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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1890
Page
2
Renowned diplomat George Kennan plans a lecture in Des Moines during the coming month. Details on exact date and venue were not disclosed.
Ex-senator Riddlesbarger of Virginia died last Friday as a victim of political overwork and intemperate habits. His salute notes Boies residence and inaugural address in Waterloo remains unchanged.
Major Lacey of the sixth district introduces in Congress a bill to place national oversight over congressional elections, aiming to centralize election regulation and standards.
A member of the medical faculty at a Vienna university claims to have discovered the influenza microbe, naming it the bishop of bacilla due to the peculiar shape of its head.
The non partisan W. C. T. U. met last week and chose Cleveland as its new headquarters. Mrs. E. J. Phinney of Ohio was elected president as the society renames itself the National Crusaders.
The Inv entors Gazette notes success in any field comes from practical use of capital within reach of all: integrity economy patience perseverance politeness civility self respect and good habits. The mix guarantees victory.
A bill proposing an Australian ballot for Iowa advances in the senate. It blends features from Montana and Massachusetts laws. With limited fraud complaints, it argues for a system that precludes bribed voters or purchased offices.
A Boston resident claims Iowa prints the most magazines, but the speaker counters that Massachusetts readers buy and read many titles. They invite the visitor to see Boston’s schools and colleges and the prosperous, educated people who would tempt him to move east.
Edward Everett Hale proposes a Pan American court of justice modeled on the U S Supreme Court to settle disputes peacefully. He suggests including two European jurists, though this may face opposition.
The piece discusses public reception of Bellany's Looking Backward and argues labor issues remain near to people’s hearts. It contends history shows little change in human nature and questions the book’s promised societal transformation.
The author argues that national progress is judged by road quality, citing Roman and Aztec roads as signs of power. They condemn the poll tax on roads as an antiquated relic and say the driving public bears the economic cost, warning the U S lags in road policy compared with other advances.
The Boone Daily News opposes sending African Americans abroad via a senator’s project. It argues the black man is natural to the United States and loyal, contrasting his service with Morgan’s actions. The editorial asserts the negro’s rightful home is America and condemns exporting citizens.
The article argues about school books and the book trusts with two sides to the question. It notes children still like going to school, praises improvements over older books, and shifts responsibility to teachers, parents, and districts rather than state publication or ownership.
Advocates of free trade face sharp rebuttals from a detailed set of figures. The discussion shows steel rails tariffed at 17 per ton selling at similar US and England prices while US producers export heavily to Canada. woolen tariffs and cotton goods prices listed as well. The argument questions the claim that tariffs simply raise consumer prices and notes large import values in 1589 alongside ongoing domestic production and export activity.
Professor F P Brewer brother of Judge Brewer died at his Grinnell home last Saturday. A Yale graduate, he served as U S minister to Greece and was regarded as a leading Greek scholar. He had resided in Iowa since 1877.
The Vicks Floral Guide is hailed as a handsome catalog with clear illustrations and a comprehensive list of flowers and vegetables. It advertises reliability of goods from the pioneer seedsman and invites readers to send ten cents to James Vick in Rochester New York to receive a copy.
The first railroad department of the Y M C A in Iowa opened in the Odeon Opera House Marshalltown with E W Peck presiding. C L Gates, railroad secretary of the International committee, spoke on Y M C A aims and noted railroads have supported 65 000 annually to 79 points since 1872 through company appropriations.
Local notes describe widespread flu symptoms among residents including Miss Sophie Needham and others. Reports mix weathered anecdotes with patent medicines and political dispatches from Washington noting Speaker Reed, immigration questions, and ongoing debate on the world’s fair.
Winter weather brings sleigh bells and music while colds linger among Kelley residents. Lillian Gossard and several family members remain ill. Mrs. Thompsons funeral attended by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Bloomfield and Ames teaching assignments noted. local meetings, a literary event, and church services affected by sickness.
Mrs B F Anderson and Postmaster Scott kin suffer influenza like illness. Amos Lande parades with smiles. Born to Mr and Mrs A A Sands on Sunday January 19 a daughter. Arntz of Worth County returns home. Albert A Johnson arrives to work in M Anderson shoe store. Miss Bell Miller Ceci Bassett Alma Hatfield raise $25 for organ for Christian Endeavor. The Ducland family mourns in Slater after influenza and illness. Christ Ducland and ten children survive. burial in Slater cemetery after eight years in the country.
