Political and social notices in Ames Intelligencer item
Ames Intelligencer reports on public speakings by Hon. B K Bruce to a college chapel audience and urges readers to settle outstanding subscriptions. It warns of rising tramp activity, endorses local candidates like W H Stevens and Oley Nelson, and promotes George Underwood for the state assembly with optimistic appraisals of his legal ability and potential impact for Ames.
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W. H. Stevens
Grant Two
Intelligencer
Story County
Wood
Stevens
America
Oley Nelson
General Assembly
Nelson
Assembly
Greorge Underwood
Underwood
Ames
Lucas
Mr. Underwood
Ex-Senator Bruce to lecture on race problem at college
Ex Senator B K Bruce of Mississippi will lecture on The Race Problem at the college chapel May 21 at 7 30 p m Admission 56 cents. The Christian Church has purchased the M E Church building for 250 dollars and will likely move it to the south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
B. K. Bruce
Mississippi
College Chapel
Christian Church
M. E. Church
U.S
Register
The
U. S. Treasury
Millinery and sales notes plus political talks on May events
Miss Dix expands millinery stock while Loughran promotes mowers and binders. W R C and W R memorial day planning lead meetings in late May. Bruce the colored statesman lectures May 21 at the college with 50 cent admission. An article on cabbage and tomato plants and a tip on Buell Mills Coats and Vests. Geo G Tilden closes with cold season sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buell Mills
Geo. G. Tilden
Meeting to Organize Union Labor Party at Nevada Court House
Notice announces a June 4 1587 meeting at the Nevada Court House to organize the Union Labor Party per the Cincinnati platform. O D Allen is chairman. Also includes Scout district report with pupil counts and a list of names for students neither tardy nor absent.
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Court House
Nevada
Union Labor Party
Cincinnatti
O. D. Allen
Co. Com
Scout
Earnest Hunter
Lizzie Zangel
Agnes Tilden
Oliver Mathews
Johnnie Mathews
Amanda Cameron
Passenger train schedule from Des Moines to multiple connections
Passengers depart Des Moines at 5 00 a m Ames 6 17 a m Jewel Junction 7 10 a m and Webster City 7 41 a m on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad with connections to Mason City Fort Dodge Clarion Belmond Meservey Swaledale Burchinal Mason City and onward to all points east west and north via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad and to Minnesota routes via the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad toward Lyle Austin Hayfield Randolph Red Wing and intermediate stops between Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Des Moines
Ames
Jewel Junction
Webster City
Chicago and Northwestern
Eagle Grove
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Clarion
Belmond
Meservey
Swaledale
Burchinal
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Scarlet fever grips daughter of local family
Stories note a daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Kelsey with scarlet fever. The piece also mentions about thirty citizens subpoenaed as witnesses in the Houser Wilcox case, and other local items including a homecoming for Frank Curtiss with horses, a church ladies sewing meeting, a county marriage, rain prospects, and construction progress at a Methodist church site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Kelsey
Houser-Wilcox
Lecture on Gettysburg opens Faculty series Friday
Captain J R Lexcoin will give a lecture on the Battle of Gettysburg this Friday evening May 20 beginning at 7 o'clock. The talk is part of the Faculty lecture series and admission is free. Col. Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Lexcoin
Gettysburg
Col. Chapel
Lime treatment guards stove rust in storage
An exchange notes storing Winter stoves in Summer leads to rust and suggests placing a lump of lime inside the stove to stop rust and keeping slack lime in the storage room to prevent outside corrosion. Lime absorbs water, four quarts taking up two quarts.
Transfers of Real Estate from J A Fitchpatrick Office
Weekly report notes transfers in Iowa parcels. J F & C Keeney transfer Lot 20 Block 12 Ames to J L Bartlett for 3500 dollars. Naomi Giddings ton Cochran and others acquire multiple parcels for 11700 dollars. Permelha Giddings to J F Cochran for 4800 dollars. Anna Peterson to Ole Yettervold for 1100 dollars. W F Swayze to John Collins for 750 dollars. Berry to Huldah Berry for 1 dollar and adjoining parcels in 88 22 field. listed as deeded in section 24 82 22.
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J. A. Fitchpatrick
Nevada
Iowa
J. F
C. P. Keeney
J. L. Bartlett
Ames
Naomi Giddings Ton
Y. “Cochran
Permelha Giddings
J F. Cochran
Anna Peterson
Ole O. Yettervold
W. F. Swayze
John Collins
B.N . Berry
Huldah E. Berry
Longest English words debated by St Louis Republic reader
A reader quiz lists candidates like Philoprogenitiveness and Incomprehensibleness with lengths up to 31 letters. Disproportionableness and Transubstantionableness are debated, while Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is mentioned as a Welsh village name.
