Holl y Goods display at Bosworth Co with toys
Bosworth & Co. advertises a wide selection of Holl y Goods and toys for boys and girls. The store invites customers to view the new arrivals and enjoy the fresh celery from Nourse’s.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1883
Page
4
Ames Retail Holiday Goods and Clothing Offers
Brown's Model Clothing and Bosworth & Co. invite customers to view a large Holiday Goods stock. Men’s overcoats from $2, 25-cent mittens and drawers, and 3000 pairs of boys’ clothing are featured to aid Story County farmers after a poor crop year. Also Bremer Co. Horse Importing Co. displays Cleveland Bays, Clyde Norman and Shire Stallions with new draft horse arrivals after a state fair impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosworth & Co
Story County
K. W. Brown
Bremer Co. Horse Importing Co
Waverly
Iowa
Capt. Jordan
Cleveland Bays
Norman
Bosworth & Co. Store Burglary and Local Notices
A stream of small ads and notices covers Bosworth & Co. thefts by youth in Story County, with two youths arrested for breaking in and stealing whisky and beer. The column also notes church revivals, local politics, and various community items including railroad and hotel references, missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exmer Compton
Mharley Shockley
Marshal Shockley
Bosworth & Co
Rosworth & Co Presents Gift Books and Accessories
A catalog note announces Beautiful Gift Books for all ages plus chromos, elegant designs, painting albums, music holders, mirrors, plaques, and many other items at Rosworth & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosworth & Co's
Bargains at BryceHam Co Housekeeping Goods Sale
Still on the war path with low prices. Great bargains for cash in housekeeping goods for next few days at BryceHam and Co. Clothing for boys and girls from Bosworth and Co. Enquire at Barstow's Drug Store about a second hand wagon. Trades offered for coal or wood with horse blankets and fly nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BryceHam & Co
Brestow & Huntington
Geo. H
France
Unclear Ad Notes Bargains at Local Stores
A collection of shop notices advertises a spring bed warranty, stoves at ruinous prices, lamps and glassware from Nourse, gold pens and Christmas cards from Bradiey and Templeton, and a general sales push from Bryvenam Co seeking public interest in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Bradiey & Templeton
Holiday goods and sales at Bosworth Co
Bosworth & Co. showcases holiday toys for boys and girls and hints at a large stock. Nourse’s advertises Vermont maple syrup at 1 per gallon, while others tout poultry, butter and eggs, cups and laces, and fresh Florida oranges at 40 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nourse
Gunung
Vermont
Nowese
Florida
A B Marhews Showcases Polled Herd at Ames Breed ers Meet
Mr A B Marhews displays his herd of sixteen imported Polled Angus and Galloway cattle in Ames during the Breed ers convention attracting attention. The Galloway bull Invincible Bob weighs 2790 pounds and a pair of two year old steers about 1500 pounds each won a Kansas City Fat Stock Show premium. He plans to sell 40 head in Des Moines on Wednesday January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Marhews
Ames
Bob
Kansas City
Des Moines
Christmas Spirit Fills Town Amid School Vacation
Christmas crowds flood stores as Baptists and Methodists prepare venues for services and trees glow with gifts. Ten year old Newton Swiger is arrested for shoplifting pencils, then released after Judge Miracle lectures him. reform school prospects are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptists
Newton Swiger
Wright & Ives
Newt
Judge Miracle
Boone
Miles
Eldora Reform School
Local Notices Highlight Poultry Prices and Christmas Jewelry
Farmers urged to sell poultry to W H Fitch for top prices while J H Voss at Office Jewelry Store offers Christmas orders. Ames correspondent notes hospitality to delegates at city conventions with comment on local associations and guests. A sale listing includes a spring wagon and farm equipment from Geo G Tilden. Daniel McCarthy and Parley Sheldon active with two associations meeting in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
