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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1897
Page
6
In Roland last week W B Needham’s La Crosse won a strong mile in 2 19 amid a gale. Silver Tail placed second in all three heats as spectators witnessed a dramatic, fast performance despite the windy, slow track conditions.
Hureonison Bros and Son advertise coal for sale at 2.00 dollars per ton cash. The Banks store offers ample supply with a cash price of 2 dollars per ton.
Local ads tout a new shoveling board line at Fence Factory claiming it to be the best. Also promoted are children suits 5 to 13 at 75c, real estate loans, mustard from Miller Cooser, gloves 25c to 1, canned blackberries 3lb for 10c, hosiery at Soper's, and a bank loan offer for real estate security.
Aug J Bogel of Shreveport La and J F Campbell of Safford Ariz praise Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds. They call it the sure cure for consumption and a top seller. The ad notes a 25 year track record and offers free trials at L M Bosworth’s Drug Store.
Electric Bitters suits any season but is especially needed in spring when fatigue and sluggish liver take hold. It is said to counteract malarial poison, relieve headache indigestion and constipation, and is sold for fifty cents a bottle at L M Lostworths Drug Store.
Two major religious meetings start October 19 with travel offered on the Chicago Great Western Ry Maple Leaf Route. The Universalist General Conference meets in Chicago October 19 to 22 and the American Missionary Association convenes in Minneapolis October 19 to 21. A fare plus one third round trip certificate plan is available.
An advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Sold by L. M. Bosworth.
The General Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters and Royal Arch Masons hold the Triennial Meeting and Centennial Celebration October 11 to 16 famed for oysters and pretty girls. The event offers fare and one third for round trips on the certificate plan via the Chicago Great Western Railway Maple Leaf Route.
A condensed ad-style notice promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as a nerve tonic digestive aid and laxative with claims of cleansing the system and restoring health. Also touts Shiloh's Cure for coughs and croup with high sales, plus other Judisch Bros products for digestion and liver relief.
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