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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1885
Page
2
J Berk reports severe back and kidney pains in June 1882. After failing with opiates, Hop Bitters eased his brain and body, freeing him from crutches in weeks. His wife also improved. he credits the tonic with restoring health for himself and his family.
Memorial services and burial observances for Gen. Grant were held nationwide including Ames in Hoggatt Park. Weather delayed some events, but ceremonies proceeded with addresses by Dr. A. S. Welch and music by local choirs and bands as crowds paid tribute to the Civil War leader and American hero.
In a reflective sermon style talk Knapp honors Washington Lincoln and Grant as enduring national heroes. He links their virtues to timeless civic ideals, compares Grant to classical exemplars, and notes how their legacies shape American identity and memory. The address laments war losses and reflects on the nation's mourning.
The sermon outlines Elijah's confrontation with Baal priests at Carmel, detailing the rebuilt altar, sacred stones, trench, and offerings. It describes public and private prayer, the miraculous fire, and the lesson of faith in common things, urging revival of family altars and unity of the twelve tribes.
A tale from camp describes brigadier general James Morgan mocked for rough uniform and a recruit who mistakes him for a thief. The recruit confronts Morgan over supposed stolen books, learns Morgan is his superior, and exits remarking he did not know the ropes yet.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement promotes Bees' DiarR RHOEEA BALSAM as a safe pleasant remedy for Asiatic Cholera and summer stomach complaints. It claims effectiveness against diarrhea cholera morbus and related disorders and notes a price of 35 cents with sale by Wester man.
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