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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1880
Page
4
A Treasury Romance Ends With a Reconciled Kiss
Kittie Rayne and John Fenwick reconcile after six months apart caused by flirtations with Davenport. She admits fault, returns to John, who accepts with a ring reunion, as Susie Vernon notes the romance reaching its happiest moment. The scene unfolds amid Treasury officials and a veranda portrait.
Woman in Washington Secures Treasury Clerk Job After Bank Collapse
Catherine Rayne moves through a dull afternoon at her Washington desk after a bank failure leaves her and her mother financially stranded. A Treasury Department clerkship offers relief but she remains haunted by the absence of John Fenwick as she contemplates a future tied to a Westward fame he might pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Rayne
Tie
Washington
John Fenwick
Treasury Department
West
Lovin San
Css
Conor
Ireland
Connecticut Court of Errors
Supreme Court of Illinois
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Road
Supreme Court
Health at Home and the Power of Light
The piece highlights Dr. Richardson’s Health at Home urging plenty of daylight. It argues darkness breeds impurity and illness, noting light cleanses air and brain, aids sick rooms, and that exposure to light can neutralize certain organic poisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Dr. Richardson
Igor
Sicians
Rural Member in Boston Tests Ticket System
A rural member of the general court in Boston mocks the ticketing process while traveling with fellow passengers. He jokes about paying a single fare and misinterprets railroad etiquette as a political exchange. The exchange ends with the conductor asking for tickets and the passenger asking for Mount Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Mount
Knight of the Punch
Mount Pleasant
Orator Henry Clay Faces Mockery From Jim Burnim Crowd
The passage describes Henry Clay addressing an open air assembly while Jim Burnim, Clay’s foe, heckled with insults and interruptions. Burnim’s taunts escalated as Clay responded with a forceful rejoinder about Burnim’s alleged moral failings and future damnation in hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Henry Clay
Congress
Jim Burnim
Burnim
Hell
Adaalhamels
Satan
Congress Debates Indian Lands and National Bank Conversion
Washington reports from February 4 to 6 show Senate committee actions on Indian affairs bills for land titles and reservations, and a substitute for Otoe and Missouri Indians. Bills on converting national banks pass. House discusses circuit court jurisdiction, federal removal, and rules revision with debate on currency and postal rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Slater
Cae
Witn Arm Spring
Kirkwood
United States
Hereford
Treasury
Saunders
Committee On Indian Affairs
House
United States Circuit Court
Berlin
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Kansas Pacific
Sioux City
Central
Union Pacific Railway
O’connor
United States Treasury
Senate Proceedings Report on Porter Relief and Land Claims
Washington notes from February 9 10 outline a minority report on Fitz John Porter relief and a vote to table. Debates cover Alabama land warrants military lands and a proposed educational fund with federal land endowments. Several bills are introduced including cow and livestock commissions and colonization on public domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washineton
Logan
Mill Committee
Fitz John Porter
Davis
Illinois
Court of Commissioners
Alabama
Edmonds
Blaine Ae
Garand
Thruman
Secretary of the Interior
HOUSE
Keeper
Barker
Buckner
Sapp
White
Spear
Act of Manufactures, Mechanics and Mines
Bliss
Theonan
Washington
Thomas
Dunn
Committee On Public
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Washrington
United States
Berlin
McDona
Secretary of the Treasury
Edmunds
Burnside
Committee On Education
Gen. Porter
Relief for Colored Emigrants Passes in Northeast Georgia
Wood and the committee of ways report a bill for relief of colored emigrants admitting free duty contributions for emigrated negroes. The Hot Springs bill is taken up and passes. An inter-oceanic canal committee proposes a resolution urging the President to provide copies of all government correspondence with representatives on the canal project and to disclose related government obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Wood
Committee of Ways
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Georgia
Hot Springs
Yeas
Rays
Ing
Opportunities and life’s fixed voyage from cradle to grave
A reflective piece on life stages and missed chances. It argues each period has its own needs and paths, past youth cannot be reacquired, and life’s flow moves only forward from cradle to grave with unmissable opportunities for the poor, sick, lonely, and sorrowful.
Unclear text fragment about city travel and depots
Fragmentary notes mention New York City travel, hiring, daily rates, a restaurant supply, railroad depots and a sign for Grand Union. Details are garbled and names or dates are not recoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Pen Ee Ee Union
Grand Union
The French Lover and the Belgian Criminal
A Paris romance ends in police inquiry when a presumed Belgian lover is exposed by a jealous brother in law. Details reveal the man’s real identity, travels, marriage, and crimes. Back home in America the match is tested by a stern father before the couple finally faces a costly buyout and separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Republic
Paris
Brussels
Ghent
New York
Want of Courage. Sydney Smith on seizing opportunity
A passage urges readers to overcome timidity and act boldly to avoid wasted potential. It warns that overthinking and seeking endless advice delays achievement, noting modern times demand decisive action rather than cautious calculation.