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St. Louis Republican
Wales
Scott's Emulsion Promoted as Cure for Throat and Lung Ailments
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a cure for chronic coughs colds and diseases of the throat and lungs citing cod liver oil and hypophosphites as key ingredients. Dr. Paar Connell of Manchester asserts it as the remedy par excellence for tuberculous and scrofulous affections and throat troubles.
Alliance notices relocate and meeting details
The INTELLIGENCER office moves June first to the brick building opposite its present location next to the Methodist Church. After that date subscribers should pay at the new address. A May 28 Nevada Court House meeting of the Farmer's County Alliance delegates includes an afternoon address on The General Objects of the Alliance by J. W. Witham. D. M. Hayden, Alliance Organizer.
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Bartlett
Methodist Church
East
Nevada Court House
J. W. Witham
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance
D. M. Hayden
Keelley
Kelley
Hotzell
Frank
Wedding of Flavius J. West and Mary F. Rockwell
In a May 13 ceremony at the home of Dr and Mrs Fairchild relatives witnessed the marriage of Flavius J West and Mary F Rockwell officiated by Professor W H Wynn The couple will move to a neighboring state and begin their new life with warm family and community good wishes.
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Mrs. Fairchild
Flavius J. West
Mary F. Rockwell
W. H. Wynn
Mr. West
Flavius
Dr. Fairchild
Miss Wetherby and Others Visit Des Moines News
Local items note Miss Wetherby spending Sunday in Des Moines and Miss Nellie Gilliland traveling to Jefferson. Mrs Zimbleman of Boone visits her daughter. chapel time changed. money orders available at college post office. Coon Band performs on Dress Parade. Sophomores picnic at Hanam's mill. Bruce to lecture on The Race Problem. Battalion invited to Boone on Decoration Day. Drake University challenge for next Saturday. Westerman Wagner recital impresses at college chapel. Juniors lose to Seniors 2 to 15 in a noted game. Patty of the Seniors hits long but fans out.
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Sophs
Hanam’s Mill
B. K. Bruce
Boone
Drake University
Athletic Park
Des Moines
Westerman
Wagner
Gaff
College Chapel
Patty
Spring Jottings and Weather Notes of the Season
A collage of seasonal items highlights spring’s arrival with flowers bulbs crops and weather. Mentions Memorial Day Ascension Day and growing gardens while remarking on fashion food and a light rain improving conditions. It notes moxie as a popular summer drink and the dangled optimism of a farmer’s corn and fruit buds amid mild showers.
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Ting
Moxie
Residents note visits and travels around Ames Iowa
Mrs. Dr. Plumb and Miss Jennie Westerman visit Elgin Illinois to see friends. Numerous locals head to Des Moines Tama City Bellevue and Chicago for family and work trips while others stay in town for short visits and appointments.
Our Home Correspondence in Ames and Cambridge News
Local notes report a balmy breeze and crossing fever with about thirty cases, plus measles in town. Alma Scott fights lung fever, slowly improving. Emma Peterson dies after four months of illness, and Louie Linn and J Anderson wed in Kansas City. Cambridge stock sale reports 14 Angus bulls, and school term ends with poor primary results. new teachers to be hired. Decoration Day planned with strong committee effort.
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Sheldahl
Alma
J. N. Scott
Ames
Jennie Jones
Sanford Giddings
Giddings
Emma Peterson
Louie Linn
J. Anderson
Kansas City
Jessie Freae
Maxwell
Cambridge
All Men Are Not Bad Proved By Dr Harter Tonic
The article asserts that not all men are bad and not all remedies are unreliable. It cites Dr Harter’s Tonic as effective against rheumatism scrofula jaundice torpid liver and general weakness with positive results.
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Harter
Court verdicts and upcoming trials summary
In the Tomlinson Briggs case a verdict of 1 dollar favored the plaintiff after a hard struggle. Miller Stewart yielded 608 dollars to the plaintiff with about 400 on contract. Nemes vs Rubar ended with a 1 dollar verdict, the previous judgment being 12 dollars. Williams vs Everingham favored the defendant. McCormick Machine Co vs Knudt Jacobson is in trial today followed by criminal docket starting with N J Darling for violation of pharmacy laws. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy advertised as available at 25 and 50 cents from H Westerman.
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Tomlinson— Briggs
Miller—Stewart
Nemes
Knudt Jacobson
N. J. Darling
Castoria Advert Script Recalled
A nostalgic ad style note recalls Castoria as a remedy from infancy through adulthood, detailing repeated use for a mother child cycle. The brief highlights how the product accompanied generations in care and family life.
