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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
2
A Friday dispatch notes a bound volume of Tennyson’s poems presented to Princess Louise by matrons, sisters, and nurses. The transfer includes a formal inscription wishing herGod bless you and a long, loving life.
A Boone contributor submits membership cards and pamphlet on the Iowa Pupils Reading Circle. The editorial praise the course and urge universal approval and local adoption of reading circles in town and country schools to improve children's reading habits.
The Register notes a geographic split with all Democratic candidates on the east side from Allamakee to Lucas counties, leaving central and northern regions underrepresented. Boies, Boston, Kinne, Knoepfier, and Dey are named from various eastern counties. It critics the northwest for flattery and the east for saloon loyalties.
Des Moines weather report for June 23 24 1891 notes a storm in the northwestern district bringing heavy rain and squalls causing flood damage across nine Iowa counties with property losses near a million dollars. State crops show general good corn, wheat harvest lagging, oats heavy with lodging and rust. bay crop expected larger than prior reports.
Des Moines reports Mayor Campbell’s veto stance on a union depot ordinance to shield the city from damages from street vacations and private property condemnation. It notes a reconsideration move by the council and urges guaranties from railways to cover losses.
A man near Kirkwood house was killed by 1500 volts when a storm damaged a main line. Wet clothing and nailed shoes worsened the shock as he held the live wire, with signs of muscular activity indicating non instantaneous death. The incident prompts scrutiny of the Thompson Houston Light Co system linked to Capital City Gas Light Co. Also listed are U S patent grants to Iowa inventors for agricultural tools, teaching aids, and machinery.
A string of small items reports a mint loss from a fire in Philadelphia last Thursday. Charles Lease, son of Mrs. Lease, was arrested for robbery. Reform ministers join United Presbyterian church. Gladstone ill with La Grippe, rest advised. Dr. Northrop of Columbia dies from burns after an alcohol cask explosion. Parnell and Mrs. O’Shea privately wed. Jay Ewing resigns after toast dispute. Marquis of Salisbury praised as a florist and exhibitor. Colorado basin in Arizona floods, may submerge 100 miles of Southern Pacific track. A low mood region spanning 3 000 square miles bears signs of former inundation per Indian lore.
State news notes four Tama City stores were burglarized last Friday night. The report also lists a wide range of Iowa events from pardons to storm damage and local tragedies, including Cedar Rapids lightning strikes, a fatal shooting, a drowning near Highland Park College, and extensive storm devastation across northwestern Iowa.
The injured man’s body was recovered after being dragged from the river bed. Remains were taken to Shank's morgue and shipped at 7 30 to his mother in Oskaloosa. His family, long living in Mauch Chunk, faced the recent death of his father from a fall. The widowed mother endures a second blow of sorrow in this affliction.
The column notes plowing nearly finished with good crop prospects and hay and oats in favorable condition pending rust. Mrs. Leah Sutton closed her Worrells Grove school for a visit to her mother-in-law near Burlington. A social at W H Beadle’s raised 40 dollars for church improvements. Garfield Black the boy orator will entertain at the Christian Church Sunday evening July 5 with 10 and 15 cent admissions.
B Peterson visited in Thor Iowa last Sunday. Gus Amlund is the father of a boy. Andrew Falk has quit the printer trade due to ill health. Work began on a new brick yard. A July 4 picnic is planned at Watkins well. The Decorah Lutheran College band concert at Story City Opera Hall was a grand success. Mrs G A Shockley of Des Moines and Mrs O Knutson are visiting relatives. The Allen House was struck by lightning but suffered only slight damage and no injuries.
Mrs Lena Tompson born in Norway in 1848 emigrated to Story county in 1882 married Andrew Tompson about a year prior. She died at home in Gilbert Station Lena at 4 AM June 26 1891 after church ties with Lutheran and Gilbert Lutheran. funeral Saturday 11 AM. interment three miles east of the church. Wm Marshall station agent at this place for eight years leaves for Chelsea to assume office work.
