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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1890
Page
1
An anecdote of Buckland and Stephenson ends with Sir William Follett resolving a dispute, praising the power of eloquence. The piece then shifts to The Spread of Influenza, reviewing historical contagion debates, shipboard outbreaks, and the differing views on contagion versus rapid spread.
The thirty fifth annual state Convention of the Republicans of Iowa will be held in Sioux City on Wednesday at eleven o clock A M to nominate state officers and judges. Delegates: one per county plus one per 200 votes or fraction over 100 for Hutchison in 1889. Township and ward caucuses urged to report delegates to county central committees and state central committee.
The Republican Convention for the Eleventh Judicial District will be held at Webster City on Monday June 23, 1890 at 2 PM for nominating three candidates for judges to be supported at the coming general election and to transact other business as may properly come before the convention. One hundred votes were cast for J. G. Governor in 1889.
The Seventh Congressional District Convention will meet in Des Moines Iowa on July 3 at 1 am to nominate a candidate for congress and conduct other business. Representation is one delegate per 200 votes and a fraction of 100 or more for J G Hutchison for governor in 1888.
Mr Noel A Humphreys reports to the Statistical Society on Class Mortality linking urban housing to infant deaths and overall longevity. He notes that poor housing with impure air and bad drainage raises death risk while open air living among gardeners and agricultural workers yields longer lifespans.
In a Webster anecdote recounted by Charles K. Tucker man, Webster delivers a warning in Faneuil Hall about democracy. He commands the packed crowd to “Let each man stand firm,” restoring order as the audience erupts in cheers.
London correspondent reports Sir Edward Burne Jones nearing completion of his four large panels illustrating the Briary Rose legend from Tennyson’s Day Dream. The commission for Mr Agnew shows immense care and may be shown in Bond Street next year.
Notice announces the Republican Convention of Story County to be held at the Court House in Nevada on June 7 to nominate officers and elect delegates. It includes details on delegates to the State, Seventh Congressional, and Eleventh Judicial District conventions and requests township caucus notices. The call is by Henry Wilson Secretary and H C Boardman Chairman. It also mentions general civic notices and a Shiloh's Cure advertisement unrelated to the meeting.
Dr Namlin of Lemore California reports selling a few dozen bottles of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy led to strong demand and asserts its superiority. He says users recommend it to friends, boosting popularity. Available from Westerman Arnold and L M Bosworth.
The Chicago & North Western Railway Co. offers weekly excursions in Colonist cars from Chicago to San Francisco with first or second class accommodations. Double births are $4.00 each, Chicago to San Francisco, with departures every Wednesday at 10.30 PM and Sunday arrival at 10.45 PM. Tickets and full details available from railroad agents.
Parley Sheldon Ames April 16 1890 offers L P Thompson 9437 and Mark Fa golden Chestnut both by L P Thompson with multiple progeny records and foal insurance terms. Sires Peter Pink Paul Pinkham and Rienzi listed with racing times and achievements. Care noted but stock at owners risk in Ames Iowa season 1890.
T J Munson of La Crosse county wed the waiter girl after brief courtship during a restaurant visit. They became friends within minutes and lovers within an hour, marrying before sundown and returning home Saturday night after a three day absence.
Opportunity to travel to Tennessee and Mississippi on four dates April 22 May 20 September 9 and 23 and October 14 with a single round trip fare. Tickets valid 30 days and usable for stop overs south of Cairo. Agents west of Duncumb on the C F M Branch sell for evening trains the day before, per F Merry Assistant Gen Pags.
A boy named Masculine Tom to dodge punishment for tearing trousers asks his father to name masculine and feminine trees. He jokes that trees wear boy’s pants, claiming masculine trees exist, which amuses the father and averts a flogging. The tale comes from Youth’s Companion.
A reader reflects on preferred wording in quotations noting substitutions such as boy for little boy silver dollar for large silver dollar through the doorway for through the door and drove the horses for he carriage. The piece emphasizes precise phrasing in Good Housekeeping style guidance.
For pains in the chest there is nothing better than a flannel cloth saturated with Chamberlains Pain Balm and bound on over the seat of pain. It creates a counter irritation without blistering and relieves pain. used timely it is said to prevent pneumonia. Fifty cent bottles for sale by Westerman & Arnold.
An old advertisement proclaims a salve guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded, priced at 25 cents per box. It lists uses for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin problems and notes it is sold by all druggists.
The Nature account details a tame puma trained by Mr Wittich at his store. The beast accepts raw meat only on command, allows the master to take meat from its jaws, and even shares a bed with the dog Bruce. The puma roams the town with Wittich, yet has torn other dogs when unaccompanied.
Charley Howard chats with Burke of the old bookstore about relics from famous men. Burke boasts of selling Washington hair and battlefield ribbons, calling relic hunters fools and describing a staged influx of counterfeit pieces to boost sales.
A well dressed gentleman enters a leading mens furnishers shop and, after selecting a style, buys eight suspenders. He argues that having a dozen pairs avoids changing suspenders each time trousers differ in length and keeps garments from bagging at the knees.
Fred Leach of Ansonia uses an alarm clock driven device to feed four coops of chickens at set times. Each tin can suspended on a string releases a weighted feed at dawn, scattering corn as the clock triggers.
A travelling man asks another about trouble and one replies the girl did not leave him but her father did in a swift, wintry exchange. The brief dialogue captures a harsh mood and terse humor amid travel hardships.
A damaged clipping tells of a consumptive woman near death who, after reading about Dr King's New Weeks on wrapping paper, uses trial bottles then buys larger ones. She gains health and weight, from under seventy pounds to a strong rosy 140 pounds, with a druggist in Fort Smith offering free trials.
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