15 Jun 1899
Page 1
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
1
The notice advertises a yearly subscription price of one dollar for the Official Paper of Story County. It emphasizes affordability and local press accessibility for residents.
A humorous poem notes a Liberia beauty spurning a returning hero to avoid bacteria. It comments on humorously varied topics from a cyclone in Wisconsin to Augustin Daly’s death and local politics in Hamilton county and Webster City.
Various items discuss upcoming campaigns in 1900 and state races in Iowa. References to Ames events, county primaries, a Nevada race meet, and local political humor highlight a busy year ahead with national figures like McKinley noted and railroad reorganizations shaping northern Iowa.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a near fatal illness cured by Electric Bitters. He says three doctors gave up, a friend advised the tonic, one bottle showed clear improvement, three weeks restored health, and he credits the remedy with saving his life. Available 50 cents at L M Bosworth. Plus reduced excursion rates to St Louis for Elks reunion. Adams Bros offer fresh vegetables daily.
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