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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1893
Page
3
Local notes cover farewells arrivals at Ames including moves to new homes shifts at Soper and Adams Bros clothing, a false fire alarm at the rail crossing, lectures and church events, Sabbath social, and various visits by residents and travelers across Boone Des Moines and Webster City with names of many individuals and outfits.
Farm machinery and wagons are closing out at cost at Thurston Swan & Co with a large line of washers cook stoves water jets and china on display Riverside Peoria Lexington best on earth Also brood mares ponies and colts for sale at Milford township A door key and Freed's ice cream goods advertised as well. Democratic and Republican caucuses announced for Washington and Grant townships with dates and delegates to the Nevada county convention.
A notice from Bier Low & Smith asks customers to pay as much as possible on notes and accounts to raise money immediately, urging full or partial payment in kindness. The advertisement promotes Celinnose mattresses and furnaces from Bryenam & Co with references to warranties and endorsements by Prof. Curtiss and Geo. W. Rogers.
Dr J W Hamilton of Merrilan Wise touts Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough medicine with no equal for asthma. A Wisconsin reader, William H Farris, testifies his wife suffered asthma for years until two bottles cured her. he values it even at fifty dollars a bottle.
The Iowa Central Ry announces excursion ticket sales on August 22, September 12, and October 10 at low rates to Minnesota Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arizona. Tickets are valid for return within twenty days with one stopover allowed. For rates and details contact Iowa Central by agents or General Passenger Agent Thos P Barry Marshalltown Iowa October.
Russert Read reports Maxwell the pop corn king of Ames will soon add a patent popcorn roaster to his north of school house operation. Aprian Rosecrans leaves for Marshalltown to work days replacing E. J. Hoagland. A surprise ninth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Frank Shockley with a dinner set gift. The Congregational Church women’s missionary society meets Thursday for Medical Missions program with Miss Georgen and Mrs Leland directing readings.
Reduced rates to Chicago apply to both round trips and one way travel to Chicago with a two dollar surcharge for the round trip option effective August 1 1893. Tickets valid returning for up to thirty days from dates. Call Iowa Central Railway agents for schedules and time. A F Banks and T P Barry traffic managers announce the offer.
A thief unknown to local residents broke a back window at Adams Bros grocery Saturday night and took three or four boxes of cigars and the cash register with two or three dollars. The robber fled into the north part of town and smashed the register. No clues or suspects are known. Authorities note there have been at least four similar burglaries in the past year with no arrests.
The Ames Steam Laundry began operation June 6 1892. On February 15 Hixon and Allen leased it from A J Hawley and built a strong business. June 10 1893 Hixon sold to Wing of Newton creating Wing and Allen. The laundry now operates at full capacity and is a thriving city institution.
A south side merry go round attraction ends when a saddle bursts from a bucking pony after the animal flips and stands on its head. The saddle sails into the crowd as darkness falls, ending the act and delaying a future performance. Also notes a county teachers institute starting August 14 1893 in Nevada Iowa and a work accident at an elevator injuring W E Maxwell.
G. H. Haynie formerly of Keokuk opened a barber shop in the Mc Giness building yesterday and plans to stay in business there for the foreseeable future appealing for local patronage.
Erre and Aylesworth add retail tobacco goods to their existing wholesale cigar business. They will now offer cigars chewing and smoking tobacco cigarettes and related products in their new retail operation.
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