The
Register
J. H. Voss
Postoffice Jewelry Store
Daniel McCarthy
Parley Sheldon
Notable press presence at Improved Stock and Short Horn conventions
The convention in this city drew reporters from Breeders' Gazette Chicago H E Heath Live Stock Record Kansas City MO John E Tansey National Live Stock Journal Chicago G W Hill Farmers Review Chicago Henry Wallace Des Moines Iowa Farmer Cedar Rapids Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis K. Hildebrand
Breeders’ Gazette
Chicago
H. E. Heath
Live Stock Record
Kansas City
John E. Tansey
National Live Stock Journal
G. W. Hill
Farmers Review
Henry Wallace
Homestead
Des Moines
Noble
Iowa Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Central District Medical Association meeting in Jefferson Iowa
A notice announces the semi annual meeting of the Central District Medical Association of Iowa to be held at the Court House in Jefferson on December 18 1883 at 3 p.m. Papers include kidney heart hypertrophy and other medical topics with speakers listed and examinations of cases. Also promoted are the State Register and INTELLIGENCER subscriptions and college resolutions on Professor Macomber's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central District Medical Association of
Lowa
Court House
Jefferson
Iowa
W. L. Ross
Perry
P. W. Farrar
Nevada
J. M. Brown
Cambridge
A. L. Wright
Carroll
Board of Trustees
the Agricultural College
Kirkwood
Professor Macomber
Ved
Macomber
Mrs Zella J Harvey Dies at 27 in Warsaw NY
Mrs Zella J Harvey wife of A J Harvey aged 27 died in Warsaw New York from consumption. She was blind from childhood and bore her illness with quiet faith in God. Funeral services were held at Trinity Church Warsaw on Sunday afternoon in a large gathering of friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
N. Y
Zella J. Harvey
A. J. Harvey
Trinity Church
Wyoming County Times
Judge Miracle Hosts Visitors Across Ames Circuit Session
The city welcomed Judge Miraclé and visiting legal figures including George France from Wisconsin and Hon S M Weaver from Iowa Falls. Residents Will Quant, W Shaver, M E Wood, Ren Birdsall, I B Frazee, and George Underwood attended events, with Underwood winning a land case decree before Judge Miracle. Nevada representatives Payne & Son, Ballou, Smith, McCarthy, and Boyes joined the Improved Stock and Short Horn Convention delegation C H R led by Rep McCall and attorneys Thompson and Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Weaver
Iowa Falls
Ren. P. Birdsall, Esq
Alden
I. B. Frazee
Toledo
Ames
George Underwood
Boone
Miracle
Bro. Payne & Son
Bro. Ballou
Good Fellows Smith, McCarthy and Boyes
McCall
Thompson and Dyer
The Great Fire at Cedar Rapids Reported
Cedar Rapids suffered a large urban fire described in detail by local authorities and witnesses. The blaze prompted rapid evacuation and extensive damage to multiple blocks, with inquiries underway into its cause and insurance claims filed by affected businesses.
Petition Aims to Rename Local Post Office Curtis
A petition circulates to rename the Gilbert post office to Curtis due to many letters being addressed to Gilbert in Scott County. Frank Wilson returns from Chicago after a brief business and pleasure trip. Orson Childs moves into a new house. Henry Guild hosts a social. Roads are rough and business dull. corn prices rise as bids improve before spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Gilbert
Scott County
Frank Wilson
Chicago
B. J. Grennell
Orson Childs
Henry Guild
Fresh Oysters and California Goods Advertised in Ames Area
Local notices list fresh oysters and dates fruit and candied goods, 20 mince pies for a dollar with flour tickets, and Sorgum, cider vinegar, and a China Set coffee. Hawley & Co. offer the Rose of Kansas Flour and other items in Story City. The note also covers village peace, church progress, and a protest against the College Board of Trustees with calls for a response from President Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose of