List of transfers from HJ Overland to E W Abrahamsen and many others across Ames Story City Nevada and Cambridge including deeds for lots in Mills Blair Kingsbury Paxton and McCallsbury. notable sums range from 30 to 5850 dollars with transfers involving Ames Street Ry Co, Iowa Central R R and several individuals and couples.
Samuel Bates and wife transfer to Story Co ward $1450 for lots 2 and 3. Oscar Ostrem and wife to LS Laren ward $900 for lot 5. Jay A King and wife to ward $1325 for lots 4 and 5. Jonas A Trava receives multiple lots for $150. Erick R Larson to Jonas A Cravat for $75. Ulysses Doda and Mary Liddle transfers listed with several lot designations and addresses in Fairview and surrounding areas.
Historical list records numerous 1891 land transactions including AM Jenks, J H Miller, August Peter son, and Harriet A Starr selling or transferring parcels at Slater Junction Cambridge and surrounding townships. Entries cite buyers as individuals and couples with lot and block identifiers and monetary amounts.
An Iowa city appeals to the American public for relief after floods left about 400 residents homeless. Bridges and culverts were destroyed across Cherokee and countywide, straining local charity. Mayor D H Bloom leads the fundraising and assures prudent use of all donations.
Des Moines Zoo Gardens announces a July Fourth gala with out of town visitors, railroads offering fare reductions, canoe and tule races, a grand bicycle tournament, a 2 mile state championship, Iowa State Band music, and a grand fireworks display. Admission 25 cents, children 10 cents. Amenities include refreshments and an Electric road fare five cents. Also reports a District No. 8 Franklin Township school term ending June 12 with 40 teaching days, 24 pupils enrolled, daily average 194, and honors given to Hugh Allen Mildred Ralph Guy Graham and Reuben Davis. Gertrude Morris, Teacher.
Readers wonder who the young men are who loiter outside Ames church on Sabbath evenings smoking cigars. The letter notes the disturbance to worshipers and the incongruity in a cultured community, urging propriety in a rough pioneer setting.
All persons indebted to us are requested to come in and settle. Any persons having claims against us should present them now. Britey and Bower.
The marriage united O W Baker of Ames Iowa and Miss Isabel Hagerty a saleslady at Bullene Moore Emery Co in Kansas City Missouri. The groom is a Story County bookkeeper for Kelley Bros in Kansas City and the bride is the daughter of a Northwestern Iowa stock dealer. The ceremony followed Communion day at a Congregational church.
A rubber cloth carriage apron or boot went missing on the road between Willard Morris and Hannum's mill site or between the mill site and Nelson Taylor's. The finder is asked to return it to Rev. F. J. Douglass for a favor.
A Boone delegation with attorneys pressed Judge Stevens for a temporary injunction to stop the school board from building a new school house on disputed lots. The judge found merit and issued a writ, delaying construction for the time being.
An 1891 notice from Macon Missouri advertises Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co. products in East St. Louis. A user named STOOKEY touts profits from using Queen Platers on knives forks spoons and jewelry with weekly earnings as high as 45 dollars. The ad urges readers to request circulars and pricing for gold silver nickel copper and brass plating suitable for all goods.
A fragment notes Merry King Hal England courting Catherine of Arragon, and Miss Muloch who after a first marriage to George Craik wed a younger man after his death. It mentions Madame Beauharnais and Napoleon, plus a Toledo ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a druggist price.
An elderly physician, long retired, announces a vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis and other throat and lung diseases after testing in thousands of cases. He offers to mail the recipe free in German French or English with full directions to any interested reader. Mrs Ella Brown graduates as Kansas lawyer first woman from the State Law School and will practice with her husband.
A reader quotes a testimonial about Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a blood medicine that supposedly clears pimples. The dialogue notes a year apart, asserting drastic skin improvement after using the remedy.
The Chicago and North-Western Railway Co announces low fare round trip tickets between all lines. Tickets are valid for return passage through July 6. Inquiries and tickets available via C N W R agents listed as 18 J2.
