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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1892
Page
2
A brief item notes Sir Edwin Arnold is recovering from illness, with a satirical remark about prior warnings from The Intelligencer H and S. K. Wilson publishers. The snippet reflects newspaper commentary on Arnold’s health.
Whitelaw Reid resigns his post as minister to France and plans to return to journalism. He says the charm of field work appealed more than high office.
A Virginia legislator proposed placing a women physician in each insane hospital. The motion was voted down amid a claim it was a Yankee notion, with no further commentary provided.
The Steamship Venezuela of the Red D Line has been tested under a naval board and achieved an average speed of 15 knots on a four hour trial. The board reports the vessel complies with government requirements and is the first built under the latest postal subsidy act.
President Morrison denounces the beating and killing of sailors as atrocious and urges a full, direct apology to the friendly power. He rejects tepid phrasing or excuses and emphasizes humanity demands clear censure beyond typical port incidents.
Katherine Lee Bates traces the rise of co education in the United States from Boston’s early girl schooling to Oberlin and Wisconsin. She details key milestones: Oberlin 1833, Wisconsin 1865, Vassar 1865, Kansas California Michigan state universities 1870s, Smith Wellesley Bryn Mawr and Harvard Annex by 1885.
The Boone News reports the 1872 Sumner will recorded in Boone county probate records. It allocates one thousand dollars to Harvard College for an annual prize on universal peace and methods by which war may be suppressed, hoping to inspire national peace through practiced decisions similar to those among individuals towns and communities. CHARLES SUMNER.
The Norris bill to adopt Australian ballot methods was endorsed by the Republican caucus and committee and is expected to pass in regular order. It would take effect after November 1, 1892 and apply to all elections except school offices. Counties bear printing and distribution costs except in city elections. A party convention with at least 2 percent of the vote in its division may call for a convention.
Nominations for state and local offices require signed papers with specified counts and affiliations. Election procedures set ballot posting, polling hours, and voter privacy rules. News items include cattle disease near Spirit Lake, Webster county indemnity talks, a Boone burglary, Dubuque enamel factory plans, horse racing stakes, Searsboro burglaries, and a Des Moines railway time card patent.
Britt reports another mad dog scare while Geo H Wisner builds an opera house in Eldora. Other items note deaths in Cedar Rapids and Earlville, insurance paid on Shenandoah Normal College, and the Des Moines Des Moines Union in session.
Notice is given that on January 26 1892 the District Court of Story county Iowa appointed W H Banks as executor of the estate of Alvin Banks deceased. All indebted persons must pay and those with claims must present them authenticated to the court for allowance. Nevada January 26 1892.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers rashes and skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents a box. Sold by L M Bosworth druggist. May 21 ly.
The Farmers' Institute met Saturday at the new wheən opera house with O D Allen presiding. Committees were named for arrangements and reporting. February meeting moved to the third Saturday. talks on dairy cow feed, corn cultivation, meat shipping costs, and horse market demands were presented by Prof Wilson, Prof Kent, and Prof Curtis.
The item states the paper costs one dollar and a half for six months with no discount offered.
The Faculty will host a library reception tomorrow evening in honor of the winter class in agriculture as exams wrap up the following morning. Many students plan to return or enroll in the four year program, with essays on Butter read Monday evening and praised as excellent. Three senators and four representatives visited campus amid the legislature's actions on visiting committees.
A correspondent reviews The Deestrick Skewl play at Opera Hall describing Western Iowa audiences and New York contrasts. The writer recalls experiences in Iowa and jokes about hunting prairie chickens and local life amid art appreciation.
A summary of transfers lists multiple properties and buys in 1982 Iowa towns. Mikelson to Rasmusson. Norris to Cook and wife. McElyea to C W McElyea. Johnston to Johnston. Apland to Apland. Rodearmel to Hoskins. Tooker to Weather. Albert Jones to Trustees Methodist church. Jones to Belt. Hoot to McElyea. Beem to Corning. Burwell to Burwell. Haaland to Holland. Martin to Deal. Briggs King to Mason. Denniston to Jones. Sapp to Sapp. Denniston to Jones. Albert Jones to Jones. Jones to Collins. Jones to Fawu cett. Allen to Zenor. Polk to Cline. Johnson to Langland. Prices range from 60 to 9720 dollars and cover numerous tracts and lots in Cambridge Ames Sheldahl Collins and surrounding areas.
