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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1891
Page
2
From Gov Boies New York banquet remarks on corn in Iowa comes a claim that the crop's value, when marketed, averaged sixty seven cents per acre less than production costs for five years. He argues the same applies to other staples on farms and notes the cost of producing corn was higher than the crop's value.
The July issue features the August state report and a miscellaneous notes section from various regions. It includes Prof Harrington's paper on the Weather Service in relation to Agriculture and a summary of rain making experiments.
The Clinton Age criticizes Mr. Sovereign s report noting it relies on farmer letters and recapitulation tables to show years when corn farming in towns wasn t profitable. It argues the thirty nine pages of extracts add no official value and should not appear in the state document.
The Cedar Rapids Republican criticizes coroners and guardianship handling, highlights inebriety related crises, and denounces pauperization while questioning local authorities and their enforcement. The piece challenges democratic appeasement of saloon outlaws and calls for reform.
The Honorable James Russell Lowell died at Elmwood in Cambridge Massachusetts on Wednesday at 2 10 a m after years as an invalid since returning in 1685 from eight years diplomatic service in Madrid and at the Court of St J. Writer of elegant forceful and musical English Lowell stood as a leading American man of letters praised by George W Cable for his scholarship and art.
The piece criticizes county commissioners for letting saloons operate without licenses, estimating potential annual revenue losses between $25,000 and $54,000. It questions Omaha’s enforcement and hints at corruption among penal officials sharing illicit gains, while comparing Nebraska’s license law to Iowa’s model.
Data from Central Station Des Moines reports Aug 15 1891 temps one to two degrees above normal with excess rainfall and variable sunshine. Heaviest precipitation listed by county includes Henry 3.90 and Davis 4.37 inches. a wide wind and rain storm swept Ringgold to the Mississippi River with a north of east wind, about fifteen to twenty miles wide and fifty miles long, damaging crops and stacks.
A belt of hail moved through O’Brien and Decatur counties on or about the 13th, causing extensive damage valued by one observer at about a half million dollars. The week favored corn growth, with many fields reaching substantial size and promising good yields if conditions stay favorable. In some areas, over moisture sprouted grain in stacks and shocks.
Regular correspondent reports Secretary Foster confident in McKinley victory and a Republican Ohio legislature. He dismisses fears of third party influence, explains bond extensions or redemptions, and notes Wannamaker postal reforms. Senator Plumb praises restraint in politics and predicts Democratic stability in the South, with Campbell ruled out as McKinley rises in Ohio.
Des Moines date August 17 1891 reports the Iowa Christian Convention will meet at the University Place Christian Church next Tuesday and stay through Thursday with prominent state speakers. Rev John Newman and wife celebrated their fiftieth anniversary last Saturday evening with friends at their home.
State news items report Malvern voting seven thousand dollars in bonds to fund waterworks. Other notes include a severe hailstorm in Northern Iowa, a happy three day reunion in Boone for Central Iowa Veterans, and upcoming meetings for ex prisoners of war in August and September.
The item notes ongoing Jewish expulsions in Russia. It also mentions an upcoming geographical congress to be held in London. Baltimore reported three personal crisis reports last Saturday morning. Rev. Spurgeon is recovering from a serious illness.
Reports span Mrs Polk death in Nashville age 93 and funerals for Geo Jones of the New York Times. A Central City powder mill explosion in Kentucky kills and destroys, while a Minnesota hailstorm devastates crops. A Swiss railway crash claims twelve lives. Also noted: wartime Samoa tension, Chinese visitor controls for the world fair, a Montana court will age wills, and San Francisco stamps forgery crackdown.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. Guaranteed perfect satisfaction or money refunded. 25 cents per box. Sold by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist. May 21 ly.
Mrs James Brown Potter in Paris and Kyrle Bellew in London are cited with cosmetics and tonics. The bald man’s motto promises top hair via Hall’s Hair Renewer while Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is urged to keep blood pure. The Duke of Fife’s baby is nicknamed Duffet in royal circles.
Charles Dudley Warner enjoys the saline baths at Marienbad Bohmia. Ayer's Hair Vigor restores color and vitality to weak and gray hair. It cleanses the scalp, prevents dandruff, and cures scalp diseases. The best hair dressing ever made and economical.
Prince Alexander of Battenburg now Count Hartenau is reported recovering after a serious illness. The status update comes amid public interest in the royal line and ongoing duties within the imperial circle.
An advertisement touts Restorative Nervine discovered by Dr Miles as a cure for nervous diseases including headache blues sleeplessness neuralgia and hysteria. It claims trial bottles and a book of testimonials are free at L M Bosworth's.
