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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1886
Page
2
Henry Sabin urges State Teachers to include lessons on alcohol and narcotics in schools. He cites street observations of youths smoking, tobacco on clothing, and the need for teachers to model self restraint for the sake of students.
A Chicago tragedy illustrates cautions on marriage. A wealthy man kills his mistress and then commits suicide after confessing to his wife. The sermon warns against ill matched marriages citing historical figures and ends with a comforting, hopeful vision of death as a heavenly transition.
The piece praises Iowa Governor Larrabee for calmly resolving the Brown case after consulting a qualified legal adviser. It argues the public wanted restraint on executive power, notes Brown may have acted wrongly, and suggests lawful avenues to determine any penalty.
The piece recalls Gen. David R. Atchison who served twelve years as a U S senator and one day as Acting President after Polk left office on March 4 1849 and before Taylor's inauguration. He represented Missouri and died in Clinton County Missouri.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee reports 1886 expenditures at 1 245 140.00 with receipts of 1 575 396.45, yielding an excess of 530 255.45. After warrants, January 4 1885, net deficit to January 3 1887 is 457 001.68 and by June 30 1887 is 187 576.68. A 24 mill levy could wipe debt by July 1 1887. no large extra appropriations assumed.
Gladstone, aged 75, leads radical forces with Parnell and Home Rule backing. The Home Rulers hold Parliament balance while Irish MPs weigh how far to push relief without breaking the coalition. Outcome hinges on cross party wisdom and Ireland’s demand for relief.
The author urges readers to shovel snow from sidewalks embracing the crisp labor as a rite of youth. The piece contrasts clean work with dirt and calls sidewalk maintenance a joyful, nearly transcendent act tied to memories of boyhood.
The country weekly sustains local business communication and public interest through detailed notices of happenings. The paper acts as a public benefit, keeping alive home growth and improvement efforts even when some weeks seem dull.
An anecdote from the New York Herald recalls how General Grant asserts command over troops, arguing that he must send men to the front. President Lincoln weighs in, noting he and Stanton cannot override Grant, and grants him autonomy to lead the army at last.
In 1862 President Lincoln tours Washington defenses with General McClellan. They discuss the need for strong fortifications to deter any possible enemy maneuver behind the city. Lincoln recalls a Springfield moot court debate on a moral question about why men have breasts.
Inspector Ward recalls a Civil War vignette told to students. In a long day of shifting fortunes the troops sang No rally round the flag as they fought. The song lifted spirits and helped morale until the Union prevailed.
Consumers with throat and lung afflictions are urged to try Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. The ad claims thousands cured and offers free trial bottles at J H Pickett Co Palace Drug Store with large size priced at one dollar and two cents.
G Brad Paxton advertises a full line of Springfield Watches alongside paints and oils at Bosworths.
A druggist describes post 1885 drinkers who avoid alcohol during holidays and turn to bromide mixes and morphine for nerves and insomnia. He warns chloral hydrate dangers, notes iron quinine tonics, beef tea for stomach and appetite, and discusses substitutes for opium or cocaine in abstinent users.
A Parisian thief inside a dungeon received hair letters from a sweetheart. The jailer found 26 hairs matching 26 lines in a book page. By aligning hairs to line ends, letters spelled a warning that rescuers planned a future breakout, leading to a trap that ensnared them.
The Globe-Democrat quotes a fortune teller saying married women are the main patrons. They visit monthly or by year and ask if their husbands are faithful, and the fortune tellers say they confirm faithfulness to keep business. Male patrons exist, and about half of clients are young women seeking prospects.
Dr C Keller of Zurich claims spiders play a vital role in forest preservation by feasting on aphids and pests. After examining many spiders in viscera and captivity he argues they outwork insectivorous birds in protecting coniferous and certain broadleaf trees.
Mr. Geo W Willing of Manchester Michigan praises Electric Bitters for restoring his wife from nearly helpless to able to work again after five years of disability. Claims the remedy works and cites hundreds of testimonials. Only fifty cents a bottle at J H Pickett Co Palace Drug Store. 2 Railroad officials warn this winter is the worst Iowa has seen as lines spend extra to clear ice packed rails. Flange work and additional crews prevent stoppages. F Shilohs Vitalizer sold for consumption dizziness and dyspepsia at 50 or 75 cents a bottle.
Miss Eliza Conner addressed a New York Sorosis dinner with bold remarks on gender, soul transmigration, and revenge against men. Her speech, referencing Faust and future lives, provoked a strong sensation among the assembled audience.
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