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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1890
Page
10
Fragmentary timetable notes show routes and train numbers for Chicago and North Western trains heading east and west, with limited details on freight and passenger services, schedules, and agents. The garbled text references specific trains and times but lacks complete context.
Local society items list visits and travel across Ames Nevada Columbus Ohio Boston Longmont Col. including Miss Leila inch Mrs H S Hoot Frank Lucas Rev Allen Hickey and others. Reports mention teachers meeting for graded district school reforms and a Des Moines banquet by the Town Travelling Men association.
A large congregation attended the funeral of Mrs Louise Banks who died at seventy eight years. Born in Maine and later living in Canada and New York she moved to the county where she resided until her death after a long marriage to Alvin Banks and with eight children left to mourn. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church around 1830 and was a devoted wife and mother for about sixty years.
Local notices cover school board work nearing completion, holiday ads and prices, a car load of horses bought in Boston, church services, charity collection totals, and plans for water works and electric road. Births, marriages, an accident, and ordinance enforcement are also noted along with acknowledgments of public works and bank renovations.
Market notices warn against hunting on premises and urge prompt account settlements by January 15 1891. Various merchants promote watches jewelry cloaks coats and holiday goods with low prices extra offers and excursions via the Chicago & North Western Railway. Local coupons prize offers and free portraits appear alongside groceries sugars eggs and tobacco prices.
Three stray cattle found about six weeks ago twenty three miles north east of Kelley are now in the possession of Paul Paulson. The owner may reclaim by paying for feed and this notice.
Advertisement states W. G. Wrieur seeks to swap a new phaeton cart for firewood. The brief note offers a trade proposition and contact cue.
J. B. Paxton states he has hired Mr. Fallman to handle the repairing department and will focus on optical goods after January 1, 1890. He will reduce jewelry stock to make room, maintaining a full jewelry line.
Local grocer Grove's advertises Secale Flakes Buckwheat Flour Slap Jack Meal and Maple Syrup with olive bulk option and Rector's Chili Sauce also available.
Slogan bids hog owners to send for a hog cholera cure with no cure no pay from Thomas Brooks Ontario Iowa with H Gilbert as inquiry contact. Local ad promotes broad goods in Crockery Glassware Lamps China canned and dried fruits claiming best variety price and quality. Hamilton Co announces better show of goods and a dental visit by Dr Newton at the West House on December 8.
Bids for building a jail in Story County Iowa are to be received at the county Auditor's office in Nevada until noon January 13 1891. Plans and specifications are on file in the Auditor's office. The Board of Supervisors may reject bids and modify plans after the contract is let. By order of Board of Supervisors A P Kina county Auditor.
A gentle reminder of ongoing winter activity fills the town with sleighs on the streets and merchants selling winter goods. The piece records local visits, a mental health case, church meetings, a creamery manager move, a teachers meeting, and plans for a horticultural farm by Miss Mann and Miss Mann in Kossuth county.
Town ordinance enforces closed sewers refuses discharge into streets and requires covered trash receptacles May to November swap. It mandates isolation and reporting for smallpox yellow fever typhoid diphtheria and scarlet fever with Board of Health notices quarantine and restricted movement until cleared and strict funeral and body handling rules.
Pure Maple Syrup and Maple Sugar at A. M. Perkins'. You should call and see the fine Lamps and Glassware at A. M. Perkins'. Perkins the Grocery. will pay you more for your produce than any one else.
Arcadia Lodge No 249 F and A M adopted unanimous resolutions on November 25 1890 mourning James K Gilchrist a loyal mason and true friend to the lodge and his wife and children. They voted 30 days mourning, published the resolutions in Ames Intelligence and sent a sealed copy to the widow. The Cosmpolitan Christmas issue announced at 100000 copies with Dan Beards cartoons and a large illustrated 228 image feature list.
Publishers promise prizes including a three year seminary or college education in Canada or the United States or a full year of travel in Europe for the winner. A $750 deposit funds the offer, with many other merit prizes to be awarded. Send six two cent U.S. stamps to The Canada Queen in Toronto for rules and text.
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