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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1888
Page
2
The note warns that a Democratic tariff plan on tin plate would raise prices for iron and steel workers and makers. It predicts higher costs for finished goods and stresses the impact on local craftsmen who rely on tin plate in their trades.
Philadelphia press argues against the Mills free trade bill describing it as a ray of harm to American industry and urging opponents to not ignore its potential negatives.
Cyphert Gilbert of What Cheer was awarded the largest government pension to date. The award includes arrears of 16000 dollars and a monthly pension of 724 dollars for life. Gilbert is blind and will receive ongoing payments.
A Charles City maiden halted a round dance when her partner hugged her too closely. The incident occurred in Charles City, a locale noted for such reactions.
Reported lightning struck the capitol and Senator West ducked his head muttering a localized remark about infernal lugalls, reflecting a tense moment during the event.
A call to form a Republican club in every township prompts activists to awaken voters with stirring speeches and an energetic campaign across the county. Local leaders push for robust organization and turnout ahead of elections.
VoLarok, the new international language, now counts one hundred thousand students in Europe. Six periodicals promote it and six societies strive to spread its use.
Vienna journalist Heer Zane died recently leaving a fortune of 4 million dollars. He held a theory that every line in a newspaper should be paid for and predicted Queen Victoria would eventually have to pay for the publication of her speeches in parliament.
The national average wheat yield last year was about twelve bushels per acre. The average sale price was about 68 cents per bushel, yielding roughly $8.16 per acre. The text notes that growers cannot afford to farm wheat at that price.
North Carolina prohibition leaders contemplate a state ticket as the race tightens between Democrats and the rising third party vote. Bourbon factions worry a strong prohibitionist showing could swing the result.
NoP Te from Dakota indicate seedings unlikely before mid April. Iowa remains backward and Indiana winter wheat reports are not encouraging. Cold weather and slow ground drying hinder planting progress across the region.
The text asserts Republicans have not reduced tariff duties in forty years and will not. It claims the Mills bill, amended to satisfy certain Democratic factions, will not reduce tariffs and may increase tariff revenue.
Republicans fear Gov veto of the high license bill after a large Senate majority. If vetoed, they doubt lawmakers can secure the required two thirds to override the decision.
M DeLessers, dubbed the wizard money extractor, has won French government consideration for a lottery scheme to fund the Panama Canal. Canal stock remains depressed as DeLessers labors tirelessly, yet final success seems distant.
Infringers plan a massive electrical trust to revive the patent dispute despite a recent Supreme Court decision. The renewed contest promises renewed public courage and ongoing criticisms of the central office.
A Missouri man fired at a passenger train near Rich Hill striking a passenger. The bullet was deflected by a chewing tobacco plug in his vest pocket, preventing a serious or fatal wound.
The Rates party in Tennessee fields a full ticket as the first southern state to take action. Democratic politicians across the region fear the third party may curb Republicans by tempering its aggressive push. The movement could tilt the state toward the GOP this year.
Rhode Island shows a larger Republican presence in the Senate and House this year with 25 of 47 Senate seats and 54 of 72 House seats, plus potential gains argued as unlikely. The Democratic majority drops from 1859 to 1984, with Democrats holding 39 Senate ties and 13 Senate seats, while Republicans hold 30 House seats and 20 Senate seats. Rhode Island, though small, begins the presidential year with notable political vigor.
A Congressional committee report on public service in Philadelphia and Chicago shows partisan changes damaged civil service, with officials openly seeking favors in political conventions. The inquiry highlights weakened merit rules and political interference at federal levels.
A lyrical fragment speaks of a heart taking wing for home and a swallow guiding the speaker north toward a seaside home. The verse contrasts longing with birds, family, and distant Italian seas.
A New York Sun profile describes a busy Wheatstone telegraph office with 130 clerks and messengers, mostly female operators aged 15 to 16, earning 50 to 85 dollars monthly. It explains Wheatstone machines, fast cable links to London, San Francisco, and across the United States, and notes on telegrahers cramp and long circuits.
C C Woolworth of Albany heads the government postal card plant in Castleton Pennsylvania. They produce between two and three tons daily year round. The largest single city order was 4,000,000 cards. About 6,000,000 cards are made monthly, Chicago 3,000,000. Annually 450,000,000 postal cards are produced. Two cent postage did not curb use. growth resumed and public use increases daily.
A Pall Mall Gazette note describes a Mahratta wakdah or tiger claw in a London sword collection. The weapon is worn with two finger rings and used to grip and tear a victim. Also mentioned is a knife that penetrates a dollar as a test of blade soundness and steel quality.
After a severe storm in Hecla Pennsylvania flocks of wild geese and ducks were driven northward and attracted to coke oven lights. Many birds fell onto the ovens and were dazed or singed with heat. About ten swans and twenty ducks were captured.
Mr C W Battell a traveling representative for S Collins Son Co prints Inks suffered lameness in shoulders and back for days and was completely cured after two applications of Chamberlains Pain Balm. It cures lameness and rheumatism when others fail. Guaranteed and sold by all druggists.
An advertisement touts the INTELLIGENCER and Weekly State Register at one year for $1.75 cash in advance. It promotes Griggs glycerine salve as a gore safe speedy cure for cuts burns wounds and all sores. It claims to cure piles tetter and skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Sold by J H Pickett & Co.
