Doorrtrim & Co at Shelley Warehouse Advertisement
Doorrtrim and Co advertise a complete stock of agricultural implements at the Shelley Warehouse on February 15. Ottumwa and Chariton each hold $1,000 licenses and boast the policy is best under the circumstances. Boone licenses set at $500. Also note an advertisement for Wilsonia claimed as a natural health remedy.
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Doorrtrim & Co
Shelley Warehouse
Ottumwa
Chariton
Boone
Wilsonia
Nature
Mothers Should Know How Ginger Tonic Eases Babies
The piece promotes Parkers Ginger Tonic as a safe soothing remedy for infant pains and anxiety, asserting it helps babies stay healthy. It also recalls a bitterly cold January 1864 memory of the Story County courthouse fire, noting the night before and the collapse of walls the next day.
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Story County
Boone Standard
Squaw Creek Coal Offered by Ames Sellers
The undersigned are prepared to furnish Squaw Creek coal in any amount to suit the purchaser. Orders left at the Tin and Furnishing Store of M. W. Quick. Quick & Clothier, Ames, Iowa, Dec. 8, 1882. Lamp burners cause annoyance. boiling in soda and cleaning restores bright light.
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Chicago
M. W. Quick
J. Stamp
Squae Creek
Squaw Creek
Quick & Clothter
Ames
Iowa
Ladies Calling Cards at Doolittle Co February 15
Auction or sale notice for ladies calling cards with choicest goods and latest patterns printed in new script at Doolittle and Co. February 15 date listed.
Agricultural Society meeting in Story County Nevada Feb 5 1883
The Story County Agricultural Society holds its annual meeting in Nevada on Monday Feb 5 1883 to elect officers settle last year’s business and address society prosperity. Secretary S S Statler urges full attendance.
County Temperance Convention Draws Attention
The notice urges full attendance at today’s County Temperance Convention and strengthens the push for a robust delegation to the State Convention. Also reports C P McCorp’s paralytic stroke and Representative John Johnson’s injury from a falling tree near Skunk River bridge with doctors summoned.
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John Johnson
Skunk River
Drs. Allen
Emmett
Story City Herald
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Attends County Convention
All members of the WCTU are asked to attend the County Convention at the Congregational Church this afternoon for important business. Mrs G T Sresprns is president and Mrs K W Brown secretary. A severe snowstorm follows a prior one as railroads struggle to keep schedules with many lines blocked and trains running with difficulty.
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W.C
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Congregational Church
G. T. Sresprns
K. W. Brown
Northwestern
District Attorney Stevens Ill. Hays Handles Prosecutions
District Attorney Stevens has been seriously ill with scarlet fever and ear troubles, missing court. John R. Hays will lead prosecutions in his stead, with assistants he selects, while opponents accuse Judge Henderson of overreach. The paper defends Henderson, praising economy and lawful liquor-law investigations ordered by him.
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John. L. Stevens
John
Story County District Court
Stevens
John R. Hays
Eleventh Judicial District
Porter trial opens for murder in Nevada case
The State vs Mrs Porter and son for the murder of the husband and father is before Judge Henderson in District Court Nevada with the other son to be tried separately. Prosecution led by John R. Hays. defense by Funson Gifford and Frazer. The article also notes literary notices from Lippincott's Magazine and community opinions on annual account statements.
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Henderson
Nevada
John R. Hays
F. D. Thompson
J. F. Martin
Funson & Gifford
J. 8
Death Notice Glenn S Slater 18 Diphtheria
Obituary notice for Glenn S Slater aged 18 years 1 month 6 days son of A E and Emeline Slater who died at home Monday morning January 20 from diphtheria. The family expresses sorrow and faith in a blessed afterlife.
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Glenn S. Slater
A. E
Emeline Slater
Delayed Gilbert Gatherings in Frigid Sabbath
The 35 degree below zero weather halted business and kept Lizzie Keigley from reaching Norway School. Presbyterian church meetings progress with about fifteen conversions and rejoicing in the Redeemer. Rev Onyett D D. remains to teach next Sabbath the 28th, praised as a rare chance to hear an educated man.
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Gilbert
Lizzie Keigley
Norway
Presbyterian Church
Onyett
Reward offered for middle verse in Old Testament
Rutledge Publishing Company offers a $20 gold reward for the correct middle verse in the Old Testament. Send 20 cents with your answer by February 10, 1888, to Rutledge Publishing Company Easton Pennsylvania. If multiple answers tie, the prize is divided and the winner’s name is published in the March Monthly.
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Rutledge Publishing Company
Easton, Penna
Fire destroys Howard township home prompts relief drive
On Tuesday morning January 28 a fire gutted Erick Jacobson’s Howard township house due to a faulty stove pipe. Neighbors started a spot subscription and raised forty dollars and plan more to fund a new building, as Jacobson supports a large family and will likely rebuild when weather allows.
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Howard Township
Johnson
Five travelers leave Humboldt County for warmer California
A party of five including one wintering member left Humboldt County on January 15 by the first C N W train after a snow blockade in northern Iowa. They traveled toward a milder winter in sunny southern California and, while awaiting the western train at Ames, visited Capt. K. W. Brown and his wife. Brown’s temperance work is praised and a call is made for more leagues to enforce the law amid critical remarks about officials.
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Story City Herald
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Fire in improvised spittoon at Nourse Bros store
A Tuesday evening blaze started in a spittoon filled with saw dust at Nourse Bros. A lit cigar was thrown in, the saw dust caught fire, and the odor alerted shoppers only after the spitton was accidentally kicked over revealing the smoldering embers. The incident serves as a warning about careless disposal and ignition hazards.
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Nourse Bros
Tile & Co Announces Auction of Agricultural Implements in Ames
The undersigned notify the public that they will owes the Shelley Warehouse on the 15th of it next, with a full stock of Agricultural Implements, of all kinds and makes, and will serve them with strict honesty and faith. Farmers are requested to call and examine our stock before purchasing of other dealers. G. A. Tile & Co. Ames, Iowa, January 26, 1888.
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Story County
Shelley
G. A. Tile & Co
Ames
Iowa
Corner building changes in February occupancy
Bosworth & Co. will occupy the corner building recently vacated by Mr. Barstow about mid February, and Mrs. Bradley will move into the room now occupied by B. & Co.
Howard wins first prize in Indianola oratorio contest
S B Howard of the State University won the first prize in the Indianola oratorical contest.
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The
State University
Indianola
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