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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1888
Page
3
A jumble of New Year reflections, local plans for 1888, safety gates at railroad crossings, and notes on town improvements. Mentions infant industries, postal concerns, weather, and civic events plus a roundup of social notices, marriages, church meetings, and local personalities.
The program for Sunday dedication day at Ames M. E. Church lists services starting 10 a m with Bishop Foss preaching and a Love Feast, followed by evening sermons by Emo Miller and Rev. Horswell. Midweek and Saturday events feature Rev. Moulton and Rev. Cozier with other local leaders.
An advertisement asserts Neuralgia can be cured by Hib bard's Rheumatic Syrup after a sufficient delay. The text cites L. and J. H. Pickett & Co. as the recommending firm for the remedy.
A collection of small community items from Sheldahl including New Year reflections, Alma Hatfield's oyster supper before Drake University, Mayor Owen at Billy Miller's desk in Slater, and Billy’s collecting tour for Ainsworth & Bonbright. Local society events, church week of prayer, and the Philomathean News reading are noted. Upcoming school term entertainment and a debate on Indian rights vs white settlement are mentioned. Weather notes and social happenings round out the column.
Mrs. Meredith solicits patronage for a button-making machine suitable for ladies and gents tailor suits. The ad invites customers to consider this device for their workshop needs.
D. A. Bretton & Co. and D. A. Bieztow & Co. announce a closeout sale of dress goods remnants. Receipts and due bills for sale are available at the office. The store urges customers to come early as the sale will not last long.
Weekly report from the Land, Loan and Abstract Office lists transfers in Nevada Iowa. Entries include Louis Tollepson to Lars Tollepson for lot 7 in Cambridge wd 300 dollars and multiple other lot transfers with prices ranging up to 2000 dollars.
Plenty of snow makes sleighing good as residents return from visits in Indiana and Nebraska. Elder Ames preached at the Christian Church. Local tradesmen stay busy with two blacksmiths and two wagon makers. A leap year party at H Baughman’s hosted the young couple and friends, with a chilly send off for the men entourage.
The January 1888 proceedings record Anson Ersland of Union township sworn in as Member of the Story County Board of Supervisors alongside J. R. Stewart. The board reorganized assigning townships to members, reviewed ditching and road petitions, and approved deputy appointments and weekly aid for several residents with charity tax cancellations authorized for specific Ames and Union residents.
Our notes on Fairbank and Co claim Santa Claus Soap proves its merit through enhanced advertisements and strong store presence. The piece argues the five cent price makes high quality laundry soap affordable and affordable pricing supports broad adoption.
The passage stresses the lungs and breathing apparatus, noting how clogged airways hamper function whether from cold cough croup pneumonia or catarrh. It advocates a remedy sold by doctors or vendors of patent medicine at 75.
An 19th century advertisement extols Seana Syrup of Figs as a popular tonic for fever headaches constipation and dyspepsia. It claims to cleanse tones the liver and bowels and notes it is manufactured by the California Fereas Company in San Francisco.
An 19th century remedy named Shiloh's Cure is advertised as the cure for a terrible cough, sold by J. H. Pickett & Co. The fragment discusses sleeplessness and misery tied to coughing and promotes the product.
Citizens report a new remedy curing pea consumption and related coughs and asthma, offered by Dr. ping 2 N and promoted through L. M. Bosworth's Drug Store with trial bottles free and large bottles priced at $1.
Describes a weekly Iowa paper priced at one dollar per year with eight pages. Appeals to farmers mechanics housewives and children and offers sample copies and agent terms.
Syrup of Figs presents itself as a natural laxative and cleansing remedy. It claims ease of use and effectiveness for biliousness constipation and related ailments, marketed by the California Fig Syrup Company and sold by Westerman & Co.
The Governor reappointed Prof. Stalker State Veterinarian and named assistants W. B. Niles Des Moines J. A. Campbell Des Moines R. M. Nicholson Sac City Charles H. Flynn Decorah M. E. Johnson Red Oak C. A. Cary Keokuk John Tillie Ames. All terms run to July 1 1888 except John Tillie whose ends March 1 1888.
A devotional meditation on Jesus calming the storm and walking on the Sea of Galilee toward the disciples, set near Gennesaret. It reflects on Jesus human life, prayer, faith, and the healing power shown when the people learn who he is and bring the sick to him.
A partial OCR snippet shows terms like Accommodation Way Freight and Freight listings with unclear context. The readable items include reference points such as 16 and 20 and scattered letters suggesting a freight or rail schedule fragment from a historical page.
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