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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1894
Page
1
Maxwell Tribune Clippings Highlight Local Visits and Events
Miss Nellie Loughery visited Ames friends over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Harry Woodhouse and Mr and Mrs Geo Berlin spent Sunday in Ames guests of local families. Tissue paper entertainment by Maxwell children directed by Mrs Berlin drew praise. Chas Hamilton of Ames seeks clerkship. a Maxwell visit noted. John Johnson, Collins supervisor, discussed south township road matters. Eastern Star celebrated its first anniversary. An early freight accident killed Charley Fish's cow, a purebred Hereford valued at $400 with full pedigree mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Fish
Charley
County politics and social notes from Ames Nevada and Maxwell
Prof Hetle declines county office nomination from late prohibition convention. M W Tennant opens Duff house in Ames inviting Nevada friends to visit. J E Duncan of Ames reports suburban growth linking Des Moines and Chicago. State Auditor C G McCarthy visits on Decoration Day praising Story county. Nevada teachers join Kitty Hall for a Maxwell picnic and return home in a late storm. Dr Smith learns of his father's death in Toledo and travels there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Tennant
Duff
Ames
Nevada
C. G. McCarthy
Story County
Local Notes From Slater And Ames District
Dr. Schooler visited Slater on Monday after traveling to Collins for a difficult operation on strangulated hernia. Mrs. Frank Bryant’s mother and Mrs. Kinsell of Ames visiting Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Gossard with daughters Isephene and Myrie traveled Kelley to Ames for Decoration Day exercises. On Saturday May 25 1894 Mr Ole Falland died at his Slater home aged about 75. He was born April 1819.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Schooler
Slater
Collins
Frank Bryant
Kinsell
Ames
Ottumwa, Iowa
Gossard
Isephene
Myrie
Kelley
Ole Falland
Story City Residents Attend Visits and Synod Session
Mr. and Mrs. H R Boyd visited Boone for several days with daughter Miss Kate and friends. Mrs. Neilie Danuigison and children visited Story City on Decoration Day. Mr. Vinton and Miss Della Moses visited sister Mrs. C E Mangus near Gilbert. Rev L N Day traveled to Des Moines for church business. The Roland Synod session adjourned Tuesday after an engaging and profitable meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story City Herald
H.R. Boyd
Boone
Miss Kate
Neilie Danuigison
Story City
Decoration Day
Mr. Vinton
Della Moses
Roland
Cambridge Prepares for Fourth of July Festivities
The article notes Cambridge plans a lively Fourth of July celebration with an eager vest speaker and full effort. A May wedding between Lizzie Paul and Jacob Leskie is recorded at Rev N B Thredt’s residence. Memorial Day events featured Rev Byron Clark as speaker followed by Rev W W Ramsay with fitting remarks. Ames visitors include John Haverly and Simon Stratton guests of the Thompsons, and Walter Wilson with Eva Kerr visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
N. B. Thredt
Lizzie Paul
Jacob Leskie
Byron Clark
W. W. Ramsay
John Haverly
Simon Stratton
Ames
Gues
Harry
Arthur Thomps
Beatty Honored in Council Bluffs for State School for the Deaf Board
From Nevada Representative John Beatty returned from Council Bluffs Friday. At the meeting of trustees for the State School for the Deaf he was honored with choice as president of the board. Mrs. Clyde Lockwood is expected to arrive from Seattle tonight. Rev. Jack was in town yesterday en route to Chicago for a ten days vacation. Moines, June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beatty
Council Bluffs
State School For the Deaf
Clyde Lockwood
Seattle
Kwood
Jack
Chicago
Westminster Gooch
Moines
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ham and Hand Sentenced in Federal Bootlegging Case
W M Ham and W Y Hand of Story county received federal sentences for bootlegging. Ham drew thirteen months while Hand got fourteen months and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.M. Ham
W. Y. Hand
Story County
Zearing Enterprise Notices and Local Happenings
Local brief reports include missing young ladies returning from Nevada, Burkhart lumber shipments indicating strong spring business, S M McCall and W J LeRoy handling road tax work for Town Central railroad, Sam Smith seen in town after weeks, and the dissolution notice of Ingiedue & Dale with Dale retiring while Ingiedue continues. A county resident praises Zearing as the liveliest town with active business and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zearing Enterprise
Nevada
