16 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1893
Page
1
The Ames column lists Grove Bros and Caniel Bros retail items and discounts, a Valentine observation, a birth in Boone, Hogs sold for 67 dollars, a teacher union meeting at Pleasant Grove Chapel, a railway dining house expansion, and a cruelty-to-animals tax case in Iowa.
R tabs announce discounts at Hamilton & Co and Grove Bros while Canier Bros and Herman's offer warm lined footwear and fine shoes. Adams Bros and C M Soper promote dry goods and groceries. The Times notes a new Grove Bros drug store, a farm sale near Ames, community health cautions, college openings, and district court in session with Hopkins vs Stewart & Cody under trial.
Monday night a new Knights of Pythias lodge was organized in Ames with Des Moines Lodge leading the effort. Grand Chancellor Cope presided as officers were elected and installed for a strong start. over two hundred delegates gathered from Des Moines Boone and Nevada. The next meeting is set for their own hall next Monday night.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Pleasant Grove Chapel presents a music entertainment on Wednesday evening March 1. Mrs. Margaret Leland of Ames directs the music. The program promises humor and pathos. Admission is 10 and 15 cents.
A notice from Biertow and Suen urges all remaining parties to settle at once. The warning emphasizes urgent compliance and states that all unsettled matters must be resolved promptly.
Public auction on Main street in Ames set for Saturday February 18 offering four head of horses including a sorrel Hambletonian stallion two years old a standard bred Hambletonian colt a high grade Hambletonian colt and a seven year old day mare trained to harness with pedigrees provided on sale day. Property financed on eight months bankable notes per consignor M L Tuornton Dan McCarthy Auk B J Shelden and Timothy Seed also advertises horse related items and Lockwood’s fire kits and old maid’s happiness.
J. F. Kinrzney declares a flank maneuver against the Big Two by trenching a squad of sharp shooters in fortress Watson. He vows to shell the rival nation with cut prices using shaves and haircuts as ammunition while Fort Greeley continues with red hot shot of similar goods to satisfy customers.
A string of social notices lists visitors and travelers: Cramer visits Des Moines. Mrs. John Elliott comes from Boone. Tom Moore spends Sunday at home. Jay Adams ill in the north side. Mr. Harry Bryant travels from Boone. Mrs. J. E. Beyer on a business trip to Rock Valley. Charles Brown of Rochester, NY visits relatives. Ed. Rex drives cattle to Chicago. J. A. Shockley on a brief Chicago trip. Mrs. A. J. Rutherford visits from Boone. Miss Genevieve Westerman returns from Chicago. Mrs. William Pilcher entertained in Ames. Jessie and Bert Gibson visit Boone. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Humason visit from Tracy, Minnesota. Miss Gertrude Fairchild visits Des Moines. Mrs. Dr. Fairchild and Mrs. Drake visit Des Moines. Gilbert party stops by, including Parl McParlan and G. Perguson. Mrs. A. A. Schmidt of Denver visits Ames. Flo Fitchpatrick departs for Crawford, Nebraska. Mrs. Wm. Inks and daughter visit Mechanicsville for a wedding. Mrs. Parley Sheldon returns from Mechanicsville. M. K. Smith of Bigelow & Smith goes to Chicago. and more. A brisk note on rural mobility and local society network.
A well mannered horse available for farm work or road driving. Suitable for single or double carriage and travels gently. Eight percent interest on a good bankable note for eight months. Contact J. E. Duncan at Will Hardcastle.
An old newspaper ad promotes low prices at Maxwell & Son Grocers with sugar flour coffee rice dried apples and other staples. Special 5 and 10 sack lots and free crockery with each pound of Comet Coffee. also mentions a 25 cent per pound item and Wool underwear sale. A buyer also seeks 100 cords of hard wood paid in cash, with Frk. N. Fower at Lockwood Elevator referenced.
An OCR fragment cites G. McCarthy praising State with brief, unclear context. No full event, date, or clear venue is readable. The line hints at a congratulatory remark or acknowledgment regarding state matters but lacks concrete details for a fuller summary.
A listed patent remedy called Maggie German Magic Ointment is claimed to cure lung inflammation. The notice advertises the ointment as a universal remedy with promises of rapid relief, typical of late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine pitches.
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