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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1893
Page
3
A compilation of Ames area items notes shop ads local prices and social updates. Mentioned are shoe stores Sisson and Caner Bros Herman and McLain trade in butter and produce, church services and temperance events, a derailment with no damage, and court action sentencing a 13 year old to the reform school.
W Reynolds of Gilbert Station and Mrs A D Morrey of Roxbury Mass visited Ames over the weekend. Many locals hosted or traveled, including Doane of Humboldt and Bradley of Boone. Dwight Leitz of Tacoma and Alice Stuckslager shared kinship links. several townsfolk went to the World’s Fair. Supt Gossard and C C Tallman stopped by. L C Tilden returned from Chicago markets with goods promising a mammoth stock. Billy remains a bachelor. Rev H J Everley returned to his M E charge. Miller of Webster City visited.
Ames residents anticipate a busy season at the Ames opera house starting September 29 with A W Fremont in 777. Manager Arnold promises top touring companies and features including Albn Heywood Si Plunkard and Dr P S Henson who will lecture on Fools with admission 50 cents at Hamilton’s grocery.
A notice states the second payment must be paid by October 1 to avoid penalty. The list of payees or accounts is available at Story County Bank for reference.
Trains on the Chicago and North Western followed each other into Chicago Tuesday night. The Northwestern is a great railroad with efficient service and its No 1 at 8 20 through Ames is the finest train across Iowa, featuring ten black vestibuled cars.
A. W. Fremont appears at the Ames opera house Friday night September 29. Boone plans a prize fight between Karry McKay and John Duffy next Saturday. Local ads tout cheap coffee sugar and tobacco brands, quarrelsome prices, and a cash-only shop with no credit. The Ames excursion train failed to stop at Nevada, causing residents to travel to Ames.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at Iowa in Ames facing segregation issues connected to World Day activities. Text is unclear but references local population and town specifics without complete context.
A Merrilan Wisconsin dealer, Dr J W Hamilton, touts Warner’s White Syrup as a best cough medicine for years for asthma and related ailments. The claim emphasizes its superior efficacy and longstanding use.
The department and college staff are absent for a week as classes close and the campus becomes quiet. Faculty and students travel to Chicago to participate in the World’s Fair events, with many staying there to support exhibitions and activities.
A bold claim from Smoke Havana Seal markets its cigar as the best on earth, highlighting premium tobacco blends and traditional hand-rolling craft.
Two year old roan horned bull offered by Luke Corkins at East farm half a mile south of Gilbert Station Iowa. 120 acres plow land drained by 2200 rods tiling. Address Henry Barnes Gilbert Station Iowa for inquiry. Also new water sets sold. ADAMS Bros announce Northwestern Line harvest excursion tickets on Aug 22 Sept 12 and Oct 10 1893 to western states and provinces with return within twenty days and stopovers. Tickets via Chicago & North Western Ry.
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