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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1881
Page
5
The Intelligencer notes general consensus that Iowa and Wisconsin will gain honors in a Gaeld administration with Halbert C. Paine of Wisconsin as Postmaster General and a Wisconsin senator as Treasury Secretary. The piece observes a western expansion of political influence.
The temperance movement spreads from Texas to Pennsylvania Utah and Ohio with petitions urging bans on alcohol and lawmakers filing bills in multiple states. Mormon reformers complain federal officials hinder local temperance measures while anti whiskey campaigns gain momentum.
The Senate advanced a bill to fund a relief ship for the Jeannette search, with an increase to 175000 dollars to buy a steam whaling vessel. Secretary of the Navy favored the purchase as cheaper and more suitable, to be sent from San Francisco. The measure awaits House action with urgent humanitarian goals and broader searches for missing whalers in northern seas.
A weather note links intense solar activity to unusual sunspots reported by observers in Paris and Spice Land. It explains how abundant solar radiation could raise ocean evaporation and moist air, affecting Europe’s western coasts and recent cold snaps, with meteorologists noting an abnormal midwinter pattern influenced by the sun.
The text questions Washburn Moen & Co claim to a broad patent on barbed wire fencing. It argues that the barb is ancient, and patentability rests on the method of attaching the barb to wire rather than the idea of barbing itself. It critiques monopoly profits and patent doctrine with legal authorities.
The piece argues farming requires formal education, home training, and practical observation. It urges agricultural schools, local clubs, and school partnerships to build a sound system from common schools to agricultural colleges, plus political engagement to elect capable officeholders in Polk county. It also reviews The Sunday Magazine March issue praising editor Rev Taylor and diverse literary content.
The article notes heavy rainfall across California Oregon and Washington Territory with December totals well above normal. It links the moisture to warm Southern Hemisphere air and suggests a cooler spring ahead. Prof Knapp comments on patent law abuses connected to Washburn, Moen & Co.
A Washington dispatch outlines a proposed United States Postal Telegraph Company with $100 million capital, to build nationwide lines and occupy government posts for 10 years with possible renewal. Eldora residents C. C. Gilman H. L. Huff R. H. McBride J. Hammond W. H. Pollard and Edginton are named officers.
The piece argues farmers fail to attend primaries harming political representation. It cites Polk County Iowa examples showing low turnout among Republicans and delegates. It asserts agriculture as wealth’s foundation and praises the ploughman as essential to civilization and national enlightenment.
A Germantown Telegraph excerpt argues farmers near markets should have an ice house of ample capacity. It details simple framing from eight to ten inch boards, straw and sawdust insulation, and top ventilation. It recommends 25 to 32 loads of solid ice to serve a large family, debunking four to six loads as insufficient.
Geo Acers from eighteen cows earned 1021.58 in eleven months of 1880 with cheese in July, averaging 57.36 per cow. William Mead kept sixteen cows and earned 882.73 in the year, averaging 55.17. Sly Bros. with twenty one cows yielded 143.54 in October, 6.50 per cow, Henry Brown six cows earned 40.78 in October at 6.79 each. The Strawberry Point Press notes E Rolfe expects strong dairying profits with five cows producing 274.02 in 1889, averaging 344.80 per cow, plus calves, sour milk, and household use.
The Fort Dodge Messenger details a wage dispute where miners demanded 1.15 dollars per ton, the company refused due to railroad contracts, and imported Black workers at 75 cents per ton provoking tensions. It notes pay, including averages and ranges, and comments on social friction while urging readers to renew subscriptions.
Subscribers prefer paying in wood and are urged to settle now. The paper asks those intending to pay with wood to provide payment immediately.
Advertisement claims samples valued at five dollars are free with purchase. Mentions address Stinson & Co Portland Maine implying a sales push for home samples and a promotional day.
Estray gelding described as iron gray, five years old, shod on front feet with a blemish on the left hind femur. Valued at $75. Notice dated January 14, 1881, by Joan R. Hays, Auditor Story County Iowa.
State of Iowa Story County sheriff announces a sale under a 1881 judgment in favor of W. D. Lucas against Thomas Thompson Thomas Lackous and Ole Edwinson. The north half of the northeast quarter section 15 township 84 range 23 west will be sold February 19 1881 at 11 o clock at the Nevada courthouse to satisfy debt 262.80 plus 12.10 costs and 10 percent interest with costs.
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