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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1885
Page
3
Time Card at Ames Shows Mixed Train Schedule
The card lists Atlantic Express No 4 and Pacific Express No 3 with early morning and late afternoon times near Ames. It notes passengers and freight movements, including Montour, Des Moines, and routes toward Paul with agent M C Jones recording service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Express
A. M
Montour
Pacific Express
Rt. Paul
Des Moines
Fragmentary Chicago and Ames items with unreadable OCR
Vague OCR fragment shows scattered numbers and city names Chicago and Ames. No clear events, people, or organizations readable.
Payment Offer for arrears and new subscriptions
In March Story County subscribers owing The INTELLI GENCER may get the paper through April 1, 1886 for 1.00 cash in advance by settling arrears. Accounts unpaid for years may be placed with a Justice for collection. New or prepaid subscribers can also get one year for 1.00 by paying this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Intelligencer
Mrs Ellen Foster to Speak on Free Lecture at Opera Hall
Mrs J Ellen Foster will give a free lecture at Opera Hall on April 3 under the auspices of the Co. Alliance and the W C T U. The event offers community education on civic issues and women's activism hosted by local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ellen Foster
Co. Alliance
Opera Hall
Ellsworth Post Hosts Large Ames Meeting With Music
Ellsworth Post held a crowded Saturday gathering in Ames with a notable speech by Comrade Bigelow. Miss Christman sang Barbara Frietchie with Miss McFadden on organ, praised for clear articulation and fine voice. The Post entertainments are described as the season’s most successful in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Post
Two men arrested for language at residence supper
Two hard looking citizens Jared Horkheimer and John A Northrop were jailed by Marshal Shockley on Ned Barber's complaint for insulting Mrs B at Barber's home after returning for supper. Three knuckles were found on them. Local church heard E J Christie preach The Rebellion Truth of History. Cambridge in Story County praised for growth and schools. Capt King Dr Brown and Grand Army friends noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Shockley
Ned Barber
Baptist Church
E. J. Christie
Christie
Abraham Lincoln
Union
Cambridge
Story County
King
Dr. Brown
Grand Army
Cambridge Herald Reports Local Black Diamond Finds
An Ames man near Cambridge discovers black diamonds in paying quantities at three excavations of 100, 126, and 140 feet. Vein thicknesses are 3, 24, and 5 feet, with the landowner Joseph Lee’s family celebratory, while the piece ends with racist mockery and anti amendment slur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cambridge Herald
Ames
Cambridge
Joseph Lee
Dr Bradley heads to Chicago for advanced medical study
After months closing his business interests Dr Bradley leaves for Chicago on Monday to attend lectures for advanced students and seasoned practitioners. He will study general surgery and focus on eye and ear diseases under Dr Holmes at Rush Medical College, leveraging his Chicago links for valuable opportunities. Friends expect he will profitably pursue these privileges wherever he practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Chicago
Holmes
Rush Medical College
Electric Bitters Prove Miracle helps Manchester wife
Mr Geo W Willing of Manchester Michigan reports his wife was nearly helpless for five years. After using Electric Bitters she can now manage her own work. Hundreds of testimonials claim wide curative powers. Only fifty cents a bottle at Baskett Co s Palace Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Willing
Manchester
Mich
Baskett & Co
Palace
Mrs Sisson urged to wear hats at school event
Mrs. J E Foster to speak in Ames Friday. Mrs A L Strane of Omaha visiting Mrs W S Bradley. Schools closed for a week. Locals note parties, sales, and construction around Ames Story City and Cambridge with marriages listed and a temperance address by Mrs J Ellen Foster in Ames on April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elton Foster
Ames
Mrs. A. L. Strane
Omaha
Mrs. W.S. Bradley
Story City Review
Miss Downs
Miss Barnes
Gilbert
C. W. Allen
Story City Creamery
Ben Brenneman
M. A. Tendeland
Story City
Tendeland
Marshalltown
J. H. Jandall
Mary Swenson
Roland
J. Ellen Foster
War sketches and incidents in the Cambridge Herald
Dr. Brown leads a G. A. R. department in the Cambridge Herald with sketches and incidents from the late war for general readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Cambridge Herald
