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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1880
Page
2
Congressional ticket lists Cyrus C. Carpenter for Member of Congress Ninth District from Wester County. Judicial ticket shows D. D. Miracle for Circuit Judge Eleventh District from Mamiton County.
Iowa Republican state convention adopts a ticket of Secretary of State Auditor of State Treasurer Register of State Land Office and Attorney General. Eleven presidential electors are chosen with one delegate per county plus bonuses based on vote totals. Story County receives ten delegates. Des Moines July 6 1880.
The Philadelphia Record notes that railroad gross earnings for the past six months rose 25 percent over the first six months of 1879, signaling healthy demand from agriculture, mines, and manufacturing. It argues this measure reflects broad economic prosperity without needing detailed breakdowns.
A New York telegram reports Ex Gov Jewell busy at the Republican National Committee Headquarters reviewing state campaign correspondence and dictating replies. The nationwide note says Republicans are preparing for a thorough canvass with Garfield and Arthur clubs growing in Vermont New Hampshire and Maine as a political revival appears.
The Nevada Watchman announces a move to publish as an independent Democratic paper backing Hancock and English for president and vice president. The editor vows to present facts while opposing the Greenbackers and their platform, aiming to serve the public interest through careful political analysis.
The New York Sun suggests Democrats must carry Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and Connecticut to elect Hancock. It doubts victories in those states and calls the nomination a perception of Democracy after the war, with Hancock unlikely to win New York Pennsylvania Connecticut or New Jersey.
New York City physician Dr. Tanner enters his fourth week of a forty day fast with only ice water for nourishment. He argues disease stems from two sources: excess food and worn-out tissue debris, and fasting can cut the former to expose the body’s natural cleansing. a tale is cited of a wealthy mother who learns dirt on the outside does not guarantee health, while frugal diet can produce cleanliness inside.
The report details Republican rallies in Indiana with A. G. Porter and Benjamin Harrison, praising national finances and the party’s ability to resume specie payments. It contrasts Democratic hopes in Pennsylvania with GOP confidence in New York and Chester County, and warns against Hancock as a threat to Republican principles.
The Louisville Post argues for adjusted local gains and warns that Hancock could lose Virginia’s 11 votes and potentially fall below the 61 Northern votes needed. It notes risk if New York and Pennsylvania swing away and criticizes idle Democrats at Governors Island, urging Hancock to purge them from office.
A New York Sun editorial criticizes the press and party claims ahead of a heated contest across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Connecticut. It argues the region’s industrious voters resist claptrap and seeks to warn Democrats about misleading tactics amid a charged political climate.
In excerpts from James A. Garfield’s 1868 House speech the general argues civil authority must govern in rebel states, condemns military rule, and insists for national healing the Republican Party pursue peace on the condition that its view of victory endures.
The piece critiques Republican tactics and Democratic reactions amid wartime politics. It notes farmer impact, Hancock support, and Forney's biography aims, paralleling Ohio 1863 results with national sentiment. Congressman John H Stalin declines reelection to avoid blocking promotions, endorsing Garfield and Arthur.
An editorial argues that since 1860 and 1864 the Democratic and Republican parties no longer differ on major issues. It asserts General Garfield's qualifications justify support and condemns Democrats for shifting positions while claiming the political landscape shows little substantive conflict between parties today.
The 1st General Assembly directs city and town officials to form local boards of health. Each board must appoint a health officer and report to the state board yearly. Meetings set for May and November with other times as needed. Clerks must file annual reports or face fines up to twenty five dollars. The legislature outlines duties, penalties, and funding through penalties.
An old medical ad promotes Guilmette's French Liver Pad as a universal cure for liver and digestive disorders. It instructs readers to ask a druggist or mail $1.50 to Toledo, Ohio, for a postpaid pad.
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