S. M. McCall
W. J. LeRoy
Town Central Railroad
Messrs
Ingiedue
Zearing
American Tariffs Book Reissued for Public Information
The 96 page document American Tariffs from Plymouth Rock to McKinley by the American Protective Tariff League has been revised. It is available by mail for 10 cents from Wilbur F. Wakeman general secretary at 135 West 23d Street New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Protective Tariff League
Wilbur F. Wakeman
West 23d Street
New York
Perfect place found only in prisons says quiet passenger
A lively passenger frets about liquor smoking and crime on a crowded train. An older man suggests a place with no vice or crime, then reveals the only such perfect place is in her majesty's prisons, leaving the grumbler silent for the rest of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiral Farragut's Death Blamed on a Woman
Rev James J Kane of the Brooklyn navy yard recounts in a lecture that Farragut and his wife were traveling from California when a front seat passenger refused to close a window. The cold draft worsened his illness and contributed to his death. Farragut allegedly warned that the woman would be held accountable if he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Farragut
James J. Kane
Brooklyn Navy Yard
California
Farragut
Curtain Care During Cleaning Advises Fresh Air
James in Ladies' Home Journal urges removing heavy curtains and portieres during cleaning, brushing and airing them thoroughly before rehanging. He warns curtains absorb odors from cigars and cooking, so keep them well aired and easily repositioned to prevent odors in rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Ladies’ Home Journal
Royal Intermarriage and Love in European Courts
A New York Weekly quip notes a wife scolding a late husband over money. The Boston Globe argues European royal kin should wed for love rather than birth, urging end to strict dynastic marriages to improve royal stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Clara
New York Weekly
Europe
Boston Globe
Iowa Supreme Court names two to Code revision commission
The Iowa Supreme Court on Saturday named H. S. Winslow of Newton and H. F. Dale of Des Moines to the Code revision commission. The panel includes Attorney General Stone Prof Emlin McClain Charlie Baker of Iowa City and the two new appointees. The commission will organize in September and begin work on a duty of great public value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
Iowa
H. S. Winslow
Newton
H. F. Dale
Des Moines
Stone
Emlin McClain
McClain
Charlies Baker
Iowa City
Messrs
Winslow and Dale
Bieyeling Fad Grips Eastern Social Circles
In eastern cities a new social trend named bieyeling spreads through fashionable circles. It draws attention for its novelty and exclusivity, with prominent hosts hosting bieyeling gatherings as a sign of chic status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bieyeling
Exodus of foreign laborers unsettles toward Europe
The exodus of foreign born laborers continues as hard times push workers toward Europe, shaping emigration in a way not anticipated when the issue first arose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Senator Gorman Said to Be Dangerously Ill
Maryland senator James Gorman is reported to be gravely ill with officials and family details unclear. The situation prompts concern about his health and succession implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Joy’s Vegetable Vermicella relieves chronic headaches
Jno M Cox of San Francisco reports that after three years of migraine-like attacks up to ten times weekly he bought two bottles of Joy’s Vegetable Vermicella and has remained free of attacks except one on the second day after starting use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. M. Cox
Turk Street
San Francisco
Joy
Reanarilla
Chicago school board fights youth tobacco sales crackdown
Chicago public schools protest drug candy and nation stores selling cigars to boys. City council advances an ordinance prohibiting sales with penalties from 350 to 1000 dollars for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of
Chicago
Nation
City Council
Smallpox Epidemic Closes Institutions in Atchison Kansas
Atchison faces a smallpox outbreak with churches schools and three colleges closed. Memorial Day services were canceled except for a G A R committee decorating graves. Prof Wynn's college is placed under quarantine due to the epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Kansas
Wynn
Headlines of turmoil spark concern in daily press
The Chicago Tribune front page Tuesday shows striking headlines about crisis and rebellion, yet observers note there is more smoke than fire and people are more eager to discuss than to fight, offering cautious optimism amid tense public mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
