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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1892
Page
3
Railway bulletin notes timetable adjustments for Chicago and North Western trains. Mentions passenger service reductions and schedule changes. References officials W. Moons and Anco in connection with the update.
A dense list of personal visits and travels featuring Rob McCarthy in Rhode and Rev Lovelace in town. Notables include Miss Genevieve Fitchpatrick, Dr Geddes, Miss McCleery, and numerous folks from Des Moines Ames Boone Marshalltown and Chicago. Activities span racing days July Rhodes Fourth, visits to Tama City and Sheldon officiating at races, with many departures and homecomings noted.
Ames and surrounding area fill a Fourth of July lineup with travel reports, social events, and a busy schedule of meetings. Residents announce trips to Minnesota and the East, a Prohibition convention note from Cincinnati, parish socials, and regular club gatherings, plus auctions, repairs, and a large college construction bid. A Nevada wedding and a death notice in Washington County close the week’s items.
A sale offers slightly faded pants at half price as customers buy multiple pairs. Robert McCarthy and J L Zenor traveled to Rhodes the Fourth. Rob won first in 1 minute 424 seconds for a half mile, Zenor placed third. On the fifth, Zenor won another half mile race, Rob placed second. Marty Murphy, son of B B Murphy, broke his right leg in a wagon accident while driving home. he is progressing favorably.
The Fifth National Annual Reunion of the Blue and Gray is set for Elk Horn or Pea Ridge Arkansas August 2 through 5 with a mission to unite veterans and sympathizers of both sides. Speakers bands and campfires are planned plus rail fare assistance and comfortable arrangements.
A jumble of ads and fragments mentions sugar deals from Bigelow & Smith, Harbed wire at McLain's, furniture and moulding, a note on Close Vital Relief, and varied local notices. It also recalls literary criticism on Marlowe and fashion publishing moves by A McDowell & Co, plus assorted retail mentions and a theater scoop.
The July number of Romance magazine blends old favorites with new tales. Helen Lee Sargent’s Fourth of July story, Mitford, Daudet, Ernest DERVilly, and others appear alongside sketches by Lieut. J. W. Sanborn. Ghost stories and thrilling adventures fill the issue, praised for merit and attractiveness. Published by Romance Publishing of Clinton Hall at 25 cents a copy or $2.50 a year.
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