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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
8
A colored exhorter mocks money as the great evil urging offerings at the altar. A wife asks her husband to sing, then jokes about needing a file and recalling nothing else, in Odds and Ends humor.
An exchange in Atlanta portrays a Black elder asking how many votes will be thrown out, seeking to know how many he will have left. The dialogue reflects voter suppression concerns and demoralization.
A long, dense advert lists numerous farm tracts across Iowa and nearby states for sale or lease. It highlights acres, proximity to towns, improvements, buildings, and flexible terms, urging prospective buyers to investigate quick bargains and easy payments. Listings cover Kossuth, Calhoun, Story, Boone, and other counties with varying sizes and features.
A humorous exchange about a machine to photograph thoughts leads to a plan for the suitor to meet his future father in law. The dialogue hints at nerves and the social pressure surrounding an engagement. A light domestic tone captures the couple's anxious anticipation and the obstacles of introducing a fiancé-to-be.
A Tribune excerpt shows a spokesman offering public thanks to a noted Arctic explorer for services to science while negotiating with an agent about a $500 hourly fee. The brief exchange underscores the explorer's valued contribution and the agent’s value.
A college student staggers through a question in the Recitation Room and connects his line to the Rusherville Journal, prompting a sarcastic remark from Putor about the student’s chosen field.
A fragmented snippet from a Detroit Journal item contemplates the high cost of maintaining two bicycles and hints at enduring themes. The brief text alludes to cycles and time without a clear event or outcome.
Fragmentary lines mention stars singing together and a biblical reference to Sisera. The jumbled text resembles a newspaper teaser drawing on poetic lines and a Tribune source note. Limited context prevents a clear event. the reader senses a literary or feature snippet.
Funny ad from Indianapolis Journal promoting durable toys with six month warranty offered by an honest salesman and a fond father remarking on indestructibility.
A cached chat from Cleveland prints a playful exchange where Miss Westlake teases about George Benwood's fortitude and Miss Cutting questions if he has been intimate, reflecting social talk of the era.
The speaker writes of a winter themed beloved found in a city setting Town Topica where affection endures despite cold days and seeks gifts to prove devotion He plans flowers a ring and a diamond to charm his partner amid seasonal imagery and longing.
The paper offers a condensed 200 page edition of the Iowa code as a premium for subscribers who settle arrears by January 1, 1899. It covers fences railroads schools elections and other laws, presenting practical abridged content for ready reference. Mrs Mary Bird of Harrisburg Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure for coughing and croup.
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer to show you Grain O the new food that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. It has a rich seal brown mocha like color but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. 14 the price of coffee 15c and 25 cts per package. Sold by all grocers.
A flood of old time patent remedy prose touts Dr Kay's Lungs Balm and Lung Balm as cures for Ingrippe, coughs, and related ailments. Testimonials from Mrs Nellie Penover and Rev J F Wohlfarth praise rapid relief and pleasant taste. The ad promises a free six page book and urges sending for orders from Omaha Neb.
Secretary Fowler reports 104 of 107 agricultural societies in Iowa sent 1897 business results. Fairs led to over 50 000 in receipts more than 1896, while aggregate indebtedness rose about 10 000. The combined treasury balance grew from 6 345.25 to 22 610.16, with typical association values between 3 000 and 10 000. Over sixty societies received 200 bonus. forty others likely to qualify.
An OCR filled list shows train arrivals departures and connections across routes including Overland Limited, Chicago Express, and Ames and DM lines. It notes baggage handling and passenger check times with arrival buffers and stop details amid unions and timetable notes.
New York reports a one hour outdoor track race on a scientifically curved course between the four fastest middle distance bicycles in the world with unlimited pacemaking and a $20,000 purse. James Michael is confirmed as a competitor, with the remaining three chosen from two world open trial-heat series offering special prizes.
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