State officers eyed for convention nominations
Likely Republican picks for state posts include treasurer W. W. Morrow of Union County, attorney general Senator Car penter of Louisa County, railroad commissioner E. Sackett of Sioux City, and clerk of the supreme court S. 8 Sessions of Kossuth County. Nominations to be announced with renominations for secretary of state W. M. Mc Farland, auditor C. G. McCarthy, and reporter N. B. Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Morrow
Union County
Carpenter
Louisa County
E. Sackett
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Kossuth County
W. M. McFarland
C. G. McCarthy
N. B. Raymond
Theatrical Lunch Fueled by Thunder Lightning Snow
A Pittsburg Dispatch report recalls a western theater snowbound night when actors cooked beans using stage thunder a sheet of tin for heat and lycopodium powder for lightning. They improvised a rain meal from rain beans and snow while trapped by a severe storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Johnson finds quick relief for a distressed colt
Johnson, after a long day in town, faced a spasmodic colic in a valuable colt ten miles from a veterinarian. A neighbor offered Metzger's Lightning Colic Cure, which cured the horse in fifteen minutes. He now keeps the remedy on hand and swears by it, praising local dealer A1. D. Miller in Ames, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Metzger
Colt
Meizer
Marriage of Hattie Blaine and Truxton Beale Draws Notice
The marriage unites Miss Hattie Blaine daughter of the late James G. Blaine with Truxton Beale former United States minister to Greece and Persia. Beale, about 54, inherits a California fortune from General E. F. Beale. The note also profiles Dr. E W Hilgard and his irrigation work converting black alkali land with land plaster, boosting crops. irrigation investment exceeds 200 million dollars across 21 million acres in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Blaine
James G. Blaine
Truxton Beale
United States
Greece
Persia
Harrison
Athens
E. F. Beale
California
West
E. W. Hilgard
Agricultural College
University of California
Tulare County
Cal
Hilgard
Reflections Warn Against Wrongs and Pardon
A compact moral note argues that those who refuse reflection ruin themselves and that society does not forgive wrongdoing. The piece emphasizes accountability and the consequences of ignoring self-examination.
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ended June 2 1894
Transfers include LM Mann to John B Duff for 1700 dollars covering lots 2 and 3 in Nevada. Chas Olinger to Nettie M Cooper 150 dollars for lot in Olingers ad Maxwell. J L Dana to J Q Adams 95 dollars for lot 9 in Dana's ad Nevada. LL Zenor to W J Zenor 500 dollars for multiple lots in Ames. Iowa R R Land Co hub to Roberson 200 dollars for lot 4 in Ames. DH Danford to G A Underwood 75 dollars for two lots in Blacks Ist ad Ames. JF Linen to Harriet A Corrington 720 dollars for parcel 3831 4 2. Mary M Uhland to Adaline E Kerlow 315 dollars for all interests in several lots in Nevada. Victor A Kerlow to Adeline E Kerlow 315 dollars for lots 1789 te and 11 sw etc in Nevada. G W Mann to MIT Sheltin 564 dollars for lot 2 in Conners ad Nevada. Mil Land Co to John Thompson Adan 75 dollars for total 6 in Collins. James F Llarrison to James Harrison and others 100 dollars for 94 se 182 23. Henry Dunkie to W J Zeno 1150 dollars for lots 5 and 6 in Bigelows ad Ames. LL Zener to M E Zener 125 dollars for lot 3 in Flairs ad Ames. Rasmus Rasmussen to Lars Rasmussen 1400 dollars for ws nw 488 23.
Purported Purity Claims and Ads From Historical Clippings
A collage of ad snippets and humorous excerpts notes popular products such as ABSOLUTELY PURE baking powder and Hood's Sarsaparilla. It includes a Detroit Tribune quotation, a light exchange about fashion, and a health advert urging Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a Bosworth vendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Bosworth
Maple Sugar Party Tied To Vermont Life in School Lesson
A Boston schoolteacher hosted a maple sugar party for a few friends and asked her pupils to bring evergreen boards. She shared a Vermont inspired tale describing tapping trees sap boiling and sugaring, keeping a young student eager with a question about tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vermont
Peter
Eastern central Africa to host Hertzka inspired communistic colony
A 15 man expedition travels to Machakoland to scout a site for a Hertzka inspired Freiland style colony. If successful a larger party of 40 to 50 will join the settlement voyage from Hamburg.
