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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1891
Page
2
The Intelligencer reports that both first and second prizes for the women's building at the World's Fair were awarded to ten girls from the school of Technology who studied architecture. Chicago advances in prominence as one doctor exposes airborne microbes while the study seeks to confirm the dust origin theory.
A copy of a Brockville Ontario magazine titled Our Homes focuses on home building decor and literature. The periodical targets readers interested in home packing and related topics.
Bulletin No 12 from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station presents a bundle of informative material. It promises instructive content on agricultural topics, typical of the station's monthly releases.
The article argues road construction costs about $1,000 per mile with low annual upkeep. It emphasizes that road improvement acts as an investor, yielding enduring value and increasing benefits to the community over time.
A reader will savor the opening sketch The Gates on Grandfather's Farm in the April St Nicholas. The piece blends vivid description with tender sympathy, delivering a quiet, memorable passage that invites careful reading.
In the Sunday Regis issue readers find Rev J Nash sermon to Ft Des Es young men on March 9 1851 and a feature on Woman's Special Work. The periodical introduces a new department aimed at permanent coverage and highlights the literary societies and Des Moines women led by the Woman's Club with a graceful, witty and well crafted paper.
The Homestead details a complete history of the corn contest with eight leading contestants, portraits of first and second prize winners, and yields per acre. J D of Jones county Iowa leads with 120 and a fraction bushels per acre, while W R Knock of Fulton county sits second with 81 and a fraction bushels. The paper renews the three acre size and adds a third prize of 25 dollars, urging Story county farmers to enter and readers to secure the issue.
President Harvey of the state temperance alliance seeks a certified Iowa constitution copy with the 1882 amendment. The secretary of state refused, and Harvey has asked the court for a writ of mandamus to compel disclosure. The case tests legality versus popular will amid political upheaval.
Dr. Burkhalter recalls his late teacher Rev. Howard Crosby D D of New York City, praising Crosby’s fearless firmness in truth, tender heart, and refined nature. He notes Crosby’s controversial yet upright stance and close influence on his own life and Greek studies at the University of New York.
Washington Letter discusses ongoing international and domestic matters facing President Harrison. Behring Sea arbitration, potential meat import restrictions, and cabinet resignations are weighed amid plans for May or later travel. People like Sherman and ex-Gov Koraker are noted for Senate politics, with local Iowa notices on fires, deaths, and civic events following.
State notes report Iowa City weighing an electric street railway. Ocheyedan gains twenty Canadian settlers. The state medical society to meet in Waterloo in the third week of April. Hardin county votes on courthouse site with Eldora chosen. A flour mill at Otranto Station burned for about 8000 dollars loss, 6000 insured. Dr. Magoon marked seventieth birthday amid Grinnell and Iowa College ties. Independence Driving Park Association plans 26000 in purses for July meet. Reverend John Todd wed to Mrs. Drake of Fort Dodge. William Woolley of Keokuk dies by self-inflicted wound amid suspected La Grippe insanity. Knights of Pythias banquet at Marshalltown draws nearby towns. P L Fowler of Osceola named to State Agricultural Society board.
Last Wednesday and Thursday Kan sas endured the severest snow storm in years. Reports from southern Russia warn of wheat crop failure. Secretary Windoms will leaves estate provisions to his wife. Col John McEnery dies after Democratic claims. Pope Leo XIII approves World’s Fair benediction and Columbus monument. Newfoundlands legislature to England over imperial coercion laws. New Mexico faces famine as thirty thousand sheep perish. Grace Fuller marries A L Brown in Chicago. Baltchieff’s Bulgar ian murder alarms Europe. Counterfeit $2 silver certificates surface from 1886. Kentucky treasury empties till July. state pays claims via local banks. Norwegian bark sinks off Virginia coast. captain’s wife among dead.
The notice promotes riding plows and cultivators including the Flying Dutchman the Wild Irishman and the Dandy as among the best riding cultivators available through G W OBrien.
