This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1886
Page
3
The Ames school board elects Miss Agatha West to fill the seat vacated by Miss Olive Butler, rehires Mr. Hicks for the winter term in penmanship and drawing, and reduces outside tuition from $2 to $1.50 a month. Requests for an elocutionist are noted to raise teaching standards. The passage also covers other local items and subscription notices.
Boarding notice directs gentlemen and ladies to gather at Mrs. G. Osborn's residence on the south side of the depot for the rendezvous.
Local items report Miss Hattie West vacationing at home, Miss Olive Butler improving in health, and Deacon Kingsbury plus Miss Mamie Rainbolt visiting Ames. News covers church dedication, family travels, illnesses, marriages, and a fire at Colonel Snider’s flour mill. Holiday humor and community notices follow along with school and business updates.
Mrs. Noble sends a report from Seattle Washington Territory about the arrival of Mrs. Hunt the baby and Miss Josie all in good health and spirits after a week long journey through the Northern Pacific snows. The note highlights midwinter travel hardships and family excitement.
The article argues parents misjudge the new school physiology and hygiene texts. It emphasizes the laws make the subjects compulsory, asserting health science is essential and not a mere prohibition.
Weekly report lists transfers including Clara Little to Charles Waterman on land parcels valued at 250 dollars and Annie E. Kellogg to Waterman for 250 dollars. Sheriff transfers Daniel Pierce for 2704 dollars. Treasurer to L. L. Cassidy property parcels tax related. Helen M. Balliett to Caleb Winger parcels in Starks and Nevada. Milwaukee Land Co to A H McNall parcels Maxwell for 80 dollars. E P Quackenbush to E E Smith lot 2 block 24 Nevada others include C B Haworth to Eli Nevada parcels for 1600 dollars. Adam Baker to Al C Hansen several lots valued 8000 dollars. Ada D Shugart to D B Hill estate of Ira E Baker.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.