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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1886
Page
2
The 408 Senators Representatives and Territorial Delegates show 283 active church connections. Methodists lead with 72, Baptists 63, Episcopalians 41, Presbyterians 37, Catholics 36, Unitarians 15, Lutherans 8, Christians Campbellites 10 and two Quakers.125 members never belonged or have drifted away from church life.
Edward Z C Jupson known as Ned Buntline dies in Stanford New York last week at age sixty four. A popular sensational writer reputedly earning up to 60000 dollars annually for his works. His life included a Philadelphia lawyer father, a sea voyage at eleven, numerous duels, mobbing, and service as a Union Army scout.
A Des Moines News statement lists total state costs at 36745.13 with 21555.45 for senator pay. Barrett 8588, Ryder 3584, Gatch 342, Hull 696, managers and counsel 480 to 605 each. Stenographers 1893, witness fees 1315.85, stationery 342.68, state printer 2885.03, state binder 562.13.
The piece lambastes the administration for vetoing public works while paying interest on $144 million callable bonds, with $83,760 weekly, amid idle treasury vaults above a $100 million gold reserve. It cites pensions denied to disabled patriots and criticizes bond holders in Wall Street for extracting interest.
Gen Butler notes the President claims congressional fraud justification for denying special pension acts. He cites the 1873 law allowing the commissioner of pensions to suspend payments on proof of fraud until Congress can decide on repealing the act.
Philadelphia Press notes a wide array of individuals submitting petitions in the Senate on Saturday urging a bill to disburse at least 200 million dollars from the Treasury surplus. The Hendricks legacy fuels opposition to the Democratic administration amid talk of a deficit rather than surplus.
The article repeats Mr Jordan's July 1 1886 surplus figures detailing reserves, gold holdings, silver dollars defied as legal tender, and cash balances. It lists totals for gold and greenbacks, plus special deposits and cash in Treasury, urging readers to remember the figures amid claims by others.
Aletter from S A Knapp of Lake Charles Louisiana dated June 14 1886 describes an English American syndicate's land purchase along the Sabine to Vermilion Bay about 120 miles. It details canals grass crops cattle and fruit farming prospects plus six lakes and a planned market slaughterhouse and dairy houses.
Four years after winning the Republican nomination for Congress in Council Bluffs Anderson faced heavy Democratic criticism over alleged patronage schemes and private misconduct. Defeated in a loyal Republican district, he later aligned with Democrats and now runs as an independent against Hepburn, with Democratic support pledged.
The piece questions the claimed four hundred million surplus and denounces Democratic leaders and Grover Cleveland over vetoes of pension bills for Union soldiers. It alleges deficits in the treasury, and accuses the party of hostility to veterans’ pensions while criticizing tariff reductions and the political use of the surplus claim.
Col McClure recalls forty years back when Greeley’s Tribune and Bennett’s Herald disputed circulation near 45 000 daily. He notes today’s large papers like the New York World and the Herald and Sun with far bigger lists, and cites the era before reporters and journalism as a formal profession.
A merchant, F B Nourse, General Western Agent, Royal Baking Powder Co, reports remarkable results from Papillon Skin Cure used on children. He credits rapid improvement after days of use, noting staff physicians and attendance benefited. Ad promotes large bottles for $1.00 at drug stores and mentions sale of carriages and road carts by G H France.
The piece details historic long dry spells dating from 1621 to 1876, noting 123 days without rain in 1762 as the longest American drought. It cites multiple summers with extended periods of no rainfall and mentions residents sending for hay and grain from England.
Judge a government by its men, judge a man by deeds. Time tested Dr Bigelow’s Cough Cure offers a safe, speedy remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. Sold by Pickett & Co. in fifty cent and dollar bottles. Healing to the lungs and pleasant for children. For sale by J H Pickett & Co. 26
An exchange notes that the July corn silk adage may prove true as ears reach tassel stage and cracking sounds in fields suggest silk formation. The observation frames an early indicator for crop moisture and conditions this season.
J. C. Burrows of Kalamazoo Michigan testifies that after five years of hay fever and a persistent cough, Papillon extract of flax Catarrh Care cured the cough and brought relief. Large bottles sell for one dollar at druggists.
Mrs Joan Hoover delivered a girl baby last week and will return to Nebraska. The event centers on the presentation to her liege lord with plans for travel back to Nebraska.
An Ames notice offers Sprague's Throat and Lung cure with Wes Termann as sole Ames agent. Readily available trial bottle free and full bottle for $1. The ad targets travelers facing changing climates and promises relief from throat and lung troubles.
A critique of pursuit of bargains that harm producers and workers. It questions price undercutting, sweating of labor, and the loss of margins for subordinates. It warns how cheapness lures customers and drags other goods into a retailer’s own market market, harming livelihoods.
Grass Valley Tidings contrasts rough frontier imagery with histories of brave educated men like William M. Stewart John Bigler and John R. McConnell who worked mining gulches and later held public office. The piece praises their learning courtesy and bravery while noting earlier stereotypes of miners.
A Cincinnati Enquirer cor respondent notes inmates in prison despite life sentences engage in vanity. They reportedly fix their hair, scrape whitewash from walls with nails to use as powder and replace rouge with red ink.
A young man is arrested for kissing a pretty girl who testifies. The defense asks if she was kissed against her will, and she admits kissing him during the affray in self defense. The attorney’s line is overruled and the case is dismissed.
Various old remedies are touted for throat and lung diseases including Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure with trial bottles and full sizes sold by H. Westerman. Other items praise Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic, Scott's Emulsion, Grigg's Glycerine Salve, and a poison ivy antidote with quicklime and baking soda for bee stings, all offered by local merchants.
The juice of one orange mixed with one pint of sweet milk is warmed slowly until curds form then strained and cooled for a simple lemony curd-like dairy treat.
An old style ad touts a skin salve guaranteed to cure cuts and eruptions with money back if not satisfied. It lists Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store and Mr and Mrs L F Andrews as sellers. In local news, Frank M Andrews is reported as reinstated at Iowa Agricultural College by a full faculty vote.
A field vendor pledges a 1600 stock string and a larger, better selected display than ever before, signaling readiness to showcase at a forthcoming show while not aiming to lead.
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