Mrs Martha Rolfe Baker wife of Rev A A Baker pastor of the Can tional church from 1869 to 1876 died last night of congestion of the lungs aged 43. Funeral arrangements were to be announced locally.
G W O'Brien offers the Shuttle Ketchum and Studebaker wagons, praising the famed Ketchum cart as the best on earth and urging buyers not to miss the chance.
Hon J B Grinnell died in the evening at his Grinnell residence. The obituary notes his public service and local involvement, with reflections on his contributions to the community.
Transfers filed in Ames and surrounding towns include Bertel Mathisen to Nels H Larson for 500 dollars of Lot 50 in Burris addition Nevada and others. James M Gilbert to Piuma A Hem street for 1400 dollars of Lots 9 and 10 in Blair's addition Ames plus multiple deeds in Gilbert Station and Maxwell. Credits and liens show Harriet Lamb to John A Roland 325 dollars for Lots 4 in Blacks 3rd Ames. Carrie Jacobs by Hermanson for 1300 dollars Lot 3 Story City. John Crawford to Eliza Ann Crawford 1000 dollars Lots 3 and 4 Maxwell. Other transfers include Davis Hawkins to David Gibson 850 dollars Lot 11 and 12 Maxwell. RL Co transfers to G W O’Brien 1 percent Lot 2 Blair’s Ames. Sarah J Gossard 325 dollars Lots 7 8 Ames. Harley E Stuckslager wd 7 pieces Blair Ames. Rebecca E Breezley to Rufus Bullard 1 and ½ lots Cambridge. Mary M Butler to Jake Corikins 75 dollars Lots 8 9 Blacks Ames. Nels H Larson to Bertel Mathisen 725 dollars Lots 45 and 49 ad Nevada. Other rambling entries include O M Wells and John M Wells with uncertain data.
Mrs Johnsing urges rest and bottles a medicine worth a dollar as Sam Johnsing proclaims he is all right and ready to sit up despite early complications.
Nervous women are described as often healthy looking yet continually ailing. The piece condemns withholding sympathy and promotes Restorative Nervine as a treatment for heart and nervous diseases. It claims testimonials support its efficacy and guarantees availability by L. M. Bosworth.
Elaborate public funeral set for April 12 in the coal palace. Rev. I. P. Teeter of Oskaloosa to preach. Senator W. W. Dodge of Burlington to deliver the eulogy. Iowa senate to attend in a body with civic military societies and school groups forming the cortege. The Iowa State band will provide music.
A former practitioner claims to share a vegetable cure for coughs bronchitis asthma and nerve debility. He offers free mailed directions in German French or English from Powers' Block Rochester acknowledging the paper.
A London Society of Chemical Industry meeting features Mr W Wester describing ten years of research on sewage treatment. Using cast iron electrodes, he reports reducing albuminoid ammonia to 14 parts per 100,000 and producing an effluent adaptable to streams. Experiments at Salford suggest 70–80 percent organic removal, with 25 electrode pairs at 1.8 volts and 420 000 gallons processed, needing about 400 indicated horsepower to handle 10 million cubic feet daily. flocculation occurs quickly, and manure value is noted if economical.
A mother asks a child why she did not ask God forgiveness for disobedience. The tot replies she did not think it should be mentioned outside the family. A panelist compares a panépee to a hero preacher as a pretty girl does to a ...
The paper announces the forthcoming serialization of a charming story by well known author Mr. Munroe. His sprightly juvenile tales in Harper's Young People have made his name familiar in many American reading households.
The piece is Mr. Munroe’s latest and best work, Little Prince Dusty, rich with adventure charm and abundant information that educates the mind while providing high entertainment for readers.
Readers are urged to subscribe to a highly illustrated opening chapters feature. The promotion promises a splendid narrative experience and positions the collection as a premier literary offering for a long time.
Publishers announce a new fully re edited enlarged Webster’s International Dictionary to counter cheap phototype reproductions of the 1847 edition. Over 3000000 spent in ten years for preparation and more than three quarters of a million dollars on editing illustrating and electrotyping. The work aims to promote knowledge and social refinement and is pitched as a profitable investment for readers advancing in knowledge.
