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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
6
Grain-O is a nourishing health drink that mimics coffee in taste but lacks its injurious effects. It aids digestion and nerves, not a stimulant, suitable for children and adults, and costs about one fourth the price of coffee, available in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
Chicago Great Western schedules show trains departing Marshalltown daily at 4:46 am for Des Moines 9:15 am for Aften Jet and 6:05 pm for Leavensworth. Southwest routes run 10:55 am ex to Kansas City and 10:40 pm daily. Fast through services include sleeping, chair, and Pullman dining cars. Agent J A Bixais Marshalltown Ia.
Chicago and North Western Railway lists arrivals and departures for routes to Des Moines and Omaha with times and a note that tourist tickets via the North Western Line are on sale at reduced September rates. Includes agent contact references and Exposition travel incentives for late September.
In a London Telegraph item a new neighbor’s doorbell caused disturbance until a chalk warning to pull gently was extended by a passerby who added the word urgently. Mr X, sensitive to the jangle, found friend Z’s reaction comic and muffled the bell thereafter.
The New York Sun explains heavy artillery or garrison artillery fixed in forts and served by foot batteries, while light artillery is mobile, drawn by horses. It notes no horse batteries exist in the current army, defines field and flying batteries, and places siege guns between heavy and light categories.
A collection of antiquated quotes and witticisms from Chicago News and Sunday School Times. Topics include a Devon and Cornwall language puzzle, a Latin phrase corruption, time management by a businessman and minister, and social judgments among women about shared dislikes.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt features a bachelor asking about the baby's blue eyes. The mother explains the eye color comes from her family, noting her brother Will's wife has eyes exactly like the child.
On July 19 August 2 16 September 6 20 October 4 and 18 the North Western Line will sell home seeker 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.
The annual butterfly migration across the Isthmus of Panama remains a mystery. In late June scattered butterflies appear at sea and by mid July the skies may be obscured by vast swarms, a phenomenon noted by many naturalists since early explorers.
A Russian peasant who had gone to town to buy boots fell asleep by the road and was robbed of his new boots by a light-fingered tramp. A wagoner waking him shouted to move his legs. The sleeper argued the legs were not his as they had boots on.
An old style advertisement claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers without stimulation. It promotes Grain-O as a pure grain drink to be used in coffee, aimed at nervous people and children, with prices listed as 15 and 25 cents.
An old catalog blurb advertises a fine carriage harness with phrases about doubling pleasure in driving. It mentions a free catalogue and features Eikbart or similar branding terms. The readable text emphasizes shop offerings and promotional language.
This rewritten pamphlet summarizes facts and conditions for northern farmers seeking land along the Illinois Central Railroad line in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi. It describes cities towns and surrounding areas and promotes homeseeker opportunities with free copies from J. F. Merry A P A Manchester Iowa.
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