05 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1894
Page
1
The Intelligencer at Ames Story County Iowa publishes Thursdays. Subscription terms list $1.50 per year payable in advance. Publisher credited to H and S K Wilson.
County Clippings reports 115 join W E church on Maxwell charge since last November. Miss Lallie Laughery leaves for Grinnell College summer school. Mr and Mrs Lindsay of Ames visit daughter and son in law Geo Berlin. Attorney Addison wins strong caucus endorsement. W H King promotes thoroughbred stock. ships ten month old Shorthorn bull for 75 dollars. Ames visitors Whitaker and Kerr in town. Levi Lewis visits Des Moines and Highland Park Normal College. Mrs Libbie Davidson arrives from Lamar Colorado for visit with her mother. About two thousand attend Polk county Northeast District Sunday Schools convention at Byers grove. rain affects afternoon, morning service praised.
A collection of short notes on social behavior remarks about backbiters and manners. Patton returns from Colorado with granddaughter staying for summer. Patten notes drought affecting crops. A call to incorporate Collins to advance development and property values, with a push to end township government.
Nevada Representative Mrs. M C Allen traveled to Clinton on Thursday for medical treatment at Agatha Hospital under Dr Fairchild. Dr Loring of the State Board of Health, Des Moines, earned 25 for an opinion that the slough southwest of Linn street bridge does not smell bad. Also notes numbering of the city by Mr Main and a forthcoming city directory with low priced painted tin numbers.
James Hawthorn visits Waterloo Indiana this summer while J c Akin visits his son 8 L Akin in Milford township and L G Weld of Iowa City arrives with Prof Weld to spend vacation. City well work resumes after delay and Stars County Association convention will be held July 9 in Nevada big tent. A A Bacman marries Jennie E Duff in Nevada and they plan to live in Nevada's third ward.
Mr and Mrs H R Boyd and Miss Sarah traveled to Ames and returned by Monday. A Roland depot agent and another man moved a hand car to Story City Monday evening. Mrs Minnie Weir and children came from Des Moines to visit the Captain's family. Mrs Dr Templeton and daughter Mary of Ames and Mrs McLatost of Bethel Vermont were guests at the Allen home yesterday.
The Swedish class at Sheldahi will fund Henry Shader’s ministry education with plans to start studies this fall at a top college. Slater MM. E. society builds committee Elrick Peterson A K Webb James Miller August Peterson seed a church on the east lot near Mrs. Rindo’s home with $500 to $600 already pledged and more expected. Colonel Snider reports 15,000 soldiers at the Council Bluffs reunion with the Fort band providing military music. He notes local grain yields compare favorably to areas toward the Missouri River and finds barley prospects locally modest.
S. E. Harter family returned home from Maxwell after attending the funeral of his father who died Sunday and lay in state Tuesday. Mrs. W. E Armstrong visited Nevada to spend the week with her mother Mrs. H. F. Murphy. Abe Wingert and wife of Nevada stopped in town en route to Unmon, taking several cases of eggs from local merchants.
Read as a 1920s ad offering twelve cents in postage stamps to 39 Corcoran Building Washington DC for four copies of Kate FikLp's WaSHINGTON containing special interest material. Include your name and address and where you saw the ad. 7-9
An Ames Iowa ad promotes Metzger Medicine Co Decorah Ia for colic cures and portable remedies. It touts a quick fix for infantile colic and warns of costly futures from other cures. The message urges readers to buy local medicines sold by H D Miller in Ames Iowa.
A Detroit Free Press report captures a playful exchange about a train car. A Boston-tinged passenger questions a conductor who denies a smoking car, then faces anger when she learns the car is designated for smokers.
A humorous exchange in Eulen Spiegel notes a husband and wife debating a supper for thirteen. The wife declares no superstition, merely that eleven guests plus them make thirteen, while the husband worries about the nine he prepared for.
Pompano offers a horse for two hundred dollars claiming its value at a thousand after a killer’s flight and his wife’s death. Blotterwick notes the unusual reduction, but Pompano explains the buyer’s lack of use follows the tragedy.
A Pew Suggestions to Those Who Are Economical explains refurbishing a straw hat. Reattach trimming, wash with coffee and cloth, press dry with a hot iron, reshape crown with a tin pan, adjust brim by inserting straw or buckram, and finish with three coats of shoe polish for a like new look.
