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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1893
Page
2
Neighbors report a November snow storm heralding winter with flights of sledding and sleigh bells. The piece notes local illness flu grippe congestion and a range of daily life details from marriages to sheep shearing and farm work. It mentions train delays after the storm and local business notices and court actions in Story County Nevada district court.
A Ames section item reviews Count Michel Koeninsmark travel writings praising American women as superior. It cites Swami Vivekananda on women, fiction’s strong female characters, and a discussion of co education’s humane benefits. The Woman Suffrage Association plans a meeting with Mrs. Anna Richmond Dee and outlines study courses and book inspections by Miss Anthony.
A rural column discusses winter hog fattening in packs of ten, advice on shelter and attention at night, and how cheap groceries and clothing purchases shape farmer choices. It questions selling two year olds at eighteen dollars and five year olds at fifty, mentions catfish market reports, local residents moving, and a theft of a 200 pound hog prompting calls for vigilance.
The speaker recalls leaving Kings County two years earlier after being expelled from a political meeting for advocating prohibition. He describes a period of wandering, losing meat and work, and eventually drifting to Buzzard's Bay where his story continues.
A note announces Tax Farm and Dairy moves to Nevada, with the Times editor and longtime president severing ties. The piece recalls last Saturday’s snow scene and outlines Story county district court terms for 1804 and 1805. R. B. Armstrong ends his association with the Times, denying authority for future business. An Guthrie County Democrat exchange column quotes advice on floor cleaning with kerosene and broom use for households reading the Timms.
The article notes revival meetings at the U B church with song and prayer at 7 and preaching at 7 30. Rev Hicks engages the audience, delivering an interesting service. The Times force receives Havanas from Jas Rone, while a boy named Jim is joyfully born Friday night.
A local dressmaker announces readiness to do all kinds of dress making and invites calls. The business is located two doors south of the U B church, with details attributed to Mrs Wa Exiort.
The Odd Fellows Lodge named Tom G. Swan as Noble Grand C A Duntz as W G Walter Morris as Recording Secretary H Rich as Corresponding Secretary William Hulett as Treasurer and Reverend Daniel Bros Ierman as agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co The notice touts arctic and overshoe style footwear at the same price as imitations.
At a regular meeting in the castle hall this city, Champion Lodge K of P elected officers for the ensuing term. C C Thos Thompson. V C H Whitehead. P O F Fowler. A M Perry Bowers. I G G W O'Brien. C G B J Shelden. M E W Dudgeon. K R and 8 Gen J R Lincoln. Trustee Chas Arnold J R Lincoln L M Bosworth.
BAKER for jewelry sale bills at the Times office. After the ball, oysters at the Arcade Lunch Counter. New elegant lamps including stand, hanging, and side lamps arrive. Ames Drug Co invites Ames area shoppers with lower prices and tailored styles. J P Watson urges a visit. Oysters served in any style.
Tilotson farm offering 80 acres two miles south of Ames with new house and good repairs, under cultivation. Also a sale of New York apples and Baker’s silver novelties advertised. North Western Line announces holiday excursion tickets December 23 to 31 1803 and return until January 3 1894 via Chicago and North Western.
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