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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1884
Page
3
The Ames market notes show cattle at 4.00 to 5.00, hogs 4.75 to 5.00, wheat 70 to 75, oats around 3. Butter near 0.15, and eggs at 0.10. Chicago values list cattle 5.00, hogs 5.20, wheat 87 to 88, oats 28 to 29. general business rates fixed at ten cents per line with a five cent rate under annual contracts.
A fragment from a column mixes moral verse with news of a serious accident. Dr. Fairchild, traveling with Dr. Bullis and Mrs. Fairchild, was hurled from a buggy near Story City when a wheel hit a rut amid rain. He survived head injuries and remains under care in Ames with hopeful recovery.
A young man about 22 to 24, light complexion with dark brown hair, was found drowned in the Skunk River two miles northeast of town. Mrs. Coyne discovered the body and Ames men retrieved it, doctors estimated it had been in the water three to six days, the coroner's jury ruled drowning, and the cadaver was sent to Des Moines Medical College.
The Agricultural College starts a six part lecture series with Capt. A. O. Abbott of Nevada opening the cycle on The Story of My Prison Life. Col. Francis W. Parker, Geo. R. Wendling, Eli Perkins, Miss Elia dune Meade, Elocutionist, and Miss Elia Hamilton are slated for future talks. Admission is free with season tickets priced at $1,450, aiming to attract broad patronage, including those of limited means.
A Boone vicinity letter claims a daughter Hannah is trying to kill her mother by beating with a club and hanging with a rope. The writer hides his name, casting doubt on the sensational charge. If true, Hannah may be sent to the Girls Reform School.
Thousands claim relief from Bright's Disease Diabetes backache and bowel issues after using Electric Bitters. Each bottle is guaranteed and sold for 20 cents by Henry Westerman. Pf Wright & Ives advertise large barb wire selection including Marshalltown Wire carload at unbeatable prices.
Tux Dorcas Society will meet with Mrs. Duncan on Wednesday June 4. Franklin District No 5 reports the May 16 school. Days taught 20 pupils 22 average daily attendance 17. Honor roll includes Ines Hunter Eva Zanigel Annie Zanigel. Ella Morris teacher. C E Turner offers fire and tornado insurance with top companies. Frazee Jewelry advertises repairs. Hamill to read at Agricultural College May 31. Deering Twine Binder promoted. Shields & Cook selling Cultivator cheap. horse disease checks at College Veterinary Hospital.
Classified notice seeking large muslin rags weighing ten to fifteen pounds each or at least two to three feet square. Offer pays five cents per pound and directs to the office for details.
The Baptist Church and Society announce a strawberry festival on Saturday June 7 in rooms above Bigellow and Huntington's store. Dinner will be served at 12 30 and supper at the usual hour. Strawberries and ice cream available after noon or evening. All are invited to participate.
M Hemsmerr offers first class farm and city property at a bargain price. The sale advertisement highlights available real estate options and potential buyers are invited to inquire for details.
Joan H. Quear & Co. offers paints warranted to be as represented and promises money refunds if not. The notice emphasizes top quality and customer satisfaction in Story County.
Advertisement notes farm mortgages at six percent annual interest optional payments by borrower. Mentions J. A. Firehrea Trick Nevada Iowa and ends with unrelated testimonial about Athlophoros remedy claimed to cure rheumatic pain and blood poisoning through a natural antidote.
At a Monday meeting of the Ames School Board, Prof Chevalier, Miss Etta Chevalier, Mrs A Fitch Patrick, Miss Aggie West, Miss Mamie Raynor and Miss Tena Benson were re-elected for the next term. Miss Belle Gaston was elected in place of Miss Watts, who made no formal application.
Albany reader E D Palmer praises Penn's Extract as a long trusted remedy after thirty nine years. The letter urges buyers to insist on Ponp's Extract and warns against deceptive rivals claiming to outshine it.
Rev Mrs Laidley is reported quite ill. Neveda troubled with incendiaries and scamps. Mrs Will Paxton visits friends in Lena. Nettie Lucas improving rapidly. Davin Lex of Richland township adjudged insane and sent to Independence Asylum. Mrs Queal mother of Mrs Byers and John Queal ill with throat disease. M E sewing society meets Mrs Eli Little next Thursday. Christian Ladies Sewing Society meets Mrs John Cole Saturday. Marriage in Webster City May 22 by Rev J Wells Wm B Welch Algona and Miss Arabella Ryerson Ames.
Mrs. Carrie Michaelson of Walnut Grove was ordered by Judge Giddings to appear in the District Court on the malicious mischief charge. Mrs. Albert, sister of Mr. Giles Cook, has returned to her former home in New York State, with Mr. Cook accompanying her to Chicago.
Hon J D Gillett of Ogden loses a gold watch cash and clothes valued at 150 dollars after a tramp entry at his home. John vows vengeance on tramps. Nevada barber Dimouri Baker has his hair cut and injuries from vandals. citizens promise swift justice if caught.
