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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1885
Page
5
A local notice lists the Plowman Stock man and Poulterer together with the Nurseryman and Housewife in a community directory. The item signals a forthcoming gathering or listing of trades and households for the neighborhood.
The text explains basket willow favors moderately moist soil not waterlogged. Do not overmanure land with percent drainage as long as surface water can be removed. Ensure enough drainage to prevent surface water and allow roots to avoid mold while keeping soil consistently moist.
The Seene notes corn stalks used for the manure heap or feed. Cutting stalks can injure animals if pieces are large or ferment too far. If cut in quantity before severe cold, mild fermentation softens hard pieces, but care must prevent fermentation from destroying nutritive value.
The piece notes historical wheat yields in this country at nine bushels per acre, rising to twelve or thirteen. It compares unfavorably with England's average of twenty nine bushels, attributing higher English yields to earlier adoption of better farming methods. It suggests lower prices spur method improvements and potential future gains.
In a Des Moines Register letter the writer laments hard dry tasteless country cured hams sold at markets. They blame farming shifts toward selling pork and buying ham later, noting old-fashioned homes still preserve the former flavor. The author questions why modern pork houses cannot replicate traditional curing.
A letter argues windmills offer cheap water pumping and stock watering, noting benefits over hauling water and manure waste reduction. It cites a New York fair windmill exhibit for light machinery like corn shellers and grindstones and describes a barn mill with gearing as convenient and safer than steam or horse power.
The article discusses orchard insect challenges and outlines preventive and remedy strategies. It covers cultural practices, cleanliness, ground turnover, weed control, trunk washing with soap and carbolic acid, whitewashing drawbacks, planting insect-attracting shrubs, odorants, ammonia sprays, and inviting insectivorous birds. It notes practical spraying methods, mixing ratios, and equipment for delivering control liquids to trees.
The article lists preventives and remedies for apple tree pests including Paris green and London purple insecticides applied at the blow end, kerosene oil emulsions, woolen bands and bark blocks to trap larvae, soap washes to kill bark lice and scale, hand gathering of tent fall web worms, and burning infested twigs. It notes many insects threaten apple trees and stresses preventative vigilance by orchardists.
Practical gardening notes cover planting depth for cabbages and straw covering, light effects on rooting, cuttings from roses, and best soil preparation. Guidance includes sowing early crops, protecting houseplant foliage, cleaning leaves, ivy and palm polishing, removing dead material, and dust protection for clothing in swept rooms.
The Oxford Farmers Club report urges listening to feeding experiments and careful observation of each animal. It argues that digestion, ration suited to the animal, and timing affect outcomes, stressing feeding as the foundation of better husbandry.
The article explains buttermilk has value near skimmed milk for calves and pigs, about twenty two cents per 100 pounds, and can promote rapid growth if not fermented. However spoiled buttermilk causes diarrhea. it should be mixed with finished middlings and often boiled if quite sour, with flaxseed boiled to jelly to soothe the stomach.
The passage argues prudent horse buying and humane treatment of livestock. It suggests trying an animal under various conditions before purchase, warns that cruelty reduces value, and links domestic animal care to thrift and prosperity. It notes rising demand for heavy horses in sea towns and dockworker needs in crowded cities.
A large American goose ranch on Virginia’s eastern shore spans nearly 3000 acres and houses about 5000 birds. Geese are fed corn and grains with broad roaming freedom under herders, sheds, and careful weather protection.
The article describes how smaller feathers contribute to a pound of down, with a large proportion of weight from fluffy down. It notes hens lay about forty years old on average and produce up to ten eggs yearly, with plucking cycles from February to August every six to eight weeks. Feathers are shipped to a Philadelphia factory for finishing, while adulteration blends cheaper cuts with finer material, and the local factory focuses on finer goods. Down and feathers were formerly imported for American goods.
Charles F. Wingate argues damp cellars and poorly ventilated homes threaten health more than faulty plumbing. He notes blocked air flow from coal storage and furnace boxes, dust in air boxes, and the need for continual ventilation and sanitary drains to prevent typhoid, diphtheria, and other diseases. He cites a Boston plant case showing air quality and plant vitality linked to ventilation.
A simple recipe lists one quart graham flour one quart milk three eggs and one teaspoon salt. Mix well and cook with hot gem irons to create breakfast gems.
Take cold chicken chop fine and season to taste. Make a batter of milk eggs flour and a little salt. Stir in the chicken and fry brown in hot lard. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.
Slice and sugar two large oranges. Boil a pint of rich milk with one tablespoon of corn starch. Stir in the yolks of two eggs beaten well. Pour over the oranges while hot and mix. Beat the whites stiff and spread on top. Bake until browned. Serve cold.
