Maine Disaster Rumors Tie Maine Explosion to Treachery
Havana dispatches grow more confident that the Maine wreck was caused by treachery rather than accident. Divers are at work and a definite conclusion is expected in a few days.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
6
Havana dispatches grow more confident that the Maine wreck was caused by treachery rather than accident. Divers are at work and a definite conclusion is expected in a few days.
For the next thirty days Eugene Williams of Ames Iowa offers fine large apple trees at 15 dollars per hundred in lots of 50 to 100. Wragg & Co guarantees stock quality and Williams will call if you drop a line.
Bucklen Arnica Salve touted as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin conditions with a money-back guarantee. Also an offer lists 25 pounds of prunes for $1.00 at Milter and Koosers with L M Bosworth selling the salve.
The Chapel Ridge column reports a Sunday blizzard with high snow drifts along roads. It notes condolences for Mrs. Chas Matthews and thanks from the Matthews family. It covers grain price shifts, Adams Bros groceries, J C Jacobson oats delivery, and holdings of corn for futures. Local residents Ralph Jones and family take in a boarder, while Grandpa Wilson and Grandfather Jones show aging, with military theater hints. Mrs Frank Gray moves to Nevada to run a restaurant, Lemuel Walters’ illness, and Miss Blanche’s recovery ongoing.
Gilbert Station notes mourn the death of Mrs Chas Mathews aged forty five and a half, with funeral by Rev Worth of Story City. She leaves a husband and nine children. The region reports arrivals, farm rentals, illness of Mr A Stewart, revival meetings at the Presbyterian church, and a bustling Woodmen lodge.
A rural notice recounts Grant A Cramblil cutting timber east of the iron bridge and hauling saw logs to the mill. It mentions locals moving, assessments, contracts, new houses, and livestock sales amid town changes and rising corn prices.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King s New Discovery as a household god like remedy for consumption coughs colds and throat chest lung issues. It claims a quarter century of use and a money back guarantee with free trials at L M Bosworth s Drug Store. Regular sizes are 50e and 1 90.
The Story County Teachers Association met at Maxwell on March 5 at 1 pm with music by the Maxwell Orchestra. Dr. E C Scott spoke on Rational Education and F P Harris on Essentials in Education. Rev CE Bentley presented How How Much. Debates on school responsibility featured 8 B Miller versus Herbert Pease. Ada Wood led a recitation and Mrs J P Pearson spoke on The Mother Interest in the school. C W Kirk offered Practical Methods in Arithmetic. General discussion followed and all interested in public schools were invited. Eowna Wilson presided with Eowna Y Culpertson. Mr I H Craig of Bloomington and Mrs Breezely of this city were married at the bride's home Tuesday evening.
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