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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1885
Page
2
The Boston slugger Joan L Sullivan and Chicago slugger Paddy Ryan have agreed to fight for the championship stakes and gate money at a time and place to be hereafter selected.
The Governor allies with out Brown as he names a chief of the insurance department in the Auditor’s office, a move central to the ongoing controversy and political dispute.
Reports say General Grant's health has notably improved in recent days and he expresses confidence in recovery. Clergy, nurses, and top physicians continue efforts, with public prayers and care seen as aiding his chance to live many more years.
The piece outlines key Civil War milestones tied to General Grant in April. It cites events from 1862 and 1865 including victories at Five Forks, Petersburg, and Richmond and Lee’s surrender, noting sequential actions from April 1 through April 9.
Gov Sherman ordered the state to pay $1200 to Mr. Cattall's attorneys for services in attempts to oust Auditor Brown. Claimed as $31 per hour for actual work, this revelation challenges partisan allegations and aims to reveal the public’s outrage over the perceived misconduct in state affairs.
The New York Mail and Express compares Grant’s bedside vigil to Garfield Elberon’s death, noting how electric wires wrap the public in sympathy. The piece calls this a modern romance and pathos, as science and civilization shape collective feeling for a world hero.
A dispatch describes General Grant in retirement near death on April 1 as he distributes his last funds. He accepts a $1,000 monthly pension check, divides stacks of money among his children and wife, then gives his sister his remaining cash. He notes two buggies and harnesses to be sold, the family gathering to witness his final generosity before passing.
The Story County Board of Supervisors conduct fourth through sixth days of April 1885 sessions. They approve minutes, inspect the county farm, allocate bridge and road funds, authorize warrants, and report on claims. A religious lesson discusses Paul in Acts 21 15 and notes the value of humble work and shared support among Christians.
The piece outlines Afghanistan as a natural barrier for India and highlights Herat and the new Russian post at Merv. England and Russia clash over debated ground and the Penjdeh region as a joint commission stalls. England vows to defend India while Russia presses toward Herat, risking a renewed Afghan conflict.
On Tuesday evening January 13 the Iowa Agricultural College faculty surprised ex president A S Welch and his wife for his sixty fourth birthday. The gathering praised his long service to the college with a poem read by Prof Wynn and messages of appreciation from both old and new faculty.
An analysis of the last Presidential election shows Northern and Western states used 34 478 votes per representative elector while Southern states used 21 503, implying over a million nonvoting or uncounted Southerners. The result is greater political power concentrated among voters in the South, highlighting disfranchisement of colored voters and undermining the free ballot ideal.
The piece notes Britain’s vast Indian empire and Russia’s growing influence in Central Asia. It recalls Russia’s 19th century moves near Merv and Turkmen lands, heightening alarm as Afghanistan sits as a northern bulwark to India. The narrative frames Asia’s map as a wall of mountains guarding India.
A dramatized warning about a crying infant alarming a suitor and home life. The ad promotes Parker's Tonic to soothe the baby, claiming one teaspoonful will bring rest to the child and the household. Available for 50c at local druggists.
A testimonial letter from Julian Carr of Durham N C extols Athlophoros as a remedy after he cites cases from his circle. Carr praises the product for rheumatism neuralgia and intense head pain and urges readers to buy from Athlophoros Co or be supplied via druggists.
Mrs Mattie Johnson of Valley Springs West of town reports her two year old daughter Annie drank a full bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy instead of a half teaspoon. The remedy cured the cough and is claimed harmless at sixty times a normal dose. Sold by all druggists.
Horse buyers from Dakota arrive in Ames to purchase fine stock, signaling active trade in local equine markets and investment interest by out-of-state buyers.
A 1885 letter from C. L. Janes of Bearsville Maryland extols Hop Sitters as a cure for malarial biliousness and facial pallor. He claims his wife regained beauty and vitality after using the product, praising the remedy and encouraging other farmers to try it. The missive underscores local marketing of tonics in Prince George County.
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