and Miss Minnie Jones near death from pneumonia. Reports mention dry weather in Keokuk County, a temperamental editor, an incident with a tramp at the depot, a threshing-rod safety law, a county inmate’s escape, and politics with Prof. Levenron and Prohibition. Also advertisements for Heywood's New York Mastodons, Fall hats, Cook portrait photographs, and local business notices.
The Harvest Home and Lawn Social, postponed by rain, will be held next Tuesday evening August 21 at Mrs D G Furgeson home near the Union school house three miles north of Ames. Ames Baptist Church ladies supervise with refreshments and ice cream. A bus will depart from the parsonage at 7 30 to transport attendees.
Money to loan in any amount with real estate or other security. One to five years on real estate loans vehicles. Also buying first class notes. Office in Briggs' Bank building Nevada Iowa M E Hix M C Allen Johnson's Grove Nevada. Electric Bitters claimed to cure kidney or liver complaints and more, with guarantee and 50 cent bottles.
Sole Agents for Ames Iowa offer low prices on flour brands Pillsbury's Best Rose of Kansas and Sunny Kansas direct from mills. Teas cut from 75c to 50c and from $1 to 80c with other teas equally cheap. Campaign of fall and winter boots and shoes is announced with goods from top U.S. factories sold cheap for cash.
A description notes Parker's Ginger Tonic seems to cure many ailments not by ginger alone but by combining several medicines that act on different organs, yielding varied remedies for diverse diseases.
A collection of local advertisements announces farm loan services by A E Lucas and J A Fitchpatrick with six percent interest and installments, property for sale by Hemstreet Miller and A E Lucas, abstract services, baker orders, coal and cough remedies, and plow sales from Braenam Co, all in Nevada Iowa.
Mr M E Allison of Hutchinson Kansas credits a Trial Bottle of Dree New Discovery for Consumption with saving his life. He later bought a large bottle which completely cured him after climate changes and other remedies failed. The ad promises cures for asthma bronchitis hoarseness severe coughs and all throat and lung diseases. Free trial bottles at Ames Drug Stores large size one dollar. Bosworth Co sells the product.
Ephemeral testimonials tout Marsa s Golden Basis and Golden Blood Liver Tonic with claims of curing throat and lung issues. Experttoned endorsements from J W Brown of Kansas City cite prior failed treatments and success after using the tonics. Also advertises Shiloh s Cure for coughs sleep issues and catarrh relief with nasal injector offer. Bradley Templeton druggists Ames sell bottles 50 cents and 1.
An ad promotes Shiloh's Cure as relief for coughs croup and whooping cough with immediate results. It also markets Sxi on's VitraizerR for constipation loss of appetite dizziness and dyspepsia with bottle prices at 50 and 75 cents.
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