Almanac highlights and Mardi Gras excursion sales
The Inter Ocean Encyclopedic Almanac for 1808 is praised as a premier annual with full 1897 political and economic facts, election returns, and official rosters. It notes a new tariff law, Mardi Gras excursion dates, and cheap North-Western Line tickets to New Orleans and winter resorts. Juper Hindman will not seek re election. The Iowa Homestead promotes farmer education via its monthly Special Farmer's Institute editions and regular issues with practical farm topics. Free samples and $1 yearly subscription offer.
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United States Senate
House of Representatives
New Orleans
Mobile
North-Western
United States
Mexico
Chicago & Northwestern Ry. It
Iowa
Farmer's Institute
Homestead
Address Homestead Co
Des Moines
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised for child’s whooping cough
The two year old son of W L Furga son of Bolton Miss improved after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. After several doctors failed relief a 25 cent bottle cured the cough in forty eight hours. The remedy is recommended for children and sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes by druggists.
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W. L. Furgason
Bolton
Miss
Mr. Furgason
Guaranteed salve for skin ailments advertised for sale
An 19th century advertisement touts a universal salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and other eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or a money refund and notes sale by L. M. Bosworth.
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L. M. Bosworth
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab Lets and More Offers
Local notices advertise Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with money back if ineffective. Also offers on prepared mustard Mitten & Koosex and a sale of fine large apple trees at 15.00 per hundred in lots of 50 to 100. Wragg & Co. guarantees stock quality and invites inquiries from farmers in Ames Iowa.
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Wragg & Co
The Coming Woman and the Modern Household Health
A newspaper ad touts Electric Bitters as the cure for female ailments and nervous troubles. It targets working women and homemakers, claiming benefits for loss of appetite headaches insomnia faintness and lameness and cites widespread use and a 50 cent price from L. M. Bosworth.
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L. M. Bosworth
Dr Kings New Discovery Trial Bottle Offer
Cut this out and take it to your drug gist for a free sample of Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. They do not require a purchase to try. This remedy will cure in severe cases and is guaranteed. Trial battles free at L M Bosworths.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth's
Furniture Orders Open for Interested Buyers
The group announces time and attention to coordinate orders for furniture. It invites those who want items to place requests and outlines the process for arranging orders and delivery.
Train timetable fragment shows routes and baggage rules
Rail schedule lists trains going east west north and south with numbers names and times and notes baggage check rules. G. W. Rocurs, Agent, warns baggage must be checked 15 minutes before arrival and indicates connections to Boone Carroll and Omaha.
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Dakota
Chicago
Dak
Ouhn
Dom Pagr
Geptoi
Ames & DM
Boone-Carroll
Omaha
Coast Connection
G. W. Rocurs
Local Advertisements and Patent Remedy Claims
Auction notice notes 25 lbs of prunes for 1.00 at Milter and Roosers. Display lists highest market price for butter and eggs. Bradley and White referenced. Letters tout Shiloh's Cure as effective against consumption with Juaisch Bros. and Judisch Bros. selling it. Other items promote Karl's Clover Root Tea and Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy with guarantees and free nasal injector.
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Karl
Judisch Bros
Congregational Ladies Market Day Hosted at Mrs Scott's Millinery
The advertisement announces a weekly market day every Saturday at Mrs Scott's millinery shop. It notes a social shopping event likely featuring hats and accessories with Congregational community involvement.
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Congregational Ladies
Mrs. Scott
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Juper Hindman
Bucklen
Pee Asset
Eene Williams
Ames
Kansas City
Beech A
Great Western Railway
F. H. Lord
Gen'l
F.H. Hunter
Nson
Itv
N Dr
Grove Bros
Revere
I. Wetteland, Prop'r
Valentines
G. F. Kooser
Newsdealer
the Undertaker
Cashwell
Japan
Dan Lewis
Bixby’s
Bradley & White's
Niceiols
Main Street
Depot
Chcago Great Western Railway
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Sun
Marshalltown
Bse
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Tse
Peru
Afton Junction
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Chicaco & Northwestern
R’'Y
Cassies Hissy Cave
Overland Lim
Overland
Pacific
Fast Mail
Escce Neces
Colorado
Milter & Roosers
Bradley & White
Dr. A. E. Salter
Buffalo
N. Y
Gents
Shiloh
Juaisch Bros
Saion
Judisch
Kant
Ellie
Story County
H. Westerman
T. McLain
Westerman & McLain, Real Estate and Loan Office
Westerman & McLain
P. O
M. Hemstreet
Ames, Iowa
Bolale
Adams Bros
Cash Grocer
California
M'Carthy & Lee
Attorneys-At-Law
Stevens Ames
J. F. Martin
First National Bank Dld
Nevada
H. Kelso
D. D
Metrio
Perkins Block
W. H. Wynn, JR
Attorney-At. Law
Read's Meat
Bradford Knapp
Bingham's Hardware
W. E. Harriman
Story County Bank
W. E. Winsety, M. D
Dr. Hunt
A. K. Banks
L. Carlton, Agt
Sale Stable
West Main Street
Amks
Iow
Union National
of Armes
W.M. Greeley
Henry Wilso
A. S. Needham
Ass’t Cashier
General Banking Busines
Bankers National Ban
National City Bank
New Yor Valley
Smith & Son
Sto County
W. P. Fitchpatreg
Burt Kooser
Raintel
el Reno
CIGES
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Ames Bay
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