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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1881
Page
4
A rural parish tale has a minister chiding churchgoers for moralizing about others while neglecting their own faults. The speaker recalls wives, fashion, and a crowded pew as laughter ripples through the sermon and attendance.
In 1763 Major Gladwin negotiates peace with Pontiac while Minnis the Indian maiden secretly reveals a plot to ambush white forces during a council. Gladwin foresees danger, prepares defense, and, with Minnis’s warning, foils the treacherous plan prompting Pontiac’s withdrawal.
A historical guide on butter making advocating brine washing to separate buttermilk and achieve uniform color. It describes chilling brine, daisher work, rinsing with cold water, gentle pressing, and salting steps to prevent grain formation and rancidity before final shaping.
The Indianapolis Daily Sentinel notes St Jacobs Oil has become the talk of tea party discussions, replacing the former staple-free gossip. The piece comments on wisdom and benefits of the shift in focus.
A Brighton stationer popularized decorative note paper patterns for sale. He cut paper to pattern for diminutive notes, then invented envelope edges using metal templates. Surging demand led him to hire a dozen firms to produce envelopes, launching a major stationery manufacturing branch.
The note urges farmers merchants and mechanics to read the anti Monopo paper circulated in the west. It mentions sample copies and directs letters to the Daily Kee in Omaha Nebraska for free distribution.
The proceedings detail Senate and House activity including debates on the Indian land in severalty bill and related resolutions, measures on national banks, telegraph lines, and a pension bill. Contested seats, Dawes remarks on the Ponca tragedy, and adjournments illustrate a busy congressional session with multiple readings of the Indian issue and fiscal legislation.
Forty years ago Charley Parsons rose as a celebrated Louisville actor before converting to preaching. On a night when Richard II was to be staged at the nearby city theatre, he vanished only to be found inside a church. After a comic miscue he returned to perform and later left the stage for good becoming a noted Louisville minister.
Report says the Jews of London offered prayers for the repose of her soul recognizing George Eliot's services to the Hebrew race.
A collage of drugstore pitches promotes Hop Bitters for general ailments, Rough on Rats for pests, Lyon's Heel Stiffeners, Piso's Cure, Scovill's SARSAPARILLA and Stillingia blood purifier, Carboline sales boast, Hale’s and Pinkham remedies, and Reddine’s salve.
The grand premium distribution offers $20,000 in agricultural implements household goods jewelry watches musical instruments sewing items and other articles. It will take place February 22 1881 with no postponement. The Weekly Bee details western news and provides premium lists by mail free. Direct premium subscriptions must be in by February 20 to Daily Bee Nebraska.
The article notes male and female clerks differ, but female clerks always move in pairs within office corridors during hours. They never leave desks alone, always walking with arms linked, unlike when going home. A scientific or psychological reason is suggested, promising study and insight into female nature.
Scald one quart of corn meal with hot water to make a thick batter. Stir in two large spoonfuls of butter, beat lightly, then add half a teaspoon of salt. Bake in buttered pans for three quarters of an hour and serve hot.
A period advertorial section touts German Syrup for coughs throat and lung diseases, Bucklin's Arnica Salve for piles, and Durang's Rheumatic Remedy praised by Gen John A Logan. It promotes sample bottles and regular sizes with prices in cents and emphasizes quick cures and widespread availability.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a speedy cure for female weakness and delicate constitutions. It claims relief for stomach liver and kidney complaints and assures health and happiness will follow. Sold by all druggists for fifty cents.
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