Franklin Sails With Wellman Arctic Expedition
Professor Alfred S. Franklin, a skilled skater and Arctic expert, joins the Walter Wellman party. Born in Norway and naturalized American, he speaks English and Norwegian and has sailed the Spitzbergen waters as the expedition plans move toward the pole. Franklin praises Wellman’s approach as more sensible and likely to succeed than earlier efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wellman
Alfred S. Franklin
Franklin
Spitzbergen
Arctic Island
Frank Alfred
Franklinlin
New York
Women Rise In Freedom Movement In Community
A New York Herald report notes a rising movement for women to claim rights. It describes women listening to Miss Maude Banks and then shopping, with a candy clerk remarking prices as the woman buys exact items, asserting agency in everyday choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Monkey Rolla and Little Albert Racecard Note
A fast horse named Monkey Rolla with a time of 2 154y appears in the card. Little Albert has started 82 races and was behind the rooney only once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monkey Rolla
Little Albert
Rooney
Drought Grips Iowa Meantime Corn Crop Holds Hope
From Des Moines reports on June 5 1894 the state suffers drought with May rainfall under half normal. Grass oats hay crops suffer severe damage as pastures run short. corn retarded yet in good condition with clean stands. Extra fodder rations are fed in many localities while officials expect a corn crop of old time proportions if rains return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Des Moines
Iowa
Love A Nervous Disorder Catalogued As Fatal
A satirical 19th century piece defines Love A nervous disorder affecting the whole system and even clothing and food. It notes onset from childhood to old age and claims it is always fatal in age. It lists symptoms such as appetite loss and longing for flowers and poetry, and suggests treatments including marriage as a final remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Tabasco Sauce Tart Plot Causes Laughs in Humorous Exchange
A playful cartoon caption shows a wife boasting that her tarts are filled with Tabasco sauce. The husband eyes the treats cautiously as she revels in the joke, highlighting a comic domestic scene from Puck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Kind Lady Sees Children Cry Over Dog Tied Tin Can
A narrator relays a scene where a little girl and her brother cry after three boys tied a tin can to a dog’s tail. The girl laments the cruelty, while the boy mourns missing the incident's immediate moment of witnessing it. Good News.
The Home Sea Bath With Salt Water Remedies
Using a home bath with sea salt in water can substitute for a hot sea bath. Regular rock or dairy salts rot not replace the genuine salt that dissolves to form oceanlike brine. Hot baths open pores and cleanse body and spirit. rub gently, avoid long soaks, and try a warm night bath followed by a cold morning one for better complexion and health.
Concord to host trotting races this year
Concord New Hampshire will be central for trotting races in the Granite State this year. The Palo Alto farm will be represented on the track by a pacer for the first time. Charlies Thompson owner of Riverside stock farm Windom Minnesota is a deaf mute. A jury awarded Illinois Central railroad 5000 for killing stallion Memento Wilkes 2244.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Granite State
New Jersey
Palo Alto
Charlies Thompson
Riverside Stock Farm
Windom, Minn
McHenry
Monbars
San Francisco
New York
C. J. Hamlin
Nightingale
Illinois Central Railroad
Memento Wilkes
Mr. Smallhead and Little Nellie in a Comedic Exchange
A playful dialogue shows Mr. Smallhead entertaining Little Nellie until her sister arrives. Nellie insists she must not laugh, obeying her mother’s instruction, while Mr. Smallhead teases. The scène captures a light domestic moment from a Chicago Record item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smallhead
Nellie
Chicago
Editor to Publish Serial The Prettiest Girl In Town
An English editor announced plans to print a serial story The Prettiest Girl In Town in the next issue. Over 100 girls wrote notes warning him to omit their names or face consequences.
Customer asks if cure exists for rheumatism
Clerk briskly confirms a cure claim, noting doctors refuse to recommend it and attributing the statement to Trath. The exchange highlights skepticism toward medical promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trath
Portrait Painter Sir Joshua Reynolds on Ugly Women
Sir Joshua Reynolds complained about painting portraits of ugly women of quality. He feared they would hate him if he painted them as they are, and he warned he would hate himself if he did so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Joshua Reynolds
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