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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1885
Page
2
A call urges indicting druggists selling C. D. Warners German Hop Bitters or other hop labeled tonics. Readers are told to refuse the product, shut the seller, and sue for damages. a reward is offered for conviction.
J D Walker of Buckner Missouri describes that after using two bottles of Slop Bitters recommended by T J Anderson, their health improved and they now highly recommend Hop Bitters to others.
A fragment urges awareness of counterfeit goods as a threat to health and life, praising a famed remedy and warning that only items bearing a green hop cluster on a white label are authentic, while counterfeiters seek the famous name.
A public notice warns readers to avoid sellers peddling C. D. Warner's German Hop Bitters or similar products. It urges reporting fraud, indicting the swindler, and bringing him before authorities for the money taken, with a reward offered for one conviction.
A report states the Webster City flowing wells discharge 6000 gallons per hour. Repair work is completed on the deaf and dumb institute in Council Bluffs after the recent great storm. Farmer George Calton near Odebolt grows profitable crops and has planted 175 acres of popcorn this season.
The artesian well funded years ago with 25000 is to be filled to clear space for a band stand in the public square.
Michigan governor BeGole is examined by a legislative committee and found to be short about $30,000 in public funds. Begole is described as a democratic greenback reformer in the report.
The New York Sun lauds Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as the day’s leading orator on genuine democracy and honest reform.
The Knoxville contest settled the dispute with six candidates casting 365 votes. J. N. Davis led with 141 votes, a margin of 60 over the next closest candidate.
Wakota’s Russian Mennonite community observes its traditional Thursday Fair inviting residents and visitors to buy sell and trade goods reflecting old country customs and crafts.
Five of the twenty one presidents traced to Scotch Irish lineage including Jackson Polk Buchanan Johnson and Arthur two to Scotch Grant and Hayes and one to Dutch Van Buren leaving thirteen of English descent in the early U S presidency.
It is estimated that 4,000 Danes will come to this country this year with most settling in the Northwest. The majority are farmers in good circumstances who own farms and bring considerable money with them.
A single hydrophobia case prompts authorities to kill unmuzzled dogs, while delirium tremens threatens thousands in poverty areas. Inquestes and sorrow mark Providence’s unpredictable path across Chicago’s streets.
The New York Sun ponders the idea of Roscoe Conkling appearing as a delegate at the upcoming New York Democratic state convention. It notes that unlikely events occur in this unpredictable era.
Tax New York recalls 8S. S. Cox who, once appointed by Andrew Johnson to the Austrian mission and rejected by the Senate, served twenty more years in Congress. Now he reaps the reward of patience as he heads toward Turkey as America’s representative at the Sultan’s court.
Hannibal Hamlin marched in the Grand Army of the Republic procession in Portland last week holding a flag. The record recalls his 1860 Wide Awakened campaign torch bearing and his election as Vice President of the United States.
The new postage laws lower or raise rates for letters papers magazines books printed matter and merchandise. Letters cost 2 cents per ounce or fraction. papers magazines 1 cent per 4 ounces. books pamphlets circulars and printed matter up to 2 ounces. merchandise photographs and similar items 1 cent per ounce.
The New York Sun notes Gen. Grant endured Civil War turmoil without swearing, unlike Washington who reportedly spoke harshly at times during the American Revolution. The piece frames Grant as master of himself and commander of the nation’s armies.
A playful tax style puzzle asks readers to enter their birth day, birth month and age to reveal digits. It describes steps: double birth day, add seven, multiply by fifty, add age, subtract 365, multiply by 100, add birth month number, and add 1600. The result’s leading figures reportedly indicate birth day, age, and birth month.
Prof Riuuny of the agricultural department warns that twelve year locusts will skirt Iowa and Minnesota despite other states on the Mississippi border. He claims the pests are strong in the Plate rally and will move into Kansas when able to fly. Nebraska Colorado appear favored hatching grounds with California reports indicating Pacific coast damage. The professor insists the locusts never come east of the Mississippi.
A survey of ancient trees notes Africa hosts specimens about 5150 years old and a Mexican cypress at Santa Maria del Tule may be the planet’s oldest living organism. In 1851 Humboldt documented a 42 foot diameter trunk and a 351 foot spread, suggesting the monarch’s age spans historic times.
Major McKinley of Ohio warned that old soldier partisans are aroused against the Confederates as intensely as in 1861. General Beatty was buried at Canton with a large turnout. The crowd shared reconciled ties over the grave and McKinney blamed Grover Cleveland for reviving the war issue. The Forraker Kennedy ticket episode showed union veterans urged to stand together. Avxvtona the Buddhists offer a parable about gods and earthquakes.
