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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1893
Page
3
The Times describes Odontunder at Co E Hunt’s dental parlors and notes local spots for cigars and ice cream. Ames residents travel to Eldora, a M. E. church social is postponed, and Rev J K Hester returns to Drake University to teach and preach.
Onondaga Lodge No 52 I O R M forms with twenty two members. Delegations from Boone Marshalltown Lake City attend the start at the new wigwam. Officers elected include F N Fowler Sachem H P Wilkinson Senior Sagamon and others. New chiefs raised to stamps. Members not present may join the charter and sign at Reed's hall or with Frank Fowler or C R Quade.
My East farm, half a mile south of Gilbert Station, offers 120 acres of plow land drained by 2 200 rods of tiling with no waste land. A good thing for a good man. Enquire of or address.
From August 31 to September 8 the Northwestern Line will offer excursion round trips from all Iowa stations to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair at half fare. Return tickets valid through September 9, 1893. Apply to Chicago & Northwestern railway agents for tickets and information.
Marshalltown Iowa newspaper ad announces September excursion train tickets to Indianapolis for veterans and others attending the National Encampment September 4 5 and 6. Return tickets valid to September 16 with optional Chicago World’s Fair side trip for $2.10 extra. Tickets available via Iowa Central Railway agents or Thomas P Barry. Also ads for real estate and goods from Adams Bros and F N Fowler with property on Onondaga Street and a house listing.
Dr J W Hamilton of Merrilan Wisconsin declares Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup the best cough remedy. He states it has no equal for asthma and has sold it for years.
A garbled ad page lists closing out at cost offers from Thurston Swan Co and others. It promotes washers, tin work, cook stoves, water jets, and china, plus a note urging customers to pay debts promptly. It also advertises North Western Harvest Excursion tickets with return validity and stopovers.
Mrs Annie M Beam of McKeeport Pennsylvania credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing diarrhoea in her children after a flood displacement in Johnstown. She recounts two severe cases and notes its effectiveness. Available in 5 and 50 cent bottles from Westerman Arnold.
Special trains for the Iowa State Fair from Ames run September 4 to 7 with key arrivals and departures from Marshalltown Jewell Junction and Des Moines. A safe at Loekwood's elevator was attempted robbed last night. the lock was battered and the thieves failed to gain entry.
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