19 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1894
Page
1
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to the paper and the New York Weekly Tribune for one year at a price of 1.59 dollars. The message emphasizes value and urges immediate action.
Story county delegates to state and congressional conventions are uninstructed. The official convention delegates were instructed for Dyer. A coal sale about three miles south of town is reported at $2.75 a ton.
Supervisors Little and Johnson visited Maxwell last Friday to finalize arrangements for county work on the Calumas road. A burglary attempt at the railroad eating house occurred Monday night. a glass break drew night watchman Geo. Olinger pursuit but the intruder escaped. W.A. Sunday, formerly from Story county and a converted baseball player, delivered a strong sermon at the C P church Friday evening to a full house and attentive audience.
Nevada Representative Peck and wife Jennie Dutton spent last week in Nevada. Capt K W Brown and Mrs Brown visited from Ames for the Sunday school convention. Mr and Mrs H M Waters received goods from Omaha and set up home with Ellis Armstrong. J W Ambrose's new East street frame shows a commodious residence in progress. Swayze and Fitchpatrick began foundation work for a new Linn street block. Mrs H C Boardman and sons depart for Colfax then Lyons, planning a lengthy absence.
Miss Minnie Barkhurst of Stanhope stayed with Mrs. Mable Kelley en route home from Altoona after traveling by train. A local incident warned parents to supervise children and urged the marshal to curb fast riding and driving following a near accident involving Charlickson’s boy.
Florence Myrtie Hoffman and Grafton H. Wilson married July 8 1894 at 2 15 pm at the Ames residence of Dr. Albert Richmond Rev W Adams of Nebraska officiating. Misses Gertie Stewart and Jessie Cole of Ames attended with Stewart’s cousin Mrs Sarah Atkin son. A Cambridge Press item notes local civic chatter and railway disruption during a strike with partial service loss and pending restoration.
Farmers report about one third of a crop and should start preparing exhibit articles for the county fair. Z Chance of Ames visits with daughter Mrs M C Ufford. Mrs A W Lewis of Nevada visits with her parents Mr and Mrs E G Richardson of Zearing.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds with amounts and parcel details across Polk and nearby counties. Names include Hodges Flora Sanders Shepard Cook Martin Hass and Jacobs on various lots in townships 82 to 85 with swaps and payments ranging from 50 to 5600 dollars.
On July 21 and 22 the Northwestern line will sell excursion tickets to Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs at exceedingly low rates for return passage through August. Information applies at agents of the Northwestern Railway.
A promotional flyer claims Metzger's Lightning Colic Cure neutralizes stomach acids to cure equine colic in under an hour and treats wind, kidney and spasmodic colic in cattle. It advertises broad distribution in Iowa via H. D. Miller of Ares, and notes a company representative will visit towns within six months.
Independent Democratic State Senator from Brooklyn known as Plain Dan Bradley inflates views after a Sunday undercover probe of Bowery shops. He reports open saloons and concert halls and vows to push a Sunday closing bill for all stores except drug stores and restaurants, while Chicago moves to curb Sunday commerce.
A long excerpt contrasts fruitarian claims that flesh and cereals harm health with a German lieutenant in Hawaii promoting a fruitarian colony. It questions starch digestion, cites ancient apes as examples, and notes climate and health inconsistencies in returning to primitive diets.
Georgia political figure Judge James K. Hines, former Democrat and longtime Sandersville resident, announces his conversion to the People's Party and his candidacy for governor. The piece notes his career in the state legislature and as a superior court judge.
An advertisement urges readers to learn swimming and details a rescue method. It explains reaching the submerged person quickly from shore, approaching from behind, gripping the wrist, and swimming on the rescuer’s back to shore using the current. It notes that if grasp fails, dive under, and insists one can avoid drowning with presence of mind and focus on one person.
Destehe in Matona the first college ae am De Wittene present ceeiaan was down to that office in 1885 when he was only 27. He is a graduate of Harvard. Re- president William de W. Hyde fore he was called to Bowdoin he was pastor of the Congregational church at Paterson New Jersey for two years. Under his management the college has prospered greatly. Its endowment now amounts to over 800000 and its libraries contain 53000 volumes. It has 28 professors and other instructors and about 820 students. Including Bowdoin there are now 21 colleges in the United States that are 100 years old and over.