Population comparisons show US as vast and underpopulated
The article analyzes state populations versus England and France, noting Alabama and California sizes, Oregon and Nevada contrasts, and how settlement density affects future totals. It discusses Texas, Missouri, and projections if the union matched New York or Massachusetts densities, implying potential population scales up to 270 to 560 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
England
California
France
Nevada
Oregon
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Texas
Union
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri
Doctor and boy seek covey during errand
A country doctor on a day’s outing spots a covey while a boy excitedly hopes the master will “physic ’em.” The tale mentions Dr Ball’s patent cough cure and a heel buffer product in a scattered, ad-like fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rascal
Fiat
Lincoln’s abilities praised by Boston visitors in 1862
Frank Bird recounts his White House visit with Abraham Lincoln and others in 1862. He notes Lincoln's strong leadership, spiritualized resolve, and the later reassessment by judges of human nature. The piece rejects early harsh judgments by Senator Chandler, citing broad public appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Reisom
H. Seward
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Bird
Andrew
Senator Chandler
Live Sheep Carried From Buenos Ayres To Havre Route
A Rouen area proprietor signed with Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis to ship about 200 live sheep on each return voyage from Buenos Ayres. The first shipment of 250 sheep arrived, with only five deaths en route, highlighting significant livestock trade via Havre and River Plate routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
River Plaza
Buenos Ayres
Rives
France
Rouen
Compagnie Des Chargeurs Reunis
Havre
Potent patent medicines and tonics advertised for quick relief
An advertising column extols various medicines including Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Kidney Wort, Carter’s Cough Syrup, and Lak’s Worm Killer. The piece condemns violent purgatives and touts gentler tonics for digestion, liver and kidney health, and children's worms. It cites Titusville Pa and other cities as preparation hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Ward
E. K. Thompson
Titusville
Chicago
Dubuque
Des Midney
Hop Hliters
Rochester
N. Fi
Try Them at Once High Authority Praises Bitters
A fragment reports officials and clergy endorsing Bitters, noting it is not liquor but a meritorious family remedy. Green B. Ravn, U. S. Com’r Internal Rev, denounces improper testimonials while praising the product’s value. Rev May says the bitters have no equal family use and that he would not be without them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green B. Ravn
U. S
Glexermann
Washington, D. C
Bradford
Fannie Green
Wizard Oil
James R. Brown
Mra. M. A
Pola
Kansas
N. Bolfe
Cincinnati
Bmw
Dorie
Thed Harris Remedy CO
MFG
ST. Louis
To Hop Bitters That Healed Kidney Ailments
Letters from readers across Michigan New York and Pennsylvania praise Hop Bitters for kidney and bladder inflammation neuralgia dizziness and long illness relief. Testimonials claim cures from bed rest to improved daily life and no sickness for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowrog
Mich
W. L. Carter
Dr Crook’s Wine of Tar touted as universal cure
The piece claims Moon Inhabited theories aside that Crook’s Wine of Tar is the best medicine for colds consumption dyspepsia general debility and kidney troubles. It asserts thousands cured and calls it a household blessing from Dr Crook's extensive practice and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Crook
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Fields
Harper's Magazine
Treasury Romance
Kittie Rayne
Edinboro
Kittie
Carl Davenport
Davenport
John
Miss Powell
Miss Cavert
Ceme
Andre
Kattie
Rayne
Susie Vernon
Susie
Catherine
Bee
Tommy
Harry
Allison
Maines Rapids
Ingalls
Wouse
Sydney Smith
Yaaaa
Carter
Lak
Joshua
Monroe Taylor
Liberty Street
Dr. Pierce
World of
Letters
Peter Pindar
Killmore
Ind
R. V. Pierce
Choate
Kutaw Street
Baltimore
R. V. Prence
Buffalo
N. Y
Sir
R. T. McCay
Hale
Pike
Algelion
Oswedn
Deevan
Wis
D. Borcer
Detroit
John Weeks
Butler
van Deusen
Green
Medical Journal
Bright
Wella, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Maine
J. Kramers
N. Smith & Co
Dayton, Ohio
Nichols, Shepard
Cattle Creek, Mich
Exael
Iin
Nichols, Shepard &O
Battle Creek, Mie
ING & Quinlan
Decatur
Ee & Quinlan
Decatar
Tis
Moline Plow Company
U.S
International Pub. CO
Maui
Tohem
Neuman
Is7
Butts
North Th St
Louis
Harris
F. Harris
Harris Remedy CO
Prof
Hare Die Ors Temsmad Pasyeceel
Indies
China
Eireniars
Ou National Publishing CO
Ag Ra
Nis
Fran
Jesaq
Bryan
Nath
Loula
Ito
da. J. Stereens
Lebanon
Kidney
Cena
H. H. Warner & CO
DEERE
Moline
Ile
Sere & Company
Ain
BR. BH. Clark
South Mere
Bey
Praggiers
Wells
Richardsch
Proprigters
Burniegten
Thompson
JO Tactare
Des Bess
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