19 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1894
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by H and Ss K at LagN. Terms of subscription are 1 50 per year payable in advance.
Mrs. Harry Haverly of Ames visited G. N. Whipple and family this week. Slater handles 24 weekday train passengers with C N W and C M and St P services. Rev. Campbell Coyle and wife of Oakland tour Nevada Greenwalt parents. Mrs. Jessie Child Osborn visits from California then Indiana. Hiram Elliott dies at Cambridge April 4 at age 55. funeral at Ames. Republican county convention expected July or August. State auditor congratulates Nevada banker on birth of son. banker asks appointment for heir. auditor notes no fit post with dairy commissioner milk tester role.
Residents protest possible closure as about four hundred residents rely on the Iowa Center post office. They urge its continuation, calling it an actual necessity and voicing strong remonstrances against any change.
A steam radiator exploded in a 22 room Chicago school injuring 40 children and causing a fatal jump from a upper window. The Davidson Theatre in Milwaukee burned with nine dead and three fatally injured as roof collapse followed fire. Trials and political chatter fill local pages with murder case notes and Republican candidacy rumors alongside a feature on Iowa famine relief and Midland Monthly charity.
A Rock Creek youth who left his team in the rain during last Sunday night’s outing and sparking will face scrutiny and his charges will be addressed when he returns to town.
From Cambridge press a list notes D D Sheldon Ames and Iowa Center tie in United Dis fer May at Des Moines. Also mentions upcoming church services at Byers chapel and civic notices on post office closure efforts at Iowa Center, plus candidate cards for county attorney and county recorder in the Tribune.
Miss Della Moses vacationed with aunt Mrs. C. E. Mangus at Gilbert. Mamie Corneliussen has mumps. Gilbert visitors Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Metill stayed with Dr. and Mrs. Ailen earlier in the week. H. T. Henryson returned from Des Moines after completing work as assistant secretary of the senate. A. J. Wold’s barn burned near Story City Sunday, about 200 dollars loss, prompting town aid efforts.
Four men on a scaffold at A D Hix’s new house sixteen feet high were involved when the center brace failed. Grandy sustained broken leg bones and foot injuries, while John Sullivan and James Armstrong were badly bruised. Smith fell onto Grandy. An unrelated W A C meeting organized with 29 members, officers installed by E J McGrogeon, and a brief power outage report follow.
The course of study for the Story County Normal Institute is released and teachers are expected to find it interesting. Congratulations are extended to Mr. Reed for assembling an excellent corps of assistants and a systematic outline of work. The Institute runs from July 30 to August 17 with Mr. Carstens teaching Orthography, Grammar, and History. The pamphlet is produced by the Representative office.
The New York Sun reports a broad collapse of democracy from Rhode Island to New Mexico and Utah. It notes Democratic panic and retreat as Republicans seize ground nationwide, with even Kentucky possibly Republican and Populists absorbed in the West. Queens County is cited as now under Republican control.
For week ending March 31 several tranfers are recorded including Adaline A Vanhorn and F M Van horn to M D Boynton for 1 int in Seth Lindsey estate. Julia Stevens and Jennie Allen to Ira J Allen for 1200. Rachael L Miller to H C Kelley for 125. Iowa RR Land Co to Hi L Mann for 50. David Il Mackey to Laura Rube for 8400. Catherine and Dennis O to Ed mund L Harity for 3080. and others including Ames and Nevada parcels and a $500 lot deal.
John Noble and vw to L E White and E Bamberger for $1900 in section 9. Amos W Flora and w to 8. J Miller sells for $1800 in ne nw 21 82 22. Tom Tollefson transfers to Ingebritt J Chelvig for $250 in lot 8 block 19 Story City. Amos Spring to Andrew J Spring for $1 in sw 25 8 5 24. Iowa R BR Land Cato G Schaudt to wa $100 for lots 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 11 block 14 Blairs ad Ames. Carrie L DeCaskey to N W Dickson for $500 in lot 17 block 13 Maxwell.