Social circles in Washington buzz over the engagement of Miss Ethel Ingalls daughter of ex Senator J J Ingalls to Dr Edward G Blair of Atchison Kansas. Miss Ingalls a noted former belle now leads a quiet life at Oakridge near Atchison pursuing literary interests.
The piece surveys public figures facing illness after corruption disclosures including Dr. Cornelius Herz and a New York official, notes a rise of legal enforcement against Chinese immigrants, and discusses wheat exports from Buenos Aires, European bimetallism debates, and the then evolving aluminum watch trend in Paris. It also reflects on tariff policy tensions between producers and importers.
A Buffalo Express account recounts a reporter’s night with Slade the slate writer where objects hurled, furniture reset, and bedclothes pulled as a show of spirit power. The witness asserts Slade claimed control of spirits, while noting he cannot explain the phenomena.
Lieutenant Leigh describes the deafening noise and violent shock of firing 100 ton guns. He notes seamen rise on their toes to endure the concussion, while many lie down to protect ear drums. The author warns such weapons pose danger to crew and enemy in distant engagements.
The answer notes many foolish youths pursue such suits. Breach of promise actions rarely pay, often incite scandal and costs, and produce little compensation unless a real wrong occurred. Legally a man can sue, but it looks ridiculous.
The New York World suggests remedies for creaking shoes. One method hides the scent of oil by soaking soles overnight in linseed or sweet oil to stop the squeak and waterproof them. An alternative is to take the shoes to a cobbler to drive pegs into the center of the soles.
A colonial-era dialogue features Mrs Spendleigh debating fashion while Mr Spendleigh jokes about bankruptcy court. The piece shifts to discuss about 2,000,000 wild horses across Montana Nevada Idaho Washington and Oregon and a proposed slaughtering raid by factions aiming to profit from bones hides and hair. The article notes a US Supreme Court ruling on telegraph company liability.
The article notes Mrs Ellen M Henrotin of Lake City as newly elected president of the National Federation of Women s Clubs and highlights her prominence as wife of banker Charles Henrotin and as a leader in society and in the World s Fair auxiliary work. It also includes assorted notes on remedies and curiosities and local ads.
Senator M. Quay plans a three story residence on K Street Northwest to be finished in November. The circular entrance opens to a broad hallway with a library on the right and dining rooms opposite, all richly finished. The design includes a basement and attic with a decorative finish throughout.
The Ericsson torpedo boat, launched at Dubuque, is a 150 foot steel vessel built far inland beyond the reach of foreign invaders. It measures under 16 feet in beam and 10 feet 6 inches in depth and uses three sixteenths inch steel plates with advanced armament.
Philadelphians praise Henry G. Bryant as leader of the Arctic expedition to bring Lieutenant Peary and his party home. Bryant, who helped Peary in 1892, plans to reach Bowdoin Bay in late July and expects Peary’s return by August end. He aims to map Ellesmere Shoreline, study Eskimo tribes, and seek clues about wrecked Swedish explorers Bjorling and Kallstenius near Carey Island in 1892.
Dr. J B Murphy of Chicago, leading surgeon at the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, speaks at an international medical congress in Rome. He is noted for claims that certain procedures could save 60 percent or more of people with appendicitis. Murphy formerly lectured at Rush Medical College and has roots in Wisconsin.
Howe and Cushing, renowned amusement caterers for nearly fifty years, present a world famous show in Ames on Thursday. The display promises unprecedented features and lavish attractions drawing wide attention and patronage.
A fragment notes a woman not in what a man loves her. The lines claim the happiest people in the west are those who keep away from the thermometer.
In the number and show of the mind these are highly mentioned in city newspapers where exhibitions have been given. The traveling exhibit is regarded as the most interesting of its kind and receives favor everywhere its tents are set up. People are eagerly awaiting events at Ames on Thursday, July 26.
The North Western Line sells round trip excursion tickets to Ashbury Park New Jersey for July and August due to the National Educational Association. Tickets go on sale July 7 and 8. Inquiries directed to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
The message notes swift and comfortable passage to all Pacific Coast and Puget Sound points, emphasizing ease of travel. It highlights reliable routes and efficient connections for travelers moving along the western shoreline.
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