Intelligencer pledges progress and Republican stance for Ames
Readers are greeted with New Year wishes and a pledge to serve Ames Story County and Iowa. The paper will push for good morals and sensible progress, remain Republican, and welcome F M Coggeshall to the mechanical department while Captain Shipley readies for legislative session after a Democrat bite.
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Intelligencer
Ames
Story County
State of
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural College
F. M. Coggeshall
Sale of Ames Intelligencer Reported to Henry Wilson
The Ames Intelligencer changes hands with Henry Wilson, Story County clerk, taking possession January first. F M Coggeshall will remain as foreman and family plans to stay until spring. Sale price reported at 35000 with the office contents valued as a key factor.
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Henry Wilson
Story County
AmMxs Intelligencer
F. M. Coggeshall
Wilson
Coggeshall
Nevada Representative Reports Possible Office Changes
A correspondent cites Capt. Wilson resigning as clerk of the district court and Mr. Duncan returning to Wisconsin, but the statements lack official confirmation. The contract price is about $5,000. Wilson will be assisted by his wife and Fred Hall, recently starting in printing, as foreman. The association is described as strong and welcomed to Story county journalism.
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Beni
Henry Jr
Wilson
District Court
Duncan
Wisconsin
Capt. Wilson
Fred Hall
Nevada
Represenive
Newspaper Commerce and Profitability Encouraged
A newspaper authority argues that a well run paper can be as profitable as any other properly managed business and should pursue earnings through diligent operation and quality reporting.
World would be paradise if neighbors lived as guardians
A reflective note contrasts ideal worldliness with neighborly virtue, imagining how moral guardians and friends could shape a better society. The message centers on communal ethics and shared responsibility as a path to harmony.
Judge finds contempt trials spark truth in liquor witnesses
Judge Weaver notes after one or two contempt trials the gagged witnesses brighten up and answer promptly. Ft. Dodge drinkers now claim to distinguish whisky from tea, per the Carroll Herald.
Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference Statistics Report
Minutes detail annual conferences number four with 21 presid ing elder districts. It lists pastoral churches 587 church buildings 1 040 members in full connection 91 300 probationers 7 819 Sunday schools 1 273 officers and teachers 14 107 scholars of all ages 101 588.
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General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa
Presiding Elder
Modern brain surgery proves lesions removable at Jefferson College Hospital
A case at Jefferson College Hospital shows that brain lesions can be removed based on nervous twitch indicators in face and fingers, challenging the once certain death associated with brain tampering.
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Jefferson College Hospital
MISTAKES IN MARRYING
A reflective piece on marriage noting that choosing the right partner is crucial. It cites Mrs. Crawford and Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Miss Braddon, George Eliot, and Lewes as examples of how sensitive dispositions and mismatched minds influence partnerships and creative output.
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Mrs. Crawford
London
Dickens
Wilkie Collins
Miss Braddon
George Eliot
Mr. Well
Mr. Lewes
Farny Critiques Chicago Auditorium Ventilation and Style
Harper's Weekly artist H. F. Farny criticizes the Chicago auditorium as poorly ventilated with chrome decorations. He calls the space a mix of church and theatre with railroad station touches and an architecture like a dry goods box topped by a cheese box.
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H. F. Farny
Harper’s Weekly
Chicago
Cincinnati Times-Star
Columbia Railway and Navigation Company Formed in Richmond
The Columbia Railway and Navigation Company has been formed at Richmond Virginia to build a railroad from Carthagena U S Colony up the Magdalena river to connect with roads in Peru It plans steamship lines from the northern terminus to New Orleans and Florida.
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Columbia Railway and Navigation Company
Richmond
Carthagena
U.S. Col
Magalena River
Penu
New Orleans
Florida
Des Moines Leader Labels Senator Alli son as Mugwump
The Des Moines Leader uses sharp alliteration to call Senator Alli son a comprehensive mugwump and accuses him of deliberate independence. The editorial signals unease about the opposing party's Republicanism and character.
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Des Moines
Allison
Brown quote on a son earning by labor versus speculation
The speaker argues a son should earn by his own labor rather than by speculation and praises saving, noting personal regret over past bands that failed to save. Brown emphasizes financial prudence and long term security from disciplined saving.
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Brown
Iowa urged to reelect William B. Allison to Senate
Senator Beck of Kentucky praised William B. Allison as a statesman and warned Iowa against replacing him. Beck said Iowa would disgrace itself to send any man other than Allison back to the Senate and urged the Legislature to persuade him to return.
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Beck
Kentucky
Iowa
Allison
William B. Allison
Senate
Chicago Tribune
Woman's voyage proves she can go anywhere with resolve
Kate Field asserts a woman can travel far and achieve anything if she conducts herself properly. She notes companionship with a tyrant man is preferable but praises women's self rescue through wit and muscle, not relying on male aid.
