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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1894
Page
3
Local notices cover illnesses and recoveries, road and public works, social visits, and community incidents. Mrs. Spencer’s accident, theatrical plans, lodge installations, and upcoming lectures are noted along with political and church activities and personal arrivals and departures in Ames and surrounding counties.
A city oyster supper hosted by the Young Ladies Kooking Klub raised about twenty dollars for the needy. Hon. M. H. Brinton, Hamilton county legislator, was thanked for courtesies at the inauguration. News from Boone reports Northwestern layoffs and hours cut amid dull business, while Florida oranges return as a cheap seasonal staple.
Pat and Mike observe shoppers carrying parcels wrapped in blue in the city. Mike explains the scene as a store using blue wrapping to advertise, noting the cheapest and best store in town uses this wrap. The playful exchange centers on identifying which shop uses blue parcels.
Dr. J. W. Hamilton of Merrilan Wise says Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup is the best cough medicine and unrivaled for asthma. Weather shifted from rough to serene with springlike conditions today.
Seven room house rental offered by agent F. N. Fowler. Mrs. Hawley markets a novel tailoring system learnable in a week, with rooms above the post office available for instruction. Winter excursion tickets sell at reduced rates nationwide with return valid through May 3, 1894.
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