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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
4
The column recounts campus activity including lectures and socials, visits by Des Moines journalists, and upcoming events. It notes faculty movements, student arrivals from Boone and Des Moines, choir practice, and a planned Des Moines Woman's Press Club visit with a luncheon and campus tour.
Robert D. Shearer died at his home five miles southeast of Ames on September 2. Born May 21, 1845 in Morgan County Indiana, he was married to Jane Bates in 1878 and fathered seven children with one in adoption. He was 58 and a member of United Brothers church. Funeral at Evergreen church conducted by Rev. R. E. Graves. entombed Walnut Grove cemetery.
Twenty nine head of two year old steers for sale weighing 1000 to 1100 pounds. Call at farm two miles west and half a mile north of Ontario or address R Laycock 222 Route 2 Boone Iowa.
A small family seeks a reliable woman for general housework at 920 Clark Street. Apply at once to Mrs. C A Gamble.
Very low excursion fares offered for travel to Baltimore Missouri via the Northwestern line for September 17 18 and 19. Tickets good for favorable return limits issued on account of the annual meeting of the C F Grand Lodge. Apply to agents of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Excursion tickets to county fairs at Toledo Iowa via the Northwestern line will be sold at reduced rates from September 14 to 18 inclusive. Return must be by September 19. Tickets available to agents of the Chicago Northwestern Railway.
Rosar and Masons Comedians open a three night stand at the Ames Opera House tonight. The sixteen performer troupe travels from Cedar Rapids and promises top tier repertoire, with one free admission for a lady on each paid 35 cent ticket. Ticket prices are 85, 25, and 15 cents.
A brief notice proclaims Elephant Brand as the best iced tea. The endorsement comes from T. J. Mitter and Son, emphasizing quality and tradition.
Lincoln J. Carter presents the melodrama Her Only Sin at the opera house on Wednesday September 28. Rising star John T. Nicholson leads the company playing the drunken husband and the prosperous young civil engineer in a demanding dual role.
Reduced price excursion tickets via the North Western Line for Nevada Iowa county fair travel Sept 8 to 11 with return only until Sept 12. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
An old advertisement by L. M. Bosworth touts Rocky Mountain Tea claiming a girl’s complexion impressed on a lover’s heart fades unless sealed by the tea. The copy plays on beauty and romance with a 35 cent price tag.
Sealed proposals invited by the independent school district of Ames Iowa for heating and ventilation steam or hot air slate black boards hardware furniture plumbing for a four room ward school building to be erected in the city Bids on heating and ventilating to furnish plans Bids on black boards furniture to Co G Lee Secretary accompanied by a 200 dollar certified check Bids opened Sept 28 1908 at C G Lane Secretary
Resolution declares necessity to build a sewer outlet disposal plant and connected sewer lines in Sewer District No. 1 Ames Iowa. It details pipe sizes routes along Duff Boone Onondaga Kellogg and Hoggatt streets, specifies installation by A Marston plans, funding via sewer fund and assessments, and sets a public meeting for September 28, 1903.
The Chamberlain cough remedy has over thirty years of use with millions of bottles sold. It is the standard in treating croup in homes and has never reported a failure to cure. Given at first sign, it prevents attacks and is safe for babies and adults. Sold by all druggists.
Mrs. Mollie Allen of South Fork Ky says she has prevented attacks of cholera morbus by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when symptoms appeared. The tablets cleanse the stomach and ward off attacks caused by indigestion. Attacks of bilious colic may be prevented the same way. For sale by all druggists.
Excursion tickets priced at a single fare for a round trip to Chicago via Northwestern Line for Sept 28 29 and 30 with return allowed until Oct 2. Details available from Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
For Sale listing by I. J. Perauson advertises one Shorthorn and two Jersey cows with one to freshen soon. Describes all as good milkers and available from the seller.
Free daily clinics for domestic animals begin at Iowa State College on Sept 1 from 1 to 3 pm at the Veterinary Hospital in Ames Iowa. Also listed are special reduced excursion rates on the Chicago and North Western Railway for upcoming conventions and trips to Deadwood Lead Ogden Salt Lake City Baltimore Denver Pueblo Detroit San Francisco and Los Angeles with various dates. For details call a Worth Western Line ticket agent.
Mr Herman Muller of Muller and Leykom Lumber Merchants in Polar Langdale Co Wisconsin says his daughter suffered a bronchial cough until Hart s Honey and Horehound was given and quickly cured her The medicine is praised as a safe pleasant throat and lung remedy for children offered in 25 50 and 100 cent bottles sold by O A Gamble successor to Coye Pharmacy
John Edmonds editor of the Daily and Weekly Courier in Lincoln Illinois praises Re-Go Tonic Laxative Syrup for constipation relief. He calls it safe and effective with no griping or nausea and notes bottles sell at 26¢ 50¢ and $1.00 through O A Gamble. The piece ends with a curious proverb about capital for life.
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