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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1879
Page
4
A fragmentary poem describes a stork and a poet amid wind and rain. The stork reflects on ancestral nest honor, while the poet offers a counterpoint about love and welcome. The verse travels from local Wahlwinkel to distant lands as the stork imagines journeys across Libyan sands and Grecian shores.
A veteran English officer recounts the 1854 Balaklava reconnaissance by the Light Brigade, detailing two hundred sixty to six hundred forty men in detachments, the march at dawn, and the surprise encounter near Balaklava with the Turks and Russians opening fire.
Veterans recount the 1854 assault on Russian batteries, the lost men, and the aftermath at Scutari. Mention of Earl Cardigan and Lucan, Florence Nightingale, and surviving comrades among American readers. reflections on the courage and costs of that day.
Full report of the Cheyenne massacre at Fort Robinson Nebraska. Sentinels fired on by hidden savages after a prearranged signal. Cavalry troops pursued, many savages killed, including squaws and children, with wounded on both sides and ongoing night-long pursuit.
The Creuzot works of France are presented as the largest in the world, with collieries, blast furnaces, forges, rolling mills, steel works, and extensive railways. The facility spans vast lands with coal and iron mines, shipbuilding, and 190 miles of private rail, employing 15,252 staff in various divisions. Output includes 549,000 tons of coal and 155,000 tons of pig iron, with engines and machines totaling 25,000 tons.
Troops trailing the savages reach a ravine and surround them to avoid heavy losses. They send for artillery from Fort Robinson. Four privates killed and three wounded, all to recover. About forty Sioux dead and fifteen wounded, with fifty recaptured. Red Bear's sister wounded, cries out, then leaves for Pine Ridge. Tension rises with Red Cloud and Spotted Tail warriors.
A storied recipe list describes apple and raisin pies with citron currants and spice, plus multiple plum puddings including Cup Plum Pudding and English Plum Pudding with suet eggs and brandy. The text covers Cranberry Jelly Currant Jelly and finishing steps for molds and serving.
An 19th century promotion claims Hostetter s Bitters offers lasting relief for rheumatism, gout, stomach, liver and nervous disorders. It touts blood cooling effects, impurity removal, and improved appetite and sleep as physician endorsed benefits.
A 1878 advertisement from Mears N. Smith Co. touts Wine of Tar for severe coughs and celds with claimed immediate relief. It also promotes Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs offered on installment plans, inviting agents to obtain details for easy payment terms.
A moral exhortation on cultivating a gentle voice from youth. The text warns that sharp tones harm at home and in public, urging boys and girls to nurture a guest-voice at home and treat others with kindness, likening a kind voice to light and a lark’s song.
A couple strolling saw a woman trip and fall. The man hurried across to help, while his wife accused him of overreacting. He whispered that he was simply kind, but she retorted that his acts were selective and he had laughed at her earlier accident.
The article warns invalids to examine claims of physicians offering to treat chronic diseases before buying land or committing. It touts Pierce’s Family Medicines and notes Dr. Pierce’s sanitarium, costing nearly half a million dollars, with many doctors and a new medical facility. It invites readers to the Invalids' and Tourists' Hotel for circulars.
Mrs Mania Mi Ler of Tremont House reports a severe spring cold led to cough hoarseness and nearly losing voice. After using Dr Crook’s Wine of Tar she says the remedy cured the cough cold and hoarseness and recommends it to others in Quincy Illinois on November 8 1876.
The Brown Elliptical Ring and T Groove Hog Ring close on the outside of the nose avoiding sores. The Cham Double Ring also closes outside the nose. One Champion Ring replaces two singles and speeds hog insertion. Manufactured by Chambers, Bering & Quick Lan in Decatur, Illinois.
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