Credit at Thomas Bros. Demands Immediate Payment
Parties accommodated with credit must pay now. They owe money and it is your duty to ensure the account is settled promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bros
Ladies Sewing Society Meets at Mrs Cheney Thomas Home
The Ladies Sewing Society of the Congregational Church will gather at Mrs Cheney Thomas's residence next Thursday afternoon. All are cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Sewing Society
The
Congregational Church
Cheney Thomas
Fire at Humphrey Residence Damages Nevada Area Home
Fire at the residence of Seth Humphrey near Nevada last Wednesday night damaged the building and destroyed clothing valued in the hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Humphrey
Nevada
Stormy March Brings Wind and Clouds Over City Building
The weather features a stormy march with wind and changing skies. A narrator notes damage to a burned building and urges adding a prop on the leeward side to stabilize the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles
Dwelling and Outbuildings Near Ames Bloomington
Indebed to John Miller, near the premises, a comfortable dwelling house stands with out-houses a bearing orchard and small fruit. It lies two and a half miles northeast of Ames in Bloomington Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Bloomington
John Miller
Cattle yards eyed at Milwaukee and Northwestern crossing
Plans outline cattle yards near the Milwaukee and Northwestern crossing by Sheldahl with talk of a lumber yard and the potential elevator to follow. A town site layoff possibility is discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee and Northwestern Crossing
Sheldahl
Mrs FireHreATRICK Improves. Jones Buys Home Near Jessup
Mrs FireHreATRICK, after weeks with inflammatory rheumatism, is reported improving. Gro W. Jones, once of Ames, has purchased a home near Jessup Georgia, and Mrs J and daughter Lena will join him soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gro. W. Jones
Ames
Jessup, Ga
Lena
Dorcas Society Meeting With Mrs Maxwell on April 1
The Dorcas Society will convene with Mrs G H Maxwell on Wednesday April 1 for business at 3 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
G. H. Maxwell
Baptist Church Schedules Morning and Evening Services
Tomorrow the Baptist Church holds morning and evening services. The evening topic is The New Testament Baptism and the NT Baptism ordinance will be administered after the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Hon John Sobeisky to Speak in Ames on April 2
Tue Hon John Sobeisky, famed temperance lecturer, will address Ames and surrounding area at the Baptist Church on April 2. The lecture starts at 7:30 P M with no politics no admission fee and no collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sobeisky
Ames
Baptist Church
Castoria Recalled Over Generations of Remedies
Vintage advertisement text traces CASTORIA use across generations from baby to mother to grandmother. Mentions a trusted remedy for infants and children and the pattern of reliance as life stages shift. Conveys nostalgic brand loyalty.
Balou Editor Recalled as Republican Demagogue
BALLOU, former editor and publisher of the JEgis now Representative, once a Republican demagogue for money, is described as a democratic styster in contrast. In Milford Township, Joan Nose and F M Jackson captured three coins last week, two Friday and one Saturday, as a playful jab at the concluding Coon campaign and seasonal roosters and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballou
The
Watchman
Jegis
Representative
Joan Nose
F. M. Jackson
Milford Twp
Haht Sammy Cigar Request Leads to Small Change
A young grocer and a drug elk visited a restaurant seeking cigars and paid four cents after the proprietor handed out Havana cigars. The tale ends with a blush as the incident unfolds amid a shopkeeper’s price and a shortcut in the tale. Hunt's Remedy is advertised as curing kidney diseases and claimed to work again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
School Change at Sheldahl Highlights Brief Term
Miss Olive Butler surrendered her Sheldahl school to Miss Porter due to illness and will close the school in a few days. Miss Mattie Winter and Miss Butler completed a successful term in the neighboring town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Butler
Sheldahl
Porter
Mattie Winter
Miss Butler
Readers urged to send local items of interest
The text invites readers to submit personal and local items via mail or post office, praising reader participation as essential for gathering news of interest and deeming it a great aid to the paper.
