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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1893
Page
2
Gen. Simson visits Ames as enrollment rises to 1893 in 1893. Dedication of Agricultural hall postponed to spring. Student concerts and choirs shine with May Usher Griffin and Lizt pieces. Football 38 0 loss to Iowa College. several faculty and faculty family events recur. Graduation week activities planned with oratory contest won by Faville. Community events include receptions, a golden wedding, and a Homecoming cadence at Ames.
A local column compiles town notes and rumors from Grant Ames and Colo. It mentions Mr. Proctor’s death while harnessing his team to go to church and lists residents in various predicaments including marital strife and departures to Chicago. The item touches on prohibition comments and community gossip.
In interviews with members of the last congress thirty one of forty three said they read Youth's Companion. The periodical boasts strong European and American writers, broad coverage, and a bright upcoming year with stories by Harold Frederic Sara Jeanette Duncan W Clark Russell and others. Subscriptions at 1.75 include a color picture called Sweet Charity.
CHAPEL RIDGE notes roads good for storing fuel against Arctic waves. Fried mush returns as a kid favorite. Blue grass pasture and cornstalk fields feed stock amid short rations. World’s Fair visitors settle back into routine life. Mr and Mrs Dodds travel north. Orrin Shaw buys college thresher to hull his own grain. Elroy Kimble buys thoroughbred stock at college sale. Geo Longsdorf and Miss May Goode marry at home.
Divider shows separator class results with New Hampton Williamstown Little Turkey E L Bracy Maynard Henderson Central City and many creameries across Iowa. Gathered cream class lists Levi Jenkins St Ansgar Frankville Decorah Ossian Decorah and others with averages for separator 92 27 and gathered cream 92 37.
The widely celebrated Brown Bessie, a Columbian Champion Jersey cow owned by C. I. Hood of Lowell Massachusetts, died. The dairy industry laments a heavy loss as she had the Chicago record with an even three pounds of butter on the day before the end of the thirty day test.
The Iowa Central Railway announces reduced fares to Chicago from August 1 1893 with a round trip fare plus two dollars. Tickets valid for return up to thirty days from purchase and one way rates to Chicago also lowered. For schedules and times, contact railway agents A F Banks and T N Barry traffic manager and general passenger agent.
From November first all laundry work at Ames Steam Laundry will be cash. The Great St. Louis Exposition and Fair and The Iowa Central Railway offer excursion tickets to St Louis from Sept 5 to Oct 21 at very low rates. For trains times and details contact Town Central Railway agents or write Taos P Bury G P A Marshalltown Ta.
Wa. H. Fannis of Wilton Wisconsin testifies that his wife once near death from asthma was helped by Dr Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup. After using two bottles she fully recovered and he would pay fifty dollars a bottle if needed, praising the remedy's swift relief.
Letters from doctors and customers tout Chamberlains Cough Remedy and Chamberlains Pain Balm as effective local treatments for rheumatism croup and diarrhea. Ads note 50 cent bottles sold by Westerman Arnold and mention a lost drug account book near Ames with a reward offer.
On October 31, 1893 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Lizzie M Sisson executrix of Lydia Beeson deceased. All debts owed to the estate should be paid to the executrix and all claims properly authenticated presented to the court for allowance. Dated October 31, 1893.
In the District Court of Iowa Story County November term 1s3 Caroline Hamilton Mary E Zaingell Mary Ann Zaingell John M Yaingell minor Elizabeth Zaingell minor by their next friend Caroline Hamilton Plaintiffs.
G A Underwood a storey and counsellor at law operates from Union National Bank Ames Iowa with practice in all state courts and the U S district court for the district of Iowa.
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