An advertisement proclaims Ayer's Cartharite Pills ease indigestion without question. It urges readers to try them once, assuring relief for dyspeptics and claiming the pills are nice and amply worth the price.
Notice of incorporation for Brown Pendulum Gate Company with Ames Iowa as principal place of business. Capital stock authorized 310 to be paid in full upon subscription with 1500 minimum paid in before business. Began June 15 1891 and ends twenty years. Board of directors elected by stockholders second Monday in January. Debts not to exceed 1000. private property exempt. Until January 1892 board to act for incorporators A M Bingman C D Brown H L Munn J L Stevens.
An old ad promotes Hall's Hair Renewer claiming baldness and grayness can be prevented if hair loss begins before age 55. The copy argues early use avoids baldness and gray hair.
Dr Claribel Cone formerly of Baltimore is admitted to Philadelphia Hospital as resident physician and ranks third overall in the competitive civil service examination.
An old advertisement touts DeWi s Little Early Risers as a popular very small and very good pill for constipation biliousness and sick headache sold by all druggists.
Mary Anderson told a reporter she has no intention of acting again and retires forever after buying a house at Tunbridge Wells. An ad promotes "Wool ford's Sani Lotien" claiming rapid cures for humans and animals, sold by L. M. Bosworth Druggist in Ames Iowa.
E. P. Weston, once a famed track figure, now profits from financial schemes while touting English Spavin Liniment for horses. The ad promises cures for blemishes and swelling, offering a $50 savings on a bottle. Sold by L. M. Bosworth, Ames, Iowa. Hyppolite, Hayti’s president, is described as about 60 with coal black complexion.
Catarrh neuralgia rheumatism and most diseases originate from impure blood. Cleanse it improve it purify it with De Witt's Sarapamila and heart is restored strength regained. Sold by all Druggists.
Robert Barrett Browning, son of the renowned poet, is reported dead at age forty two after a struggle with gout. He was widely known in literary circles and survived by family.
A 19th century medicinal brief notes constipation blood-poison fever and illness. doctors bills and funeral costs totaled about two hundred dollars while Le Witt’s Little Early Risers sold for a quarter. Sold by all Drug stores.
Mrs. P T Barnum has journeyed to England with her entourage, while her associates reside in Lancashire. The note places prominent figures and a travel plan across the Atlantic.
Purifies the blood and boosts circulation with Sarsaparilla. J J C Abbott named new Canadian premier. De Witt's Little Early Risers claim to ease sick headache chronic constipation and dyspepsia without griping. Sold by all druggists.
Stage-struck ladies are urged to think before acting and consider stomach health. If food sours the stomach or causes defec tive issues, De Witt's Little Early Risers are advertised as a remedy. The famous pills are claimed to never gripe or disappoint and are sold by all druggists.
A country report notes about 508000 members belong to the Episcopal church nationwide. The figure highlights the denomination's reach within the religious landscape.
Advert suggests De s Sarsaparilla yields bright eyes clear skin strong appetite and vigorous body. Sold by all druggists.
Rich diamond mines have been recently found in British Guiana. It is noted as fashionable to take De Witt's Little Early Risers for liver, claimed to be small pills with strong effects by all druggists.
The city appropriates 1,000,000 for the de Laan exhibit at the Columbian Exposition. Officials emphasize the investment aims to showcase regional industry and culture to visitors from across the nation.
A notice touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism relief at 50 cents from L. M. Bosworth, Druggist. It also promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel issues with quick relief and pleasant taste, sold by the same Druggist. A Mary Hartwell Catherwood serial will start in the July Atlantic. St Patrick's Pills are recommended to cleanse and rejuvenate the system, sold by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist.
The Washington Post notes marriages across wide age gaps from Baroness Burdett-Coutts to her secretary to Mrs Norton uniting with Sir William Maxwell at seventy, Mrs Thrale’s remarriage to Piozzi, Aaron Burr taking a mature widow, and Mme de Stael marrying a younger officer Rocca amid devotion to her declining years.
