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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1893
Page
2
Public notice states taxes are delinquent on described lands and town lots for 1892 and earlier, to be offered for sale December 11 1898 at 10 oclock a.m. in Nevada Iowa, with adjournments until all parcels are offered. lists several delinquent parcels and names county treasurer T J Mitcerr.
A terse item notes Franklin family seeking aid or relief in Palestine linked to local officials. The entry mentions a mayor recorder treasurer and marshal in connection with the effort.
Mr. W F Shockley was in town midweek and Miss Christina Roe of Roland visited friends Monday afternoon. Mrs Moses of Des Moines awaits bob sleds shipment as Theodore Hanson sells snow gear. The new fire engine arrives tomorrow for a test including a 16 by 12 building ignition trial and water streams of 60 and 40 feet. From Slater News Miss Nellie Johnson goes to Ames for winter. Commencing Nov 5th trains 2 and 3 will not run Sundays between Omaha and Chicago. Postmaster John Johnson was hurt in a corn crib incident but remains around. Reinert Holland visited Ames on business with a sprained wrist. Judge A K Webb from Kansas has opened a law office here and is welcomed by the town.
The community reports 282 World’s Fair tickets sold signaling a good show for Maxwell. Plans note an Olinger addition with fine building lots east of the original plat. A mix of local visits, business moves, and civic efforts paints a busy town scene with plastering progress, club room arrangements, and pension examiner appointments.
The Cambridge Press reports widespread illness in the neighborhood while noting calm in sports with ducks. Ormsby Mitchell left Council Bluffs for a new position. Mr. S. Young and Miss Mahala Kerr wed last week and will live south of Maxwell. Ten year old George Gerrill claimed top corn husking with 25 bushels. A near runaway occurred when a yoke clip failed, but no damage ensued.
The Zearing Enterprise reports on the editor's illness, Constable Norris visiting on official business, band activity moving households, a boxing scrap near Zearing, illness of Mrs. Hugh Jack, Gillespie home improvements, juror summons for November, October marriage licenses, and the death of Mrs. Ella Dickens Bancroft aged about 39 near Barney Iowa.
An advertisement claims the Compound Oxygen Treatment can cure long list of ailments including asthma bronchitis catarrh consumption and rheumatism. It asserts home and office options with free consultation and offers a 200 page book of testimonials sent free to readers in San Francisco California.
A fragment featuring a jokey police exchange about a murder clue from New York Weekly. It also includes an ad for Chamberlain s Pain Balm praising its use for pains and pneumonia prevention and a line noting the average reign length of English sovereigns at twenty three and a half years.
The Chinois Central Railroad offers a through sleeping car service between Chicago and Memphis with departures from Chicago at 8 00 p m and Memphis at 8 05 a m the following day. Circulars and details available via local ticket agents or J F Merry Assistant General Passenger Agent Manchester Iowa A H Hanson General Passenger Agent note also the clubbing offer with Skandinaven and Intelligencer for 3 00 a year applications at the office.
Wash a cup of rice boil in water then add milk butter and egg yolks with sugar and lemon. Bake then whip egg whites with sugar to a light meringue top the pudding and brown briefly. Chill and serve. Ideal for Saturday prep for Sunday dessert.
Instructions advise rubbing spots before washing with a weak ammonia solution to lift stains from sewing fabric.
Advice on keeping shoes pristine by dusting airing stuffing and proper waxing with vaseline and flannel. Also a kitchen tip to make port wine sauce by beating egg yolks with sugar, adding port, heating gently, then serving with pudding.
Instructions describe making three pastry bags from rubber sheeting one third of a yard wide. Fold corners, sew to form a triangular bag then cut to create openings for tubes of three sizes for eclairs lady fingers and frosting. Fill twist to seal, use left hand hold right hand press to shape then wash in cold water and dry carefully.
This instruction describes preparing a chlorine solution with 12 ounces of chloride of lime per 5 pounds of goods. Boil water, dissolve, cool, strain, and dilute to immerse cloth. Boil the goods in suds before bleaching, wring rinse and submerge 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse and dry.
The centennial cornerstone ceremony at the Washington capitol featured Mr. William Wirt Henry, a direct descendant of Patrick Henry, as the day’s orator. Observers note the rare continuity of lineage and oratorical stature, praising his fit for such a milestone event.
The contractor invites customers to try his transportation and hauling services across Ames and surrounding areas. Specializes in land and building stone shipments. Expresses willingness to perform both light and heavy loads to satisfy clients.
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