The February Wide Awake issue spotlights "Abu Said" and "A Boyhood in Athens" along with essays on "Business Openings for Girls and Young Women." It highlights Mrs Jenness Miller's hygienic, original dress designs and urges artistic dressmaking as a viable career for women.
Des Moines trip signals future move for Mr and Mrs H Wilkinson. Supt Roe visits Ontario school. J Currens dies of heart trouble. burial in Ontario cemetery. O W Freed visits Boone on legal business. Ward recovering from neuralgia. Mrs Wm Ross Hawarden and Mrs James Campbell Boone visit. Jeff Keigly shows poultry at Boone show. famed poultry fancier. Ed Rex ill with mumps. Gus Leecing plans evergreen trade. Mrs Elias Clark visiting old home. Mrs Antes from Sargent Bluffs under parental roof. Grandpa Brown dies aged 86. Funeral by Rev William Stevenson Ames.
Mrs Reece of Boone returns home after visiting her sick father Mr Ward who has a stomach tumor. Dr O Buxton of Des Moines filled Rev Snake's place and preached. Mrs Antes and Mrs Lathem visited local residents while youths attended a sermon by E S Ames in Ames. Mrs Coffelt buried in Ontario cemetery. cause not learned. Farmers rush corn to market as town stays lively at 17 cents a bushel.
An old advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists at 25 cents per box. May 6 edition.
A playful line describes a man holding a horse in the rain and the natural impulse to linger near the warmth inside by the fire. The imagery contrasts outdoor practicality with indoor comfort in a quaint rural moment.
A letter to the editor promotes a claimed consumption cure by T. A. Slocum offering two free bottles to readers who mail their addresses. He cites thousands of permanent cures and gives his New York address for contact.
Thomas Roppes of Bakerfield California commends Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy highly as the best cure for croup and whooping cough after eighteen years of using various medicines. Sold by Westerman & Arnold.
A reflective line states that a virtuous man feels remorse for not matching a woman’s goodness rather than claiming superiority. It emphasizes humility over pride and equal moral standard.
English Spavin Liniment removes all lumps blemishes from horses. Claims cure for Blood Spavin Curbs Splints Sweeney and more. Save $50 by one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful blemish cure. Sold by L M Bosworth Druggist Ames.
A fire at the Sherman House in Allerton destroyed the property last Saturday. The loss is estimated at 5000 dollars with 1500 dollars covered by insurance and a local investigation underway.
This ad claims Electric Bitters can end digestive distress and liver kidney issues. It asserts thousands seek a life improved by the remedy and guarantees results if directions are followed with persistence. Sold at 50 cents and 1 dollar by drugstores.
A woman's final stages of consumption claimed by physicians led to a rediscovery of health after using Dr. King's New Discovery. A scrap of wrapping inspired a trial bottle, then a large bottle, and her weight rose from under seventy pounds to about 140. For further details, send a stamp to W H Cole, Fort Smith. Trial bottles are free at all drug stores.
An advertisement urges readers to boost hair growth using Ilall's Hair Renewer promising a full top. The pitch emphasizes a bald man achieving a well filled head with this product.
The American Society for Psychical Research announces disbandment due to insufficient funds. The organization relied on private contributions and unspecified sources for financial support leading to its dissolution.
For lame back side or chest use Shi loh's Porous Plaster priced at 25 cents. Westerman and Arnold offer the remedy in a concise medical patent advertisement.
Bay City Michigan reports a new industry turning sawdust into a dryish alcohol beverage. The venture aims to utilize wood waste to create a marketable drink, signaling regional diversification of manufacturing.
Catarrh cured with Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy claims health and sweet breath. Price five cents? or fifty cents? Nasal injector offered free. Advertisement promises rapid relief and a nasal applicator at no extra cost.
Ottawa leaders note a scrap-book bee to prepare temperance scrap-books for lumber camps. An advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure and Shiloh's Vitalizer as remedies. Governor Boies sends a private secretary offer, and the National Crusaders plan a circular contrasting new and Western Oz A organizations.
In Washington state license fees range from 350 to 1000 dollars annually. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption cure is sold with a guarantee it cures consumption. Eminent physicians endorse Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs and pulmonary disorders. A colored Maryland boy shot himself while hunting. his dog guarded the body until a family member arrived.
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