The era sees tests of clockless interiors for picture timing, attempts with transparent lantern slides, a new roll holder by Dr Feeney challenging Eastman films, and notable amateurs like Catherine Weed Barnes in Albany. Innovations include a fast printing paper blending iron, platinum and silver salts, and a Boston color-positive negative mystery.
Footlight notes report Minnie Palmer will not appear in America next season. Fanny Davenport earns about $23,000 from two weeks in Chicago with Cleopatra. The new opera Wang features props largely imported from India where the story unfolds. Ada Rehan appears witty and charming offstage and has played 150 roles since debut.
A sculptor Mary Redmond’s model for the Father Matthew statue was destroyed by a man who had posed for the sculptor and was previously discharged for insolence.
L M Bosworth, a local druggist, touts Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and colds and Dr King's New Life Pills Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, claiming wide customer satisfaction and offering a refund if not satisfactory. He asserts the remedies' popularity is deserved and earned.
Beatrice Kipling sister of Rudyard Kipling has a novel nearing publication. The work reportedly follows familiar Kipling themes and is expected to attract literary attention in coming months.
A promotion promising guaranteed relief for throat lung and chest ailments. Purchasers may get a refund if unsatisfied. Free trial bottles offered at L M Bosworth's Drug Store for conditions including consumption bronchitis whooping cough and croup.
Professor Wm. 8. Tyler has taught Greek at Amherst College for fifty-five years marking a long tenure.
An unsigned note touts the World's Fair as a grand national event while casting doubt on its benefits versus Franklin Miles Restorative Nervine. The ad claims the remedy cures nervous disorders and offers a trial bottle and health book from L. M. Bosworth, asserting it contains no opium or dangerous drugs.
Harvard marks 225 years since its founding and notes that it has graduated about 17,000 students. The milestone reflects the long history of the university and its impact on higher education.
Heart disease is often deemed incurable yet some cases recover with proper treatment. Mrs Elmira Hatch of Elkhart Indiana and Mrs Mary L Baker of Ovid Michigan say they were cured after 20 years. Linburger a San Jose Illinois druggist notes Miles New Heart Cure cured the first patient and impressed him. Loge of Buchanan Michigan who had heart disease 30 years reports two bottles made him feel like a new man. Miles New Heart Cure sold by L M Bosworth Druggist. Book of testimonials free.
The Vermont Methodist Conference last year endorsed woman suffrage and this year the churches support admitting women to the general conference.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded and is priced at 25 cents per box. Sold by L. M. Bosworth Druggist. May 21 ly.
Mrs Grimwood is decorated with the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery shown during the recent rebellion in Manipur. The award acknowledges her courage amid the conflict and honors her service.
A new principle is announced to regulate the liver stomach and bowels via nerves. Dr Miles pills are claimed to cure biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation and are promoted as suitable for men women and children with 50 doses costing 25 cents and free samples at L M Bosworth's. Miss Marie Louise Blaine niece of Secretary Blaine has been appointed a United States land office clerk at Helena Montana.
Chicago and North-Western Railway offers excursion tickets from July 8 to 13 to Toronto and back at one fare round trip plus 2.00 membership fee for the National Educational Association. Tickets and details from C N W Ry agents.
The American Farmer, a 16 page illustrated journal from Cleveland Ohio, offers free mailing to subscribers who pay all back dues and one year in advance or to new subscribers paying one year in advance. The offer promises valuable ideas worth thrice the price, with sample copies available.
The Book Trust advertises a reprint of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 25 volumes priced at 1.50 per volume, with the English edition at 8.00 and Scribner edition at 5.00. It touts half a million copies sold in six months, promises home delivery on easy payments, and asserts page for page fidelity with updated American articles and maps. Volume 1 offered at cost to test the deal at 315-321 Wabash Ave Chicago.
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