Kansas
Ames
H. B. Hawley & Co.’s
Iowa
Story City
D. A. Darrow
Oswego Co
N. Y
College Board of Trustees
Pres. Welch
Town Sees Busy Market Growth and Revival Attendance
Farmers bring market products boosting town commerce as stock and grain men pay out thousands weekly. Rev. John Elliott of the M E Church conducts a revival with many joining the church. A. Q O Abbott of Nevada lectured at the school house on life roads. A K Ersland and Rasmus Viland visit Dakota. The Norman family mourns a daughter lost to consumption buried Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elliott
M. E.church
A. QO. Abbott
Nevada
A. K. Ersland
Rasmus Viland
Dakota
Norman
Patrick
Trial Bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Hutchinson Man
Mr M E Allison of Hutchinson Kansas credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after other doctors and climate failed. He later bought a large bottle which cured him. It treats asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat and lung diseases. Free trial bottles at Ames Drug Stores. Large size one dollar. Bosworth and Co sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Allison
Hutchinson
Kan
Dr. King
Ames Drug
Bosworth & Co
Blind beggar in New York reads paper and carves turkey
A blind and armless beggar was found at home in New York the other day reading a newspaper and carving a turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Subscriber premiums offered for reading clubs and referrals
Promoters advertise incentives for new subscribers at 1.50 each. Offers include silver tea set by Rogers Smith Co. and L. C. Boyington folding beds and desks. Additional clubs earn one year of various newspapers or magazines. large groups offer a Whithill sewing machine. Deals target Ames and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Smith & Co
L. C. Boyington
St. Nicholas
Inter Ocean
Intelligencer
State Register
Chicago Daily Herald
Skandinaven
Daily
New York Sun
Democratic
Harper’s Magazine
Harper’s Weekly
Harper’s Bazar
the Century
Harper’s Young People
Leader
Demorest
Whithill
Ames
M. E. Wilcox
Real estate offers and abstract services in local market
Several houses and farms are up for sale or rent in the area. Brokers Shields & Cook advertise bargains on farm and city properties. The Intelligencer Office seeks readers to bring work, offering stock guarantees and abstracts at low rates. Real estate loans are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields & Cook
Jon
Intelligencer Office
Bosworth & Co Druggists Offer Free Bottle of Cough Syrup
If Bosworth and Co do not succeed it is not for lack of faith. Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup is promoted for coughs colds consumption and lung affections and a free bottle is offered to anyone in need of such medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosworth & Co
Worth & Co
Dr. Bosanko
Farm mortgage offer at six percent interest option
On farm mortgages at six per cent annual interest principal payable in installments at option of borrower. J. A. Forchpatrick Nevada Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Lucas
Nevada
J. A. Forchpatrick
Iowa
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Confidence Shortage Blamed for Half of Business Failures
Bosworth & Co. druggists say lack of confidence causes many failures and they offer a free bottle of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Sore Throat remedy to sufferers of coughs colds asthma consumption and lung complaints in hopes of boosting trust and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosworth & Co
Bosanko
Pam
New Orleans Bridge Plans Put Under Discussion
Discussion grows over the proposed Mississippi River bridge at New Orleans with an estimated cost of 13 million dollars. The plan faces scrutiny as officials weigh financing, route, and impact on commerce and regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New Orleans
