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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
14
Grain-O is a tasty appetizing healthful beverage to replace coffee. It aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant and is suitable for children and adults. Costs about one quarter as much as coffee. 15 and 25 cents.
Marshalltown schedule lists daily departures at 4 40 a m for Des Moines Aften Jet 9 5 a m to St Joseph Leavensworth 6 00 p m to Kansas City and Southwest and 4 16 a m to Cedar Falls Waterloo 10 55 a m ex Bum linking to St Paul Minneapolis 10 33 p m to Dubuque and Chicago with free chair cars Pullman dining cars on European plan for details contact J A Ru Agent Marshalltown Ia
On July 19 August 2 16 September 6 20 October 4 and 18 the North Western Line will sell home seeker excursion tickets to many West and South points at exceptionally low rates. For tickets and full information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims to cheer and satisfy without stimulating, suitable for nervous youths and children, urging readers to obtain a package from grocers and try it in small amounts.
A timetable lists arrivals and departures for east west north south routes including the Chicago Express and Overland Limited with times such as 8:00 am and 3:10 am. A note by G W Rogers states No 15 will not carry baggage but passengers may ride to Boone and Carroll and all baggage must be checked 15 minutes before arrival at the baggage room.
Tourist tickets on the North Western Line, pioneer line west and northwest of Chicago, will be sold during September at very low rates. Apply to agents for full particulars.
Commercial Traveler's Day in Omaha prompts a two day sale for Northwest line agents. Tickets to Omaha at reduced rates available September 22 and 23, valid through September 26.
North-Western Line agents offer round trip tickets to Omaha for the National Encampment of the Sons of Veterans, U S A, Sept 12-16 1898. Tickets sold Sept 10-11 at reduced rates, good through Sept 21. Inquire agents for details.
Reduced rate excursion tickets to the Webster City County Fair on the North Western Line available September 12 to 16 with valid through September 17. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Bay for details.
The North Western Line sells excursion tickets to the Big 4 Fair at Belle Plaine at reduced rates from September 12 to 15, inclusive, with sales limited to September 16. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western agents.
Readable OCR notes show party conventions in Dubuque and Marshalltown Iowa during September and August 1898. Republican event in Dubuque runs August 30th to 31st 1898 with Democratic People’s and Free Silver parties in Marshalltown on September 7th 1898.
Compact digest for the Spanish American War cover story details the navies and armies of Spain and the United States. Includes a map of Cuba, ship illustrations, glossary of terms, translation of Spanish words. Send ten cents to Cons. S. Fox, G. P. A. N. P. R. L. St. Paul MN.
The Borzoi or Psovoi, native to Russia, are dogs of grand aspect and silken coats. England and Germany have significantly advanced the breed, with Britain securing prime stock about 15 years ago and Germany now making rapid strides alongside the Briton.
The Ordnance Survey map of England with over 108000 sheets costs 1 million dollars annually for twenty years and is claimed as the largest map worldwide. Scales range from ten feet to one eighth inch per mile and show minute details including hedges walls buildings and isolated trees.
The natives of Su Matra object to vaccination and continue offerings to the smallpox devil. They mix heart and liver of fowls and buffaloes with yellow rice and other ingredients, place them in a model of a full rigged ship, carry it in procession, and launch it into the sea.
On a parade ground at Calcutta are several adjutants or argalas. These birds, part of the stork tribe, walk the ground and look like soldiers so that strangers at a distance often mistake them for grenadiers.
A 264 page illustrated pamphlet presents letters from farmers newly located along the Central Railroad in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana with descriptions of cities towns and countryside. Free copies are available from J. F. Merry A. G. P. A. Manchester Iowa for homeseekers seeking accessible prosperous southern areas.
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