A reader from West Union states they have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for illness and report no poison symptoms. The note mentions having two pounds in possession and a brief, inconclusive patient account.
Parilla Cures King Hood's Minnesota offers Hood's Pills claimed to cure biliousness and other liver troubles. The ad promotes universal relief and health benefits from the product.
General Daniel Hartman Hastings Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor was born in Clinton County about 46 years ago. He became a lawyer in 1875 and a teacher at age 14. Hastings joined the militia in 1877, led the Fifth Regiment, and became adjutant general in 1887. He headed relief efforts after the 1889 Johnstown flood and married Jane Armstrong Rankin in 1877.
Step by step guide explains putting on gloves by buttoning the second button first then the top. It warns not to pull by fingers and to roll or turn the glove inside out, leaving it wrong side out briefly before reshaping. It advises laying gloves lengthwise and not rolling them for proper storage.
A brief warning urges safe use of naphtha to deter tropical insects in apartments. Apply only in the morning, keep all flames and lights off, spray into cracks with a spring bottom oil can, and vent windows for several hours to allow gas to escape. The advice stresses the risks of careless handling and the dangerous nature of naphtha.
A low chair fashioned by sawing a common kitchen chair to fit the user serves as a handy seat near the oven. With a dark calico cushion, it allows one to sit comfortably while waiting a few minutes for biscuits or cake to bake and to inspect the progress without stooping.
Trim and cut asparagus into even lengths, tie into small bunches, boil in salted water, drain, and plate in a pyramid on a napkin. Keep tops for garnish and serve with a rich Hollandaise or a vinaigrette sauce.
A household remedy advises storing a four part mixture in an eight ounce bottle and a quart total with alcohol ammonia camphor sea salt and water. Use a sponge to moisten the body gradually then rub with a towel and retire to bed to fall asleep quickly.
The article warns against using cold cream except on wind roughened skin for a night or two. It says cocoa butter or cocoa nut oil rubbed into the skin morning and evening after warm water bathing improves complexion quickly and won’t raise the small hair growth from nightly cold cream use.
The recipe describes preparing stuffed breakfast rolls by filling crumbless rolls with a hot minced meat mixture. It uses cold cooked poultry or game or veal with ham, a buttered roux, milk or cream, and parsley. Rolls are warmed briefly to serve.
The latest fad in fancy work creates table covers from cigar ribbons. Crafters use them like a crazy quilt with irregular patchwork. Ribbons are cut and sewn to form an irregular, decorative design.
A tale tells of a beautiful maiden who steps into a dirty politics mud puddle to purify it. She believes purity will cleanse the mire, but the puddle remains unchanged while the maiden becomes muddied.
The Washington Star notes the need for ice in sultry June days and the comic expense of buying it by the ounce while paying by the pound. The piece laments heat and high living costs, hinting at mortgage strain as people endure the noon scorch.
The New York Herald notes rumors about a trip to the mountains last month involving She Miss Rambler and a man who claims to have been unaware of the arrangement. The exchange hints at surprising plans and social chatter.
A light verse recalls a Vassar girl and a West Point sponsor who watch waters around Gee Point. The soldier yearns for the maid but she refuses, then prods him with a warning that his arms must be kept for national service and flag protection.
The Washington Star reports Brifkins has graduated from law school and is seeking a practicing position. He has not yet begun practice and is looking for someone to gain experience with as he moves forward in his legal career.
A reflective vignette describes a man seated by a sunlit window as evening light gilds the esplanade. The scene shifts to a graveyard mood with imagery of a gun, rest, and a distant graveyard, while a wife tends the onion bed in a back lot.
Quotations reveal a hurried exchange between a couple. The line hints at social misgivings as one mentions unexpected arrivals and casual habits like smoking and eating on ions in a bygone newspaper voice.
The report notes Samoa’s strategic importance and the need to maintain naval and coaling facilities at Pago Pago. It states Pago Pago Harbor, ceded to the United States in 1872, as a key factor in the U S German and British joint protectorate. The harbor is two miles long, about a third of a mile wide, easy to enter, deep water and unobstructed for ships of any size.
The Democratic convention at Montgomery nominated Colonel William C. Oates for Alabama governor. His rival Reuben F. Kolb, Populist candidate, was defeated after a fierce campaign. Oates, seven term U S representative, is a native of Abbeville born November 30 1835. Kolb 53 an Alabama born veteran of service and Kolb's battery artillery fought in the war. He later served as agriculture commissioner but left the Democratic party in 1892.
