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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1890
Page
4
A playful tale from the rail car where a festive trainman mispronounces Bath and Iron Works to a pretty passenger. After much amusement and a corrective moment at the next station his speech improves, and the maid seemingly reforms him. Aibang Argua.
Local application claim says catarrh is constitutional and that relief comes from internal remedies. The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a nonquack prescription, combining tonic and blood purifier actions. Prepared by Cheney & Co of Toledo and sold by druggists for five cents with testimonials available.
A satirical reflection on marriage and bachelors in polite society. It argues women organize to reform bachelors while unmarried men face universal scrutiny and envy. It suggests marriage ends bachelor troubles except for selective affection and social comparison.
The piece extols endurance of pain among tribes and contrasts it with newborn rheumatism pain. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the foremost remedy, claiming it safely replaces harsh drugs and detoxifies the blood while alleviating constipation liver complaints and dyspepsia.
Mrs Sweetwood dramatically reveals a sensational claim that a Chicago man makes shoes from human skin. John dismisses it with a toast and a joke, noting the tale is unfounded as the supposed giants are said to be dead.
A London lady offered 2500 in English money for her stolen cat. The piece uses the tale to promote Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for “female weaknesses” with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. It also advertises Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as “Little Liver Pills” at 25 cents per vial.
In the Tecrre Haute Express a note asks Miss Sweete Tomm y to bring her child to Sabbath school. Tommy mentions a red headed boy named Jimmy Brown from the East End who attends. He plans to confront the boy at the school next Sunday, claiming he has been watching for weeks.
A Fort Wayne area customer reports severe rheumatism kept him from work. After using Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup for one bottle he claims to be cured and has recommended the remedy to friends. Dreier & Bro. and L. C. Zollinger sign as endorsers noting personal knowledge of the statement.
A Rochelle Georgia household witnessed a child drop an egg laid by an old hen. The egg, carried by a small boy to his mother, broke revealing a nearly hatched chick inside.
Brief syndicated telegraph items cover political chatter railroading notes personal mentions and various events. Headlines hint at political gossip accidents crimes and notable incidents worldwide in quick summaries.
The Senate passed the dependent bill 42 to 12 after Reagan urged support for the Windom silver bill but criticized lack of free silver. A 42 to 12 vote followed on the dependent pension bill. An army appropriation bill discussion yielded a 51 to 135 vote against restricting alcohol sales at cantines, while a similar amendment was defeated 72 to 47.
A London dispatch reports Queen Victoria seriously considers abdicating the throne to let the Prince of Wales lead England. Ill health and advancing age influence her decision while a plan for a special bill would crown the Prince as King and Emperor of India with her as Queen Emeritus.
New York dispatch reports Judge Barrett sentenced the Flack conspirators. James A Flack two months in county jail and 500 dollar fine. William L Flack four months in state penitentiary and 500 dollar fine. Joseph Meeks one month in county jail and 500 dollar fine. Dilworth Chaste thirty days in county jail and 25 dollar fine. Choate the reporter who hid in the room during the jury deliberations.
A Birmingham dispatch reports four convicts killed and eight injured at Sloss Iron and Steel Coalburg mines in Alabama after a miner lamp spark ignited a box of cartridges. Three white men and five black men affected, all workers were convicts.
The President sent to the Senate nominations including Alton Angler of Georgia for consul at Rheims and Frank D. Allen as United States attorney for Massachusetts with Frank Buchanan named United States Marshal for the eastern district and D. Clark as associate.
Representative Crain of Texas wins a Court of Claims judgment ordering the government to reimburse him for money lost due to Clerk Sinott's defalcation. The ruling supports Crain in his suit against the government for repayment of funds.
Burglars blew open the safe in the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway office at Fort Scott and stole $1,000 in cash. They overlooked a separate package of $500.
A. Frazer United States Consul at Grand Manan is ill with peritonitis and recovery is doubtful.
Reported betrothal talks indicate Princess Victoria sister of Emperor William will wed Prince Albert of Saxe Altenbaar in an upcoming announcement. The potential marriage links the British royal family with German nobility as negotiations proceed.
Michael Davitt negotiates terms for ending the Liverpool dock strike with both sides agreeing to resume work immediately. The settlement signals a prompt return to normal operations and reflects Davitt’s mediation role in the dispute.
Dom Pedro declines the government plan to pay him 259000 francs in installments, signaling a dispute over the compensation arrangement with Brazil. The decision affects diplomatic negotiations and potential financial settlements, with officials weighing alternative terms.
Governor Hrun of New York vetoes the Saxton ballot reform bill and forwards the lengthy veto message to the Senate for action. The move signals a political clash over election reform measures in the state capital.
