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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1891
Page
2
A reader in Chili notes Bolivia's civil and military offices are controlled by wealthy families. He argues that postwar appointments filled by elites have shifted military power, turning the army against the government. He hopes the conflict fuels progress despite bloodshed and conflicting reports.
The piece discusses the Italian minister's retreat seen as a bluff toward America, criticizing the American constitution for allowing arrest and trial without due process. It warns that Mafia murders in New Orleans reflect a danger to U S institutions and urges stricter scrutiny of foreign criminals and emigration.
Regular correspondent reports on President Harrison and Maj. McKinley relation amid rumors of rivalry. He defends Republicans against democratic misrepresentation and notes Treasury embarrassments, Hearst funeral costs, arbitration talks, and various local Iowa notes including strikes, elections, and public notices.
Read by Winona Douglass at a nigh event in the Congregational church, the piece argues that uplift of Black women follows generations of oppression. It highlights homes of poverty, education efforts, and the role of women teachers and mothers in shaping a more refined, educated race through faith and perseverance.
A telegram to Secretary Blaine from Fort Scott reports a hundred thousand Kansas cowboys want to summer in Rome and asks if transportation can be provided. The Inter Ocean notes the unusual international travel request and the government involvement it implies.
The Tama county Lt Governor A N Payneez has been mentioned as a potential Republican nominee for governor. If he runs, other contenders must hurry as Payneez is described as a capable farmer and a respected Republican with many friends in the party.
The plan to enlist Indians in the regular army suffers a setback as braves refuse to enlist, preferring to serve as scouts in the cavalry rather than become soldiers. Southern Indians show greater favor to the proposal.
Cedar Rapids welcomed six men of Iowa politics including Hon. W. Ear te y of Burlington and Hon. Walter Hayes of Clinton. Also present were Hon. Wait Butler of West Union and Hon. F W White of Webster plus Hon. Thomas Bowman of Council Bluffs and Hon. John T. Hamilton. The remarks praised Cedar Rapids energy and resilience and its potential to prosper beyond the visit.
A Pacific coast editor admits he once served time for forgery as a boy after stealing five dollars. The piece argues society often shames only when caught and questions the old belief that stealing is a greater crime than the act of getting caught.
Free pasta delivery announced for Atlantic. Mapleton reports a building boom. Coal found near Iowa City. V A B fraternity met in Cedar Rapids. Britt claims hydrophobia epidemic. Rath packing plant to move from Dubuque to Waterloo. Sioux City reports livestock feed shortages. Wesley to get Republican newspaper. Iowans dam on Coralville river washed away by high water. Council Bluffs schools closed due to contagious disease. Dr W Williams of Independence improving from La Grippe. Ft Dodge capitalists form brick clay development company. Des Moines Evangelical Association session held in Lisbon. Ft Dodge revival continues.
General Booth ill in London and New York overhead wires ordered down by the Mayor. Atlantic coast storm last week followed by president's southern western trip announced for next week. Thomas Baring dies in London. Maternal grief drives the mother of the Nicely murder victims to insanity. April 1 marked by Prussian birthday revelry. Cunard orders two 14000 ton steamships. Coal mine explosion in Apedale England kills ten. General Albert Pike dies in Washington. Lawrence Barrett wills and trusts. Count Lewenhaupt and Miss Bayard wed at Yard homestead. no bridal tour. Kansas winter wheat acreage up 527000 acres. crop condition strong. Coke region strike violence. seven killed. Australian federation approves Commonwealth title. governor general to lead.
A Des Moines Mail and Times note reports T L Dyer at El der Bros drug store in Tingley Iowa praised Chamberlains Cough Remedy after a severe cold. The next day he felt much better and the following day appeared restored. Westerman Arnold and L M Bosth druggists sell the remedy.
A Turkish sultan reportedly scorned superstition about cross eyed people. A trusted courtier with a singular eye condition was kept on, and the afflicted eye was removed to cure the curse.
College records list visitors and local trips including H J Cora Van Velsor Meyer Branvig and John Mehan. The note mentions Miss Archer visiting Miss Willians and Ada Mills with Hattie Elder leaving after an extended stay. A coke heater shortage caused Morrill hall fire risk and the Ames campus reports lectures by Prof Pommel and a Philomathean program.
Joseph VY. Dory of Warsaw NL reports rheumatism relief after trying many remedies and credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He notes the balm heals quickly and is sold locally for 50 cents per bottle by druggists.
The Boston Herald notes brisk competition for sheepskins in the London market as college commencement season nears.
Heart disease long thought incurable can be treated with notable success. Mrs Elmira Hatch Elkhart Ind and Mrs Mary L Baker Ovid Mich claim 20 year cures. Drugist S C Linbatger San Jose Ill cites Dr Miles New Heart Cure as miraculous for his wife. Levi Logan Buchanan Mich says 30 years heart trouble improved after two bottles. Sold and guaranteed by L M Bosworth with free testimonials.
In a Chemistry section dialogue, a professor asks Mr 8 about his father’s iron business. Billie replies metallic iron, sir, think. The playful exchange captures student slang and campus humor from Yale Record.
A National vent frames the World's Fair as a landmark event while praising Dr Franklin Miles Restorative Nerve Treatment for nervousness dyspepsia headaches and sleeplessness. A trial bottle and book are offered free at L M Bosworth's with no opium morphine or dangerous drugs.
L. L. Gorsuch M D testifies after forty years in medicine that Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co is the most reliable remedy he has prescribed for catarrh. A Toledo firm offers $100 to prove any case cannot be cured when taken as directed. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
General Rosecrans, Register of the Treasury, remains vigorous at 71. He breakfasts at seven, reaches his desk by nine, and works until four. His salary funds go mainly to old soldiers and other charity claimants.
A column notes a controversy over a public appearance in Berlin and promotes a reprint of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 25 volumes sold at $1.50 per issue, with English and Scribner editions priced high. The firm advertises volume 1 at 60 cents plus 40 cents postage, with credit toward the full set, from R. S. Peale & Co. in Chicago.
A plan to mail free subscriptions to readers who pay all arrears and subscribe for one year in advance is announced. The American Farmer, a 16 page illustrated journal based in Cleveland, aims to educate farmers nationwide and in Canada.
An 19th century ad touts Dr Miles Pills as a cure for biliousness and liver issues. It claims regulation of liver stomach and bowels via nerves and promotes universal use for all ages. Each bottle contains 50 doses priced at 25 cents with free samples at L M Bosworth.
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