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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
3
6 Nourse advertises a well selected stock of Christmas candies nuts dates figs oranges bananas apples lemons Italian chestnuts not old ones. Customers pay at the door and receive a supply at low prices from a first class cash grocery.
Regular meeting of Ellsworth CG No 98 shows officers elected including President Mrs Condit Vice President Miss Hamilton Secretary Mrs Lucas Treasurer Miss Cena Thayer Chaplain Mrs Loughran Conductor Mrs Bosworth Guard Mrs Butler Del to Cedar Rapids Mrs Lucas Alternate Mrs Thayer and notes on local promotions and community notices from the periodical.
Settlement Wanted. All persons indebted to me will please settle by cash or note before January 1 1888. W S Bradley. We have a nice assortment of Badger State Shawls at D A Biceton Co. House to rent inquire X Porch. Boiled Cider at 80 cents per gallon Hamilton Co’s. The finest line of Books in the County at J H Pickett Co. Tilden offering bargains in several lines of goods. Fine eating and cooking apples at Nourse’s. Christmas New Years line of novelties at D A Bierstow Co. Largest line of Plush Goods at J H Pickett Co. Look over Holiday Goods at Hamilton Co before buying. Elegant line of Gold Pens Pencils and Picks at J B Paxton’s.
Maxwell and Son offer the largest stock of mixed candies at bottom prices. Prices listed include 10 15 20 25 35 and 40 cents per pound with fruits nuts and other goods in proportion. Call and see us.
Retail items and promos appear from D A Bigelow Co J H Pickett Co Maxwell and Sons and Hamilton Co. plus stock notes from D A Breelow Co and D A Breighton Co. References to The Intelligencer and Weekly State Register subscription and a health tonic claim from Dr Harter. End with a commercial, festive emphasis.
1888 diaries at J. H. Pickett & Co. offer Smyrna Rugs described as not too large and priced to sell quickly. D. A. BrezLtow & Co advertise washable wax and china dolls of all prices and sizes at Bosworth's Corner Drug Store.
A collage of shop notices shows Cal Giddings and D. A. Bigelow & Co advertising fruit, handkerchiefs, and Christmas displays. Nourse's market promotes Monarch goods and canned foods Batavia brand. Jewelry store touts gold watches and diamond rings. A call to order “Iowa in War Times” appeals to teachers and students.
Settling all accounts for Our Tinware, Penson and McLain announce a December 22 skating rink dance to arrange a winter series. Pitser's Quadrille Band to provide music. Clamp and Strap Skates and carving knives advertised at Penson and McLain.
Fine Mammoth Bronze Turkeys offered with prices at residence in Ames Iowa. Local ads note cutlery line from Person and McLAIN. Agricultural College seeks hay straw corn fodder and oats for market price. Squire Fitchpatrick seeks poultry for exchange at his west Ames residence. December 1 1887.
Advertisement touts Syrup of Igs as a liquid fruit remedy for liver medicines and cathartics. Claims it is easier to take, gentler on the stomach, more effective, and truly beneficial. Endorsed by H. Wes in terman.
Notice to agents for a new coil oil fuel product that saves monthly costs. Sells at sight and offers terms for immediate joiners. Company based in St. Joseph, Missouri invites inquiries to be first in the field.
Attendees at Pierce's Business College in Keokuk Iowa can save five dollars by purchasing a ten dollar coupon from this office. Jobs offered are cash on delivery and paid upon completion.
The Far mer's Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association of Story County held a meeting in Nevada on December 10 to review pledged property and plan rapid operation. About seventy thousand dollars in property was pledged, with a goal of reaching one hundred thousand dollars this month. Secretary D. M. Hayden urged farmers to participate, stressing homekeeping of funds, lower costs, and countywide benefits from mutual insurance.
It notes cheap southern farming lands in Jackson Tennessee Aberdeen and Jackson Mississippi Hammond Crowley Jennings Welsh Lake Charles and other points. Round trip tickets to New Orleans Jennings and Lake Charles usable until June 1 1888 with stopovers south of Cairo Illinois via Illinois Central Rail Road. For rates consult the nearest agent and request the guide from Manchester Iowa by J F Merry General Western Passenger Agent.
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