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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
3
Odontunder recital at the dental parlors of Co BE Hunt. Talbott’s gum sales and Freed’s ice cream lure readers. The Times covers a missing church service, a fall term prep at the schoolhouse, Ames business closings, a trainditch near Mechanicsville delaying arrivals, and local society notes with numerous names and events.
Carlston announces continuation of C M Soper’s tailoring business in Ames inviting old customers and new clients. He promises years of experience and guaranteed satisfaction and invites public calls for prices.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Congregational church will hold a Tuesday meeting in the lecture room on August 22 at 2:30 P M. The study focuses on A M A work among the Indians with items on Indian work reading Our Little Injun and papers by Mrs. Gammon and Mrs. Wilson.
A collage of small ads lists penny peanuts at Tal bott's, farm machinery closeouts, washers from Thurston Swan & Co, Tin work by Bingham & Co, and water jets and china on offer. Notes urge prompt payment on old accounts, plus assorted furniture, mattresses, furnaces, lemons for sale, and Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup praised as top cough remedy.
An Iowa Wis. notice touts Dr Warner White Wine of Tar Syrup as a near instant cure for asthma after multiple doctors deemed the case terminal. A testimonial from Wm. H. Farris of Wilton asserts two bottles cured his wife. Also includes Iowa Central Railway discount to Chicago for World’s Fair travelers and a local ad for rockers by J. B. Elliott.
The Northwestern Line announces harvest excursion tickets for August 22 September 12 and October 10 1893 to Northwestern Iowa western Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Manitoba Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and Utah. Round trip rates are low and tickets are valid for return within twenty days from sale with stop over privileges on the outbound trip. For tickets and full information contact Chicago North Western Railway Agents.
Money Crops. The cash crop seems to be quite short this season. We must speak for our share of the crop as soon as you harvest so that we may continue in business until we have a chance to plow again. Estate of G. G. Tilden.
An old paper item lists Snake Havana Seal described as the best cigar on earth and mentions a spring food spread for one hundred men at the Arcade. It also notes Caniel Bros. & Herman's offer Lapies Oxfords for $1.00 a pair and a call for circulating medium to the office with a warning to readers.
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