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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1884
Page
3
The Ames paper reports business rates, grain markets, and social notes. It covers the Blaine and Logan Club formation with officers, local visits, sales ads, and upcoming Harvest Home events along with political chatter and community notices.
Readers across states praise Marsh's Tonic Astringent for dysentery cholera infantum and general bowel complaints. Advertisements tout it as a safe certain remedy sold by local druggists, with testimonials from Kansas City Burlington and Anderson.
A meeting of the Ames Blaine and Logan Club is planned for this Saturday evening at Cal Giddings office. By laws will be adopted. Plume Knights' committee will report on uniform and a full uniform is to be adopted. Mr Stevens and other gentlemen will give speeches. new members and ladies are invited to attend.
Mr Ira E Baker of the city north section died early Thursday morning after a buggy accident. The horse bolted, throwing him from the vehicle and injuring his spine as he landed on shoulder and neck. He was estimated to be between fifty and sixty and was a respected citizen.
Tus Democrats of Story County held a pole raising in Nevada on Saturday with a noon hoist of a hickory flagpole. A mass meeting named Parley Sheldon Ames for Clerk H L Swafford Nevada for Recorder and Peter Mathie Story City for Supervisor. Delegates to the State Convention were chosen and evening speeches followed indoors due to rain.
Eadward Shepherd of Harrisburg testifies to the healing power of Electric Bitters after a eight year leg ulcer. He credits three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve for restoring his leg. Sold by Henry Westerman at 50 cents per bottle and 24 cents per Bucklen box.
The Cambridge Reporter lauds The Anxi IN TELLIGENCER as one of the best exchanges, noting it is full of news and bright in appearance.
Miss Mary McCarthy, who has assisted her uncle in the Auditor's office for months, returned home last Saturday. Mr. Fred Barnes is re installed as deputy.
A musicale and sociable will be held at the residence of Mr. H. C. Huntington Tuesday evening next. Short declamations will be delivered. Bring dimes and quarters and dollars to be sent to missions in Burmah.
The undersigned rents Mr. Wm. Barnes' Blacksmith Shop and invites old friends of Mr. B and new patrons. B. F. Stearns promises careful attention to horse shoeing with veterinary experience and guarantees plow work.
Elder J B Vawter of Altoona will speak at Christian Chapel Ontario Iowa on August 27 1884 about his prison experiences and escape attempts. Admission is 25 cents with discounted rates for children and proceeds go to the Christian Church.
Mr William Johnson of Huron Dakota reports his wife suffered acute bronchitis for long. A bottle of Dr King s New Life Pills for consumption coughs and colds produced a magical effect and a permanent cure. Trial bottles sold by Henry Westerman. Large size 1.00.
On Tuesday morning August 19 1884 at the residence of M A Stevens officiated by Rev D Thompson Mr G L Woodward of Whiten Kansas married Miss Emma G Stevens of Grant two in Story County The groom is described as a young man of energy and worth and takes a valued life partner to Kansas with him.
Dresses offered at low prices by BrerLton and HUNTINGTON accompany notices of a Takio Oct.-Prof. Vawter lecture on Prison Life in Dixie. A 15 year old telegraph trainee, Charlie Sterns, secures a Denison night operator job at $45 monthly. Reports include a campus fight and a political musician, Foster & Son glassware promotion, and Frank Coffee expanding from traps to groceries and provisions into a $1,000 monthly trade.
Waterloo paper notes tax issues and Prof Shearer’s lectures on microscopy in schools. He covered using microscopes, teaching animals and literature, and the value of engaging experiments. Clear demonstrations highlighted possibilities for teachers and student study.
A Sabbath School sociable will be held Friday evening August twenty ninth at the residence of Mr. B F Murphy, situated 144 miles south of Ames. A good attendance is desired.
Gen Geddes spent a day or two in Ames this week. citizens gave the hero of Shiioh a warmer welcome than any other traveler.
The Independent critiques Cleveland missteps and calls for renewed vigor. It urges a united stance for the Independents to seize momentum and shape future policy.
Miss Allie Wilkinson is recovering from a severe sickness. The shop notes a new ladies shoes assortment offered by Bier Low and Huntington.
A health ad extols Hers Hair Balsam claiming to keep hair abundant and glossy while preserving a youthful color. The copy emphasizes shine and vitality as a cosmetic benefit.
A bold claim promotes Dr Sanko's Cough and Censure cure for coughs colds and lung soreness. Neighbors who have used it endorse the remedy and a free sample bottle is offered by L M Bosworth the local druggist. Regular sizes cost cents and a dollar.
A fragmented advertisement page promotes salves for cuts and skin ailments by Henry Westerman, touts Athiophoros for rheumatism, and cites William S Williams of Hartford. It notes taxes due dates and warns of delinquency, while Parker's Ginger Tonic is advertised for kidney and liver upkeep.
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