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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1879
Page
4
A man recalls meeting a woman during a rain storm as she asked him to hold her umbrella after a matinee. The encounter led to a lasting marriage, with the narrator crediting the rain and heaven for bringing his wife, the sweetest companion ever given.
A tale of romance and conflict unfolds at Cedar Point as Rose Lambert and Charley Gore plot to marry against Arthur Lambert’s will. A burglary attempt by a jailed burglar interrupts the scheme, Rose flees, and Charley fights Arthur’s attacker while Charles Gore confronts the sensational charge of elopement. The lovers marry, and the brothers reconcile amid the night’s chaos.
In Hartford Courant reminiscences, Motley is praised as an elegant stump speaker while Lincoln appears awkward before crowds. The narrator recalls meeting Lincoln, noting his private reserve and public wit. Motley’s later legislative stint and a costly fortune loss mark the arc of his political career.
Morris Ash keeps a tame young wildcat chained for civility. Iry Fogg owns a black eagle caught by a Piute Indian about two years ago. The bird has a six foot wingspan and lives in a wooden backyard cage. It baths in water and feeds on raw beef with occasional live chickens.
A pamphlet urges wives and mothers to join the Centennial Mutual Life Association of Burlington Iowa. It asks how many women read the plan and understand its workings and how their families would fare if the husband dies suddenly. The appeal promises self help through members’ support rather than charity.
Parsnips contain about twice the degree turnips of superior quality. Carrots show similar dry matter to mangolds but higher sugar content and better feeding value.
Washington notes report on naval committee and a House joint resolution to amend the constitution regarding war claims including the Warren Mitchell cotton loss. An executive session followed as Wrights bill on extending benefits to all nonmilitary positions was debated and defeated amid objections to discrimination in war claims.
An observant spectator notes a dust encrusted first floor room at a large London house corner Norfolk Street unused for over forty years. Lord Dysart’s betrothed fled with his best man on the wedding day, the bride’s note explains the elopement, and the room was sealed with shutters and nailed doors. The tenant is paid £200 yearly to keep it untouched as wedding feast remnants decay in silence.
Rev H C McCook of Philadelphia extols the neatness of agricultural ants observed in confinement. They cleanse thoroughly after eating and sleeping and assist each other, with ant gestures and even kneeling for cleansing. Acrobatic feats and moisture from the mouth aid washing as described in the Philadelphia Academy Proceedings.
A humorous quip notes a woman combing back hair into two ropes and holding a hair-pin dilemma. It jokes that sex requires two mouths one to hold hair and one to speak, reflecting playful social commentary on communication between genders.
Dyspepsia is called the national complaint with many pseudo remedies. A genuine eradicant is the Bitters praised as a tonic and stimulant to digestion and secretion. It claims to invigorate the body and aid urinary function, supported by many testimonials.
Deena notes the danger of ignoring a cough or common cold in its early stage and urges treatment with Brown's Broxettar Trocurs. The ad promotes Uncle Sam's Condition Powder as an economical remedy to restore the sick, strengthen the weak, improve appetite, and keep livestock thriving through winter.
A compact soapstone recipe lists twelve pounds of meat two and a half tablespoons salt one and a half tablespoons black pepper three tablespoons sage one teaspoon white sugar and a quarter tablespoon cayenne.
A reader from Twinville Tennessee dated June 2, 1877 reports regular prescription of Dr Pierce’s Family Medicine and Nasal Catarrh Remedy plus Golden Medical Discovery by Dr Zachary and others. The letter praises a rapid cure for catarrh and notes advice on nose ring usage.
An advertisement touts Crook's Wine of Tar as beneficial for severe coughs and colds with letters from users. It also promotes Mason & Hamlin organs, Tutt's Pills, and Camsouis petroleum hair restorer as cures and health boosters, claiming wide credibility and long use.
A column notes no man can perform well when miserable dull or with unsteady nerves. It recommends Hop Bitters as an inexpensive remedy and cites Scale’s Nerve and Bone Liniment sold by all druggists.
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