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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1882
Page
3
P. Cranth writes in the New York Independent urging readers to lift from strife and pursue life and love. The vivid imagery contrasts shadowed streets with azure skies and a guiding light that reveals paths beyond material wealth and worldly aims.
A young husband and wife face temptation and debt after buying a grand house with dowries and luxuries. Financial pressures rise as social life, taxes, and mortgages strain the family. The couple persist through hardship, eventually leveraging education and effort to rise and sustain virtue and happiness.
A damaged OCR fragment references a railroad context and a call for economy in all things. It mentions a white garment and a causal link to a reason, but specifics on people places or events are absent.
A Philadelphia Telegraph correspondent outlines a novel low level bridge design for the Thames below London Bridge to minimize traffic disruption. Three stone piers create two Y shaped spans with a movable middle dock that can close to allow ships to pass.
A Hartford Courant report notes a 6 feet 8 inches tall man identified as L. Johnson who died on Sunday. Finding a long coffin proved impossible in Bridgeport or New York, prompting an undertaker to craft a custom coffin four inches longer.
An international Geneva debate quoted annual litres per person for several nations. France three, Austria four, England six, United States seven, Switzerland seven, Belgium nine, Sweden ten, Germany ten, Russia sixteen. Spain and Italy not fully listed in the excerpt.
A simple folk remedy suggests binding a handkerchief around the head to ease a severe headache. The method emphasizes pressure and gentle support rather than medical treatment.
A collection of tips on storing potatoes, baking with Graham flour, glove fitting, and preserving bread and buckwheat cakes. It cites advice from the New York Post and Massachusetts Agricultural sources, noting economic value in livestock exports and practical ways to reuse leftovers and preserve produce in a kitchen and barn setting.
The article explains salt’s necessity for cattle and other stock, citing experiments by the French government and practical experience. It outlines daily salt allowances by animal type, notes benefits to milk flow and coat condition, and suggests practical methods like salt boxes, elevated troughs, and mixing salt with ashes for economical distribution. It also mentions salt as an attractant to bring animals home at night.
The Boston Journal notes a tale mirroring Mary Mary Had a Little Lamb as a young woman walks with a goat on a busy Back Bay street. The goat follows, blocks her exit, but eventually retreats to the back lot after a comic chase and a door save.
A 19th century note explains monthly stones in Polish tradition linking each month to a gem such as garnet for January amethyst for February and opal for October. It mentions rings and other keepsakes featuring multiple stones as gifts.
Little Falls New York board of trade members demand payment upfront as usual one week terms collapse. Utica New York factorymen join fight against steam heating vat royalties with dairy groups backing action. Wisconsin farmer touts cane feed sorghum and higher cream yield. Chagrin Falls Ohio Exponent notes advice to resist royalty claims and urges dairymen to unite against taxes.
Guidance from American Dairyman emphasizes cleanliness and careful timing in butter production. It covers milk handling, cream separation, churn timing, acid balance, and washing methods to minimize spoilage and preserve grain texture.
The article notes farmers with small acreages should raise cows suitable for both milk and beef. It suggests mixed or native cattle and crosses, including short-horns, Devons, and dairy breeds like Jerseys and Ayrshires, while highlighting linked issues of milk production, fattening, and market readiness.
Western agriculturists herald a future dairy belt spanning northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, all Iowa, and southern Minnesota. They argue pastured cows yield higher returns, with pasture gains pushing product value to about ninety percent of market price while only ten percent covers transport and brokers.
A witty remark notes the shift from forging swords to mining shares. It highlights widespread readiness to accept shares and the self-beating nature of the new commodity. The tone is light and period-appropriate with a dash of satire.
The passage notes a ship's voyage saves at least 8250 in provisions if weather is good. a steamer faces higher costs when weather is bad, impacting overall travel expenses and provisioning needs.
The narrative describes a brutal ritual near Winnemucca in which a young squaw and her infant were tortured and killed by Indians. Fighters restrained the woman, cast stones, and finally killed her before burning the remains amid a ritual fire as the tribe dispersed.
A Shelburn Falls correspondent recalls a clergyman in white who touts a new continent selling fifty acre plots at one dollar each. The salesman claims earth changes trigger a vast Southern hemisphere upheaval and compares land interest to life insurance, while the offer ends as the train arrives.
After thirty years of life the publication remains popular as Uncle Yoms Cabin continues to sell well.
The Springfield Republican editor J H Mabbitt endorses St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism, calling it a first class remedy after using it in his own family. The Boston Herald quotes the endorsement, highlighting its positive testimony.
A Y. Sun report quotes a car driver offering a curious method to stay warm on cold days. He describes wearing cotton socks beneath woolen socks to trap heat, arguing the cold stops at the cotton layer and warmth remains inside. The driver then continues tending to his horses.
Mr. O. B. Youna of Portsmouth Ohio describes severe piles indigestion and cloudy urine with sediment and pain. He was advised to try Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla and after three bottles reports renewed strength improved health and recovery from liver and kidney weakness.
A Norristown Herald note reports a Berlin butcher named a sausage for Prince Otto von Bismarck, provoking a growl from the chancellor who cannot see the compliment in the gesture.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Golden Metprcat Discovery as a sovereign remedy for consumption night-sweats bronchitis coughs bleeding at the lungs weak lungs and throat and chest ailments sold by druggists.
A hotel boasts about world knowledge when a nagging guest asks if he has studied Algebra He replies yes he passed through hate on top of a stage about a year ago The remark blends boast and confusion in a humorous misstatement reflecting his shaky recall.
A promotional notice invites women to obtain Dr Pierce's treatise on female health with wood cut illustrations and colored plates. Sent for three postage stamps to Wonxip's Dispensary Association in Buffalo New York.
The writer laments holes lacking silver dollars, noting they are more painful than the many holes with coins. The comparison emphasizes a lack and desire for money as a source of relief.
Advertises Dr Pierce’s Pellets as a cathartic that avoids costiveness post operation. Claims they establish permanently healthy bowels with no special care required. Sold by druggists.
Oe Bank cashier noted for not taking vacations and for consistent hours, with colleagues saying the staffer shows reliability and steady service to customers. The item highlights dedication to duties and workplace norms.
The Detroit Post notes Tromas’ Ecrectuic UI as a valued remedy for hoarseness throat irritations and chest disease. A country gentleman in a fashionable restaurant boasts of finishing the bill and jokes about skipping from one item to another.
A Republican column condemns fake patent medicines and praises Hop Bitters as a pure effective remedy made from known valuable ingredients. It dismisses long certificates of miraculous cures and urges readers to rely on genuine, tested medicines.
Mrs Pepper asks the doctor and pastor if a bit of temper is wrong in a via. The sly reply from the gallant thin BS hints at humor and caution to avoid heated behavior.
Dre. S&S. B. Brirtan claims physicians rarely restore the female constitution and curing all related diseases is hard in our climate. He notes many remedies come from non medical professionals and places a high emphasis on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as among the best.
An old promotional notice touts Dr Benson's Chamomile Pills as cures for headaches neuralgia nervousness sleeplessness indigestion paralysis and melancholy. Price 50 cents per box or two for 2.50 by mail from Baltimore Maryland. Sold by mail order.
The advertisement urges readers to avoid dubious nostrums and heed misfortune as a warning. It extols Kidney-Wort as a proven remedy for torpid liver and kidney issues, claiming it superior to other medicines and available in dry and liquid forms from all druggists.
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