Noted Dues Promise for County Residents
Two dollars per year if not paid in advance and two dollars in advance if sent out of the county are stated. This notice sets terms for a requested annual fee tied to payment timing and location.
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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1885
Page
1
Advertising Rates and Ames Post Office Note
Advertising rates for cards of five lines or less are listed with monthly changes and per insertion costs. The Ames post office classification is Second Class Mail. Ames sits on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at its junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road thirty six miles north of Des Moines Iowa and hosts Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with several hundred students and a large public school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Local Board Supervisors Names and Townships Listed
A scanned list shows Board of Supervisors names including McCarthy Swarm Molls and Banks across Union Lincoln Collins townships with other officials like Burgess and Hae Reading indicates entries for several townships and officials such as Ove Rov Hostetter and Mercoeci. The text names multiple individuals tied to Union Lincoln and Collins townships along with Anthony Hae and J. Q. Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. G. McCarThy
J. L. Swarm
J. A.molls
H. H. Boys
A. K. Banks
Ove
R. H. Mrrcneci
Doun Ll. Hostetter
Board OF Supervisors
Union Township
Lincoln Township
Collins Township
Methodist Episcopal Services and Arcadia Lodge Notices
Methodist Episcopal posts list alternate Sunday meetings and Sunday evening services with Sabbath at noon and Wednesday prayer sessions led by pastors H. J. Evening and G. H. Starring. Arcadia Lodge No 249 A F and A M holds regular communications on or before the full moon with W M A H Duckworth and Secretary L Q Honear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
H.J. Evenny
G. H. Starring
Arcadia Lodge No
A. F. Axpn
A. Masons
A. H. Duckworth
United Workmen Lodge No 3 1664 Regular Meeting Notice
A Mes Lodge of A O U W No 3 1664 holds regular meetings every second and fourth Tuesday evening each month. M Soren Kee J Brooks M W listed as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Workmen
M. Soren
Kee
Brooks
M. W
G A R Post 30 Meets First and Third Saturdays
Post 30G A R holds meetings on the first and third Saturdays each month at 8 oclock in Masonic Hall. Adjutant Duncan oversees, Henry Wilson Jr presiding. Honorably discharged soldiers and sailors invited. Initiation fee two dollars. dues twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.R
Masonic A. A
Duncan Yu Kc Civerne
Henry Wilson, Jr
Local Professionals and Physicians Listed in Ames Directory
Directory listing Stevens Hays and other attorneys in Ames with offices in Stevens new building and at Barstows drug store plus physicians H M Templeton G A Meredith C A Beverly E B Cramblit and veterinary surgeon north central Iowa entries. Also mentions tonics including King of Pain available without proper labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens & Hays
Attorneys AT Law
Ames
Nevada
Barstow
D. McCarthy
Stevens’ New Building
Iowa
H. M. Templeton
City Drug Store
E. B. Cramblit
New York House
The Enchanted Grove and the Knitting Nurse
A narrator recalls a childhood tale of an enchanted grove where a maiden’s image appears near a stream. As adults, he and companions chase out an outlaw gang led by Tiger Dick and Cool Dexter with help from an unassuming knitter who aids Dave Rabbit the Omaha detective, ending the Dutchman gang’s reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Dick
Frisco
Dakota
Omaha
Dave Rabbit
Rockies
St. Louis
Deadwood
Proveidence
Fur
Bosting
Dexter
War
Jess
Dexter War
Don
Cool Dexter
Sheridan’s Dining Prank Exposed as Fake Roast Chicken
A New York dinner tale recounts General Phil Sheridan praising a roast chicken at a famed cook’s restaurant. The supposed fowl was revealed to be veal and pork in disguise, a clever edible hoax that left the table roaring with laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Sheridan
New York
Phil Sheridan
America
Phil
Chicago Journal
Secret to happiness: keep energy from stagnating
A reflective maxim states happiness comes from not letting energies stagnate, implying progress and active engagement as keys to well being. The saying emphasizes continuous effort, growth, and avoiding complacency.
A Woman’s Epitaph and Domestic Satire in Letters
A collection of satirical snippets and verse about women’s roles and household labor. The pieces mock fatigue, virtue, and social norms, including a quip on a tired poor woman, a judge’s quip about age, and commentary on polite behavior, smoking, and courtship etiquette.
Boston Speculator's Wife Saves Family From Collapse
A Boston speculator tells his wife Mexican Central has busted him. She gathers all her jewelry and urges a new start. He says the jewelry may not help, but they will keep 200 acres of pine lands in Michigan and move to open a sugar bush to restore fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Harper
Ruskin
Boston
Mexican Central
Michigan
Boston Globe
Philadelphia Record
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Hints and views on marriage and female behavior in old papers
A compilation of long passages on the proper age to marry, the training of wives, manners, and the power of beauty. It cites Ruskin and The Mentor while detailing social norms, education, and the life of Victorian era women and men.
White Lead Making Process Described for Pupils
M Quad explains how lead is converted into white paint using the old Dutch process. Buckles of lead are corroded in acid, washed, dried, and ground with oil to form paint. Adulterants like barytes and whiting mix with oils to produce various grades and colors, including red lead and yellow ochre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quad
Curious Verse Snippets and Droll Dialogues From Old Papers
A collage of humorous clippings and quips from periodicals. Jests about owlish phrases, mission statements on life, a mule purchase tale, strained finances, and a shipwreck survivor’s odd mercy plea. The tone echoes 19th century miscellany humor.
Obedient Boy Exchange at Dinner Echoes Silence
An exchange at a family dinner revolves around a boy named Jemmy and the aunt probing about preserves. Jemmy cites his pa’s rule that he may not speak at meals, while tension rises as the table falls into dead silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemmy
Spelling Book Printed on Common Wall Paper Found in War Era
Tur books printed in the South during the war are in demand among collectors. One example is a spelling book produced on common wall paper, another used old newspaper trade cuts for illustrations creating a comical effect. The title page bears the legend Printed in the fourth year of the war of independence.
A Queer Clock and a Loving Father’s Question
A Brooklyn Times item imagines Chinese timetelling by a cat’s eye pupil dilation and contrasts it with a mantle clock. It then notes a father’s observation that a clean baby ignores him while being sticky with taffy draws the child to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Times
Pledges and Temptation in Store Tale
A store employee Mickey Bryan agrees to a pledge and a safe securing promise to stay sober. After a lapse he seeks reinstatement and jokes about taking multiple pledges to avoid being caught in a double bind. The tale ends with a quip from Artemus Ward about avoiding a rattlesnake’s hole.
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Twee
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
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Union Bank
G. A. Meredith
Ysician
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Story County
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Deadwood County
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Cleveland Leader
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Nice
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Rochester Optician
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Jean Valjean
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