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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1885
Page
4
Local business notices run ten cents per line weekly with a reduced five cent per line rate under the head Business Brevities. The five cent rate applies only under a yearly contract and no other price variations are offered.
Fragmentary railway timetable notes list Pacific Express and Montour connections with 6:30 A.M. activity. The text references Marshaltown, Portland East routes and freight terms, but specifics are incomplete.
W H Gallup offers his name for the office of County Treasurer to the Story County Republicans, subject to the Republican County Convention on August 15 1885.
To the Editor of the INTELLIGENCER announces candidacies for County Supervisor and Board of Supervisors. W Ballard Story City May 1 1885 and Peter Marshall Franklin Township June 5 1885 request publication subject to Republican County Convention decisions.
The notice announces Mr. W H Gallup of Nevada as a candidate for County Treasurer, pending Republican Convention action. He has long resided in Story County and is well known for social and financial standing, with strong qualifications for the office.
The article extols General Grant noting his military genius and willpower alongside an effective staff and army. It draws parallels with Abraham Lincoln and credits divine providence for victory. It also reports an unpleasant incident at Agricultural College with expulsion of two students for a pranks and a subsequent student walkout.
Mrs Mary A Dailey of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years with asthma and bronchitis. Doctors offered no relief until she used Dr Kings New Discovery. She was cured, gained weight, and praised the remedy sold at Pickett Co Palace Drug Store in trial bottles.
Miss Hamiltton of Chicago visits her Ames hosts. Beedle and Prindle Pleasure Party at Opera Hall next Monday. Congregational preaching Sunday. Various locals update on business, deaths, and civic notices including Postmaster suspension, caucus calls, and veterans’ obituaries. funeral of Mr. Smith with G A R honors noted.
Various short items note residents visiting relatives in Ames, predictions of hot weather, upcoming meetings including the Dorcas Society and a normal institute, multiple visits from people in nearby towns, introductions of a new chemistry professor at IA C, and community notices such as a barbed wire mishap and an ice cream social to benefit the Dorcas Society.
Miss McDonald named 48 preceptress of the I A C after Miss Sinclair resigned in a move pleasing the college. Democratic County Convention set for Aug 8 to elect delegates to Cedar Rapids State Convention on the 19th. C E Turner of Waterloo plans an eastern trip for rheumatic ailment. Widow Rymer on Judge Miller's farm reports a horse died suddenly on Kellogg street.
A correspondent notes Geo. A. Underwood of Ames ready to pursue the Gillette succession. He would fulfill the role to a dot. Also mentioned is a lost account book with vegetable accounts kept by various individuals. A Franklin Township farmer brings long red clover stalks, 48 inches, from seed sown April 6, inviting local growers to match or beat the height.
Democratic Mayor of Ames plans to observe memorial services for Gen Grant through municipal observances. The article notes broad nationwide preparations by cities and towns to honor the general.
Ames seeks guidance as the mayor mirrors a Nevada proclamation designating Saturday August 15 1885 for Gen Grant’s public funeral and memorial services in honor of the late general.
Mr. D. G. Ferguson requested the Story county Board of Supervisors build a grade and bridge at Lyon's hill foot in Franklin Township. The swamp is dangerous in high water trapping travelers. a young man and a peddler's wagon were marred by the mud. The board is urged to act for public safety.
The ad asserts Walker'agonic can build up the system and cure stomach liver and kidney ailments while stimulating the appetite for liquor is said to be cured. It urges parents to beware quack nostrums and claims this product offers a remedy without danger.
The Watchman continues guerrilla warfare against Mr. C. G. McCarthy and criticizes Mr. Ballou for attacks on public officials. It denounces covert libel in newspapers, calls the paper unprincipled, and notes Republican support funds the campaign against faithful office holders.
An advertisement touts Pur e’s Bitters as a remedy for liver and digestion issues. It claims a darkened face proves inner illness and promises relief by regulating digestion and nerves to dispel the shadow on the brow.
Henry Hopeson withdraws from the barbershop partnership occupying the old stand in McGuire's building while John Kintsley takes the room adjoining McDowell's Triumph Billiard Hall.
Next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 the regular covenant meeting will be held with a large attendance expected. Indebted Hutchinson Bros. customers will receive statements next week and then on the first of each month. Mr Voss the jeweler plans to move to Boone on the first of next month and will be missed by local patrons.
The Republicans of Washington Two hold a caucus in the Opera Hall Ames on Friday August 14 1885 at 4 p m to select eight delegates for the Republican County Convention on August 15 1885 C M Sorer is chairman of the committee.
The article urges Washington Township Republicans to attend the August 4 caucus and the Saturday meeting to express views on Governor candidates Capt Hull Judge Given and Senator Larrabee. It favors a primary to select delegates and Governor preference, arguing the primary best expresses the people's will and party action.
An advertising blurb claims Electric Bitters cure liver congestion biliousness jaundice constipation kidney and urinary ailments. It promises quick, sure relief with a money back guarantee and lists J H Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store as the seller at fifty cents a bottle.
Incomplete readable fragments reference a Dr. and a possible Dr. ko with a publication or page context. Mentions of a person and a title appear unclear, with stray terms such as Pickett and Rieuntentatune.
Mr Ballou of the Watchman nominates Bro Paine for Representative but the matter is reserved for the future. Mr Ole Nelson is the people's choice this year.
Two youthful Ames men, Habituated to boarding moving trains, were arrested last week on Capt. Jones's complaint and fined five dollars plus costs by Justice Thayer. The notice urges preventive care with Chamberlain's remedy for cholera and diarrhea.
Ames possesses a very attractive public grounds east of S. 8 Paxton's nursery and north of Condit's residence with shade and living water. The Cemetery Committee plans a sidewalk to the City Cemetery, creating nine tenths of the distance to the grounds, and property owner Mr. Condit offers multiple spots gratis for seating.
An Ames resident advocates Geo A Underwood for State Senate in Story County urging his candidacy at the upcoming Republican Senatorial Convention. The writer praises his judgment honesty legal knowledge and understanding of agriculture and the people’s interests while noting Underwood might decline the nomination.
Analysis of Elijah Obadiah and Ahab in the famine era. Commentary on religious persecution, faith under danger, and the contrast between Elijah and Obadiah. Discusses oaths, Baalim, and moral responsibility amid political corruption and divine judgment.
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