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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1887
Page
2
Gertrude Dennis reports thinning hair improved after using Papillon flax extract Skin Cure. A bottle costs $1.00 prepaid, offered by Apillon Company Chicago and sold by L. M. Bosworth.
The article reflects on the private soldier’s role in the Civil War, contrasting frontline leaders with ordinary volunteers. It recounts enlistment patterns after Lincoln’s 1861 call, the Army of the Potomac’s trials, and how young villagers faced loss as brothers Charley, Jack, and others are killed or wounded, showing war’s toll on families.
General Landes Post of the Grand Army returned to Lynn after a Gettysburg and Richmond visit with Confederate veterans. A banquet at Sanger Hall drew about 400 attendees. Virginia officials and Richmond speakers sparked controversy by proposing flags and constitutional amendments, stirring Northern discomfort.
W D Sult of Indiana and Abraham Hare of Ohio testify Electric Bitters relieve rheumatism and liver kidney and blood diseases. They say the remedy cures ten year rheumatism and comes in bottles at 50 cents, sold by L M Bosworth's Drug Store.
The Rev. Geo H Thayer of Bourbon Indiana says he and his wife owe their lives to Shiloh's Consume Cure. The product is sold by J H Pickett and another vendor.
Mr. Cleveland will not attend the Grand Army Encampment at St Louis and will not send a substitute.
POWPERLY is described as a staunch protectionist and anti saloon advocate who supports restricted immigration and advancing education, presenting himself as a firm reformer.
Four members of the West Point Board of Visitors this year served in the rebel army. Their presence allegedly incentives the graduating class to be false to their country and flag when needed, with the claim that their future favor will be counted by many.
MARTA Hatpin wife of the illegitimate child of President Cleveland has married Albert Secord of New Rochelle New York uncle of her first husband. The President did not attend the wedding and stayed away from St Louis likely due to heat.
In a Saturday night disturbance, Milt Black was accidentally shot by his intoxicated brother. The incident, tied to heavy drinking, underscores temperance concerns and sparked local discussions on alcohol safety.
After General Grant's death subscriptions spiked for his monument but soon fell away. A Racine dispatch reports the grave of George C. Had dock, once a popular hero and martyr, remains bare and neglected.
A red-nosed orator questions a farmer’s wealth gaps while a responder in the car retorts about saving and buying land. The report cites Milwaukee metrics with 35 000 eligible men and low Protestant church and prayer group attendance along with 2120 arrests and 468 entrants to a saloon in one evening.
The text lists 16 000 colored teachers in the United States and 1 000 000 pupils in the Southern states. It notes 16 000 in male and female high schools, 3 000 000 worshippers in churches, 60 normal schools, 50 colleges and universities, and 25 theological seminaries. It states colored people pay taxes on 150 to 200 million dollars of property.
Thousands of men gain work in bat and ball manufacture across the Western states. One town alone produces over a million bats yearly. A single factory used more than a million feet of lumber in a season, including 350000 ash, 150000 basswood, and 500000 cherry.
A new variety of asparagus has been discovered on the steppes of Akhal Tekiz recently annexed by Russia. The wild plant reaches five to six feet tall with stalks nearly as thick as a man's arm and offers tender flavor. One stalk can feed ten Russian soldiers with all they can eat.
Conklings present course perplexing. Invited to speak at Chicago Grant club, he agrees only if no politics. It remains unclear if the New Yorker will abandon politics or keep a reserve power and popularity that could return him to political life.
The Regents of the State University say they dismissed Professors Leonard Parker and Fellows for being too old. They elected Judge Love to a Professorship, and he is considerably older than the displaced instructors. The article cites a Georgia man's reply about age as a humorous illustration.
The platform advocates unconditional repeal of naturalization laws and restricts immigration to exclude shiftless and criminal classes. It also proposes alien land prohibition, strict church state separation, no church interference with schools, and a law compelling citizens to vote at every election. It notes that compulsory voting is worth discussion.
The article praises the Gettysburg reunion of Union and Confederate veterans. It says both sides spoke kindly of each other and that the union soldiers’ work was thorough. It envisions former adversaries dwelling together with devotion to the old flag, free of revenge.
In Paris Texas Mr J E Corley once unable to move or lift his head recovered after using a trial bottle of Dr King's New Discovery. He then bought a full bottle and two boxes of Dr King's New Life Pills and regained thirty six pounds. Trial bottles available at L Li oaw ore.
A Civil War veteran argues for returning Confederate flags to their former holders while condemning Cleveland Endicott and Drum for blocking the gesture. He recalls his service from 1861 to 1865 and urges a ceremonial restoration led by Sherman or Sheridan, not Washington officials.
The piece highlights Venezuela as a near exotic destination for Northern Americans. Dr. W. F. Hutchinson promotes attractions in The American Magazine August issue. It features a portrait of President General Guzman Blanco and notes the impracticality of carrying vast sums in $1000 bills.
Buckten's Arnica Salve marketed as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back at 25 cents a box sold by Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store.
In a Defense of healing after conflict Oliver P. Eck offers a pledge to forgive those who accept equal liberty and rights for all. The address urges remembering the past without dwelling on it and calls for reconciliation while insisting on justice for the living and the fallen.
The Cincinnati Gazette reflects on a Northern awakening to the President's order. It stresses unity among thinking men, recalling the Civil War era, and warns the South not to misread Northern sentiment as bitterness but as public devotion to foundational principles and denunciation of administration policies.
A Belknap Iowa merchant describes a severe cholera morbus epidemic last summer. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Diarrhea Remedy with rapid relief and notes widespread use and praise locally. The notice also mentions Col Edwards Clarke writing on education reforms for The American Magazine.
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