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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
3
An Ames Iowa letter urges state action for free school text books to reduce costs and improve education. It argues districts should furnish texts, not rely on pupil purchases, to boost attendance and enable better classification, with a proposed law effective July 4 1897 and accountability for teachers.
Readers in Morganton North Carolina and Tracy City Tennessee tout Simmons Liver Regulator as the best liver Spring and blood medicine. Endorsers claim it is the only medicine of consequence they use and recommend widely.
An old advertisement lists Hood's Sarsaparilla and Dr A P Sawyer cures for nausea indigestion biliousness and female weakness. It includes customer testimonials from Mrs M S Brook and Mrs Asher and notes sales through D D Bales. A One Minute Cough Cure claim is also endorsed by Dr Sawyer with patient Mrs H Wingart of Lena Illinois.
On Feb 11 and Mar 10 1896 the North Western Line will sell excursion tickets at very low rates to many points in Virginia Georgia Alabama Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arizona. For tickets and full information apply to Agents Chicago and North-Western Ry.
A bill in the legislature would appropriate 10000 dollars to establish a chair of pedagogy at the Agricultural College. Proponents say it fits the college’s technical mission and would aid future teachers, while opponents urge keeping the school as a technical institution and expanding normal schools elsewhere.
A humorous ad asserts a sluggish liver degrades longevity and promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers as a remedy for dyspepsia and constipation, claiming quick relief.
An opinion argues for stricter voting eligibility based on knowledge of institutions and literacy. It critiques easy residency paths abroad and in states, calls for ten years allegiance, and endorses higher immigration penalties and literacy requirements. It also cites a testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure.
The piece notes Judge Thurston loses friends amid a bid in the national arena and Nebraska Iowa Northwest West unite for a West of the Mississippi president. It argues delegates will back Allison and counts a possible McKinley ticket and dark horse presidency as unlikely paths. Separately, it advertises One Minute Cough Cure and Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve with endorsements from Iowa and Georgia readers.
The Des Moines newspaper announces an eight cent per page or annual subscription option with annual rates cited. A sobering motto on resilience notes time as the old judge, while an ad copy emphasizes change for those in need.
A vendor touts a liver regulator and grand claims while a druggist offers DeWitt's Little Early Risers and a One Minute Cough Cure. The text warns against experimentation and extols quick relief, labeling the remedies as harmless with immediate results.
The North Western line offers low excursion rates for Mardi Gras travel to New Orleans and Mobile from Feb 10 to 16 with return by March 14 1896. Tickets and full information available from Chicago and Northwestern Railway ticket agents.
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