New Remedy Promises Cure for Dreadful Disease
Dr. Deming announces a single application as a powerful heal. Barstow Druggist offers a free sample box to prove its curative qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deming
Barstow
Local Professionals and Businesses Directory Snippet
A dense listing of area services includes attorneys Stevens and Hays Moses Rees and D McCarthy. dentists. veterinarians K and Crambutt A F Simmons. photographers. general merchandise. Bradley and Paxton. Union National Bank of Ames. millinery Miss D B Dix. Sweeney firms. boots and shoes. drugs and stationery. Bradley and Templeton. Bosworth and Co clothing. K W Brown tailoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley & Paxton
Islue
Union National Bank of
Ames
D. B. Dix
A. J. Sweeney
Bradley & Templeton, Bosworth & Co
K. W. Brown
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the Intelligencer
Bradley & Templeton’s
Nourse’s
Bosworth & Co.'s
Bierton & Hunt TiIveTon
Brown’s Model Clothing
Malaga
A. P. Conorr
Hawley & Co
Tur
Brown’s Model Clothing Store
Dorcas Society
Breeders’ Associations
Sheldahs
M. E
Joane Nosie
Nevada Fair Grounds
Glenwood
Cuicano
Sabine
Minnesota
Russ A. Hess
Geo. A. Underwood
Howtmes
Congress
Frank Keigley
Eugene
Thos. Miller
Ellsworth
Thompson
Miller
Jones and
Duncan
Weaver
O’brien
Bosworth & Co’s
Charles Barstow
Tore
Eighty Springs
Tuomas & Soup
Bryvenam & Co
Bretton & Huntington
Bosworth & Co.’s
Dutton
Rey Nowtos & Co., Mfrs
N. G. Coox
H. B. Hawley & Co
N. G. Coax
H. B. Hawey & Co
Ea Bradley & JS
M. W. Campbell
Iowa Woman Suffrage Society
Will Lect Ames
James Pulver
Pulver
Brown
Bree Low
Jupee Perens
M. C
Brown's Model Clothing Store
Merine
D. E. Drx
Tj. H. Voss
Postoffice
W. H. Fitchpatrick
G. Tilden
Messrs
Eldora
Prof
Budd
College
Edward Barstow
Agricultural Department
C. F. Clarkson
Northwest
Weekly Register
Register and Intelligencer
Judge Miraclé
City
George France
Wisconsin
Ron. W. P. Wolf
Tipton
Prof. Wynn
W. Shaver
M. E. Wood
Will Quant
Ilona
Nebraska
Iowa State Board of Health
Manitoba Woods
Pere Hyacinthe
Sojourner Truth
Creado
Gilbert Gatherings
California
Scribbler
Sheidahil
John McKinley
Clearmont
Dr. Wood
Ocr
BrapLey & Templeton
Blank Wien Bilxs
M. Hems
A. Fitchpatrick
Salt Lake
Buckien
All d S
Bosworth Co
Pangewea
Ed. Barstow
Tue
Ames Business Directory
Attorneys At Law
Raen
D. McCarthy
G. A. Meredith
A. Beverly
Chas. Hunt
K. &. Crambutt
A. F. Simmons
N. G. Cook
T. K. Soper
Nettie Barndotian
W. J H. Clark
Ames Flouring Mills
Henry McCarthy
G. H. Runyon
Im- Wright & Eves
Bim & Co
M. W. Quick
H. Lightner
M. B. Wilcox
Thomas & Loyd
West House
Raynor House
George H. France
Glidden & Lona
Cooley & Ballstone
George F. Simmons
Paul Mahbnke
Carpenters
Stuckslager & Son, L. Nellis
Shoemaker
T. O. Helland
Charles Kilmer
Biards
McDowell
Paxton
A. J. Graves
Quick & Clothier
H. Clark
Wich
W. H. Clark
Shiloh
Nicu
Hilon
Mhiloh
Bradley & Templeton
Bigelow & Huntington
BUELL
America
Lewtaeunteneinde
Mustins
Nichols & Maxwell
Nablas
Sears
J. L. Bartlett
Boyd Building
Ames, Iowa
John H. Queal & Co
SoLicifie
G. C. Wright
Caledonia Station
Boon Co
the Times-Republican
the Times-Rerprs
Ican
Weat
Ita
Ffice
Wekly
Mississippi River
Republican Ptg. CO
Marshalltown
ORL. At
Cloaks
Dolmans
State
Maryland
Gos 1
Legislate
Lowell Carpets
Bright
Orth & Co
Magneton Appliant Co
Europe
Teeta
Magneton Appliance CO
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Lee
I Lowa
Milwaukee
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Minneapolis
la Crosse
Winona
Aberdeen
Eliendale
Eau Clair
Stillwater
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Oshkosh
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Orons
Madison
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Owatonna
Faribault
Beloit
Janesville
Mineral Point
Elgin
Rockford and
Pullman Palace
Mathernee GU
ST. Paul & Milway
Com
Foote
T. W. Wood
Ides
Toewa
Bosworth & 09
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