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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1878
Page
3
Thomas Soper and Son announce a closing out sale of winter clothing at cost. The notice notes favorable buying conditions as customers are urged to purchase overcoats now. A vivid description of a brilliant aurora borealis is included as atmospheric flair.
The article reports rising college applications and a forecast of the largest pupil body yet. It praises the I A C for expanding its friends. It notes Albert Wettstein's Drug Store as a first class watch repair shop with warranties. General Kilpatrick’s lecture at the Baptist church draws a full house and high praise. South side schools report fewer pupils this week amid diphtheria fears, though no cases are treated locally by physicians.
An Iowa exchange urges the Legislature to move recording of chattel mortgages to the township clerk where the property lies. It argues current rules cause delays and potential loss of security by delaying access to records. The writer calls on representatives to act in the interest of the people.
The brief mentions a "medicine man" with occasional tooth pulling by J.P. Zenor a U S Government postmaster who runs the largest mercantile establishment and "cheap Frank" selling notions. Frack manufactures clothing and repairs boots and shoes. The author promises to report any further noteworthy occurrences nearby.
A compilation of brief items from Iowa and nearby states recounts events and updates. Notable mentions include a Gettysburg injury retrospection, a projected silver dollar policy, a catastrophic boiler explosion near Oskaloosa, railroad line arrangements linking St. Paul to New Orleans, naptha gas lighting ventures, and proposed Iowa bills on divorce openness and medical practice regulation.
The advertisement promotes Blotter Tablets for letters notes and bill heads claiming superior quality over old styles. It describes bound books with blotting pads as covers printed with the year calendar and asserts exclusive usage rights for Story county.
The petition in Story County Iowa asks to cancel two mortgages taken by Sebra Emerson dated 1874 and 1877 on parts of section 34 and on several personal assets including horses, cattle, a reaper and mower, and corn. It alleges usury and seeks removal of the lien and payment surrender. If no defense is filed by February 28, 1873, default will be entered.
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