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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
9
Eight miles west of Lineville John Elliston his wife and two children drown when their wagon is swept by a swollen stream. Elliston, unable to swim, unable to rescue his family or himself after the wagon swung around in the swift current.
On a south bound Wa bash passenger train near Moulton a serious affray broke out with a shooting and cutting incident. Principal actors were Dr Heaton of Coatesville Missouri and Harry Curry ex sheriff of Davis county. Heaton was carried from the train at Glenwood Junction badly cut and unconscious while Curry had three bullet wounds in the lungs. The feud dates from an old dispute.
Auditor of State McCarthy compiles a comparative statement for 172 savings and 209 state banks as of June 30 1898 and June 30 1897. Deposits increased by 13 893 564 during the year about 30 percent, bringing total deposits to about 45 000 000 at year start.
John Casiner of Chelsea confronts Sherman Wilcox over disturbances and is shot dead when Wilcox draws a revolver. Wilcox also dies in the ensuing confrontation but is captured by witnesses.
A man believed to have killed Frank Beard at De Witt on July 26 was captured about 20 miles from Webster City along a railroad track after a running fight with a posse in which several shots were fired. He refused to state his name. A $1,000 reward remains for the arrest.
Milwaukee shops in Dubuque employees work ten hours daily six days a week due to record grain yields in the northwest. Increased need for cars and rolling stock will require substantial investment to move the harvest.
Henry Schultz of Valley City shot and killed his wife in Davenport before taking his own life. Domestic trouble, a recent separation, and a divorce petition on cruelty grounds were cited. The couple left two sons, ages three and five.
The civil service commission announced fall exam dates in Iowa. Burlington on October 12 for departmental. Des Moines October 7 departmental. railway mail October 8 plus October 25, 27 and 28. technical at Dubuque October 10. Mason City October 10 except stenographer and typewriter.
The report covers a Kellerton reunion of Ringgold county veterans, pension disbursements totaling 8,672,684.49 for 57,915 secured pensions, bird shooting protests in Morningside, land claim allocations by Special Commissioner Stevens, a freight car robbery near Wheatland, a storm damage near Monroe, a large Iowa regiment reunion in Newton, a Dubuque jewelry theft, Ernsdorf injuries in Dubuque, a Whinery family reunion in Marshalltown, a Cromwell bridge fire, a Des Moines mine boiler explosion, and injuries from a Boone Northwestern wreck with Engineer Bell losing a leg.
An adjacent state undertaker blasts a southwest line for slow trains and flood washouts. He warns that continued delays will ruin funeral business as corpses await transport to final destination, exposing fear over delayed funerals and grim delays.
Calico traces its origin to 1498 in India and marks four centuries of use. William Simpson & Sons touts its prints as best quality with bright colors and broad dealer recognition. The firm promises continued quality and urges buyers to prefer their calico bearing the William Simpson & Sons ticket.
A fragmentary report from New York notes jubilation over a supposed victory linked to Spanish power. It mentions cheaper provisions and feasting in Madrid, with a discussion of a destruction blamed on a cyclone and unclear origin of the event.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful swollen nerves and bunions and makes tight shoes feel easy. It cures sweating callouses hot tired feet and provides instant relief. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores trial package available.
Dr. K Hosmer visited the new library and asked for archives. A jokey reply from a venerable reader: “Where Noah kept his bees? In the ark hives.” The item reads as a light quip in the Padies Home Journal.
Dr Hayes offers a treatment that allegedly controls asthma relieves itching and sneezing checks catarrhal symptoms stops cough and purportedly cures from the root. Send for a book on Fever and Asthma with no charge to Dr es at Buffalo NY.
A brief comic note about Dora who avoids dinner yet plans for the future. She asks during a piano lesson if she can learn the harp instead, saying it will save time when she becomes an angel.
A Chicago Post editorial highlights a gentlemanly stance on a woman’s assertive self belief. He notes she thinks she can improve upon the Lord's handiwork and refrains from direct accusations.
A witty dialogue from Jewelers Weekly features a master sculptor joking about an American student copying Gervera and creating a bust of Commodore Schley as the next rival work.
A humorous exchange from Tit-Bits where a husband boasts about knowing how to handle his wife and argues she resists his methods due to her obstinacy. The brief ribbing reflects light domestic irony.
A fragment from an April 11 1894 notice notes Piso's Cure for consumption and asthma medicine with references to Will and No jams and an alliance with England. The readable text is incomplete and relies on dubious historic ads.
A jumble of quotes and captions from a 19th century page includes a cure ad for colds with laxative pills, light dialogue exchanges about milk from animals, playful flirtations, and witty lines from the Washington Dem ocrat and Chicago Post.
A Washington Star fragment notes a village debate over a new neighbor labeled eccentric or plain crank. It contrasts a brisk remark by a prominent citizen with a wife query about a lay figger and a joke about egg prices.
A country boy visiting New York stopped a frantic runner aiming at a sidewalk crowd of men, women, and children. He saved their lives but lost his own. The tale is followed by a promotion for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it saves hundreds of lives yearly and cures stomach liver bowels and blood disorders.
A curious list of phrases appears and a joke about a man carrying a baby as a meat package. Mentions the Chicago Times and L A W Bulletin text snippets, with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Care priced at 75 cents.
Fragmentary OCR text references W. C. Rineau and Queen St bouts with garbled city and event details. The readable bits mention a first trial and a possible question “What are we set for now” but no coherent outcome, dates, or participants due to severe text corruption.
A father from Orrick Missouri lauds Dr Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine in the world after it helped his daughter recover from measles relapse nearly restoring her sight. The ad touts radical blood purifying cures, root work, and offers a free Curebook from J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
A period piece urges young wives to preserve their looks for their spouse and presents Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. A reader letter from Chambersburg, Pa., details relief from painful menstruation and other symptoms after treatment, endorsing Mrs. Pinkham.
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