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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
5
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute sold by grocers. It claims Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves, is not a stimulant, suitable for children and adults, and costs about one fourth as much as coffee.
Trains leave Marshalltown daily at 4 40 a m connecting to Des Moines Aften Jet at 1 15 a m and Leavenworth at 6 00 daily. Go and Southwest 4 16 a m Waterloo to Minneapolis 10 38 p m. Dubuque and Chicago Fast trains offer free chair cars Pullman sleeping cars electric cars and dining cars with Maropesa pine and For no other information contact A Billis Marshalltown IA agent.
The ad promotes Grain-O as a nighttime drink that does not disturb sleep. It claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers without stimulation, suited for nervous people and children, and suggests trying it in coffee with a price of 15 to 25 cents.
A compact vest pocket memorandum book covers the Spanish American War era with a map of Cuba illustrations of naval ships glossary of terms and a Spanish word translation. Send ten cents to General Passenger Agent Northern Pacific Railway Lake Superior St Paul Minnesota for a copy.
Fragmentary timetable notes list trains including Chicago Express and Dakota and Des Moines Ex with varying times. Mentions special Express, Fast Mail, freight and passenger services, baggage rules, and schedules noting Sunday exceptions and baggage handling details.
The Borzoi or Psovoi, Russian wolfhounds, hail from frozen lands where snow dominates most of the year. The breed's elegance and silken coats withstand extreme cold, with England advancing the line through early imports and today Britain and Germany leading in modern development of these noble hounds.
Tourist tickets on the North Western Line west and northwest of Chicago will be sold in September at very low rates. Apply to agents for full particulars.
Commercial Traveler's Day sale announces reduced fares to Omaha for all agents from November 22 to 28 with travel valid through September 26.
North Western Line agents offer round trip tickets to Omaha for the 1898 encampment from September 10-11 at reduced rates. Tickets good until September 21. Apply to agents for full particulars.
The ordnance survey map of England contains over 108 000 sheets and costs 1 000 000 dollars annually for 20 years to maintain. It is described as the largest map in the world with a scale ranging from ten feet to one eighth of an inch per mile. Sheets at 25 inches scale reveal every hedge fence wall building and even isolated trees.
Reduced fare excursion tickets to Webster City for the county fair are on sale September 12 to 16 with a limited return date September 17. Applications available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Renee times listed at 9 45 a m 1 45 p m and 6 00 a m for the day includes morning and afternoon slots.
Excursion tickets to the Big 4 Fair at Belle Plaine via the North Western Line will be sold at reduced rates from September 12 to September 16 to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Two party conventions announced with dates in 1898. Republican gathering in Dubuque from August 30 to September 1, 1898 and Democratic meeting in Marshalltown from September 7 to 9, 1898.
The natives of the west coast of Sumatra oppose vaccination and continue offerings to the smallpox devil. They mix fowl and buffalo heart and liver with yellow rice and other ingredients, place the mixture in a model of a full rigged ship, carry it in procession, and finally launch it into the sea.
On a parade ground at Calcutta adjutants or argalas, birds of the stork family, walk the ground and resemble soldiers so closely that strangers from a distance often mistake them for grenadiers.
A fragmented ad notes a carriage and harness company in Richard Indiana offering a free catalogue. It mentions double the pleasure of driving and references a fine carriage. The readable text includes company branding RU Bak ne ie tha re and mentions a possible driver accessory.
A 264 page illustrated pamphlet collects letters from northern farmers newly located along the Central Railroad line in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana. It includes city town and country descriptions and aims to guide homeseekers to the most prosperous portion of the south. Free copies available from J. F. Merry A G P A Manchester Iowa.
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