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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
2
The editorial asks why a county may enact prohibition while a statewide vote of 30 000 cannot. It questions if any Democrat in Iowa can answer this paradox.
The Democratic platform in Maine declares the prohibitory law must be enforced. Iowa Democrats will adopt the same stance in about a year, following their pattern of waiting before opposing Republicans.
The article lists several late stage presidential and vice presidential hopefuls who died in the past year. General Grant died July 24 1885, followed by George McClellan Thomas A. Hendricks Horatio Seymour B Gratz Brown Winfield S Hancock and Samuel J Tilden.
The speaker argues that if a county may adopt prohibition under the Democratic platform, then a majority of Iowa people should likewise have that right. He questions the inconsistency in opposing statewide enforcement while supporting local option, noting no Iowa Democrat has yet addressed the issue.
In river and harbor legislation history, log rollers rarely matched the current year's funding and dubious line items. Four years ago Mr. Arthur vetoed, while Grover Cleveland did not.
The Sun prescribes a home remedy for diarrhoea dysentery and stomach pain using equal parts tincture of opium tincture of cayenne tincture of rhubarb essence of peppermint and spirits of camphor. Dose is ten to twenty drops in sweetened water every fifteen to twenty minutes until relief occurs.
Iowa officials are urged to enforce liquor prohibitions uniformly. The writer argues officers must uphold anti liquor laws without fear or favor and end whisky selling in the state.
The Webster City Freeman blasts Republican defectors to the Democrats. It accuses party managers of placing defectors at the front of marches and says rank and file voters then mockingly wipe away the mud from their former Republican ranks. It notes Major Anderson as suddenly praised and supported for Congress by those who smeared him previously.
Treasury data show public debt fell by 9 049 103 in July while interest bearing debt declined by 4 033 500. The remaining 5 015 608 added to the treasury increases the surplus to 150 206 325 from 175 191 109 on June 30 as banks receive bond interest paid by taxpayers.
The widow of Hancock received 166 dollars monthly while the widow of Hunter was denied 30 dollars. Iowa congressmen Hall Murphy Frederick and Weaver voted Nay on Hunter. The text links the votes to party discipline and fears of presidential frowns around Fitz John Porter.
Braines, a Confederate veteran, was restored to a pension at $17 a month after being dropped in 1862 for treason. Cleveland signs bills quickly to aid rebel soldiers while vetoing modest pensions for Mrs Hunter, wife of the Porter trial presiding general, and for Mrs Hancock, framing his stance as prejudice rather than economy.
Mr Asa Beer a druggist reports customers urged him to try Papillon Catarrh Cure after doctors warned of consumption from a catarrh case. He says initial relief led to full recovery in weeks. The extract of flax remedy is advertised at $1 per bottle for sale by local dealer.
Readable portions describe the Nevada Normal Institute's progress and its aim to aid teachers in the classroom. Mentions of staff like Mr Ree and assistants, plus a long list of graded NEVADA teachers across multiple towns and states.
The narrator watches Broener depart leaving a salted claim and a wary watch for new rivals. A strange prospector arrives and spots quartz with gold, triggering paranoia about Pratt and a partner who move in nearby. The uneasy balance between trust and danger deepens as Hostile eyes fix on the bank and the claim.
Knox ville Tennessee police chief J. J. Atkins and his family endorse Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption praising its healing virtues. He recommends it to friends who praise it as well. Trial bottles are offered free at L. M. Bosworth Drug Store with a large size priced at $1.00.
Real estate transfers reported by H L Cannke L s Abstract and Loan Agency Nevada Iowa list Ethan Akin Lars B Howellland sw ne 2 5524 wd 650 E H French to George McQuillen lot 18 block 17 Maxwell and Baldwin and Maxwell to Rebecca L Clive lot 4 block 1 Maxwell wd 35 C McCalleg FP Brown ne 18 85 21 wd 501 J D Rhodes to Sulla M Parker lot block 5 Collins wd 200 Iowa R R Land Co to W C Robinson new 1 82 21 wd 220
An 1830s style ad touts Dr Bigelows Cough Cure as a safe speedy remedy for coughs throat and lung diseases sold by Pickett Co at fifty cents and one dollar and notes its pleasant taste and safety for children. A fashion blurb predicts women will wear plain collars this winter with a humorous remark about chilly attire and pastry wrapped in gloom.
An extract of flax based Papillon skin cure is claimed to improve skin by reducing inflammation chafing and roughness and removing sunburn freckles and blotches. It is advertised as non toxic unlike mineral preparations and offered in large bottles for $1.00 at druggists.
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