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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
3
The Intelligencer notes local business notices are charged ten cents a line per week, with a five cent per line rate under the heading Business Brevities. No rate changes unless specified by a yearly contract.
Local items report visits and travels of residents including Mrs Gaston and children, Gen Geppis, Mrs Warre and John Glidden, and E R Chamberlain. Shoppers see new hat lines and watches from Bree Low Huntington and Brad Paxton. Prairie chickens, Hazards, and circus attendance noted along with upcoming sales and property moves.
Listing of train numbers and departure times for Pacific Express Atlantic Express and St Paul Des Moines routes with passenger and freight services. Station agent Mt Loom notes no other trains will carry passengers.
Advertising agency activity noted with a New York mention and a series of fragmented terms pointing to media deals. The readable bits suggest campaign notes or a product sound reference.
Gen. Given visited Ames after Maxwell reunion and spent time with local youths. Thistles infest the southwest city area near the Des Moines rail line and should be cut down to prevent spreading seeds next summer. A half bushel of apples is gratefully received from farmer J. B. Kooser whose orchard was damaged by winter weather. Ames is overrun with weeds along sidewalks and should be cleared by city authorities for health reasons. Washington Township Republican caucus produced a tame primary with delegates named and support leaning to Governor candidate Larrabee. The dog star and hydrophobia myths are discussed in a light scientific note. Congregational Church women announce an Aug 27 entertainment at Opera Hall to raise funds for replacing church windows. Everyone is welcome.
The Story County convention re-nominated Nelson, McCarthy, Mills, Roe, Hostetter and Mitchell by acclamation, and Banks and Ballard on the first ballot, signaling strong unity and trust in the party to select capable men for office. The article lauds all candidates as strong, good men and emphasizes unity and prudent judgment.
A convention at Mari on Smiths Grove in Milford Township drew good attendance and orderly conduct. Mrs. Ben Confare was elected township association president with Mrs. C. M. Minkler as secretary and treasurer. County President Ingalls explained the lesson. W. H. Stevens spoke on qualifications for a successful teacher and Mr. Hardcastle on temperance. The day concluded with optimism for future results.
An advocacy piece extols outdoor exercise as essential for building strong citizens. It argues sport development profits and rapid growth, praising a tonic beverage for ailments and nervous disorders, claiming broad health benefits for liver kidney lungs and heart.
Jeff Keigley reports ten acres of white Russian oats with an expected average of sixty five bushels per acre. Some heads reach two feet in length, indicating robust growth and potential high yield.
The notice lists Biegelton Huntington Bradley and Paxton selling summer goods at reduced prices and a wide shoe stock for Men Women and Children. It also promotes Ketchum wagons, home industries, a veteran pension rise for C D Bunce, L M Co wagon and buggy sales, and a Sunday School Convention at Wills School House Union Township on August 23 with invites to bring hymn books and Bibles.
I B Prazer announces receipt of an assortment of celebrated Columbus watches praised as the best in the known world.
Grace Bartlett shows slow but steady recovery from internal injuries after a serious accident two weeks ago. Though severe, her condition is improving, and doctors remain hopeful barring any unfavorable turn.
W H Beadle harvested twenty acres of oats last Saturday yielding fifty nine bushels per acre. The year’s oat yields range from thirty to sixty bushels per acre with thirty being the lowest reported.
Several noted trotters will compete at the Nevada fair grounds with lively speed ring action. Races start at 2 p.m. Admission is 15 cents.
We present a full stock of ready made clothing including worsteds plaid and novelty fabrics for men boys and children. Special effort has secured the newest patterns in suits and pants and early inspection is invited.