The July Century features frontispiece and full page portraits of Frederic Mistral and Henry Clay. Articles include Daudet on Mistral, Fawcett on The Gate of India, Kingsley on George Eliot's Country, Eggleston on Social Life in the Colonies, and Slatton's North Borneo explorations. Short stories include Howell and Stockton continuing The Lady, or the Tiger and Janvier's Roberson's Medium. War papers illustrated cover McClellan’s Change of Base and Seven Days fighting near Richmond.
A Union soldier questions The Tri Bune about claims that Southern and border states supplied many Confederate soldiers while Union Army enrollment and presidential appointments favored Confederates. The correspondent asserts bias and cites Delaware Missouri Maryland and Kentucky voting and military figures, suggesting discrimination by the Administration. The reply notes many Confederates were appointed and predicts few Union veterans will be honored. N.Y. Tribune.
The Iowa Board of Health forbids public funerals in deaths from contagious diseases such as smallpox scarlet fever and diphtheria. Remains must be wrapped in cloth soaked in water with sixty grains of corrosive sublimate per gallon and then sealed and buried promptly.
A historical ad extols Parker's Hair Balsam as a cure for dandruff and itchy scalps. It claims the product cleanses and heals the scalp, stops hair loss, and restores softness gloss and color. The formula is highly perfumed and economical with small applications.
Charles Bur en of Mills and Pottawattamie counties farms 80 acres in corn 200 in oats and 1000 in grass and hay on 3900 acres total across counties. He keeps large stock including cattle horses and hogs, counts too many to tally.
The National Encampment of the Grand Army elects H on. 8. 8. Burdette as commander in chief. A former Dubuque resident and member of Co B First Iowa Cavalry, he rose from second lieutenant to captain. He later served two terms in Missouri’s Warren district in congress and was Commissioner of the General Land Office. Burdette is described as an accomplished scholar and notable orator.
The thirtieth annual state convention of the Republicans of Iowa is to meet in Des Moines on Wednesday August 26 1885 at 3 PM Nominees to be named include Governor lieutenant governor supreme court judge and superintendent of public instruction Representation uses the 1867 rule with one delegate per county and one per 200 votes plus fraction over 100 for James G Blaine The district county table follows with listed counts for the tenth congressional district
The Greenbackers of Story County met in Nevada to elect delegates to the Greenback State Convention. Four members attended, with delegates named from various townships and alternates listed. Preamble and resolutions criticized monopolies, urged party loyalty, and called for a clear platform from democratic allies.
The July number offers Llewellyn's new story Indian Summer and Miss Woolson's East Angels. It includes A Silk Dress on silk manufacture with illustrations, a Buffalo article with nineteen pictures, and vivid city descriptions of Cleveland. Outdoor life pieces by Zogbaum Ampersand and Midsummer at Mount Desert accompany Yachting history by Gen. Butler. Also features architecture on The Mohammadans in India and stories including His Royal Highness Love Affair and a Burdette tale with Pandora as frontispiece.
A number of circuses in the state complain of hard luck and reduced business due to sharp cuts in newspaper advertising. They blame smaller audiences and fewer patrons for dwindling gate receipts and uncertain tours.
These lines tout Electric Bitters as the best blood purifier and system regulator for liver inactivity biliousness and related ailments. Each bottle is guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded sold at fifty cents by J. Al Vickett & Co Palace Drug Store.
The installation of Herald Lodge No. 455 officers last Saturday drew about 200 guests with 80 in the crowd in the hall. W. P. Col. Scott of Nevada officiated assisted by W. G. Marshall and J. A. King. After the ceremony a large supper followed at Maxwell House.
Local notes detail Gilbert Bros. buying and shelling corn, oats purchases by Jacob Stevens and partners, hog purchases, W V Wilson selling tile, prices dropping at the station, a sympathy note for four horses, a well attended dance with forty nine numbers, wool shipments of about 2000 pounds by Henry Barnes, and various farm improvements. The salvation army meetings faced disturbance, doors were locked, and Rev. McHaughton and C. McFarlan will relocate. Reports mention bee swarm discovery, A A Stewart’s growing barn, F T Wilson’s ditching machine, and L Oliver's lumber sales.
The article notes a recurring bowel illness on Long Island and in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the south last fall and this winter. It warns the summer could bring more cases and urges families to prepare. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as effective and pleasant, sold in 2 cent, 50 cent, and dollar bottles by druggists.
Last Saturday evening the Odd Fellows lodge at Sheldahl held a regular session when an alarm at the door brought a crowd of 103 visitors with baskets of good things. The Madrid visitors Heskett and Casper joined the party, which reached a merry note that lasted until Sunday.
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