03 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1895
Page
1
The piece notes a historic cold spell in Florida damaging the orange crop, contrasting with Iowa’s milder weather. It references editorial points on local politics, elections, and community happenings in Story County towns like Maxwell, Story City, Nevada, and Ode Grove, with mentions of candidates for treasurer and supervisor, and local newspaper exchanges.
An Associated Press report notes a clerical ballot mistake in Iowa leads to Mrs. L. E. Castle of Callender becoming the first female justice of the peace, despite the intention to nominate her husband. The piece also reflects on political shifts and a year-end review from Des Moines to Dubuque.
A Des Moines man is robbed of checks drafts and notes totaling twenty thousand dollars Friday night. The incident prompts sharp commentary on personal risk in a city at night. Meanwhile relatives of Hon Walt Butler offer a seven hundred fifty dollar reward for the recovery of his body after evidence led them to conclude he is dead. Butler was later found in Indianapolis with no clear explanation for his disappearance from Oelwein.
A Plain dealer child’s parent praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy after two doses calmed a five year old with croup. The parent reports quick improvement and says they now keep the remedy at home for future use. Bottles sell for five and fifty cents through local merchants.
A local advertisement claims Chamberlain's Pain Relief eases rheumatism and provides rapid relief. It notes price around 50 cents and mentions W Young of West Liberty as a promoter and Juptson Bros as local druggists selling the product.
Advertises a discounted tourist sleeper service from Albert Lea and Cedar Rapids to California via Phillips and West routes with $6.00 berth to Los Angeles or San Francisco and $5.50 from Cedar Rapids. Mentions schedules, connections, a colored porter, and a local agent for folders. Also touts excursion tickets to Oklahoma, Indiana Territory, and nearby states at low rates with 20 day validity.
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