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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1888
Page
2
Fragmentary text discusses law and the Supreme Court's influence in Iowa, mentioning high attention and a governor or official. The readable lines are incomplete and do not form a full event or named individuals.
The article notes workers can buy clothes cheaper despite wool tariffs, cites taxes on property worth millions, and argues about democracy and taxation. It compares crop yields across states, highlighting Georgia's 264 bushels per acre versus much lower figures in Kansas Missouri Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Indiana and others.
A fragmented note suggests prophets hint at a wet spring in Iowa. The text references gnowbanks and dry summers, with treasonable optimism that spring will bring enough rain for practical purposes including duck hunting.
The speaker argues for tariffs on goods Americans can produce to protect domestic industry. He claims free trade would undermine manufacturing and insists on duties to enable American workers to earn higher wages than in Europe.
A Kentucky woman writes to Buckner claiming she has seven sons all born on Sunday and seeks a pension. She states she never heard of seven boys all Bean Born on Sunday and argues such an unmatched circumstance warrants consideration.
Potatoes this season come to New York from Scotland and Ireland in about 80,000 sacks weekly. The duty is per bushel of 60 pounds, with prices providing fair pay though not highly profitable.
The account depicts a wife's anguished response as a husband faces trial for infidelity and crime. Her public display of grief and the stark judgment of his conduct frame a tumultuous, morally charged moment in a sensational legal case.
An unknown contemporary argues that exponents show no economy in turning down a lamp wick. He notes an initial period of low flame, then after heating the lamp and chimney, oil fully diffuses and a strong flame remains. Reducing wick size lowers burning surface and may vent oil as gas, degrading the air.
A harsh blizzard forces a coal dealer to deny credit while customers pass. A clothier insists on cash up front as shops resist extending terms. The scene captures a town in winter strife with merchants clinging to strict payment norms.
An old advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims the remedy restores appetite, eases stomach discomfort, and brings health and happiness, urging readers to try a bottle for relief.
Claimant markets Dr King s New Discovery Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Bitters as universal cures with two years of sales in Rome Georgia. They report remarkable cures of constipation and other illnesses, praising the remedies in connection with electricity. L M Bosworth endorses the products as guarantors.
The defense of New Orleans under Gen. Andrew Jackson is recounted with dramatic detail. Packenham’s forces assault the American lines, heavy casualties mount, and the battle ends in a swift twenty five minute victory as Jackson’s batteries and sharpshooters repulse the British. The city’s populace greets Jackson with praise.
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