27 Jun 1895
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1895
Page
1
McNally and Co present nine leading merchants featuring eleven distinct product lines including meat flour salt and other staples as listed in the atlas style catalog from the period. Arnie Read is noted among the vendors alongside M Read detailing meats and groceries.
Tilden Bros. & Co. offers dry goods depot clothing shoes and carpets while Elliott handles furniture and undertaking services.
Adams Bros. dealers in groceries and Judisch Bros successors to Westerman and Arnold Drugs. Stationery and paints oils and related items also offered. May Miller operates a millinery restaurant and bakery business.
Hardware store notice announces Bingham and Co dealers in hardware with Goble harness and saddlery offerings and goods priced cheaper than ever, highlighting a base at their location.
Merchants pledge to quote identical prices to coupon holders and nonholders. Coupons serve as proof of advertisement effect rather than reducing goods prices. To obtain the atlas, shoppers must use coupons equaling ten percent of the purchase price from listed merchants. Coupons cover all family members and accompany Rand McNally & Co.'s atlas offer.
The drooth is broken and your watch needs cleaning as badly as before the rain unless you have had it cleaned. Baker, The Jeweler, advertises a reputation for fine work and guarantees satisfaction. He cleans watches by his own system and asserts they will perform correctly after cleaning.
Several citizens announce candidacy for sheriff pending Republican county convention. J A McKee Cambridge Iowa January 10 1805 A K Banks Collins La April 19 1895 A S Mccord Collins La May 19 1895 Carl Oleson Roland Ia May 15 95.
Representative candidates declare their intentions for the party convention. J. F. Reed and H. McCarthy submit notices of candidacy for the office of Representative, pending Republican County Convention action.
Journal notices announce W H Stevens of Grant township and H T Henryson of Story City plus P W Hopkins and Enry Wilson as candidates for County Treasurer, all subject to the Republican County Convention action. J A Campbell is named as treasurer candidate awaiting convention decision.
Ames Iowa April 17 1895 Epitor Rex I will be a candidate for member of Board of Supervisors subject to the decision of the Story County Republican Convention A M Bingman
Statements from ER L Meek Slater Iowa April 16 1895 and Geo E Mead Sherman Township May 7 1895 show candidates for County Superintendent subject to Republican county convention action George W Phillips also named as a superintendent candidate in Lam a candidate for the office of County Superintendent.
Neva Apa is expected to attract the largest turnout yet at the County Convention next Saturday as many eastern residents are traveling abroad. The trend shows Europe becoming a fashionable destination, with travelers spending money overseas rather than at domestic resorts, though the old country can endure the impact.
A brisk report from Cleveland says the National meeting of the Republican League drew wide crowds and much excitement. Drake leads state conventions toward a possible first ballot nomination for governor, while local papers note shifting political currents and church influences in Des Moines.
County caucuses wrapped up with mixed voting methods and no clear nominee for Nevada next Saturday. Capt K W Brown of Ames, nominated by Iowa Prohibition for governor, declined the post citing business pressures, illustrating how some attain honors while others turn them down.
A young man died Sunday afternoon in Des Moines from injuries after colliding with a team while riding a bicycle at high speed on a busy city street. The incident serves as a warning to men and boys who engage in reckless “scorching” on busy thoroughfares.
Des Moines saloon men conduct a formal canvass for signatures to a new petition. Every name is signed in ink and witnessed, signaling a businesslike effort to address legal constraints. The author warns if temperance advocates hold to law and avoid evasion the path ahead will still be rough.
A Bridgeport Connecticut preacher in a pulpit praised frost for killing apple blossoms from Maine to California to curb cider and aid temperance. The speaker, described as uneducated, argued the frost would destroy the crop and help the temperance cause, mocking him as a classless fanatic and comparing him to Weaver.
Rost J ran a mile in 2 04 on the Des Moines track last week and should set a record. Cambridge and Slater will celebrate, the only towns besides Nevada planning festivities. County Central Committee members will meet Saturday after the Convention to choose a new Chairman, with speculation on whether current Chair J F Reed will accept another year.
Tax writer chats with Hon. J. P. Dolliver on a station stop en route to Marshalltown. The Iowa statesman spoke to a large crowd at the Odeon opera house, impressing with his knowledge of national issues and Republican policy.
The Courier Journal columnist Henry Watterson denounces Kentucky Democrats criticizing national policy and party leaders. He warns that current maneuvering could degrade American leadership and urges local statesmen to beware of shifting, foreign influenced calculations.
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