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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1890
Page
7
Train schedule notes note 805 A.M. and 120 P.M. times with 4:50 P.M. and 9:56 P.M. arrival for No. 58. Passenger service indicated on Sundays with other trains carrying passengers.
Robbie Bigelow spends his vacation in the store. Dr. Raynor travels to Hubbard for a few days. Local residents host and visit family in Des Moines, Boone, Nevada, Battle Creek and Ames. Ames society notes parties, visits, exams, a Wy nn place dentist, a Northwestern auditor, and a WCTU convention in Dexter with several social events and meetings.
Thanksgiving scenes across Ames and nearby towns unfold with family dinners at Col Scott home and Woodward families. Residents from Des Moines to Omaha join relatives, while schools close then reopen. Community events include a small evening dance, Union service, and local social gatherings at Davis and Brumagim homes.
The Ames Reading Club selects an outline to study English history beginning with the reign of King John in 1199. It covers reign time, genealogy, geography, contemporary history, customs, education, women, church power, progress, literature, notable people, events, and illustrative books with recommended readings and parallel works.
Thanksgiving events marked a day of thanks in Zearing with a school program Rev Anthony delivering a sermon and a $90 gift presented at a gathering for him. A football match between boys and businessmen ended 11 to 2 for the boys. The barber shop incident led to bonds for three suspects while town business activity and winter prep continued amid illnesses and plans for new local enterprises and a possible newspaper launch.
Miss Carrie Chaney visited friends in Ames last week. Mrs. J. H. Cooley of Vinton visited her sister Mrs. Wortman. J. T. Gray hosted Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Marshalltown. The Pearson sociable was a success and the Kelley ladies hold a Tuesday sociable for city benefit.
Stella MecQuillin spent days with Hattie Broughard. The Wilson infant died Sunday morning of consumption. Revival meetings are under way at the M. P. church led by Rev. Smith. Miss Jessie Rogers returns from visiting Charley Dailey in Boone. Thanksgiving dance cited as a success with a fine supper by Mrs. Broughard. E Thomas of Chicago visiting relatives. O H Adams leaves Thursday for Chicago to buy stock. Music lovers attended Woody Bros concert in Nevada Saturday.
A collage of local notices promoting carving sets at McLain's for Thanksgiving. Also an offer to buy Partridge Cochin Roosters from W H Johnson dated 11 20 14 and an upcoming dental service by Dr Newton on December 8 at the West House. The notice mentions a move to a store with Crockery Glassware Lamps and a broad range of fruits and goods, inviting patrons to visit.
An offer claims a sure cure for hog cholera with no cure no pay by Thomas Brooks of Ontario Iowa. The text notes a series of United Brethren church meetings led by Rev Ford closed Saturday evening and mentions Maxwell and Son placing a new advertisement elsewhere on the page for readers to study.
Mrs. Luther Lutz of Shelby North Carolina suffered seven years of illness with consumption like symptoms including a persistent cough and sleep loss. After taking one dose she slept through the night and, with a single bottle, was reported miraculously cured. Free trial bottle offered by W C Hamrick Co.
A farmer digging a well near Pullman Washington recently uncovered a rich bed of onyx. The find could affect local mining prospects and may lead to further exploration by nearby landowners.
Bids will be received at the county Auditor's office in Nevada Story County Iowa until noon January 13 1891 for building a jail per plans on file. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject bids or modify plans after contract award. By order of Board of Supervisors A P Kina Co Auditor.
The Oyster Supper planned for Thursday at Geo G Tilden’s home is postponed to Tuesday of next week. Heyseyooly is invited. Garland residents deny an influenza epidemic. Iowa City Herald seeks Republican support with editor Sperry, formerly of Riverside Leader. General Bridgman, elder Keokuk citizen, paralyzed on Thanksgiving. death expected soon. Robt Keatley’s family reaches $3,000 settlement and father gains flagman job after bridge collapse incident near Center Grove on the Illinois Central. James Chair, ex-saloonkeeper of Charles City, gets six months for contempt after liquor conviction. Van Vost’s La Verne bigamy case dismissed. first wife’s divorce record found, marriage legalized. S. W. Van Voorhies farm house burned near Eldora. contents lost except organ. insurance about $1,500. Robt Leeds and Jerry Hitchcock fatally injured in Cherokee accident.
Two men were fatally or seriously injured after brakeless freight cars rolled downhill and collided with a switch engine near the stock yards. James McKinley, 50, a bricklayer on the Baldwin block, died after a ladder fall in Council Bluffs. He was intoxicated and ignored warnings, falling headfirst and breaking his neck.
Perkins' Grocery advertises flour, maple products, lamps and glassware, honey, Saratoga Chips, dried fruits, canned goods and other items. It claims to pay more for produce than competitors and notes a sugar promotion at 17th Street Good Light N. O.
Notice states the proposition to issue bonds of Story County for ten thousand dollars to fund a jail. a tax levy to repay. presented at the general election of November 4, 1890. a majority voted for. Board of Supervisors declares adoption.
The piece promotes the Mexican Gulf Coast as an ideal winter home with New Orleans as a base. It touts hunting and fishing near New Orleans, oysters, boating and pine-ocean ambiance, and invites inquiries to J F Merry in Manchester Iowa for an illustrated booklet.
A dense listing of sanitation rules includes no privy discharges into streets, mandatory covered garbage receptacles, and immediate reporting of infectious disease cases to the Board of Health. It prescribes isolation, quarantine, signage for smallpox or diphtheria, restricted access to quarantined premises, and strict handling of contaminated clothing, with sealed, expedited burials for deaths from dangerous diseases.
An old promotional rhyme traces Castoria through family milestones from infancy to parenthood. It emphasizes the product as a reliable remedy or comfort across generations, mentioning childhood crying and continued use by mothers for their own children.
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