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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1883
Page
4
A bustling notice list shows seed corn for sale by Shields & Cook in Kelly Iowa, Benedict Soaps promoted, and multiple Ames merchants advertising wagons rolling stock and millinery. It catalogs local business, hardware, clothing, lime, lumber, and farm implements with eager appeals to buyers, plus society news on Odd Fellows organization and retailer sample lines.
Ames tax Board adjourns amid town events. New son of Esculapius debut in Ames. Servant girl wanted. Miss Blanche Sweeney visiting Cora Springer. Cambridge citizens fund City Hall. Evans family head to Dakota. Local sickness and recoveries noted. Camb ridge seeks C M St P division. Farm tools and college farm sales highlighted. Board proceedings and farming reforms covered. Sheriff auctions Hawley’s jewelry. Camb ridge Reporter enlarged. New hotel construction in Ames. Bible Society canvass and Masonic meeting announced. Local accidents and farming curiosities documented.
Opera Hall overflowed for the Ames public high school graduation. Miss Minnie Johnson’s music earned high praise as students and faculty celebrated a year of reform, with girls edging the boys in composition and oratory.
The notice outlines butter prices from Choice Creamery at 25c per lb, best Dairy Selected at 16c, and Common Dairy at 12c, with packing free for cracks. It defends creamery butter quality amid dealer misrepresentations and advertises a large storage capacity.
A memorial tribute to Eliza Wynn recalls her life from Laona New York to Ames Wisconsin, detailing her family’s moves, steadfast courage against illness, strong religious faith, and the community’s reverence for her charitable work and intellect. The piece notes Grandma Norman’s loss and the planned lilac tributes at Eliza’s grave.
The writer distrusts a reversal or jurisdiction challenge and predicts the Court may remain in its rut. A new case or an appeal could bring the Amendment back before the Supreme Court, with hope that the people’s will is recognized and respected.
Iowa papers overstated danger at the college noting only three mild fever cases. Administrators report normal operations with no unusual illness on campus and dismiss reports of a shutdown or outbreak.
The missive from Voluble Bazoo the Watchman criticizes official papers fees as set by law and questions why other public figures like township officials and top federal and state officers are not targeted. The writer calls Ballou a sneak and demagogue and challenges his motives.
Advert shows a skin remedy promising rapid cures for Burns Bruises Cuts Ulcers Salt Rheum Fever Sores Cancers Piles Chilblains Corns Tetter and chapped hands. Sold for 25 cents a box by all druggists. Money refunded if not cured.
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