Prospectus offer for The Intecticencer newspaper
A prospectus promotes subscriptions to The Intecticencer offering one year for 1.50 if prepaid with new subs starting now through January 1, 1880. The paper highlights county and legal news and home ads, with options for three, six, or twelve months and incentives for cash subscribers, including premium books and low rates on other periodicals. It urges Story county readers to subscribe via postmaster and to help extend circulation nationwide.
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Tz Intelligencern
Story County
Home Guide
For Sale Half Interest in Tux Intexxiligencer Office
Describes selling a half share or entire Tux Intexxiligencer office to a practical printer. Highlights strong advertising patronage, subscription list, county paper status, and growing value. Office well equipped. prompt replies to inquiries. Address publisher Jxo. Warts.
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Tux
Jxo
Warts
Corn Wanted for subscription at Thomas Soper & Sons
16 600 bushels corn wanted in exchange for goods at cash figures at Thomas Soper & Sons. The trial of Levi C. Curtis ended in acquittal after sustained district court attention last week.
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Thomas, Soper & Sons
Levi C. Curtis
District Court
Lost Dog Named Joe Sought by Owner Tracing Reward
A red Irish setter called Joe is missing after about a week. H. P. McLary offers a liberal reward for the dog's return. The note mentions a large local Britannica encyclopedia subscription and reflects local sentiment in Ames.
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Joe
H. P. McLary
Thanksgiving Services Planned at Local Methodist Church
Union services will be held on Thanksgiving Day at the usual morning service time. Rev. Mr. Perkins will deliver the sermon at the Methodist church.
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Methodist Church
Perkins
Mrs Hamilton Captures Wray’s Millinery Stand
Peace notes that Mrs A C Hamilton continues at Mrs Wray’s former location opposite the elevator selling more than any other millinery establishment in the city for a dollar.
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A. C. Hamilton
Wright and Little Accounts Due by December First
All old accounts of Wright and Little must be settled before December 1. Any outstanding balances at that date will be turned over to a Justice of the Peace for collection. W. G. Walcur notes emphasis on prompt payment. Waltnr has completed improvements in his store front counting house, signaling a more sociable approach to customers and staff.
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Lippincott’s
Edward H. Knight
Wright & Little
Justice of the Peace
W. G. Walcur
W. G. Waltnr
United States Army
England
What $1 Will Buy At Mrs Hamilton Millinery
A brief notice advertises 50 trimmed hats priced 75 cents to 2.50 each at Mrs. A. C. Hamilton's millinery shop opposite the elevator in Mrs. Wray's old stand. The piece then shifts to a cautionary health note about temper and mood, advising avoidance of an irritable, unreliable man.
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A. C. Hamilton
Town Sees Desolation Yet Hopes for Revival
Kelly tems notes a near deserted town with dull business. Farmers work the corn harvest as hog disease spreads regionally. R P Shields and family return from an eastern trip and begin new business ventures. A wagon shop and dwelling are planned as growth avenues emerge.
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Kelly
Nevada
R. P. Shields
R. P
Ogden Visitors and Local News Roundup
J D Gillette of Ogden's in the city visiting William Clark's family. Mrs E E McFadden and daughter Nona left to spend winter in Illinois and Wisconsin. Tom Winters, now in Ogden, visited the old folks at home. Mrs I E Hirsh is ill again. C B Russ was bedbound this week. Miss Harriet Smith of Hartford Iowa visits Mr and Mrs Giles Cook.
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J. D. Gillette, Esq
Ogden
City
William Clark
E. E. McFadden
Nona
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Tom Winters
I. E. Hirsh
C. B. Russ
Harriet Smith
Hartford
Iowa
Giles Cook
Eighteenth Anniversary Blended Lives at Baptist Parsonage
The eighteenth anniversary of a marriage was celebrated at the Baptist Parsonage on November 13 in this city. Friends gathered and presented tokens of friendship. The couple extend thanks, best wishes, and prayers for future well being and eternal felicity.
Stolen Daughter Jennie Beatie Sought by Mother in Iowa Ad
A mother in Corning Adams County Iowa asks for information on Jennie Beatie missing since October 21 1878. Jennie 16 tall 5 7 dark brown hair brown eyes had been seduced and expected to become a mother. Reward is gratitude. The notice ends with a controversial aside about women and army enlistment.
