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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1880
Page
4
The fragment mentions a British flag, Admiral Napier, and actions aboard a ship. It references fat Jack, Jimmee, and a boy named Bill, with hints of a Seventy-three and unspecified punishments or trials at sea. The OCR yields a rough sea adventure vignette.
A whimsical Lincoln tale follows Mr Hopkins and Miss Sallie in a long running farm feud over a meadow. A nearby bemused neighbor, Uncle Ben, and a staged Harrow visit accelerate a fatal mix up toward a comic, final hearing as Mrs Sallie contemplates marriage to end the suit.
In a train car scene Mr Popkins confesses love to Miss Sallie, ending the Hopkins suit. He declares lifelong love, she turns toward him, and the Hopkins vs Hopkins suit is dismissed. The Baptist minister receives a fee as the couple wed or plan to wed, keeping their secret.
The Professor argues sun clouds reveal planetary surfaces not the sun itself. He cites Jupiter’s southern opening, Saturn’s cloud discs and rings, and notes moons as light sources. Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn moons are discussed as potential life habitats and heat sources in a planetary system laboratory view.
The text recounts a strong late life friendship between Andrew Jackson and David Henshaw. Jackson, reduced from president to relative poverty, sought a mortgage loan for farm debts. Henshaw immediately offered his full sum via a check, with no collateral beyond the General's note, though other aid ultimately proved unnecessary.
In a church youth scene a boy prayed for guidance while a Hillel brother teased him about fighting. The boy wrestled with duty and impulse and finally vowed to excuse himself by jokingly asking permission to punch his brother Johnnie’s head. The moment ends with Johnnie’s head having been punched.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Grand Union Hotel near a location opposite a street and references carriage hire and room numbers in a damaged passage. The legible portions imply travel or lodging details but are unclear and incomplete.
Vice-President announced a day of tribute to the life and character of the late Senator Chandler. Congress adjourned after resolutions and speeches by Senators Anthony, Buckner, Hamlin, Blaine, Orrill, Cameron, and Baldwin. The House then acted on postroads bills and revised its rules before adjourning, and a Senate resolution honoring Chandler was transmitted.
A Senate panel is appointed to study building a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific with power to confer with the House committee and employ clerks. The House authorizes use of 20 000 for a Omaha storehouse prior to Nebraska legislative action. A series of bills on juror limits, circuit division venue for multi defendant suits, and coinage reform passes or is ordered printed after committee reports and executive session.
In Washington on January 30 Acklin defended his diary extracts from the Detroit Post and New York Herald regarding Nicaragua claims, asking the committee investigate. Valentine seeks a resolution to advance the deficiency bill by February 5 excluding star service items. Blackburn ob Knott presents a Virginia petition to remove political disabilities. Conger notes war wording and the speaker finds no objection as the bill passes 172 to 58 and the session adjourns.
Washington Jan 31 public business ended at 1 o clock with a ruling on the Haralson contested election in the Fourth District of Iowa Keifer presented the petition noting depositions and indictments and arrests by local officials to hinder evidence he claims was for use in the contest The memorialist cites interference by mayor and officers in Selma and Lowndes county and payments to election officers to obstruct the case The House adjourned in respect to a member's memory with speeches by Price Thompson Carpenter Manning Neal and Henderson.
The Senate reports on revising commissioners for the Alabama claims and Geneva award distribution. War report on St Joseph river survey and Mackinaw breakwater. Debate over pension bill for Major Thornburg’s widow. Various bills introduced including duties on hats and a commission for inter oceanic routes. An address by Mr. Parnell and death resolutions for Clark of Iowa.
Members discuss extending Rural Bureau benefits west of the 100th meridian. Shellenberger from public build committee repealed a building resolution. Cox seeks action on land grants for public works and judiciary proposes no sitting as juror for three weeks. House reviews rules in committee of the whole before adjourning.
An account of the late Duke Buxtodium fleeing Paris after Sedan. As Foreign Minister he anticipated the mob’s wrath and, with help from a passport officer who once owed him a favor, escaped by boat to Calais and then Dover while feigning illness.
The Temple of Our Savior in Moscow, begun in 1833 to honor the expulsion of the French, is nearing completion amid grand Russo-Byzantine design. Five cupolas, bronze cross, gilded domes, and bronze frames dominate a project costing well over 13 million dollars with lavish interior jasper pillars valued at about 10 900 dollars each.
The article warns of the health risk from turpentine vapors in newly painted rooms. It notes several fatal cases from sleeping in freshly painted spaces and mentions Paris as an example where death was linked to vapors rather than lead.
In Arizona near the New Mexico line some tribes worship a calf image adorned with gold and silver ornaments. Their ritual matachin dance lasts a day as they seek penance, after which they resume thefts such as horses or cattle, believing sins forgiven.
A country parson plans to show deference to a visiting bishop by coaching his maid on how to address him. The maid, excited by the bishop’s arrival, mishears the scene and blurts out a comical misaddressing of the guest, prompting embarrassment for all involved as the bishop writes letters in the study.
Fire on January 16th wiped out the cigar store of F. Cohn and a two story frame building occupied by James Martin in Crete. The loss is estimated at 4000 dollars. An advertisement touts Dr. Sellers Cough Syrup as a distress beacon and Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners for boots and shoes.
Saturday Review discusses ancient glass beads found across Africa Asia and Europe. Nesbit doubts Egyptian origin but cites British and Egyptian beading techniques sharing spindle shapes red and blue bands with white separators. Beads appear on the Gold Coast Rhine cities Italy and Germany implying widespread production over time.
An advertisement from Buffalo New York touts a Gilt-Edge Butter Maker that costs 26 cents to produce a $3 yield. It claims richer color year round, a 6 percent production rise, 20 cent quality gains, and rancidity prevention, making summer and winter butter equal to the best. Send a stamp for details.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kings New Discovery as highly effective for throat and chest illnesses including colds asthma bronchitis hay fever hoarseness and tickling. It claims many permanent cures where others fail and offers a trial bottle free with regular size priced at $1 available from druggists and dealers nationally.
A vague ad promises a liberal reward for attempting a crime as a pleasant and permanent preventive cure for diseases. The text claims the remedy benefits all illnesses.
The instincts of children are sharper than adults think. Those who have used Laycock's Worm Killer now shudder at other worm medicines. It does them good and tastes pleasant. Sold everywhere for twenty five cents a bottle.
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a cure for constipation and piles and claims tonic action regenerates diseased bowels to prevent recurrence. It also promotes Wizard Oil highlighted by Mr Worden of Monroeville Indiana as curing fever sores of a German man and his aunt in short time.
An aged advertisement extols Dr Crook's Wine of Tar as the best medicine for corn salt consumption dyspepsia and kidney or liver troubles. It claims thousands cured and urges purchase by Chicago Dubuque and Des Moines druggists. Prepared by E K Thompson Titusville Pa.
A period piece touts a plant extract to support kidney liver and bowel function. It claims Kidney-Wort acts gently and effectively without harsh pills or bitters, emphasizing vegetable composition and prompt mild action.
The Burlington fire insurance company reports a severe year for fires yet posts a handsome surplus after claims and losses for 1879. No outstanding claims remain, and the company debtless, praised for conservative policy and strong state-auditor records.
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