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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
2
Des Moines reports hot dry conditions with showers at night on the 19th and 24th. Corn and potatoes face injury from drought though prospects for grain yields remain cautiously optimistic, with stacking and threshing underway and flax harvest underway in the north.
Government appoints Tur Story County Bank as distributors of revenue stamps for Ames and vicinity. Vendors may obtain stamps on application. Also a testimonial for Chamberlain's cough remedy from W. L. Cooper of El Rio California. Ringling Bros circus comes to Nevada Friday July 20 with a famed street parade and performances featuring hundreds of animals and an extravagant float show.
A good opportunity for that money is listed as for sale by G T Stebbins. The notice emphasizes value and direct offer without intermediaries.
Mrs Farr visits Des Moines and Miss Kelly visits Red Oak this week. Furloughs and new arrivals at Iowa State College include Dr Stalker moving east Ames housing, Prof Newens teaching at Red Oak, and L H Pammel preparing bulletins on corn field weeds. Baron's visit, catalogued science talks, and many student transfers mark a busy period at Ames with many local ties to Sac City and Marshalltown.
An 1890s style notice offers R V Pierce Medical Adviser free for 2 cents in stamps and reports Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows in Nevada with special excursion rates for July 29. It touts the exhibit as the season’s largest circus with 800 specialists in three rings on a quarter mile track. Also mentions mail for letters and local store drop offs.
Farmers from western and northwestern Iowa will tour Iowa Agriculture College on August 17 with routes from Moville, Onawa, Toledo, Mason City, Des Moines, Algona, Manchester and other towns. A large tent, free dinner, speeches by Gov Shaw, military parades and athletic amusements are planned, plus campus tours by professors and assistants.
The Chicago Great Western Railway promotes the Maple Leaf Route with reduced rates to eastern mountains and seashore resorts and to Niagara Falls Chautauqua Lake Canada Michigan Minnesota the Northwest and Colorado. Homeseekers ex cursion tickets go on sale the first and third Tuesday in August September and October for north and west points at just over half fare.
An Omaha Exposition feature invites travel on the North Western Line with adjustable duration excursion tickets and detailed rate options. The notice encourages readers to contact Chicago and North Western agents for information and promotes the educational value of the exposition. A testimonial about Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from W. M. Bush of Providence, R I claims immediate relief. The product is sold by druggists.
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