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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1886
Page
3
A Kansas town ad notes Ladies' Camel's Hair Underwear and Black Cashmere Hose at D. E. Dix's Millinery and Ladies' Furnishings. Also lists hats and trimmings, gloves, mittens, and other wool goods with stock now complete and prices low.
Story County subscribers moving out of the county should pay the pro rata difference. The office announces fourteen new type drafts and a large invoice of wedding stationery, letterheads and envelopes. They invite patronage for job printing at low prices to stay afloat.
Nine contestants from the Bachelor, Philo, Crescents and B. D. societies spoke on topics ranging from law and liberty to charity and politics. Judges named Miss Crawford and Mr. Kirkpatrick as first honors while Mr. 3 earned second. The program featured an invocation, orchestra numbers, and strong vocal numbers by Miss Ner, Mott, and Jongy, with noted speakers like J B Dirkee and Florence Nightingale referenced in varied analyses.
Personal notes recount visits and illnesses in Ames and surrounding towns. Weddings and marriage talk dominate as autumn social season begins, with farmers husking corn, weather musings, and community notices interwoven with local updates and ads.
A West settling Yankee fixes his house then borrows a hen from a neighbor and a dozen eggs from another, hatches them, then returns both with the boast that he has a fine dozen chickens that cost him nothing. The tale pairs with a column praising disciplined penmanship and urging strong basics in reading writing arithmetic and grammar for better handwriting and professional work.
A sequence of personal names appears in a readable OCR fragment: Ole Shaw, Carolina Johnson, Salem H. Nourse, Mary H. Wynn, T. H. Ops vedt, Betsey Opsvedt, Trol O. Tung land, Elien Erickson, E. E. Larson, Sophia Christinson, Wier P. Viland, Randy C. Nernes, Johnston Noble, Laura Shattuck, Scott McCartney, Nona McFadden, Charles Philips, Ella Vancise, Samuel MecGooden, Hattie Nichols, W. E. Maxwell, Minnie Erb, Lars L. Ponsness, Bertha J. Barland, Anderson Shields, Minnie L. Sheldon.
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Vitalizer as a remedy for consumption and dizziness with other symptoms. It lists prices at 50 and 75 cents per bottle and urges trial as a vital cure.
The barn of L O Larson six miles east of Sheldahl was completely consumed by fire early Monday morning along with 7 horses a colt 4000 bushels oats 100 bushels wheat hay and more. Larson suffered severe burns while attempting to save his stock and the cause of the blaze remains unknown.
A 19th century style ad urges economizing and observing neighbors purchases. It touts Dr. Bigelow's Cough Cure as more economical than a dollar bottle and claims benefits for various troubles. Sold and endorsed by J. H Pickett & Co.
Early care for croup includes hoarseness as a symptom and Cham berlain's remedy given freely and in frequent doses to prevent danger and anxiety. Sold by H. Westerman.
A local notice urges families to attend to comfort at all times and visit H Westerman for a free trial bottle of Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure. The ad promotes a cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and consumption with large sizes priced 50c and 1.
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