The House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures is authorized its chairman to offer a resolution for the Windom silver bill. The plan is to consider the measure on Tuesday, April 15.
Sr Peterspura cable reports continuing student disorders at the military academy and the institute of mines and forestry with additional arrests made.
At a New York meeting of Havana cigar manufacturers resolutions were adopted to protest the tobacco schedule of the McKinley tariff and a committee was appointed to go to Washington. In Philadelphia Nicholas Cantwell was made a Monsignor. Gov. Hill accepted the resignation of New York Sheriff Flack after his conspiracy conviction. Pittsburgh banker W J McGareer is missing and tied to several secret societies. An Erie Railroad train accident near Red Rock killed three Deidrick brothers and their bodies were mangled. Plans were announced to use Niagara Falls for a tunnel project with its head above the falls.
Within a week the Niagara River Hydraulic Tunnel Power and Sewer Company stock rose from 200000 to 200000 while officers withhold public plans. A New York capital syndicate including Chauncey Depew and Vanderbilts, plus Morgan, is said to back the land purchase and tunnel building. Also reported are arrests for counterfeit money in Buffalo, Sickles named sheriff in New York County, Dows of Dows & Co dead in New York, his will restricting sale of Chicago and Rock Island stock, and a Waterbury grocer Patrick Carroll sought for bogus checks and fraud totaling about 12000.
Tuer Standard Oil Company purchased Lima Oil Company for about 1,000,000 dollars, expanding its Ohio holdings with Lima refineries and large territory in Ohio and New York. Also noted: a fire in Pioneer Ohio destroyed several residences and a business block. Archishop Michael Heiss died in La Crosse at 75. Mother Mary Joseph OLeary died in Baltimore. Minneap olis flour output declined last week, while an oil well strike on the Parker farm near Lima adds to regional oil activity. The Cherokee strip boomers face a near-empty field as troops report no colonists.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Blaine daughter of the Secretary of Site to Walter Dam rosch of New York City will occur on April 17. The date was moved up to allow intimate friends a European trip to still attend. Cyclone events in Louisville sounded church bells and rattled streets as crowds of strangers filled the city.
The report notes a 6:55 fire headway with no sign of flames or smoke seen earlier. It also covers the House Elections Committee recommending seating for Republican contestants Waddell vs Wise and McDuffe vs Turpin, plus Ways and Means moving a tariff bill toward passage in May. Republicans anticipate Senate alignment and a possible presidential submission within sixty days.
The Senate in executive session confirmed Pay Director Thomas H Looker to be Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and Paymaster General of the Navy. Amor Smith Jr was confirmed as Surveyor of Customs Cincinnati. W A Van Buren was confirmed Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan and S R Hamer Melter of the Mint Denver. Max Procht was reported favorably for Alaska Collector after committee delay since December 17.
Directors announce a 1 percent quarterly dividend payable April 15. The Missouri Pacific ships board states the payout details as it navigates related corporate actions. The House Committee on Pacific Railroads solves how to handle pending government indebtedness for the Union and Central Pacific railroads, adopting a plan to report a single bill covering both companies. A subsequent move aims to take up the Senate committee’s bill at the next meeting.
Advices from Japan report a disastrous fire in Asakusa Tokyo on February 26 destroying more than 1400 houses. The blaze burned for nearly six hours. one person died and fifteen firemen perished. Dom Proko reports Brazil decreed 250000 francs payable in installments to him. the ex Emperor declined. Brazilian passport system abolition announced. Labor news from London condemns Kaiser Wilhelm conference as unproductive. Catalonia factories see forty thousand workers strike. Senor Jovellar resigns as president of the council.
Reports describe a cyclone at Clay causing widespread destruction. Churches and businesses razed, 103 dead in Louisville, and hundreds more across Kentucky, Tennessee, plus severe damage in Vicksburg area and Skipwith. Texas crop acreage up modestly while Mississippi levees fail. Judge Cuauncey B. Sam dies in Galveston.
Senate bills include a $2 000 per year pension for Mery Crook widow of General Crook. House Elections Committee reports two contested cases favoring sitting members. Public Buildings Committee lists several city projects including Hastings Nebraska 75000 and Spokane Falls 100000. Secret fire mystery at Secretary Tracy residence may be cleared with servant Sweeney’s alleged kerosene confession.
The widow of Gen. Crook announces permanent residence at Oakland Maryland. A House committee report favors Morrill of Kansas led disability and service pensions for soldiers aged 92. A treaty supplement expands crimes under dual nations law and extradition. Counterfeit notes from Germania National Bank surface in Louisville Cincinnati and St Louis.