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Jennie
A. M. Beatie
Corning
Adams, Co
Iowa
Story County
Humboldt Horsmos
Keigley Bridge Opens on Narrow Gauge Route
From the Hamilton Freeman report Andy Leonard and his crew finished the Keighley Creek bridge on the D M & M Narrow Gauge R R. The seven hundred foot long forty foot high structure completed last Friday enables regular trains over the Keigley Branch. Workers praise Sup t Smart and company for fair treatment and prompt payment. Winter operations on the line are suspended.
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Keigley Bridge
Keigley Branch
Hamilton Freeman
Andy Leonard
Keighley Creek
Sup’t Smart
Eason's Telephonic and Acoustic Inventions Highlighted
A December issue review praises George B. Prescott for an illustrated piece on Eason's telephonic and acoustic inventions. It also commends Dr. F L Oswald for a strong article on fever factories, detailing fatal epidemics and links to ignorance and avoidable causes.
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Tus Popular Science Monthly
Eason
George B. Prescott
Telegraph
F. L. Oswald
Nevada Notes and Court Docket Update
Nevada notes recount tax concerns and bustling offices while court terms press on. The District Court faces a heavy criminal docket with indictments and a crowded Grand Jury. cases include State vs Curtis for horse stealing and State vs Nelson ending in not guilty verdict.
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Hayes
Smith
Charley
Madam Baker
Nevada
Des Moines
Curtis
Nelson
Kewitts
Lincoln township treasurer dispute and local notices
The document reports a quo warranto challenge over Lincoln Township treasurer, with H C Wickham as relator and I B Norton and the board balancing roles. It notes regional matters including Graves theft, Story City school decision in favor of Baughman, real estate exchange, a diphtheria death, corn buying activity, and local temperance and lyceum meetings.
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Mitchel
Lincoln
H.C. Wickham
I. B. Norton
A. K. Banks
Indiana
Graves
Story City
von Coelln
Baughman
W. C. Bell
Nebraska
Walker and Bisbee Build Brick Houses and Soap Factory
Delorme’s building advances well as W E Bisbee starts his brick house in a few days and Jas Walker lays the corner stone. Walker & Bisbee establish a soap factory with full machinery aiming for success. The Herald notes a bloody row in town with one man nearly slitting another’s throat.
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Herald
the Herald
Change in Prescription Clerks at Tuomas McLars
Tuomas & McLars announce six months of planning for a clerical change and confirm the appointment of Mr Barstow, a Madison University graduate with seven years in the drug trade and six years Latin training. They claim he is trustworthy for delicate pharmacist duties and advocate a fair trial of the new man.
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Barstow
Madison University
Tuomas & McLars
Hats and trims at Misses Sweeney offer best value
A cheerful notice promotes Misses Sweeney as the place for cheap quality and wide variety in millinery. Readers are invited to view the stock and decide if the best looking hat for the least money is at Misses Sweeney or elsewhere.
Bids Sought for Squaw Creek Coal by Ames District
Notice invites bids from coal contractors to supply 26 tons or more of Squaw Creek coal from Clemens or Hutchinson's banks to the Independent School District of Ames. Bids due by November 25 and to be sent to dxo Warrs, Secretary.
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Ames
Squaw Creek
Clemens
Hutchinson's Bank
Dxo
Warrs
Stone and Haverly Mills Dissolved to Form Spence and Hav erly
A dissolution notice states the Ames Iowa firm Stone and Haverly custom and merchant millers ends by mutual consent. Stone exits. P Spence buys Stone's interest and the business becomes Spence and Haverly.
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Stone & Haverly
Custom and Merchant Millers
Ames
Iowa
Stone
P. Spence
Increase in Local Newspapers Urged to Boost Republican Vote
A Burlington Hawk Eye editorial urges expanding the circulation of home papers by 50 percent to strengthen Republican reach. It argues weekly papers educate voters, shape public opinion, and sustain Republican campaigns through education, morality, and locality driven news. It calls Republicans to ensure strong local papers and broader distribution ahead of 1879-80 elections.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Congress
Iowa
Hawkeye
Se Oakeaeize
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