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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1899

Page

5

Buffalo Bill Show to Dazzle Marshalltown Sept 22

The Nation's Own reports Buffalo Bill's Wild West and the Congress of Rough Riders of the World comes to Marshalltown on September 22 with low excursion rates and special trains. The tour includes a vivid San Juan battle reenactment with Roosevelt's Rough Riders among many international acts and hundreds of Indigenous performers. Buffalo Bill Cody personally directs each performance.

Buffalo Bill Wild West Congress of Rough Riders of the World Marshalltown San Juan Roosevelt Continents America Lancers Col. Cody

Local Miscellany and Community Notices

Fresh fruit and melons at Grove's. Wanted to rent a small house by October first. Knopson & Barber advertise on front page. T. J. Kerecey sells thoroughbred hogs this week. Jeff won two first prizes at the state fair. CAL cGIDDINGS ill at home with army trouble in Amesti ngton. Miss Grace Trumbley and Ben Young wed in Ames. School resumes with old teachers except three new hires. Shiloh’s Cough cure sold by H. D. Miller. Myron Blackman studies city library for reading guidance. Witt. D. Dunning dies at 32 in Des Moines. A public meeting at the Methodist church discusses clean city improvements and fund raising. Shiloh cure again advertised with refund policy. Charles Mather dies at 19 near Ames after four months illness. Henry Gross dies at 36 near Ames after typhoid. Infant dies in Ames from cholera. Local discourse on health notes digestion and Dr. Pierce’s remedy for blood diseases.

Charles Clifford Mather Joseph Mather Ames Charles Jasper County Enterprise LL. B. Ecbburec Byron Clark Des Moines Cambridge Cemetery

August Weather Observations at Ames

Meteorological observations for August report highs to 96 degrees on the 9th and 23rd and a low of 48 on the 25th. The mean maximum was 84 and the mean minimum 68 with a 34 degree daily range on the 21st and a 4 degree range on the 4th. Total precipitation was 5.09 inches across 7 days with 9 cloudy and 2 clear days and thunder with rain. Winds were southeast.

Ames Isaac Young Timmes

Best of All Burdett's Uncle Tom's Cabin at Opera House

The Best of All Burdett presents Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Opera House Monday evening. Audiences will see a correct version with grand scenery and mechanical effects. A cotton picking scene and a moonlight race highlight the show, with jubilee singing by the colored company. The troupe has a full band and will parade streets on performance day.

Burdett Opera House

Bucklin’s Arnica Salve Cures Piles Says Editor

Edivor's Awful Plight ends after trying Bucklin's Arnica Salve. F M Higgins, editor Seneca, reports two boxes wholly cured him. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by Tilden and Loughran, druggists.

Edivor F. M. Higgins Seneca News Bucklin Tilden & Loughran

Bravery of Woman Showcased in Butler Woman's Three Year Illness

Mrs John Dow ling of Butler Pennsylvania endured a malignant stomach trouble with severe nausea and indigestion for three years. remedies failed until Electric Bitters cured her in two months, restoring appetite and strength. Advertisements note 50 cent price and store availability, plus train excursion ticket details and a Dr King's New Life Pills pitch. Additional listings include rental offers and local shop ad copy.

John Dowling Butler Tilden & Loughran

Breath purifying tea: Clover Root Tea sale claim

Advertises Karl's Clover Root Tea as purifying breath by cleansing bowels. Sold for years with absolute guarantee. Priced at 25 and 50 cents. For sale by H. D. Miller.

Karl H. D. Miller

Karl's Clover Root Tea Offer By H. D. Mitler

Advertises Clover Root Tea as a remedy for headaches, calling it a blood purifier and tissue builder. Promises money back if not satisfied. Priced at 25 and 50 cents. Sold by H. D. Mitler.

Karl H. D. Mitler

Shilohs Cure Promises Quick Relief for Croup

Croup terrifies mothers as outbreaks spread and cure claims rapid relief. Shilohs cough and consumption remedy is advertised as never failing, easing worst cases at once. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 options from H. D. Miller.

Shiloh H. D

Endured Death's Agonies and Cures of Asthma

J M Garrettson of San Antonio Texas endured years of asthma attacks that felt like death before Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption cured him. The medicine is advertised as a universal remedy for asthma consumption coughs colds and throat chest and lung troubles with 50 cents and 1.00 prices and trial bottles free. An ad column follows for Wheat Hearts canned celery Kennedy s Coral and Long Branch wafers Grape Nut Butter and other products at Miller Kooser Adams Bros B Read.

J. M. Garrettson San Antonio Tex Dr. King Tilden & Loughran’s

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Grove’s Knopson & Barber East End Amestong T. J. Kerecey Times Jeff Cal Cgiddings Nevada Grace Trumbley Ben Young Wm. Trembley the Times Misses Tucker Ina Murphy Gertrude Morris J. H. Cook Myron Blackman Methodist Church Thomas C. F. Pride Blackman Thompson Lee A. C. Blackman J. J. Grove Chas. C. Mather Henry Gross Gilbert Congregational Church Tingle Gilbert Wetteland Iver Wetteland Wright U. B. Church Pierce Meteorology Ance Chicago Great Western Ry Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Colo Maple Leaf Route F. H. Lord Adams St North Ames P. O'Brien Canier Bros. & Herman’s C. F. Leris Miller & Kooser’s Adams Bros B. Read EL Kreng F. H. Eighmy Ames, Lewa Our China Bradley & White AIP Hlour W. M.greeley Henry Wilson A. S. Needham Union National Iowa Bankers’ National Bank National City Bank New York Valley National Bank C. Hamilton South Dakota Hamilton Hemstreet M. Hemstreet Jd. A. Camebell Campbell Burt Kooser Belliott & Son Caniel Bros. & Herman Caner Bros. & Herman Rij Bower & Sorer Dralers J. Coon
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