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Consumption Rumor
Ames citizens boast of friends pronounced incurable being cured of consumption by Dr Kings New Discovery. Claims it cures throat and lung diseases including coughs colds asthma and nephritis. Trial bottle free at L M Bosworths Drug Store. large bottles $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Dr. King
W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Traveling with Chamberlain Colic Remedy Promoted
An old advertisement extols Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as essential for travelers. It claims many lives saved and urges prudent people to carry a bottle, noting weather hopes for rain and sun to revive crops and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Westerman
Promenaders Grow As Evening Strolls Rebound
As evenings warm, four abreast walkers increase on the street while a business man grows angrier at delays caused by the crowd. The scene reflects urban impatience and pedestrian congestion during pleasant weather.
St Patrick’s Pills Marketed as Blood Purifier at Twenty-Five Cents
An advertisement touts St Patrick’s Pills as the best and cheapest blood purifier and liver regulator, selling for twenty five cents a box through H Westerman.
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St. Patrick’s Pills
H. Westerman
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Mississippi Legislature
United Senates
United States Treasury
Family Weekly
Fireside Companion
Paris
London
Tur
Central Iowa Importing and Breeding Company
Dan’l McCarthy
Europe
Watchman
Bigelow
Macon
Andersonville
L. C. Young
Department of New York
Georgia Central
R. R
Providence Spring
Appomattox
Bentonville
Spanish Fort
South
Person & McLain
Tilden’s
W. G. Wright
Mr. Thos. Dunkle
Brad Paxton
Springfield
City News
Republican
Nettie Meredith
Ames Boys
Loughran’s
W. R
Colored Statesman
Ellsworth Post
G. A. R. Hall
Loughran
John Shearer
Gilbert
Conotr
Frank Curtiss
England
Ladies Sewing Society of the Christian Church
John Hoggatt
Joseph M. Ingram
Ida E. Marlow
Battle Creek
Grorce W. CutLps
Milwaukee B. B
Badgers
Detroits
Milwaukee
McCarthy
D. W.C. Beck
W.A. Miller
Mills and Ingalls
Roe
Osmundson
Fittin
Mullen
Banks
McCall
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Grigg
J. H. Pickett & Co
Shiloh
Jos
Farmer’s County Alliance
West-Rockwell
College Notes
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Davis
Steve
Brinenam & Co
Roland
Messrs Christian, Dahle
Olson
Jensen
Jacobson
Bill Payne
Ollie
Dr. Plumb
Jennie Westerman
Elgin
Illinois
Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs
Albright
Fred Burguss
Muchakinock
Eugene
Ruby Taylor
Belle Plaine
Mattie Winter
Home and Friends
Spencer Philips
Grinnell
E. W. Scott
Eddyville
Allbright
Diehl
Tama City
Duncan
Fowler
Wintersteen
Laurel
C. A. Gossard
Charles Bradley
Date Moulton
Pickett
Waterloo
J. H
Mr. Diehl
James Snyder
Morrison
Eli
Chet Little
Nellie Lyman
Corwith
Gossard
Hattie Weld
Washington Territory
Clark
Minneapolis
Freeborn County
Minnesota
Bently
Adams
Richmond
Omaha
Omaha. Mrs. Adams Will Remain A Couple of Weeks. Captain Jones
Rogers
Marshalltown
Dr. Allen
Story City News
City
Frank Richards
Whitem Monitor
R. S. Shields
Chicago
Aggie West
Chamberlain’s
H. Westerman’s
Castoria
Miss
Louisville
Cleveland
Wirt
Libby Prison
Saulsbury
Kentucky
General Buckner
Grant
Fort Donelson
Union
P. Henry
Clarke
Pri
Parison Company
Ill
Palace Drug Store
Heath & Milligan
H. & M. Climax
Payne
J. H. Pickett Lee Co
Pickett & Co
Northwestern
Carroll Herald
United States
Canada
Renner Manufacturing Co
Smithfield St
Pittsburg
Academy School
Iowa Institute of Correspone
Vaney
State University School of
Iowa City
Indiana Chemical Co
Indiana Ical Co
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Wm. Knowles
Rockville
Ind
Abe
Yf Es ‘Pickett & Co
Ua, & Corporation
Lowa
Ita Prime
Ee Ee
Ner
Evo County
Grand Rapids
Gott County
Neb
Robert Cairns, Jr
MATOR
France
Major
D. L. Lang
F. T. McLain
W. E. Wylie
Boone C
Pepartment
Jon Work Casnon Delivery
Sherify
Ara Ty Jeet
W.h
Breevirixns
Icheap
Smith & Son
Owners Story Co
Ki B. Frazer
Albert Richmond
McLain
Denver Express
Desa Moines Freight
St. Paul
M. C. Jonus
Union National Bank OF Ames
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State OF
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Ox. Ber
M. Hemstreets
Notary Public
Ae Dives
Gecesi
Mattie Ellinger
W. Allison
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Ress Espex Pus. Co
Tee Orly
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