At Barrell's building on June 14 the Congregational ladies offer meals from noon to 10 pm with warm chicken pies baked beans and more from noon to 2 pm. Each meal costs 25 cents. Strawberries and ice cream 10 cents a dish. A note on Parker's Hair Balsam claims revived youthful color and hair growth.
The Hancock Signal editor explains that he never writes any piece for the paper. Political articles come from Chicago, general notes from a San Francisco telegram butcher, and a man with the Greely polar expedition near the north pole fabricates all the locals and sends them by balloon.
A promotional note advises boiling the baking powder and smelling for ammonia, discarding any rancid or adulterated batches. It warns against flour or starch residue, and identifies alum by a bitter taste. Buyers urged to test products, asserting Demand's Chemical contains only cream of tartar and soda in cans, sold by Maxwell & Son.
Memorial Day services were held in Opera Hall Ames on Sunday in memory of fallen soldiers. Rev G C Lamb of Marshalltown and Prof Wynn delivered addresses praising the old flag and Union, with notable floral tributes, a procession to the cemetery, and thanks given to organizers and volunteers across Ames.
In the forenoon graves of comrades at Ontario were covered with flowers and services held with addresses by Comrade Tilden and others. At Bloomington Frank Bentley Post Gilbert Comrade Bigelow and others spoke. All graves near Ames were strewn with flowers.
A humorous reader note claims Parker's Gin cured neuralgia and stopped dysentery after a single use, with the writer recalling his wife calling him a fool before a bottle broke. The item reflects early 20th century patent medicine lore and public skepticism.
Alfred Dudley aged 21 years 9 months died after a prolonged illness of lung inflammation and consumption. He passed at his parents home in Mifflin Township and funeral services were led by Rev Houghton of Nevada. The family thanks friends for support during his illness.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents. For sale by Henry Westerman.
Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup advertised as a sure cure for coughs colds chest pains and lung soreness. Neighbors who have used it endorse it and a free sample is offered by L. M. Bosworth, the local druggist. Regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The seven sleeper cars two diners two passengers one baggage and one engine and tender of the California special train to the National Republican Convention passed Ames last evening around five. L M Bosworth Druggist promotes Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup claiming it cures coughs colds chest pains and lung ailments with free samples offered and prices three cents and one dollar.
J Jerolomon of New York City recalls eight years of severe dyspepsia that once halted his work and credits Parker's Ginger Tonic with building him up from near collapse to renewed strength and vitality.
Wright and Ives promote the Crown Jewel Gasoline Store now operating at Maxwell and Son’s restaurant. The ad notes the new service location and selling agents announcing the opening.
A house with seven rooms and two closets on Kellogg Street north of the ES Church is offered at a low price. It has a new, well finished interior, a cellar and a good well with cistern, and is described as one of Ames’s prettiest residences. Inquiries to Mr. Sisson at Sisson and Gheen's store. Also notices about Wagons and Carriages from Wiieur & Ives and Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup promotions, plus an estray notice for a horse and mare in Washington township Iowa dated May 21 1884.
Testimonials praise MARSH's GOLDEN BLOOD and LIVER TONIC for bile illness costiveness and kidney issues. Readers in Kansas cities endorse its efficacy. Bradley & Templeton Ames Iowa sell large bottles for 50 cents and 1.00 with MARSH'S GOLDEN BALSAM for throat and lungs also offered.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a highly concentrated extract of Sarsaparite with iodide of potassium and iron. The remedy claims to control scrofulous diseases with unparalleled effectiveness among medicines.
On farm mortgages at only six per cent annual interest figures by J A Fitchpatrick of Nevada Iowa.
Bosworth & Co. druggists offer a free trial bottle of Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung rue to all who are afflicted with coughs colds asthma consumption or any lung affection. The promo invites readers to test the remedy directly rather than rely on secondhand claims.
Receipts issued for money orders. Money refunded if orders are lost. Available at 6 500 locations. Payable at many places. Rates listed: up to 50 units with varying fees.
If Bosworth & Co the Druggists fail to succeed it is not for want of faith. He has such faith in Dr Bos anko s Cough and Lung Syrup as a remedy for Coughs Col ds Consumption and Lung affections that he will give a bottle free to each and every one who is in need of a medicine of this kind.
The Board of Trustees of the Iowa State Agricultural College invites bids for two veterinary science buildings, an engineering block, a business facility, a pump house, a dwelling addition, and a farm house and barn. Plans on file June 12 with Foster Liebbe. bids due by 2 PM June 17, opened by the Board. Contractors must furnish bonds. right to reject any and all bids.
The rush at L. M. Bosworth's Drug Store is caused by the distribution of Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup. The popular remedy for coughs colds consumption and related illnesses is now on the market in regular sizes priced at 3% cents and $1.00.
The firm of H. B. Hawley & Co. dissolves by mutual consent. All accounts are payable to D. H. Brown or his authorized agents. The Ames Creamery Co. will succeed the old firm and continue its business in the same manner.
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