Mrs Kendal gave a reception to Marshall P. Wilder the other day with about 500 attendees. Wilder has contracted to tour England again next year.
An ad pledges a money back guarantee for Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs colds and lung throat or chest troubles. Patients may return the bottle if no benefit after a fair trial. Offer promises free trial bottles at L M Bosworth s Drug Store with large sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
Senator Calvin 8 Brice and Mrs Brice check into the Savoy Hotel London where they are greeted by their daughter Miss Helen Brice who has spent the past year at a Paris convent.
Wm Timmons postmaster and local residents John Leslie J W Gardner of Ida Ville Indiana report dramatic health boosts from Electric Bitters. They praise kidney and liver relief and renewed vigor. Bottled at 50 cents by L M Bosworth's Drug Store. European wheat crop forecast calls for failure this year.
The Iowa State Fair announces a $35,000 premium pool and extensive upgrades including cattle barns for 528 head, 12 horse stalls, 384 horse capacity, 950 hog pens, 120 sheep pens, a 250 by 180 foot exposition hall, a 64 by 65 addition to the agricultural hall, and a larger hall with a cold storage butter and cheese display. New power, a boiler, and an 80 horse engine support machinery exhibits. The fair features the Iowa State Band, hippo drome races, grand speed trials, and a grand cattle and horse parade on Wednesday and Thursday at 11:30 A. M. A dormitory for exhibitors and a pumping station ensure comfort, while nightly electric lights illuminate the grounds. Children under twelve admitted free on Children’s Day. soldiers receive free admission on Monday and Tuesday. Women’s Day is set for September 2 with speaker Carrie Lane Chapman and M. W. Campbell.
Dr Franklin Miles argues nervous heart troubles stem from the stomach and promotes his New Heart Cure. The ad invites reading the new book on Heart Disease and offers free access at L Worth’s store. It claims the remedy cures nervous and organic heart disease, shortness of breath, fluttering, chest pain, irregular pulse, fainting, and smothering. It also promotes Restorative Nerve Cure for headaches and fits.
A Carnegie speech at Pesato predicted the United States and Great Britain would unite in defending global peace. Separately, New Jersey mosquitoes were reported as invading New York City.
Historical notes recount the Sioux City Corn Palace attracting many visitors from the east and west in 1887.Visits by President Cleveland with Mrs Cleveland Chauncey M. Depew Vanderbilt and other magnates are mentioned alongside praise for the palace’s beauty. The piece also covers assorted promotional items for De Witt's pills and Sarsaparilla, plus scattered notices on other topics and advertisements.
A brief notice reports Lord Tennyson's 80th birthday marked by a fundraising appeal raising $200,000 for Gordon's Home for Boys. An accompanying veterinary ad promotes English Spavin Liniment claiming to treat horse blemishes and injuries with a one bottle saving $50, sold by L. M. Bosworth in Ames Iowa.
From Cappo Mirus Texas dated June 5 1891 a correspondent recommends Chamberlains Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy for cramps diarrhea and flux noting it is the best medicine seen and best selling. L M Bosworth Druggist offers 2 and 50 cent bottles.
Readers can receive a free one year subscription to the American Farmer by paying all arrears and one year in advance for existing subscribers or paying one year in advance for new subscribers. The 16 page illustrated journal from Cleveland Ohio covers agriculture and education and offers valuable ideas from any single issue. Call to see a sample copy.
The Bak Trust promotes its Edinburgh ninth edition Encyclopaedia Britannica reprint at 1.50 per volume, claiming vast sales and comparing favorably with higher priced editions. Volume 1 available at 60 cents by express, 40 cents postage by mail, with credit toward the full set on order.
An elderly physician claims to have received a vegetable formula from an East India Missionary promising a speedy cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous complaints He offers to mail the recipe free in German French or English with directions to any who request it from W A Noyes 820 Powers Block Rochester Also notes that the average life of a Jew in London is twice that of a Gentile.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles pills that regulate the liver stomach and bowels via nerves. It promises rapid cures for biliousness torpid liver piles and constipation for all ages and offers 40 doses for 25 cents with free samples at L M Bosworth's.
A royal gift from the King of Siam reaches General Booth aiding his English reform efforts. The gesture signals international backing for Booth's mission and broad interest in his plans.
Edmund Yates predicts Britain will hold a general Parliamentary election early in 1892. The speaker muses about an upcoming vote and notes a forthcoming election timeframe.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It quotes F J Cheney and lists Toledo druggists West Tremain and Walding Marvin. Testimonials are promised and price is 75 cents per bottle.
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