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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1877
Page
3
A notice lists items from Thomas Soper & Son including coats caps and underwear with various styles and prices. It mentions cork shavings from Orsex’s and live poultry demand. Congregational Church services were held with a large audience and a sermon yesterday.
Saturday afternoon Dr Fairchild learned his youngest brother was accidentally shot and killed in Vermont. Howard and Toxxie McLain returned from a western hunting trip with trophies. Despite the state rule Thanksgiving was not a holiday, teachers and scholars treated yesterday as a real holiday. Public halls are being dedicated in many towns this fall, with Ames poised for a notable opening next year.
A brief verse notes a future man with chubby legs in scarlet hose and stubby toes. A child in a small kilt and coat passes confidently, described in a playful, period tone. The poem feints toward a standing figure of promise in formal garb.
A city gentleman visited a lady who was darning stockings with an egg inside a hole for shape. He sat down on the chair where the egg lay, plus the stocking and needle. He jumped up as the egg and needle were damaged by the pressure.
The notice requests readers to send in letters and news items about deaths, marriages, additions, thefts, house builds, large sales, fights, injuries, or any remarkable events, urging prompt reporting by any reader who has information.
A petition circulating with signatures from nearly all citizens asks Gov. Newbold to pardon Wm Young, now in penitentiary for involvement in last winter's train robbery at this place. The piece notes Young may have acted under stronger guidance and argues his punishment is already severe enough.
A local piece extols the benefits of the C. N. W. line as the best road in the Northwest. It highlights good hotels, mammoth stores, and a population of about 1,800, while praising a county paper published in Iowa as among the best.
Farmers and shippers urged to use the Red Line for rapid transport of game poultry butter and eggs to Boston and New York with refrigerator cars available in winter and summer for quicker delivery.
Brakeman Fulton L. Fill, about 24, was killed half past five Monday morning at the lower switch yard. He was likely caught foot in the frog while adjusting a coupling pin between cars. his right arm was severed, and death followed shortly after at the depot. Fill, respected by the railroad, left behind grieving parents in Algona.
Humboldt Xormos reports the first dirt was turned at noon last Wednesday for the Narrow Gauge railroad in the county. A large force of men and teams works east of the river toward the Norway station, with grading to proceed through fall. The depot location is now set nearer, and construction will resume in spring. Sept. Smart promises a Fourth of July car ride from the Humboldt depot.
Amber jewelry returns to vogue while box toe shoes dominate. Oriental carves and belts appear in belts basque style. Black Chantilly lace and cobalt blue deco rations lead trends as feathered boas and feather butterflies appear. Silver bangles fall out of favor and French pink artificial flowers gain use.
Special notice states continuation until further notice to all customers and the public that from this date the firm shall enforce a strict policy or action. The readable fragment signals a formal public notice about business conduct or service changes.
All parties with accounts against me are asked to present them for payment by the first of January 1878. Anyone indebted by book account or note, large or small, should call and settle promptly after that date. I will close my books and sell only for cash or its equivalent, as I am bound to sell cheap. Very respectfully yours, A. H. Tuaren.
A Chicago Tribune Home department book titled The Home Guide gathers practical recipes hints and household tips from 500 lady readers. Over 160 pages bound and offered as a premium to subscribers who pay in full for 1878 with extra copies at 50 cents each.
Stoves for bare. Two second hand heating stoves suitable for offices hotels etc sold cheap. The wagon shop opposite the West House re opened. Thanking friends for past favors I solicit a share in the future will work low for cash J J Bur ees Coughs colds hoarseness sore throat and all diseases of the lungs and chest cured with Dr Marshall s lung syrup It never fails Try it price 25 cents Sold by J J Bosquet Co Dr Marshall s lung syrup relives the worst cases of coughs and colds instantly Call on your druggist and try a bottle of it the price is only 25 cents Sold by J J Bosquet Co
Pocket book advertisement inviting inquiries to J. J. Buriza for money to loan. Long terms and reduced interest offered by Tunser and Evoy at the Insurancrouncer Building in Ames Iowa.
Outlined request for partial prepayment from each subscriber between now and January 1 1878. States one dollar and a half paid in advance covers one year of Tus INTELLIGENCER.
All accounts due Wesley Slingerland have been transferred to the undersigned and must be paid at once. Call and settle immediately with J.8. Lertis.
classifieds note seeks wood on subscription and several loads of dry chunks. Accepts chunks knots or any dry wood no larger than a nail keg. Four foot wood wanted for stove use. INTELLIGENCER.
All accounts must be settled before January 1st, 1877. No credit after that date. Biestew, Huxrixcros & Tipes. Furniture at cost, Slingerland's stock to be closed out at strictly cost figures. Those wanting to buy should call at once. Goods must be sold. J. B. Lurie, Mortgagee.
All persons indebted to the undersigned who do not call and settle their accounts before the first of January next will receive no future credit and their accounts will be put in the hands of a justice for collection. W. M. Clare.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to C Lamb and Son for lumber must settle by December 30, 1877. Unpaid accounts will accrue interest from purchase and be placed in collection. C D Newman Agent Ames November 2.
Don’t ruin your health with coughing purchase a 25 cent bottle of Dr Marshall’s Lung Syrup said to cure the cough. Sold by J J Bousquet.
The notice outlines rewards for new subscribers including a Bragley Cooking Range, a pair of club skates, a Saratoga Potato Peeler, a Revolution soft coal base burning stove, an Elgin watch, Antrim Mincer, Autograph Albums, a nickle plated stand mirror, Peerless heating stove, carving knife and fork, white-handled cutlery, fluting iron, a sack of No 1 coal, and The Home Guide book for patrons of Tax Invellicencer. Also promotes Uncle Sam's condition powder and urges patronage of the home paper.
Notice states that N. B. Jacobs and W. H. Mead commence business on October 1 1877 for butter eggs hides poultry and grain under the firm name Jacobe Mead & Co N B Jacona W H Maan
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