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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1905
Page
1
The Mt Victory Ohio Observer notes the ongoing struggle over subscription pricing. It argues that a $1 annual rate does not cover costs including white paper wrapping printing and mailing labor. It recalls past price cuts from $2 to $1 and contrasts with a 90 percent rise in paper costs in under six years.
Washington postal authorities fix a $20 fine for taking letters from the office that do not belong to you and not returning them. County residents are urged to check mail before leaving and return any non own items immediately, especially newspapers. The warning notes the excuse of postmaster fault will not justify holding others mail.
D. R. Crowel of Colfax Iowa on Wednesday took possession of the Marine House from the incumbents. He plans to run a first class hotel with railway traffic and a capable staff. The season is favorable and locals wish him success promising only a short time will prove the venture right.
Advertisement notes Chamberlain's Golic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy available at a quarter at Loughran and Bauer.
A Home Man defends local merchants against a Home Woman critique of Main Street hitching posts. He argues cluttered sidewalks and stray wagons harm town appearance, praises local advertising, and rebuts the idea that catalog houses steal trade. He urges better home advertising to keep business local.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised as soothing and effective for colds croup and whooping cough. The note highlights its pleasant taste no opium or harmful drugs and safe use for babies and adults. Sold by Lougran Bauer.
A terse quip notes that nothing irritates a man more than watching a woman step out of a car backward, delivering a sharp, concise jab on manners and conduct.
The Farm Crops Department at Iowa State College seeks germination data on seed corn. Farmers should mail two hundred kernels from one hundred representative ears after removing two kernels from each ear. Names kept private. include sender name. Cooperation will help assess Iowa seed conditions this spring.
A stark warning links the Chicago theater tragedy with a later pneumonia wave in the city, urging timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The item also notes local shop changes in Story City and Webster City, farmer wives’ burdens, and seed corn train promotions, with ads for Dade's Little Liver Pills and Pinesalve.
A new regulation will require stock owners to accompany shipments to obtain passes, aiming to curb frauds by stockmen who used to procure transportation for friends. The rule targets railroads where passes were issued to stockmen and their associates.
A Boone swindle tale reaches Ames after a man named A. J. Roach peddled hams at six cents a pound. Weighed meat proved three to five pounds light, bonds set at 250 dollars, Roach fled to Nebraska with stock. Boone residents warned against outside fakers and urged caution in purchases.
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