13 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
1
The Chicago and North Western Railway announces reduced rate excursion tickets for home seekers to the northwest and surrounding regions. Tickets available on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from November 1902 to April 1908, with standard sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Contact local agents for details.
The column covers a Boone switch point test in the yards with a Roosevelt Shaw greeting, predicts a strong Republican outlook for 1904, and notes St Louis exposition plans. It reports on Jack Herron saving Miss Lola Williams from a fire in Ames, and details Pawnee Basin Reservoir plans in Colorado with North Platte canal work, land values, and upcoming Sterling excursion offers.
Smith and Bricker list transfers from Nevada to Catherine Stuart including Reynolds. Pride and wife transfer to Reynolds. Johnson transfers to Helland. Transactions cover lots 7 and 6 in Blair's first addition and lot 5 in Jenks' addition Slater totaling 5000 7000 and 625 dollars respectively.
Correction note states Mayor Sheldon received 984 votes in Story County after an inverted figure was misreported as 684 in the previous issue.
A humorous regional note by S. Scroggins reflects on winter foods and appetites. The speaker revels in abundant meals with images of spareribs and pumpkin pies, noting there is no melancholy in such days.
For sale listing fifty Duroc Jersey swine eligible to registry with free catalogue and Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock cockerels. Address N L Niles Ames Iowa. 30-6t.
Ed Wright advertised under White's Hardware offering baths and barber services. The brief notice appears in the local column with a compact styling typical of classified items and service ads.
A Wheeling West Virginia letter praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy curing a severe cough and chest pains after three bottles. It notes the product is sold by druggists and mentions a Rocky Mountain Tea counterfeiting issue.
The Iowa Central Railway offers home seeker excursion tickets at one fare plus 200 for round trip on the first and third Tuesdays in November December and January February March and April 1903. Tickets are valid 21 days from sale with routes to the west southwest south and southeast. Inquiries to any Iowa Central ticket agent or A B Cutts G P and T A 29 28 Minneapolis Minn.
The Novelty Store advertises best French bonbons at 20 cents per pound. Shoppers are urged to visit for the favored candy selection and low price.
Gertrude Fenner of Muncie Indiana cites rain exposure and a severe cough that weakened her until One Minute Cough Cure gave rapid relief. She reports weight loss reversed and full recovery after one bottle. The ad also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a bridesmaid’s wellness aid.
Five full blood short horn bulls seven months old and a lot of full blood Poland China pigs of both sexes available. O. BarRBour Ames Iowa. 27-4. Six room house for sale cheap if sold at once inquire at this office. New lot of latest copyright books just in. Loughran Bauer.
Excursion tickets to New Orleans offered at reduced rates November 6 to 9 with return extended to November 10. Applies on account of the American Banker’s Convention. Inquiries at Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
An appealing advertisement touts De Witts Little Early Risers as a nightly remedy to ease sorrow and cleanse the liver. It claims the pills are gentle, non g ripping, and provide tonic strength to the glands preventing relapse and promises reliable morning relief.
Genoa Ohio man overcome piles for four decades finds relief with DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. The ad touts cures for cuts burns bruises sprains eczema tetter and other skin diseases and warns to look for the DeWitt name to avoid counterfeit products. Also promotes Seal of Minnesota flour and products from T. J. Miller & Son plus Loughran & Bauers perfumes and stationery.
A brief note explains heavy eating as a trigger for indigestion and stomach lining inflammation. It describes symptoms such as heartburn and sour rising and promotes Kodol as a remedy that relieves inflammation, protects nerves, and cures catarrh and general stomach troubles by cleansing and swelling the glands.
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