Annual rate quoted for service in advance
The notice states two dollars per annum if paid in advance and two dollars in advance if sent out of the county.
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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1884
Page
1
Local Notices From Ames Grain Market and Mail Section
Fragmentary OCR notes mention changes by monthly per inch rates and a second class mail matter designation for Ames. Details are unclear but indicate business block listings and postal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Ames Business Directory Excerpt with Local Firms Listed
A historical listing shows numerous Ames businesses and professionals including attorneys, banks, mercantile firms, dress and millinery shops, hotels, grain dealers, real estate, wagon makers, carpenters, and artisans. Names such as D McCarthy Geo A ne P G A Meredith Stevens & Hays Rees C A Beverly Chas Hunt Bigelow & Hunts Bradley & Paxton Bank of lage Union National Bank Ames Millinery Miss D B E Dix T K Soper Nettie Barndellar Mrs W Bennett A H Thayer L Bartlett J A Queal & Co Cook & Shields Henry Wilson Jr Co and others are recorded alongside tradesmen and service providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Merchandise
Bigelow & Hunts
Bradley & Paxton
Bank of Lage and Deynsit
Union National Bank of Ames
Millinery
When My Ship Comes In Poem Fragment
A fragmentary verse about waiting for fortune at sea. The speaker praises a ship bringing wealth as summer and winter pass, noting the treasure of opportunity and the freeing effect on the spirit. The text reads like a light sentimental poem set at sea.
The Equilibrium of Nature Under Civilized Progress
Chambers' Journal laments health threats from commerce and luxury. It argues air water and fire spread pollution, microbes persist after burial, and sanitation science must advance to restore nature's balance amid urban life. It warns civilization disrupts equilibrium and urges corrective sanitary research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’ Journal
Clothespin Profits Revealed in 19th Century Garment of Industry
A New York Sun report unpacks the clothespin trade showing a log yields 12,000 pins worth 96 dollars while production costs including saws, belts, lathes, and kilns drain profits to about 31 and a half percent. Consumers pay a cent a dozen, or roughly 32 dollars per thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Weill
Standard Oil Company
Grant & Ward
I Done Specs I Got Danger Says a Worried Brother
A West End druggist recalls a tense exchange with a frightened Black man in a Boston neighborhood. The man fears a dangerous illness and presses for treatment while the clerk suggests quinine, which is dispensed in small glass capsules. The next day the man reports quick relief but irritation at the fragile packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Darkey
Lawyer uncovers enduring DC blasphemy law
A Washington attorney reveals an 1802 DC statute still in force that prescribes branding the tongue with a hot iron for blaspheming God. He notes enforcement would keep the iron in use if applied, and the law has never been repealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Washington
District of Columbia
Student transfers by region in historical exchange plan
Across regions a population of 25 000 000 Englace sends 5 000 students to two Scottish universities. Scotland with 4 000 000 population has 500 university students. Germany with 48 000 000 population has 23 500 in its universities. New England states with 4 110 000 population sends 4 000 students to eighteen colleges and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englace
Scotland
Germany
New England
Critique of Sunday School Books by Rev Forbush
The third objection targets goody goody Sunday school volumes that imply bad boys suffer dire fates while good children die young. The critic argues this harm stems from untruthful pictures of life and warns the material should be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Forbush
Black Hawk on War, Land, and Morals Through Time
Readings from Black Hawk’s reflections on warfare, land rights, marriage, religion, colonial politics, and the slavery issue in 1833. He contrasts Indian and white practices, defends ancestral graves, criticizes frontier expansion, and suggests a controversial plan for relocating enslaved people between states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk
Mab
Henry George
Cumberland Mountains
Jefferson Barracks
Jefferson Davis
Galena
Drinking Water Charged With Gas Endangers Health
A Chicago Herald piece warns that carbonic acid gas in soda water can pose serious health risks when inhaled or consumed in large quantities. It explains how gas is produced, its effects on impurities, and the dangers of excessive ice cold beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Fragmented dialogue hints at theft and trickery
A fragment shows a speaker doubting luck and questioning resale value of stolen goods. The text hints at a recurring deception aimed at librarians, suggesting a pattern of fraud.