A solemn verse laments a brother buried in the valley. It speaks of departure on wings to the Father, reunion after crossing the river, and the hopeful faith of family awaiting the final day. The poem urges readiness and perseverance in faith as loved ones recall shared days.
A Vermont note traces the Bethel Apple from the Stone family, its orchard two miles from Bethel village, and its long cultivation by descendants. It recounts how Capt. Abiel Austin bred and sold the fruit, naming the tree and farm sites, and praises the orchard’s impact on local fruit growing.
Harper’s Weekly describes Coronado California as a sheltered beach resort with a grand hotel drawing Eastern winter visitors and Californians in spring and summer. Fogs and winds are minimized by a bluff while glass porches host sun baths and open air activities complement a cosmopolitan, Spanish flavored scene near San Diego.
From 1700 to 1750 London faced a high death rate that stagnated population, dropping from 665 200 to 653 900 with about one death per 30 residents. By 1801 population rose to 777 000 as deaths fell to one per 41, signaling public health improvement.
A brief fragment notes a value about MB moc0rs described as most effective with a price tag of $1.6 for $5 potentially indicating bulk pricing or a promotion.
Lord Spencer known as the Red Earl for his beard led a political career as the fifth Earl of Spencer born 1875. He served as lord lieutenant of Ireland 1868 1874 and again 1882 1886, was lord president of the council, and in 1892 became first lord of the admiralty under Rosebery.
M Patenotre French ambassador to the United States weds Miss Eleanor Louise Elverson daughter of Philadelphia publisher James Elverson. The union marks the first ambassadorial wedding in the country with two foreign ministers already boasting American wives.
Amos J Cummings of New York began as a printer's devil in Conkling New York at age twelve. He worked as a compositor and joined General Walker's Nicaragua campaign before war service with the Twenty sixth New Jersey volunteers. He later edited The Tribune and New York Evening Sun and now serves a fourth term in Congress.
A domestic guide labors over three acids for stain removal tartaric acid for grass greens ink oxalic acid for iron rust and stubborn ink and muriatic acid for red rust all to be used carefully. Boiling water removes fresh fruit tea and coffee stains while diluted oxalic acid or chloride of lime treats older stains. Solvents for paints resins include turpentine benzine alcohol ether mixed with soap ammonia and glycerin. A quip about Hood s Sarsaparilla follows and ends with a remark on extravagance hurting a man s purse.
The article claims seasickness comes from bile excess and stomach weakness. It advises fasting for about 24 hours before departure, then eating a small meal of bread, cold meat, and stout on arrival. After eating, recipients should lie down on a sofa or bunk for about half an hour to prevent sickness.
The method uses girth measured in feet squared, multiplied by five times the length, then divided by 21 to estimate the four quarters in imperial stones. Fat cattle raise about a twentieth more. lean cattle about a twentieth less. The four quarters total roughly half the live animal weight, with skin and tallow accounting for remaining fractions.
A Paris to Nice express conversation reveals a traveler who plays the violin in Monte Carlo. The other passenger asks about frequent wins and losses, and the violinist confirms a flawless record with the morning and evening sessions.
A man being wheeled away during an epidemic raises his head and argues the doctor declares him dead. The carrier assures him he is to be taken to the dead house, orders him to be quiet, and asserts the doctor knows more. The exchange highlights the confusion and fear of disease times.
The New York Press notes a walking match between the India Rubber Man and the Ossified Man. Predictions favor the India Rubber Man in the home stretch despite a weaker first half. The Ossified Man remains a tough challenger throughout.
Bunker consoles Hill after a house fire that destroyed his library. Hill says most books were saved not by firemen but by friends who had previously borrowed them. Trust and humor surface as they exchange brief condolences.
A quirky ad-style dialogue from Texas Siftings touts Miraculous Beard Producer as a cure for boils. The clerk boasts results within three days, claiming facial hair growth will obscure boils.
In a brief comic strip line, a teacher scolds a student calling him lazy. The student yawns and muses about future work, saying he might become a teacher. The dialogue reflects a humorous take on choosing a profession.
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