A poet recalls a moonlit sea scene and a woman gifted a solitaire ring. The next day on her train, his eyes dim with certainty that the precious ring would not return, implying a vanished beloved or doomed romance.
A fragmented Chicago Tribune snippet shows a farmer named Tibbets arguing with a cow as a nephew from the city asks if the cow provides whipped cream. The tone is humorous and rural urban clash.
The piece presents a reflective poetical meditation on the nightingale as a strange musician. It contrasts the bird's nocturnal golden notes with the speaker's own imperfect song and humility about singing. From the Detroit Tribune.
George J Gould, aged 80, is identified as owner of the Vigilant purchased on Edwin Goulds account. The yacht sails abroad to compete in major races. Gould holds leading roles in multiple railroads and banks, with extensive stock in major corporations and is a New York chamber of commerce member.
An Utica Observer tale recalls a sexton who, trying to cool a church during a sermon, turned up the gas after the rector cried for more light. The rector later reveals he cited Goethe at the dying moment, not giving the order.
A humorous sketch from The Ladies' Pictorial about a naughty girl who pleads in prayer for Aunt Julia yet with a backhanded caveat. It contrasts with a puzzled child blaming God for math mistakes and notes the sparse air particles in the Alpine mountains versus crowded London.
An array of tips on preserving books from insects and dampness includes dusting with alum and pepper, rubbing with wool soaked in alum, and using lime near bookcases. Also cited are claims about hog slaughter totals, testimonials for Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, and notes on the Farmers’ Alliance claiming 42,600 members in Kansas.
If sheets are neatly folded and laid one at a time on the board or table, ironing the smaller articles on them will require no further pressing. A dozen towels may be laid out at once and the ironing of each will grow less as you reach the bottom of the pile. Flannels should never be ironed. Press smoothly with the hands and hang up to air.
The unnamed Black innovator Jackson created freezing by surrounding a tin bucket with ice to make cold custards. His method, sold in quart buckets for a dollar, sparked rapid popularity, expanded his shop, and left him a substantial fortune after his death. Many imitators failed to match his flavor.
A recipe combines three-quarter pound gelatin with 2 oranges 2 lemons 2 cups sugar and 1 quart strawberries. Soak gelatin in cold water add boiling water and citrus juice then strain into a mold. Add berries as it begins to set and chill until firm. Serve with whipped cream.
The article advises two exercises to fill hollow cheeks. First, place two rubber pieces between back teeth and chew with force, keeping rubberes in place. Then insert a finger and rub against the cheek, pressing outward to strengthen facial muscles for a firmer, rounded look.
The article surveys theories on rapid hair graying under strong emotion. It cites Robinson's Baldness and Grayness noting a person turning gray in one night. Microscopic hair analysis reveals air globules, suggesting they form within during irritable nervous system states and may cause abrupt blanching.
A simple lobster toast spread uses the remnant of a lobster can mixed with butter and seasonings. Chop the lobster fine and blend with creamed butter lemon juice salt pepper and anchovy sauce if available. Spread a small amount on hot buttered toast for a delightful breakfast relish.
A thin glycerin coating on both sides of glass prevents frost forming, letting moisture stay until dust accumulation reduces visibility. Glycerin is used widely including by doctors, dentists, and engine drivers to keep glass clear of frost or mist.
A dispatch says Mary Ellen Lease, though very ill, can sit up and talk with political friends. The Elmira Advertiser notes Mary Lease’s possible congressional run while her condition remains serious, while the Buffalo Express jokes about certainty only after 48 hours.
A list of curious statements notes that a cat’s tail has more muscles than a human hand, South American monkeys uniquely recognize picture meaning, and frigate birds may fly up to 100 miles per hour and live aloft for a week without perching.
The term tidbits comes from tydder tid or tit meaning delicate or tasty and bita meaning a mouthful. Originally a delicate morsel of edible food, it later extended to mean anything smart or pithy.
The raft spider ranks among Britain’s largest species. It earns its name from building a raft of dry leaves and debris joined by silk threads to glide and hunt prey on the water.
Sleeping cars depart Chicago daily in drawing room and tourist sleepers that travel through to San Francisco without change, offering direct cross country service for travelers.
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