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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
4
Grain-O is described as a nourishing food drink that mimics coffee in taste but lacks its drawbacks. It aids digestion, strengthens nerves, and is suitable for children and adults. Priced about a quarter of coffee at 15 and 25 cents.
Marshalltown agents announce daily departures to Des Moines and Chicago with fast trains. Services include free chair cars, Pullman standard cars, and dining cars on European plan. For fares or information contact J. A. Bis, Agent, Marshalltown, Iowa.
Schedule details for the Chicago & North Western Railway theme list routes and times including Express Atlantic and Overland Limited with notes on baggage check requirements and limited Sunday service. prospect of reduced Omaha fares and expiring dates noted for the 1888 Commercial Traveler's Day exposition.
The annual butterfly migration across the isthmus of Panama remains a mystery. Beginning with a few scattered specimens in late June, the numbers swell by mid July until the sky is often obscured by the swarm of delicate insects.
A Russian peasant on a town trip to buy boots naps roadside and wakes to find his cherished boots stolen by a tramp. A passing wagoner shouts to move, prompting the sleeper to insist his legs are not his, as the boots lie missing.
The Atlantic essay cites Charles Kendall Adams on corruption tainting Revolutionary supply lines and pleads that Washington pressed Congress and state leaders for punishment of offenders. It notes Washington’s fierce calls to punish murderers and to recruit the ablest men to Congress.
Mrs. M K E W Sherwood relays in the New York Times witty lines from Fitz-James O'Brien about a New Year visit to a patriotic lady after the Civil War. He jokes about flags, roast eagle, potato salad, scotch, and women inspiring men to drink and fight, ending with a rapturous note on marching down Broadway.
The Cape Times notes Kimberley’s diamond rush practice of washing streets to recover debris diamonds. Washers must gain street residents consent, repair streets, and pay 10 percent of gross funds to the municipality. Last year the town collected 960 pounds from this activity.
A London Telegraph report recalls a Stratford on Avon scene in a hotel's smoking room where an Englishman extols William as the world’s only poet and a Scotsman champions Robert Burns. A confident commercial traveler intervenes asking who Shakespeare Burns is to calm the dispute.
On July 19 August 2 16 September 6 20 October 4 and 18 the North Western Line will sell home seeker's excursion tickets with favorable time limits to numerous points in the West and South at exceptionally low rates. For tickets and full information apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ry.
A vintage ad promotes Grain-O as a non stimulant drink that tastes like coffee. It claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers without keeping people awake, suitable for nervous people and children. The ad instructs readers to buy from grocers today.
Readable ad offers free catalogue from Elkhar arriage Harness Mfg Co Elkhart for buyers seeking carriages and harnesses. Intends to attract orders by sending for the catalogue.
A 264 page illustrated pamphlet gathers letters from northern farmers newly located along the Central Railroad line in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana plus town by town descriptions of areas nearby. Free copies available by applying to J F Merry A G P A Manchester Iowa.
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