A recipe instructs to boil vinegar mustard pepper salt and butter, add shredded cabbage and Sweet cream with two egg yolks, then fold in beaten egg whites. The mix is poured over when cool and eggs whites are stirred in last.
The article extols three daily meals with breakfast lunch and dinner options. It highlights recommended menus and accompanying recipes praised for variety and balance across the day.
A dated household menu outlines a breakfast lunch and supper with recipes for fritters fish croquettes and German pudding. It lists quantities for batter mix eggs milk flour yeast powder and fruit or meat dishes plus cooking instructions and serving notes. The fare includes fried ham fritters oyster soup roast turkey cauliflower and desserts with apples and cream.
Prof A J Cook suggests uniting colonies by removing bees to rejoin in one hive with alternating frames and thorough smoke. He notes bees should be kept around 95 degrees Fahrenheit for comb building and brood. A correspondent cites winter hive heat rising when probing entrance.
In a tragic excursion on Lake Minnetonka the Minnie Cook sank after a sudden gale. Ex mayor Rand his wife and ten passengers perished. Engineer George McDonald survived along with Mrs Rand and others. The Rand and Coykendall families were prominent Minneapolis citizens.
Garland issues a ruling that the Dolphin cannot be accepted by the Government and that no contract exists with John Roach. He cites defects in speed and strength and says funds paid to Roach were received without lawful authority and may be recovered. The case leaves open possible action against the vessel itself.
Mrs. Sarah Owens, long troubled by a large abdominal tumor, underwent a five hour ether anesthesia. A twenty two inch incision revealed a fatty mass weighing fifty five pounds, removed by four men over two hours. She reported no sensation upon waking.
Christian Mann aged 111 died at his Wayne City home. The Missouri native, Virginia-born, Kentucky resident and longtime county advocate boasted never to have taken medicine. A companion of Daniel Boone he voted in every presidential election since Washington, casting ballots for only three defeated candidates. He remained healthy until his death.
A varied clip notes financial and cultural items including the Rothschilds loan to Egypt of 1 250 000 payable until September, a Bostown corset inventor earning 50 000 in three years, 18 000 freight cars passing through Indianapolis in a week, and diverse society items on botanic gardens Montreat and melons in Barnwell County South Carolina worth 50 000.
A 14 year old girl was attacked in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County. John Lawrence, a 17 year old colored youth, was jailed but mobbed, freed, and hanged from a rafters inside an unfinished house. The father's shot ended the scene as armed citizens dispersed.
John Van once missing after taking eight thousand dollars from a Cincinnati bank was discovered in the Shaker village near Highbridge Kentucky River. The forty eight year old half-brother of singer Marie Van rejoined the community after a wanderer life including a decade at sea.
Indignation rises as Gentiles debate the half mast action. An elderly veteran at City Hall laments the flag not raised and vows to leave the area within forty eight hours. Horace Eldredge of Deseret National Bank defends half mast saying rights are held back. Deseret News justifies half masting under church authority, claiming liberty is dead in Utah.
A dynamite blast at the east end of Sid ing Hill Tunnel on the South Pennsyl vania Railway kills John O'Brien and Christ McCormick and John White colored. Four others injured, two likely to die, while James McManus, badly wounded, guides rescuers and locates the time of the blast. The accident is blamed on premature discharge by O'Brien after pounding the fuse.
Boston dispatch reports Miss Bessie Hincks, 20, daughter of Gen E W Hincks, died after her dress caught fire on Brattle street. A smoldering firecracker is suspected cause as two nearby men extinguished the flames. She had just completed her first year at Harvard annex and was esteemed in Milwaukee where her father once commanded the National Soldiers Home.
Reports from Parsons Kansas describe severe flood damage as the Neosho River climbs five feet above previous records. Many wheat shocks ruined, livestock lost, and several houses swept away. Nine bodies recovered so far at Parsons Chanute and Neosho with more missing. Rail crossings halted since the first.
In Corvallis Oregon E Rosenthal a prosperous Jewish merchant killed himself after family disputes. His wife and her parents the Klines had urged him to marry his wife’s younger sister. A quarrel at his store ended with Rosenthal shooting himself following a note claiming they forced him to the deed.
The Russian press comments at length on Sir Peter Lumsden receiving the Order of the Bath and on reports that Sir Austin Layard may be named Ambassador to Turkey. They view these as direct demonstrations against Russia and urge England to guarantee Afghanistan. In informed circles frontier negotiations are said to proceed on their prior basis.
New Orleans special reports National Cotton Exchange notes rainfall and temperature near normal through June. The crop condition index rises from 91 to 92 as growth remains healthy. some areas report wind and heat affecting late stages, but overall progress remains strong versus last year.