Bankers Talk of Empty Banks and Shady Deals
A New York bank breaker at the national convention laments dwindling profits and warns of insolvent banks and inside thieves. He cites a big eastern bank collapse, missing cashier, and the risk of "empty banks" as forces driving him west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Chicago
New York
Europe
New England
Early Connecticut Patents Trace Invention Past And Present
The Washington Cor New York Sun notes Connecticut granted Hinman a 1717 patent for making molasses from cornstalks. Senator Platt cites early Connecticut patents, including a 1783 wind up clock, and contrasts patent counts from 1790 1795 with a modern surge reaching about 22 383 if last year’s reissues and designs are added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Cor
New York Sun
Connecticut
Edward Hinman
Platt
Benjamin Hanks
Mr. Platt
United States
The Ganges Canal Project and Native Reactions
The Ganges canal, the largest irrigation canal in India, cost over £3,000,000 and stretches about 300 miles from the Ganges main to its course. Natives initially opposed irrigation via the sacred river, then argued water would not flow, but later receded, and the canal is now in full operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Ganges
Buckwheat Cakes and Playwriting Aptitude
Bronson Howard recalls the Lotus Club of New York seeking an American dish recipe. A sister in another city sends a detailed method but a director suggests using a native American woman with genius. The board agrees, and a goddess of breakfast now presides over the Lotus griddle. The tale concludes that a successful play recipe ends with aptitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Bronson Howard
Lotus Club
New York
Fiddle linked to Washington eyed for Mount Vernon sale
The Chicago Tribune reports a fiddle once played by Washington is now owned by Col J Washington. An effort seeks 1500 dollars to buy it for Miss Custis music room at Mount Vernon joining the harpischord and a flute given by the general to Mrs Custis on her wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Col. J. Washington
Rose Planted by Charlemagne Revives in Hildesheim
The Chicago Herald reports that a legendary rose said to be planted by Charlemagne in Hildesheim Hanover has regained vitality after a century of waning health. Locals rejoice at the plant’s renewed life and the city’s famed curiosity endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Hildesheim
Hanover
Rifling Valuable Books of Portratta and Rare Illustrations
New York letter describes a bold book theft attempt at Nassau Street shops. A dressed man, posing as a library assistant, sought 2 000 volumes including rare New England theological works and altered a Cotton Mather sermon by removing a woodcut portrait valued at 180 dollars with the piece. The thief slipped away, hiding the artwork and fifteen other woodcuts among the volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nassau Street
New Public Library
Cleveland
New England
Cotton Mather
Cambridge
Astor Library Receives Ten Remarkable Rare Volumes
John Jacob Astor presents ten notable volumes to the Astor Library in New York City. The collection centers on the Evangelisterium of the Carlovingian Age, highlighting medieval religious and scholarly works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
Astor Library
New York City
Cassius M. Clay Discusses Emancipation Role in Interview
Cassius M. Clay reveals in an interview his level of involvement with emancipation. He discusses the Lincoln administration, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Kentucky situation, offering personal reflections tied to his era and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emancipation
Lanton
Kentucky
Emancipation and Politics in the Civil War Era
A Confederate era reminiscence recalls recall from Russia in 1862 by Seward due to opposition with Lincoln's policy. The speaker supports universal freedom, criticizes Seward and Stanton, sought emancipation through proclamation, and discusses Kentucky, Butler, Chase, Halleck, Lincoln, and Albany University speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Seward
Lincoln
Washington
Democratic
Kentucky
United States
Stanton
Blair
Fremont
Louisiana
Butler
Chase
Halleck
South
Kirby Smith
Madison County
Nelson
Frankfort
Wilson
Albany
N. Y
Thurlow Weed
Watch scam at the depot sparks Uncle Plato warning
At the passenger depot a well dressed man offered Uncle Plato a watch for five dollars. The elderly man warned against the con, recalling past experiences with deceitful sellers and telling the swindler to keep moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Uncle Plato
Longevity Gap Between Genders Reported by Vienna Bureau
Vienna statistics director reports that among 102 831 people over 90 years old, 60 308 are women and 42 520 are men. Italian data show 241 centenarian women to 141 men. Among ten year olds more girls than boys, and the gap widens with age. Male births exceed female by 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free States
Slave States
Tam
Philadelphia Ledger
Bureau of Statistics of
Vienna
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. E. Duncan
Intelligencer
Northmats
Picton
Minneapolis
Dee Moines
Lowe
Iowa State College of Agriculture
M. Arte
Official Directory
Uae
Adistor
Board OF Supervisors
Union Township
Lincoln Township
Collins Township
Methodist Episcopal
A. Ns
Dompson
Neart
Abvadia Lodge
A. F
Masons
A. HR. Deckworth
W. M
B. Tarion
United Workmen
U. W. No
G. M. Soren
G. H. Maxwell
M. W
Tallsworth Post No
A.R
Masonic Hall
Ig Pratt Wtant
Duncan
Henry Wilson, Jr
C. E. Turner
Ee By
Notary Puble
Ieigelow Untington
Stevens & Hays
LAW
Nevada & Ames
Barstow
D. McCarthy
LAW and Collection Agent
Stevens
New Build
Iowa
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
District of Office
Union Bank
Ames, Lowe
Madrid
Mu. P. Webb
Sheldahl
C. W. Allen
Gil ~Perr, Towa
Baigent Ysemord, den
G. A. Meredith
Ysician
Ames, Towa
Hutchinson
E. A. Beverly
Fem
Oraruic
ME Church
Story County
Chas. E. Hunt
Mist
Pate West
T. C. McCall
Nevada
Lowa
Iene
Miller
Chicago & Northwestern
R’y
Eidhibines
Des Moines
St. Paul
Hawarden
M. C. Jones
Tuve & Co
Augusta
Maine
Ames Business Directory
Attorneys At Law
Geo. A
P G. A. Meredith
Rees
C. A. Beverly
Chas. Hunt
N.G. Cook
D. BE. Dix. M
A. J. Sweeney
T. K. Soper
Nettie Barndellar
W. Bennett
Tery
A. H. Thayer
L. Bartlett
Ames Flouring
Henry McG ‘Thy
Bingham & Co
Wright & Ives
K. W. Brown
Marketa
H. Lightner
Benj. Read
Daember
J A. Queal
Hoatela
West Peon Raynor House
Genie
T. O. Hetland
Halsemining
Ghalies Hite
McDowell
Burge
Giddings
G. W. Staves
John H. Queal & Co
Amber Dealers
Lash
Geo. G. Tilden
George G. Tilden
Ames, Ia
Nichols & Maxwell
J. L. Bartlett
Boyd Building
Louie Bosworth
Vruggist
Bosworth & CO
Our
Lovie Bosworth
Edward
Rand
Wade
Ayer’s PA
Ague Cure
Red Mant
Rock Island
H. Atkinson
Summer
Lbrarians
Seermel
Mother Earth
Canals of India
Sumter
United Service
Ald
Tom Kernan
Tom
Cassius M. Clay
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