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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
1
Home seekers excursions to the northwest west and southwest via the North Western Line offer greatly reduced tickets on the first and third Tuesdays each month from November 1902 to April 1903. Sleeping cars are available and full particulars may be obtained from Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
Mrs. M E Henry advertises a closing out sale from now until Christmas offering trimmed and ready-to-wear items at or below cost. The notice includes a dubious line about pills and references DeWitt's Early Risers as a supposed remedy.
The trans Pacific cable was christened at Frisco Monday. Debates over Venezuela and the Monroe doctrine continue as Britain and Germany pursue past due obligations while viewing the threat of war with caution and the impact on development.
Two weeks before Christmas the store promotes its wide holiday selection including furs muff sets mandercharies umbrellas and a vast array of gifts for men women and children. The advertisement touts low prices and high quality on fabrics hosiery belts gloves and linens with numerous decorative and practical items highlighted.
The piece notes December Christmas tree sales and sleigh riding as popular winter pastimes. It reports the Independent Telephone Association forming 1903 officers in Chicago to curb Bell involvement, plus remarks on Santa Claus gifts and a Nevada traveler predicting Assiniboia becoming a U S state. It covers student awards in an oratorical contest, land sale ads in Missouri near Kansas City, and local services and furnishings listings.
A cold wave forecast warns of sudden weather changes and a hoarse voice and heavy cough. Madison Ga resident E H Wise endorses One Minute Cough Care for curing coughs colds flu bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles, claiming it heals inflamed membranes and strengthens the lungs.
Carl L. Little has several good farms within seventy five miles of Kansas City suitable for exchange for Ames and Story county property. A new lot of copyright books from Loughran & Bauer arrives. Maple City Self Washing Soap marketed as a friend. consider asking a friend to introduce you. Inquire of U B Sprig about FARM FOR RENT. tf.
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