Telegrams report sixteen companies of soldiers on site at Fort Reno and Darling ton as Cheyennes and Wichita Indians resist disarmament. Indians threaten death rather than submit, while observers suspect white interference fueling the warlike stance.
The largest pension paid to a soldier of the late war is $100 per month and is issued to General Black, who serves as the Commissioner of Pensions.
In the last twenty five years the Methodists increased the value of their church property about 60 million dollars as part of expanding holdings and facilities across the church network.
Nearly 2,000,000 barrels of oil were produced in one year at Thorn Creek oilfield in Pennsylvania, marking a milestone for the operation as engineers report robust efficiency and sustained yield.
The Marquis of Queensberry tours Yosemite Valley taking in famous natural landmarks and scenic vistas during a leisure visit to California.
In Paris the violin increasingly replaces the m as a stylish instrument for ladies, signaling a shift in musical taste and social trends among the city's fashionable women.
Prof Lockwood argues oysters record age in shell growth lines and muscle scar positions. He demonstrates a thirty year old oyster with a hinge origin, growth plates, and nacre coverage that hides earlier scars, challenging earlier AAAS claims of twenty years.
In 1862 at Helena Arkansas soldiers railed at profiteering cheaters who shipped goods to the army. A steamboat delivered cargo to a late unload, a guard was hired, but soldiers seized the goods in a nighttime raid. The pirate sharks wasted no fortune as boots, watermelons, and chickens created chaos.
An explainer cites historical estimates from Saxe Cassendi and Popular Science News on lead use in battle. It notes Solferino and Franco Prussian War data: about 700 bullets per wounded, 4200 per killed, and 1300 shots per French soldier destroyed, with wasteful volumes from overfiring and practice shots. It mentions tactics to press down muskets and a French chasseurs episode where 400 shots failed to hit a mounted German sentry.
The article explains New Orleans burial practices in a marshy city where cellars for houses and graves are impractical. It notes brick or stone whitewashed coffins walling graves, large multi tier tombs, Confederate memorials, and a National Cemetery with 12,192 graves including 6,915 known Union remains and 5,279 unknown.
A historical note argues against using the word lady when asking about a man’s wife. It favors referring to the wife as Mrs and to the husband as gentleman, claiming wife carries refined significance and should replace casual terms. The piece emphasizes proper speech and social etiquette in conversation.
A Rochester feature explores how testimonials and reading articles win public trust for Warner's safe cure. The interview with H. H. Warner, a leading advertiser, discusses evidence over testimonials, claims of kidney and liver restoration, and a Plymouth Pa incident as proof.
Indiana State Geologist disputes that timber clearance drives floods arguing floods occurred before white settlement and forests have limited effect on storms. He notes hillsides cleared for cultivation increase runoff while fallen debris and grasses store water, reducing flood frequency where forests remain. The Tribune cites deluging rains trend in treeless lands.
The passage notes mothers attribute adult thoughts to infants, claiming they infer likes and will from a helpless baby. It includes a list of baby age milestones and ends with an epitaph copied verbatim from a Marion Alabama tombstone.
The Boston Herald notes pneumonia threatens life in New England this spring, striking young and strong as well as those prone to fatal illnesses. It warns against complacency, citing sudden weather changes and climate risks, urging vigilance and prevention to resist epidemics and protect health.
The piece argues that true tonics restore harmony of body functions beyond mere appetite stimulants. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for purity, digestion support, regularity, and as a safeguard against malaria rheumatism kidney issues and nervousness.
Mrs Stintem and Fogg exchange compliments about a cake. Fogg says the cake recalls his mother's cooking and his late mother’s cake, prompting warm reactions from the landlady. The Boston Transcript quotes the exchange.
Courtless ad style copy touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the most efficacious remedy for early pulmonary disease and liver and blood derangements. It claims the Discovery is a safe and sure specific, sold by all druggists.
Despite the saying one good turn deserves another the guidance warns against turning a collar more than three times. The remark emphasizes moderation in reuse or adjustment actions within a brief moral or practical note.
Article promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic to restore joy and alleviate melancholy in women. It claims to be a great healer of women and suitable for debility, asserting safety and pleasant use.
The Gault House in Chicago at Clinton and Madison corners advertises first class accommodations at 2 to 2 50 dollars per day. Proximity to Union Depot is noted, with elevator and full amenities. Hoyt and Gates are listed as proprietors. Caswell Hazard Co. promote MensMan's Perroxtrep Brer Townie a beef product claimed to boost blood strength and general debility.
Readers urged to guard health with careful diet this season and to keep Perry Davis Pawn Kinser on hand for external and internal use.
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