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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
4
A memorandum style narrative recounts a Buemptious Dominie and a potential recruit in uniform. The unnamed officer questions color distinctions and mission readiness, while a decisive refusal to deploy a misfit raises questions of authority and military protocol.
An advertising note touts Keith's Enamel Finishing Cold Water Starch as the best for delicate fabrics and black or colored goods. It claims a clear pearl like finish, elastic hold, enamel gloss, resistance to damp and weather, and no white patches. Endorses grocery stores as the place to obtain a trial package.
A Cleveland Leader item reports on a local finance case where an individual named Secawn faces a loan issue. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but the focus appears to be on a money dispute and a refusal of credit or a loan.
A fragmentary item hints at language notes in a journal style and a conversational aside about sailors and a reference to Princeton. The text blends quotes and local color with unclear context.
Mrs Rank writes from Philadelphia detailing severe womb trouble and lasting discouragement. After months of misery including hysteria and insomnia she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and improved after the first dose, now calling herself well and thanking the medicine. She notes Mrs Pinkham offers advice via letters seen and answered by women only.
A violent storm struck Marshalltown and nearby areas causing widespread property loss, collapsed barns, shattered trees, and damaged power lines. No injuries reported though crops suffered severely across Marshall county with additional damage in Belle Plaine Montour Colo Chelsea and Tama.
The Whittemore business district suffered a blaze with listed losses and insurance. Individuals and firms such as Cullen Bros, P G Hester, Feling Bros, Fairburn, Nevelle, Lien, Munch, Ryan, Cunningham, Wagner and others show varied damage amounts and insurance coverage from none to several thousand dollars.
First Lieut. Gunsolus of Tipton Sergt. Harlan of Toledo Corp. Smith Cedar Rapids Corp. Furness Marehalltown and Sergt. Wallace Tipton completed a recruiting trip in Cedar Rapids for companies C K H and F of the Forty-ninth Iowa regiment. They enlisted 175 men in four days.
Amos Brandt of Des Moines has been notified by Washington that he is appointed captain of a colored company. The unit will have a white captain under army law and will join the colored regiment in St Louis commanded by Col. Goodwin.
Six frame buildings in Lorimor's business district burned. Occupants included E. T. Dufurshank, Carl's Dry Goods, Knight's Law Office, Sullivan's Drug Store, and Ballard & Persinger's Barber Shop. Little insurance carried. Total loss near 10,000 dollars. buildings valued at 4,100 dollars.
Perry Elliott, living opposite Effie Kelly in Trenton, shot her dead on her front porch and then fatally shot himself with the same rifle. Both residents were described as highly respected members of the community.
A child drowns in the Maquoketa river at Monticello during bathing. Davenport street railway owners sell their plant to Citizens’ Railway of Fort Scott, Kan. Judge Husted gives life for murder in Dubuque. Iowa officials allocate funds at the Omaha exposition. Ex-state senator Ezekial Clark dies in Iowa City at 82. F. B. Whitley elected president of the Central Iowa Medical Association in Webster City. Afton’s burned district rebuilds with brick. Iowa Telephone upgrades Dubuque to Sioux City line. Centerville undertakes $50,000 improvements. A Knoxville Methodist Sunday school boy drowns near Red Rock while retrieving a hat. Wright county treasurer reports about $41,000. Potato beetles appear near Albia. J G Hutchinson and Mabel Dixon wed in Ottumwa. Modern Woodmen picnic in Clinton. Dubuque enameling works lands $10,000 government contract. Eight Red Oak families send two sons to war. Lightning hits Glynn’s livery at Vail. hostler Lute Kemerling dies. Wales Finch Harrison dies at 68 in Lyons after war service. Dr B R Nichols dies in Osage after long illness. A S Bauserman, war veteran, dies in Marengo leaving wife and six children.
A Detroit Free Press item humorously contrasts life on Earth with Jupiter. A man in a derby muses on moons and life aboard different worlds, noting the constancy of a single moon on Earth and the confusion of multiple moons on Jupiter.
Detroit first sergeant Mex R Davies of Company B credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his chronic dyspepsia after years of pain and temporary relief. He describes prior failures with hot water therapy and other remedies before starting the pills, noting notable improvement after several doses. Pills sold by druggists or by the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY at 50 cents per box or six for 2.50.
The article notes that the lake and rail freight setup of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad remains largely unchanged from 1897. Lake Superior shipments go via Northern Steamship Company, Owen Line handles Michigan ports, and trans-lake Erie routes run Cleveland to Detroit with Detroit via Ashley Dustin and Michigan & Ohio Gas Ferry lines.
A short town note jokes about Phillips from Colorado and Quipps uncertain about a man described as left Pike’s Peak under a cloud. The item uses light, humorous street chatter typical of a small town column.
A tongue in cheek call for alliance with England contrasts with a health pitch for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The ad claims the tonic enriches the blood builds muscles steadies nerves and increases appetite.
The Chicago Tribune notes confusion over reports of Cuban cable cuts. The cable itself carried the latest news, but observers question whether the breach occurred.
A promotional pitch argues climate means relief from asthma and hay fever is unreliable and costly. It claims staying home offers lasting comfort and calls readers to write to Dr. Hayes in Buffalo, New York, for a free examination blank and a 112 page book, with no cost.
In Chicago, Mr Guyer and Miss Antiquate chat about cycling as she reveals she completed her first century yesterday. The joke about age and skill comes as they part ways as familiar friends who are now strangers.
An advisory promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a gentle but effective way to cleanse the digestive canal. A 10c box is claimed to purify the system and remove causes of ill health, with a warning that violent cleansing is unnecessary.
A Circassian asks if they can stay at the boarding house. The living skeleton replies no, blaming a boarder who said he resembled how he felt after one of the landlady’s breakfasts. This is a dark humor vignette from the Detroit Free Press.
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing drink to replace coffee. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee when prepared properly, aids digestion, strengthens nerves, and is suitable for children and adults. Offered in 15 and 25 cent sizes at about three times coffee price.
The Albany Argus reports Spain plans a protest over alleged violations of the eight hour labor law after customs official acts by Dewey, Manila, and Sampson and Schley at different times. The piece notes the incidents occurred at five and three a m and describes the groups' response as a minor effort.
Try Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for shaking into shoes. It cools the feet relieves swelling hot tired feet and prevents sweating and blisters. Cures bunions and callous spots giving rest. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Le Roy New York.
A note cites the New York Mail and Express on an expectation that a plan described as the “weasels will be done brown” will proceed, outlining the current arrangement and the likely outcome.
The exchange notes a rapid firing scene and confirms the Spanish minister and attaches were sent home from Washington. The Chicago Tribune records the incident with a brief mention of diplomatic actions.
Report from Chicago on strong crowds at McVicker's Theater for a military spectacle with audiences traveling from surrounding country. Dated Lexington Missouri February 24 1894.
Advert reads that H. H. Green's Sons of Atlanta offer free treatment for dropsy claiming it is the greatest cure in the world. An ad appears in another column and a quotation about beauty is noted.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is sold for 75 cents and taken by mouth. The quote warns to beware of those who hate the laughter of a child attributed to Lavater.
A collage of humorous quotes and adverts notes a remedy claim for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25c and refund offer if ineffective. Light wits about civility daily sayings and jokes from various papers follow.
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