This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
6
The October start brings July like heat. Local notices report Miss Alice Graves improving from typhoid. Ames residents hear of farm sale talks, school notices, and a U B Conference update with Rev Slattery returning to Ames to lead the church effort and debt payoff.
Dr. A E Salter touts Shilohs Cure as the best remedy for consumption and coughs. Judisch Bros. distributes Shilohs and Karls Clover Root Tea. Also mentions Dr Kings New Discovery, Life Pills, and local Iowa editor Andrews critique. Port C Barron noted as Pocahontas Center editor and town postmaster.
Record of sunrise noon and sunset readings by Isaac Young southeast of Ames for the Ames Times. Highest temperature 100 on the 1st. lowest 30 on the 20th. range 44 on the 25th. mean max 83 on the 1st. mean min 48 on the 20th. monthly range 70. mean month temperature 708 15 degrees. Precipitation 1.45 inches on four days (10 11 15 16). Weather: 3 fair and cloudy days, 1 fair and 22 clear days. ice on the 20th, frost on the 21st, thunder and lightning on the 15th. prevailing wind south.
Miller and Kooser promote White House coffee as the best in the world in a bold claim. The tag lines highlight two Ilo cans as the vessel for this top quality brew.
On October 13 to 15 the Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Line offers Des Moines to Dallas excursion tickets at 21.55 for the round trip. Tickets are valid for return until November 2. The Texas State Fair and Dallas Exposition run October 16 to 31. W H Long G P T Agent Des Moines.
The General Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters and Royal Arch Masons stage the Triennial Meeting and Centennial Celebration in October with oysters, entertainment, and a certificate plan fare of one third for round trips via the Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route.
Observe two major religious gatherings this October. In Chicago the Universalist General Conference runs October 19 to 22, while in Minneapolis the Annual Meeting of the American Missionary Association runs October 19 to 21. The Maple Leaf Route offers fare plus one third for the round trip on certificate plan.
Morrison of Worthington Indiana states Electric Bitters are valuable for constipation and sick headache and as a general tonic. Annie Steble of Chicago recovered health after six bottles, addressing fatigue and digestive issues. Prices 50 cents and 1.00. Available at Bosworth's Drug Store.
The notice advertises a special sale on prepared mustard at Miler and Kooser's and Soper's offers working gloves from 25 cents to 1 dollar. It mentions canned blackberries for pies, a misread price of 8S for a third can at G. Hamilton's, and cheap hosiery at Soper's.
By virtue of a special execution issued from Story County District Court and dated January 27 1897 Emeline Nichols sues Sam McGoodin. The sale covers Lot nine in Block Sixteen First borne’s Addition Ames Story County Iowa. Nevada Court House October 16 1897 at 10 o clock for cash to satisfy an 800 debt plus 85 costs and 6 interest per cent. A K Banks Sheriff of Story County Iowa.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.