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Iam
Kate Field
White Stockings the Freak Trotting Star Headlines Sale
The trotting gelding White Stockings sold for 20000 dollars is among the era’s most famous unknown breed trotters. Sold to Robert Stewart in Kansas City four years ago for 120 dollars, he posted 2 22 in 1887 and 2 16 last year. A stylish gaited horse on the grand circuit, his speed source remains untraceable, cementing his status as a trotting freak.
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White Stockings
Kansas City
Kansas
Robert Stewart
General Dandy Eyes Custer Battlefield Fence Plan
General Dandy of the quartermaster's department tours national cemeteries and visits the Custer battlefield. He notes gullies from storms have exhumed bodies, the monument is intact but chipped by tourists, and recommends a $15,000 appropriation to erect an iron fence around the site.
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Ehee
Dandy
Quartermaster’s Department
Custer Battleground
Seventh Cavalry
Ames Prohibition Troubles Stir City Liquor Debate
Ames Iowa editor laments lax enforcement of prohibition and pharmacy laws. He notes plentiful liquor by original packages, two nearby drug stores not dispensing liquor, and tension between doctors and druggists as liquor enters medicine via local physicians.
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Ames
the Tribune
Lona
Prohibition
The
Agricultural College
Island
Chicago
Express
Illinois
Iowa
Reforming Scapely and Uncle Sam Medicines Mentioned
A fragmentary dialogue references Dr Jaques German Worm Cakes for pests and Aunt Keziah considering reforming Scapely after marriage. It notes Uncle Sam Condition Powder and Nerve and Bone Liniment as widely sold medicines.
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Jaques
Secly
Uncle Sam
Farmer Hayseed Meets Living Skeleton at Dime Museum
In a comic exchange a wary farmer greets a living skeleton at a dime museum and the skeleton asserts its employment. The farmer offers blunt advice about the skeleton's living arrangement as the pair banters in a period style dialogue.
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Farmer Hayseed
Dime Museum
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Best Remedy
The passage argues that impure or imbalanced blood leads to health problems and impaired bodily functions. It states that the best remedy is Ayer's Sarsaparilla, implying its restorative benefits for cleansing the blood and preventing complications.
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Ayer
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough Remedy Trial
A promotional note urges readers to try Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and chest ailments claiming lasting household value after a single trial. It offers guaranteed refunds and free trial bottles at drug stores.
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Dr. King
English apothecaries and phrenology in gout practice
An English apothecary states he never used phrenology but considers it likely useful in certain cases of irregular gout if used frequently and in liberal doses. The comment contrasts English physicians with those in America.
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England
Electric Bitters Prove Life Saving Says Texas Official
E Bainbridge Munday county attorney of Clay County Texas testifies Electric Bitters cured his brother from malaria fever and jaundice. D Wilcoxson of Horse Cave Kentucky also credits the remedy with saving a life. The ad claims the medicine wards off and cures malarial diseases and kidney liver and stomach disorders. Price 50c and 1 at drug stores.
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E. Bainbridge Munday
Att’y Clay Co
Texas
Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Calf Born Without Tail Attracts Attention In Maine
East Auburn resident Mr. I. T. Waterman reports a blooded calf born with no tail or fly brush. The unusual animal, described as handsome and well built, prompts inquiry from the scientific world about a possible missing link in natural development.
Short visit to Wisconsin home and early North American scenes
A fragment discusses a short visit to a Wisconsin home and then shifts to a scientific note on paleolithic man in North America. It mentions a cold remedy priced at 50 cents to a dollar and cites Westerman & Arnold, followed by observations on ancient Delaware valley forests and mastodons with references to Dr. C. C. Abbott in Popular Science Monthly.
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Dakota
Unis Rémeny
Westerman & Arnold
Delaware
North America
Suez
Aml
Panama
C. C. Abbott
Popular Science Monthly
Cable is Cast As South’s Most Hated Man In New York Clash
The Memphis Appeal denounces George W. Cable for dining with a black man in Nashville as a reckless defense of race equality. The New York Herald retorts that free speech allows cross-racial dinners and praises Boston caterer Smith for similar hospitality, calling it genuine Christianity despite sectarian labels.
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George W. Cable
South
America
Nashville
Cable
Boston
Smith
New York
Positive remedy offered for consumption cures many cases
A letter to the editor claims a remedy cures consumption and offers to send two free bottles to readers who provide their express and post office addresses. The author signs as T. A. Stocum M. C. with an address in New York.
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T. A. Stocum
M. C
Pearl St
New York
H. G. Root
M.C
Peam Sr
Public Roads Lag 400 Years Behind Times in Civilization
A remark on the nation’s infrastructure notes that public roads are about four centuries behind contemporary needs, highlighting widespread concern over transportation progress and modernization.
Gum supply in northern New England runs low
The Boston Journal notes the spruce gum shortage in northern New England and imagines how readers would react to discovering the many processes used to make other chewing gums.
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New England
Boston Journal
Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion Promises Quick Cure
Itch mange and sores on humans or animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist, Ames. July 25 tf.
