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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
2
Gilbert Station items report weddings and anniversaries including John Wirths new home and 25th anniversary. Attendees numbered 150 at the celebration. Messages note funeral services, travels, and community happenings. Several notices mention road work, local visits, and new church dedication. References cover farms, visitors, and regional commerce in a period tone.
Subscribers who followed the May binding twine advice saved money on their purchases. In a small Iowa town a dealer sold 5000 pounds of twine to readers by May 6, clearing stock by five o'clock. Twine rose to 15 cents per pound within days, with many saving five to twenty dollars. agent Mr. Evans noted a neighbor who subscribed after missing out on the idea and bought 200 pounds at seven and a half cents per pound.
Farmers urged to view the Scoop Board before buying elsewhere. Northwestern Mercantile Co. Ames Iowa promotes stoves and ranges sold exclusively by Swank & White. Also notices rent rooms with city water and various local shop updates.
The District Court of the county will hear the estate of George late of the county. Debtors and creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance by October 3, 1898. Errta Dunning, Administratrix, serves as administrator.
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