The extract of flax Papillon is praised as a superior medical remedy for skin diseases including eczema pimples rashes boils burns and scalds. Sold by Bosworth reliable Druggist at 1.00 per bottle.
Beginning March 20 and every two weeks until June 20 the Central Iowa Ry will offer one fare round trips to Texas New Mexico Louisiana Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Dakota and Northwestern Iowa. Inquiries to agents or advertisements for point details ticket limits and stop overs. Syrup of Figs is promoted as a laxative with claims of gentle cleansing and relief from biliousness headaches colds fevers indigestion and constipation. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company and sold by Westerman & Co.
A dialogue features a father questioning his son's slow study pace and the boy replying that being behind in studies enables his pursuit, implying a paradox of motivation versus progress.
A mother extols Hib bard's Throat and Lung Balsam as the best medicine for coughs colds and sore lungs noting its pleasant taste. She mentions her husband recovering from a severe cold after using it.
An ad boosts savings for Pierce's Business College in Keokuk Iowa offering a $5 reduction with a $10 coupon purchased at the office. It also advertises Cathartic Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup as a top laxative and St Patrick's Pills as a spring purifier priced 25 cents per box.
Old folks laugh at the pleasant California liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs claimed to be easier to take and more beneficial than bitter medicines. It acts on the bowels cleanses the system and dispels colds headaches and fevers. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company San Francisco California sold by H Westerman Co. For lame back use Shilohs Porous Plaster priced 25 cents sold by J H Pickett Co.
A dialogue defines a hog as a mature pig turned man in a brief exchange between Lucy and Mary. The quip uses simple logic to explain the term with a humorous, concise setup.
L M Martina prominent Iowa railroad official reports a violent case of cholera morbus after a south trip. He tried Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and within six hours was cured. He urges all households to keep a bottle, noting quick relief and availability from druggists.
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Catarrh Medicine claiming cure for catarrh and fresh breath with a 50 cent nasal injector. It includes a doctor patient dialogue about long walks and references Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup as a cure after other remedies fail.
An advert promises Papillon Clarke's extract of flax as a catarrh cure. It claims immediate relief and permanent cure for the troublesome condition. Bottles cost $1.00 and are sold by L. M. Bosworth, a reliable druggist.
A historical ad notes Shiloh’s Cure promises immediate cough relief with sales at 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.
Local business notices advertise rates of ten cents per line weekly with a proposed five cent per line rate if continued. The notice mentions a five cent per line rate thereafter and references the head of Business Brevities. No variation from these rates except by yearly contract.
An advertisement promotes Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup as a cure for headaches by regulating the stomach digestion and blood flow. It mentions Shiloh's Cure as another remedy and lists J. H. Pickett & Co. as the seller. A Western joke references a sunset remark about the sun never setting in the East.
A line ad asserts that dyspepsia yields to Ibbsrd's Rheumatic Syrup citing stomach curative properties and natural ingredients as the remedy.
Vitalize claims to treat constipation loss of appetite dizziness and all symptoms of dyspepsia. Price 10 and 75 cents per bottle sold by J H Pickett & Co.
An old pamphlet touts Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup as the greatest blood purifier in the world. It urges readers to study the formula printed in the medical flyer.
A historical catalog note touts Whoomng Cough and Bronchitis immediately relieved by Shilohs Cure. The entry credits J. H. Pickett & Co as the solo seller.
Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonic is touted as the most successful remedy for blood troubles and stomach, liver, and kidney diseases. An Illinois user, Mrs Emma Crown of Lima, Ohio, reports four bottles cured her nine year sick headache.
Advertises Chamberlains Remedy as a complete solution to whooping cough with frequent doses and claims no better treatment exists. Sold by all druggists.
An old advertisement promotes a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin ailments with a money back guarantee. The box price is 25 cents and the ad includes garbled seller details and patent claim lines.
The passage describes lungs clogged by airways and throat obstructions and promotes Boschée's German Syrup as a sure remedy. It asserts the syrup clears coughs colds croup pneumonia and related conditions and can be bought from any druggist for 75 cents.
Col. Crook recalls Tad Lincoln and presidential progeny across Johnson Grant Hayes Arthur administrations. He describes Tad’s army dream and mini theatre at the White House, the Johnson children listed, and the later fates of the Patterson Stover and Garfield offspring, with notes on Arthur and Hayes families.
A. H. Thayer & Co. advertises improved and wild lands in Iowa and western states. It notes farms in Story County and houses in Ames for sale. Commissions apply only on sale. Visit 13 Over Palace Drug Store front room to list or buy property.
The Philadelphia Call notes a new V shaped bang gaining traction among working women, dubbed the Tycoon bang by some. A barber laments shaping trends while stressing his aim to adorn, not disfigure, as rumors stir of a future Ruddygore loop with hair looped over the ears and tied under the chin.
The Chicago Times notes Cyprus, then under British control, is almost entirely rural with no large towns. Despite this, offenses per capita are three times those in England and homicides are ten times higher.
Reverend R M Pickens of Greenville, president of the Methodist Protestant Church of South Carolina, describes a four year battle with neuralgic rheumatism and erysipelas. After using Swift's Specific, he reports rapid improvement, eventual full recovery, and ongoing sharing of the remedy with friends. He invites readers to request a free treatise from the Swift Special Co in Atlanta.
An old advertisement touts Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a twenty year tested cure for piles. It promises itch relief and tumor absorption with instant relief and is sold for $1 per box by druggists or mailed by the Writiags M'r e Co Cle Or.
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