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Woolford
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Editors Fear for Sam Randall Amid McKee Coverage
In anxious times about Sam Randall’s health the able Democratic editors risk neglecting their steady bombardment of Baby McKee as they press political messaging.
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Sam Randall
Baby McKee
Best Salve for Cuts and Skin Ailments
An old advertisement claims a salve cures cuts and sores including ulcers fever sores and skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by all druggists. May 16 edition.
Parisian Ladies Escape Stagecoach Robbery in the West
Baronne von Buren of Paris and Mrs. Thorne travelled from Cheyenne toward Fort Laramie in a moonlit stagecoach when a masked robber confronted them. A pistol fired, the driver fled, and two women fired back as the coach lurched. The Englishwoman fainted, Pueblo-born Mrs. Hervey fired, and the baronne joked about jealousy in the tense moment.
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Palmer House
Baronne von Buren
Paris
Mrs. Thorne
Baronne
Cheyenne
Fort Laramie
One Thing and Another. A Quirky Telegraphic Colloquy
A whimsical collection of pithy vignettes and opinions noting speed in speech, emerald like crystals by French chemists, and social remarks about widows maidens and citizenship. It also mentions charitable boarders who bought a monument for a deceased landlady and jokes about women run hospitals.
Blindness Cured by Unknown Medical Means
A German newspaper recounts a case where a young apprentice suddenly went blind at breakfast and was healed by an unnamed method. His master, recalling his own apprenticeship, had his wife place cheese on the bread, prompting the apprentice to state his sight improved and he could see the bread through the cheese.
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Herr Knieriem
Nion
Enormous Englis Channel Bridge Proposal Faces Foundations
The article discusses a plan to build massive piers about twenty four miles apart in the Englis Channel and connect them with steel spans. It estimates at least a million tons of metal and a two year construction period though deep, stormy waters raise doubts about laying foundations nearly two hundred feet below the surface.
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Cape Grisa
Englis Channel
Proclamation on Loch Inverary Poachers Deeds Respect
A historic notice from The Irish Law Times records a royal proclamation at Moret Cross in Inveraray Scotland. It promises harsh punishment for poachers including burning drowning and hanging with warnings to any offender who returns being subjected to a far worse death.
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Irish Law Times
Moret Cross
Inverary
Scotland
King George
Duke of Arguil
Te Loch
O’ Argyll
Brazil and United States coffee trade in August 1888
A New York Letter details Brazil supplying the United States with coffee during August 1888. It notes 74,900 bags shipped to the U S, with 18,132 by a Brazilian line, 3,509 by a Baltimore brig, and 52,559 by two English steamers. At Rio de Janeiro three British steamers had taken 60,000 bags and three American sailing vessels 18,300 bags. A German steamer was also loading for the U S. Proportion of English to American vessels arriving in Rio stood at one to nine.
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Brazil
United States
Uni
England
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
New York
Barn Storming In Lib Liberty Miss A Lone Barn Theater Tale
A touring troupe performs in a farmer’s barn near Liberty Mississippi with no printing bills or stage, using moonlight and candles. Sixty spectators pay four dollars to see The Lady of Lyons and The Specter Bridegroom as villagers react with curiosity and whispered commentary.
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Liberty
Lady of Lyons
Lyons
Black Bishop of the Niger Seeks Funds for New Niger Church
The Right Rev. Samuel Adjai Crowther, missionary bishop of the Niger, is in England on a special mission to raise funds for a new church. At eighty one, the famed Yoruba leader recounts his life and work as white traders attend services and heathens convert, aided by local chapels.
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Samuel Adjai Crowther
Niger
England
Africa
Lagos
Sierra Leone
Church Missionary Society
Yoruba
St. Peter’s
Canterbury Cathedral
Pail Mall Gazette
Brockway Centre
Mich
Lake
P. Chamberlain
G. W. Waring
A. Wells
Aver
Amd
Brisbane
Queensland
Australia
A. Attewell
Sharbot Lake
Ontario
Louis XVI Lacked Distinction Yet Maintained Court Etiquette
The text portrays Louis XVI as tall and moral but lacking brilliant qualities grace and firmness. It argues his private virtue earned respect yet failed to inspire, necessitating strict court ceremony to sustain royal authority, noting the paradox of abolishing etiquette yet needing it more than predecessors.
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Louis XVI
Death of C. M. West in Zenorville and Ontario funeral
C M West, a long respected county figure, died Sunday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted in Ontario on Tuesday.
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C. M. West
Zenorville
Ontario
Free Black Woman Wins Wages Suit in Cooper County
In Cooper County Missouri a probate court ruling recognizes a formerly enslaved woman as a free person and awards her one half of claimed wages from her late master’s estate. The suit, brought after emancipation revealed, seeks 14 months of back pay at 85 dollars monthly.
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Kansas City
Cooper County
Joseph Hickham
Booneville
Twenve Mayen
Hickham
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