The writer recalls attending an Opera Hall entertainment crowded beyond comfort. He paid a boy for a chair, watched him atop a rear box applauding a child’s performance, searched for a friend after the first scene, and returned at midnight to find the hall deserted as an encore request failed.
Mrs J O Northup of Burlington Vermont writes after a visit with her son in Des Moines that she caught a bad cold and praises Cubed Cough Cure. Mr Clarey says he would not be without it for his children. L M Bosworth Druggist.
An advertisement quotes L. M. Bosworth, Druggist, promoting Krausr's German Ot as an external remedy with a bold claim that it stands alone in quality and has no superior among similar preparations.
Abram Liddle to sell his farm while L Kibbie ships cattle and hogs. Many attend the Deestrick Skew at Ames. A dime sociable benefits the Y P C E library at L Oliver house. Rev Henderson’s relatives leave for New Mexico, with farewell gatherings planned. Rev Farrow to conduct coal banks services this week.
An ad touts Cubeb Cough Cure as a fast one minute remedy for bronchitis throat and lung irritation promising relief after a single dose. The claim attributes the remedy to L. M. nonmedical druggists at 41 4.
Mrs Frank Nebraska is visiting. Cook and Mrs R W Gray entertained relatives from Omaha and Manning last week. Mrs Chet Davis of Gilbert Station visited her sister L G Rosenfield. An oyster supper at Rosenfield’s Friday night. N Williams drilled a shop well last week. E Stailey is having one this week. J W Lytle’s brother Danbury Jn staying a few days. Deestrick Skew was attended Saturday evening. John J Thill died January 30 at home in Kelley from La Grippe. funeral held at the church southeast of town. The family has the sympathy of the neighborhood. Sutter from Lincoln staying at her father’s.
Winter months bring itchy skin eruptions for babies. The ad promotes Spring Skin Salve by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist, as the remedy for infant skin irritation.
An elderly subscriber, Aaron Miller, writes that bee stings act as an antidote to severe rheumatic pain. He underwent stinging at the eyebrows and left hand, with cure appearing after two days and lasting for months, a claim noted from Scientific American.
Seed firm L L May and Co of St Paul Minnesota introduces a grand extra early tomato. The variety has strong habit and requires no trellis or straw treان. The offer is liberal and designed to persuade gardeners to try this Northern Grown Seed.
The list records visits and travels among Story City residents and nearby towns. Names include Tom Sampson Roland M O Marvick Des Moines W A Weir Elwyn and Frank Terpany Emil Gandrup H M Carlson Parry Springman Van Dike Bros Jonas Trivass and Miss Mabel Tendeland with Highland Park College Des Moines. Ice gathering for summer use noted and a bank building contract held by Van Dike Bros.
The notice advises staying home and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for severe cold symptoms to ensure a prompt recovery. It claims the remedy counters influenza’s tendency to lead to pneumonia and notes bottles of 25 and 50 cents sold by L M Bosworth, Druggist.
An old advertisement montage touts De Witt's Early Risers pills for liver and complexion benefits and De Witt's Cough and Consumption Cure for cough relief. It also promotes Woodford's Sani Lotion for quick animal and human itch relief and English Spavin Liniment for horse ailments.
Advertising copy touts De Witt’s Little Early Risers as remedies for liver issues headache constipation and biliousness. It links health to personal responsibility and destiny in a general promotional tone.
The undersigned reports recovery from a severe lung ailment and consumption and offers to send free a copy of the prescription claimed to cure consumption asthma catarrh and bronchitis. Address Rev Edward A ILson Brooklyn Kings County New York for the remedy.
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