Thomas Bros. Dry Goods Ad Hurried Bargains In Ames
Four Thomas Brothers continue wholesale sales of dry goods clothing boots and shoes with easy viewing policy. Ames with over 1300 residents since 1880 shows rapid growth and new brick blocks and fine residences marking progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bros
Ames
Bigelow & Huntington Undersell Ames With 20 Percent Off
Ladies seek spring and summer dress goods will find large selection at Bigelow & Huntington with prices 20 percent lower than competitors in Ames. Gentlemen may choose fashionable suits, or cheaper articles, with a bold promise to give the goods free if they fail to undersell any other house in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow & Huntington's
Ames
Farragut
Wainwright
Watson
Bailey
Hartford
Fort St. Philip
Fort Jackson
Jackson
Prett
Richmond
Brooklyn
Thornton
Ram Manasses
Manasses
Warley
Varuna
Boggs
Oneida
Mississippi
Married in Ames Mary McDowell W B Finch wedding
At the bride’s father residence in Ames on March 26 85 Mr W B Finch married Miss Mary Mc Dowell Rev H J Everley officiating The couple left that evening for Illinois visiting friends and relatives with best wishes for a long life. Jurors named for April term Circuit Court listed from several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Herald
Ed Chandler
Ames
Ross Mason
W. R. Mason
Weste
Thomas Richardson
Hellen Hemingson
John Johnson
Stena Hemingson
D. W. C. Beck
Mr. Beck
Holme Dobbe
H. C. Holm
A. L. Dobbe
Mary Tweet
Gilbert Thorson
Mary Arntz
Lars Tesdahl
George Nelson
Carrie Tesdahl
W. B. Finch
Mary McDowell
H. J. Everley
Illinois
Parker's Hair Balsam Promises Soft Hair and Dandruff Cure
The article promotes Parker's Hair Balsam as a remedy for scalp secretion balance, unclogging oi lands, and preventing air drying. It claims to renew hair color, soften hair, eradicate dandruff, and be non greasy with pleasant fragrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Rutledge Monthly offers prize for shortest New Testament verse
The April issue offers 20 dollars to the person who identifies the book and chapter of the shortest verse in the New Testament. Entries must arrive by April 10, 1885, with 20 cents sent for a May issue. If multiple correct answers, the prize is shared and the winner’s name and address, plus the correct answer, will be published in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutledge’s
Address Rutledge Publishing Company
Easton
Property transfers in Nevada Iowa week ending March 26 1885
Rates and deeds filed by H L Carrell Abstract and Loan Agency Nevada Iowa list transfers from D F Piatner to Rebecca Brenzier and multiple other owners. Transactions cover lots and blocks in Maxwell Nevada and surrounding plots with values ranging from 125 to 34000 dollars. The record notes ownership changes including swaths of land in 82 83 84 townships and associated heirs or buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Carrell
Abstract and Loan Agency
Nevada
Iowa
D F Piatner
Rebecca Brenzier
Peter White
D J Whitaker
R P Shields
Sarah Finch
R. Scarrow
Chas Binder
SS Paxton
Maggie E Frazer
C E Dodd
Hadassa Kuhns
H H Burnsell
Jerry McHoey
Joseph
Anderson
J H Griffith
Alfred Johnson
C Peterson
Mary E Hague
Wm V Finley
John W Thomas
Maggie A King
Maxwell
Geo W Olinger
J M King & Co
Chaney Welton
Adaline M Payne
Block
Vincent
Siddall
Old Remedy Claim Prompts Cough Syrup Ad
Advertises Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup as superior to rival preparations. Warns readers to insist on the original remedy and avoid deceptive imitators. Available in 50 cent and 1.00 sizes at Pickett & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosanko
Pickett & Co
President Hunt Leads Iowa Agricultural College Hopeful Reforms
The Webster City Freeman lauds LeiegnH Hunt as a young but effective president of Iowa Agricultural College. He rapidly filled the college with students, enforces discipline firmly, and reduces old conflicts. The faculty maintain autonomy while maintaining order, signaling a promising outlook at Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiegnh Hunt
Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa
Warsaw
Webster City
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin eruptions advertised
The best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents a box. For sale by Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Arnica
Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Rich Ohio damsel elopes with skating teacher scandal
The article reports a wealthy Ohio girl fleeing with a skating instructor, later appeased by a payoff of 15 000 to 20 000 dollars and their disappearance. It mocks coachmen turned skating professors and notes a new craze among skaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Beggs Pone Meres and Warranted Treatments In Quiet Markets
Fragmented lines discuss Begg and warranted remedies for pains cuts and inflammation. It references that Begg’s pone meres is a necessary item and mentions ESTERMAN in relation to warrants and remedies. The readable text is limited and lacks clear event or date details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begg
Esterman
Palace Drug Store Promotion for School Books
Pickett & Co advertise that Palace Drug Store will pay all patrons of our schools to call and purchase school books and supplies with no trouble to show goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Drug Store
Pickerr & Co
Pickett & Co
Chicago
Coal and wood stoves showcased at Wrientz & Richmonds
The Diamond Electra Marian Marvel Charmer and other coal and wood cook stoves are featured at Wrientz and Richmonds, highlighting a range of models for kitchen use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond
Electra
Marian
Marvel
Charmer
Wrientz & Richmond
Moyer To Loan Six Percent Farm Mortgages
Farm mortgage offer at six percent interest with principal payable in installments, borrower option. J. A. Fitchpatrick of Nevada Iowa advertises loans. Palace Drug Store is promoted for linseed oils castor oils lubricants turpentine window glass wallpaper and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman & Loud
Ames
C. D. Norman
Moyer
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Nevada
Iowa
Palace Drug Store
Pickett & CO
Gine
H. L. Carrell
Sisson's Spring Goods Line Promises Cheap Fashions
A local ad proclaims a broad display of spring dresses fabrics corsets bustles hosiery gloves laces collars embroideries and ribbon trimmings. It highlights an extensive hats selection for women misses and children with school hats from 25 cents and emphasizes money saving for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisson’s
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