The publication adds many names of old soldiers to existing lists including Keeney private Co B 3d Minn Inf Ames M E ay remo private Co 17th Ohio Inf H cane private Co C Tist New York S M Ames L Taylor private Co K 92d Ill n mn Cash fShackly private Co K 10th Iowa 74 Geddes Col 8th Iowa Inf Ames vison P Howe private Co B 10th Missouri Inf Ontario John B Howe private Co I 78th Ill Inf Nevada Edmund Loughran private 1st Iowa Battery J C Mason private 3d Wisconsin Inf Nevada Jas F Dame private Co H 22d Wis J W Kaine Minns Inf Nevada M E Wilkinson serg t H 28th Iowa D J Whitaker 21 Iowa Artillery evada W R Kirk Co B 10th Missouri Inf Joseph Middough Co A 36th Iowa
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters quickly cure kidney and liver complaints and Bright's Disease, diabetes, and urinary issues. It asserts the remedy purifies blood, regulates bowels, and acts on diseased parts, with a guarantee and sale at 50 cents a bottle by J. H. Pickett & Co., Palace Drug.
Mrs. W. D. Lucas visits Ames while Rep. delegates report on convention. The Nevada delegation weighs Given and Larrabee support with speeches by Nelson Wood Maxwell and others. Prospective sheriff candidates Wood Banks and Mullen receive praise. J. R. Hayes presides. AMEs Monitor launches as Republican weekly. many local figures attend and comment on party race dynamics.
The Congregational church ladies announce the program will be held Thursday evening of next week, not Tuesday as previously published.
A notice seeks the return of Father Cramblit’s glasses kept in a round tin case. The finder should deliver them to Mr. Cramblit and will receive his gratitude. the glasses are valuable only to him.
The Sunday morning sermon addresses readers who question the truth of Genesis and other Old Testament history. All are invited to attend. G. H. Starring.
A Victorian-era advert describes tired women languid and irritable with many burdens, claiming Parker's Tonic will restore vigor and relieve their distress without illness, urging readers to seek the remedy for the gendered malaise.
Reformed outlaw C D Hildebrand presents a moral exhibition tracing 30 years crime with 18 years in prison. The show promises graphic prison horrors and startling exposés drawing crowds in Ames on Tuesday evening with reserved seats and tickets available at local shops.
Old time advertisement touts a salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped islands chil blains corns and skin eruptions. Promises cure for piles with money back if not satisfied. Price 25 cents per box. For sale Pickelt db Co. Dalace Drex Stcee. ad
A debt collection notice from BALL & STEARNS in Ames dated August 20 1885 requests patrons call to settle accounts within ten days. Brief gangling notes mention Will C Kege publisher and J H Duffus belated travelers in London wreck story, and a July list of marriage licenses issued to several couples including Clapper and Mandoline, Cary and Boelke, Thatcher and Buffington, Briley and Thurman, Erickson and Pederson, Killen and Lucas, Jacobson and Hauser.
A stock car blocked the main line at Loudon on Monday night causing a three and a half hour delay to the Eastbound passenger train. A freight train struck the car at forty miles per hour, derailing thirteen stock cars and wrecking the engine in a severe crash. Mrs. Ives, formerly of Duff place north of Ames, died in Des Moines from destitution after a late typhoid illness. her husband was found nearby, smoking a pipe, as neighbors and physicians attempted to aid her before she passed away.
The G A R Department reports the Sixth reunion of Story county veterans at Maxwell drew over 200 old soldiers and an estimated 2000 attendees. Nevada will host next year’s meeting with officers selected: Colonel John Scott Lieutenant Colonel L L Smith Major C E Haverly Quartermaster Jay A King Surgeon Geo Goo Go Pits and others.
The Palace Drug Store promotes Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup with free sample bottles. The ad touts this remedy for coughs colds consumption and bronchitis and links the product to the store’s broad range of oils window glass and wallpaper.
A 1854 letter from Huntsville praises the Ketchum Wagon for superior road performance, noting it runs nearly like a buggy and allows hauling more with less effort. Neighbors compare it favorably, despite strong opposition and harsh criticism. The adage The Ketchum Wagon Recommends Itself concludes the piece.
Marshalltown Iowa July 1885 Loughran Machine Co Ames Iowa responds to a letter praising the Ketchum Wagon. The firm touts superior quality with three coat paint screws top straps and sand proof skein. They claim heavier iron finish lighter draft and better value than rival wagons and promise ongoing production and inspection by practical makers.
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