A vast cyclone and windstorm swept from southern Illinois to Kentucky causing widespread ruin from Nashville to Louisville. Officials estimate up to a hundred dead in Louisville with higher regional losses, while Metropolis Illinois and surrounding towns report extensive damage. Aid from neighboring states is urged as families mourn and survivors recount harrowing scenes.
The State of Trade reports continued flooding from the Ohio and Mississippi rivers hurting commerce. A severe storm, especially in Louisville and the central west, worsens conditions. Wheat exports decline on the Pacific coast with total weekly shipments at 2,401,156 bushels. year to date 79,603,779 bushels. Dry goods are active, but print cloths and low grade cottons weaken. wool prices hold. Manufacturing outlook remains bleak and U S business failures total 189 for the week.
The Senate considered the trust bill with Reagan's amendment defining trusts and penalties. In the House the World’s Fair bill saw amendments for a lady managers board and government exhibit selection by the Fish Commission. Chicago’s bid and a $5,000,0000 subscription being raised to $10,000,000 were praised. The Senate debated anti trust changes and adjourned with no action. The House discussed Wyoming statehood and woman suffrage, with votes on suffrage and constitutional provisions. Other measures included census act amendments and Mississippi River bridge/Arkansas flood relief bills. The day closed with private pension actions and executive sessions on Florida cases.
Early chemists discuss where heat of respiration originates. Lavoisier cannot decide if combustion occurs in the lungs or across the whole system. Bertholet later estimates one seventh of heat in the lungs and six sevenths in the body from oxidation and hydration. The blood warms in the lungs as oxygen is absorbed, while carbon return to gas and moisture evaporation tend to lower temperature.
Minnie recalls chatter about Mr Chopper speaking ill though she cannot remember specifics. Mamnie asks for details while noting his habitual stammer.
In Augusta Maine a local cost figure appears as a quirk while residents are reminded to guard their feelings. A poet notes that love drives needs and even stirs a town on Sunday nights, reflecting playful social observations.
A catalog of ornamental pieces outlines leather card cases with watches, gold woven bracelets with tassel clasps, dull silver spoons with flower-imitating handles, long ring formations of colored stones and diamonds, twisted gold and silver queen chains ending in ruby-speckled dead-gold bags, perforated silver liquor glass holders, spiral Quaker likened rings, interlaced knot rings with diamonds, and curved porcelain-handled fruit knives with pale gold relief decorations.
A list describing behaviors considered good form in social conduct. It notes paying bills, polite treatment of the elderly, addressing intimate friends by first names, giving room to strangers, modest skirt length, speaking a kind word, avoiding gossip in crowds, and modest attire for women.
A humorous remark notes a spinster’s age and a wish to be an auctioneer. It jests that love can move the world but won’t convince an old maid, who would claim to make an offer if she could perform legerdemain.
A reflective verse asserts kindness outweighs greed and jealousy. It cautions against passivity and suggests seizing opportunities to shape outcomes rather than waiting for developments.
The revised litany of the Protestant Episcopal Church includes a clause for deliverance from earthquakes, illustrating how the world moves with evolving prayer. The note signals a shift in liturgical language reflecting contemporary concerns.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch fiction note laments women who waste visitors’ time with long delays, citing a boastful socialite who keeps callers waiting twenty minutes. The tale recalls a caller who timed her visit and left a card stating she had been gone thirteen minutes.
A historical notice describes Syrup of Figs as a remedy to cleanse the system, relieve headaches and fevers, and permanently cure habitual constipation. It claims to awaken the kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritation or weakening, suitable for costive states or impure blood.
An observer recalls how a monkey stalking land crabs from Singa pore lies flat to feign death. Crabs pierce the mud with red and yellow orbs guiding a bank of crabs to the primate who snatches a final meal from Master Jacko.
A grand new prospectus from Bryant and Stratton Chicago Business College promises the Great Business University of America. The 112 page catalogue features 30 engravings on enamel paper and ships for a small postage fee, urging ambitious young men and women to secure a copy.
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam for throat and lung relief with free trial bottles from druggists. A separate human-interest note reports Charles Ness of Searsmont, once blind after a wartime fall, fell on ice and regained sight after the injury.
The advertisement claims Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills are scientifically compounded and uniform in action. It asserts no griping pain and safety for both adults and children, promising superiority for Sick Headache, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, and as an appetizer.
A commemorative mEepat in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of penny postage is referenced. Cragin & Co Philadelphia offers Dobbins Electric Soap wrappers with free dispatch to U S or Canada. See circulars around each bar for novels listed. Soap is sold by grocers.
A fragmented OCR item lists various patent medicines and cures including Brown's Bronchial Traches priced at 25 pts, Nellis Hubbard Co Pittsburgh, and Tiso's Cure for Consumption. It also mentions misers, heirs, grain drill points, and a casual note on cigars and disappearing items.
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