Harper's Young People offers one hundred prizes to the best cotton planters. Open to all, including non subscribers, with special invite to schools. The piece asserts cotton will grow in the north with proper care.
A 40 year practicing physician L L Gorsuch who runs an office at 215 Summit St endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure saying it cures all catarrh when taken as directed. The ad from F J Cheney & Co offers a $100 guarantee and notes the medicine is sold by druggists for 75 cents in Toledo Ohio.
Boone Republican reports Elmer Warren alias Ralph Fulton, inmate at Anamosa penitentiary, served 18 months for Cherokee county burglary with term ending Jan 31 1889. Warren claims he did not intend to kill Conductor O'Neil, saying he shot to scare him. He works in stone sheds and faces life.
Mr and Mrs Loren Trescott keepers at Gov Lighthouse Sand Beach Michigan report their four year old daughter fell to measles severe cough and fever. After home and Detroit doctors failed she recovered completely with two and a half bottles of Dr King s New Discovery. Free trial bottle offered at L M Bosworth s Drug store.
The Mikados Garden and Exposition opens April 28 in Cedar Rapids and runs to May 16. It claims the largest exhibit of its kind covering 24 000 square feet and features a rare and interesting treatment for all ages. Thousands of dollars are spent to create a first rate show for a wide awake city and its patrons will remember it with pleasure.
A fragment notes a claimed worldwide cure for deafness after 30 03 years, alleging treatment by an auris and removal of the cause. It mentions circulars and affidavits from prominent people claiming cures, mailed to recipients.
The Y M C A pursues a large World’s Fair display to illustrate its work for young men worldwide. A leading official calls for a pictorial, descriptive exhibit showing needs, facilities, and the association network, with clear success graphs and branch activities.
Bostonian Sophia G Hayden won the top prize of 1000 in a design contest for the women s building at the exposition in Jackson Park Chicago. Lois L Howe of Boston took second prize 500 and Laura Hayes of Chicago third 250. The awards were made by Mrs Potter Palmer and reviewed by Chief Burnham and other board architects.
The artist Frederic Remington begins a Mexico tour seeking rest after a strenuous winter filled with intense work and personal risk. He travels after an Indian roundup in the south with General E. to recover.
The Book Trust announces a six month sale of the Encyclopaedia Britannica reprint in 25 volumes at $1.50 per volume, compared to higher English and Scribner prices. It claims over 500,000 volumes sold and offers volume 1 at 60 cents with 40 cents postage, crediting the cost toward the full set. The notice promotes quality maps and bindings and notes page by page reproduction with American subject updates. BR. S. Peale & Co., Chicago.
The American Farmer announces a Cleveland based promotion offering free direct mail subscriptions to any subscriber who pays all arrears and one year in advance or to new subscribers who pay one year in advance. The 16 page illustrated journal promotes higher education in agriculture and has national circulation. Regular price is 1.00 per year. Call to see a sample.
Advert tells Dr Miles nerve based pills regulate liver stomach and bowels. Promises speedy cure for biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Suits men women children. Claims smallest mildest surest dosage. Free samples offered at L. M north.
Mrs. P. D. Osgood has served as postmistress of North Penobscot Maine for twenty eight years. At 70 she still collects and delivers mail personally three times daily in all weather, though the post office is some distance from her home, excluding the pernicious kind.
A former sufferer claims health restored after years with consumption, offering a free remedy to all lung disease patients. Anyone needing the prescription may write to Rev. Edward A. Wusey of Williamsburg Kings County New York for the costless cure for asthma catarrh and bronchitis and throat and lung maladies.
English Spavin Liniment removes all hard or soft lumps and blemishes from horses. It treats blood spavin curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains and swollen throats. Coughs etc save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most of blemish cure ever known. Sold by L M Bosworth Druggist Ames Iowa.
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