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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1885
Page
2
A fragment warns against miracle cures from dubious doctors or patent medicines that claim biblical or testimonial healing. The piece condemns gullibility and notes many elders have died after trusting such remedies, urging skepticism toward promised miracles.
A boastful ad proclaims Hop Bitters as a universal cure for any disease. The copy asserts widespread testimonials and offers free doses to anyone who requests, claiming the bitter tonic heals all ailments.
Gore pointed to a physician in Pitxiuce who blamed a failure to cure a patient on the ailment and suggested Try Hop Bitters. The patient died after using the bitters, and the doctor kept the joke while the patient’s family faced the loss.
A fragment discusses doctor visit fees at $3 and an annual total over $1,000 for car attendance. It suggests Hop Bitters, taken timely, could save $1,000 and the year. The text is a partial, promotional style excerpt without full context.
The author quotes doctors who abandoned Mr. Godfrey as incurable with kidney and liver trouble. A remedy named Stop Ditters is claimed to have cured him in ten days, contrary to medical prognosis. This dramatic claim questions conventional medical judgment.
A warning against counterfeit products advises avoiding items with the word Hop on their white label and shunning any brand that uses Hop or Hops in its name.
Ames residents hear a warning about the height of tornado season with assurances that danger should pass in ten days based on past year records.
Property to the amount of 8730000 was destroyed in May in this country. It is a pretty big country, or such a hole, it would excite some comment.
Some Bourbon papers predict that in a century or two the colored race will become entirely extinct. They warn that if that happens the white population in that region will have to work or starve.
Democratic papers in Ohio fought to stop Judge Foraker’s nomination by Republicans but failed, and signs suggest they will not hinder his election at the polls.
A newspaper used the proverb The way of the transgressor is hard while noting a variant The way of the treacherous is ragged. The truth of either example depends on the kind of office St John obtains, illustrating how wording shifts with context.
An architect estimates that the atmospheric column that struck and demolished the central portions of the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Council Bluffs equaled fifty pounds per square foot, or nearly 1,500,000 pounds on the building’s northwest part.
Religious papers condemn the growing fashion of applause for preachers during conventions and assemblies. They note no rule prevents a Methodist from shouting Amen when moved by a speech.
CaTro Sells, the Democratic candidate for U S District Attorney, is reported busy writing letters to political friends and Washington officials to assure them he has no connection with Sells Brothers circus.
In an interview Receiver Johnson of Marine Bank asserts Ward has a million dollars or more secreted in safe‑deposit vaults. He suggests London Paris Chicago or New York as possible locations to shield funds from discovery.
Democratic editors on a Washington trip crossed into Virginia to honor Generals Lee and Jackson by placing floral offerings at their tombs. The piece notes mystery over what Lee and Jackson fought for, a question unresolved until recently.
A Hastings editorial urges the Dubuque Telegraph to note the imbalance in patronage with eighteen rebel generals appointed to distant posts versus only three Union soldiers. The piece questions Democratic satisfaction with the division of spoils and mocks the disparity.
The piece predicts General Ulysses S. Grants death is near and laments his failing health. It recalls his stature as a leading Civil War figure and his role beside Lincoln as a national savior, expressing hopes for a peaceful passing.
The Washington Post concedes many of Mr. Cleveland's appointments were blunders yet excuses the President as a victim of bad advice. It argues the spirit of demagogues and spoilsmen has entered the President's counsels and suggests hiring a dedicated leader to restrain that influence.
The Sherman Brown dispute remains unsettled as Brown meets all conditions set by Sherman yet the Governor refuses to reinstate him. The piece argues a conspiracy behind Brown’s removal, likening it to a small scale revolution with Sherman as the brigand chief.
New York banks hold 61 million dollars in reserve funds well above legal requirements. The idle money is the largest ever in metropolitan vaults. Banks would lend deposits if they could earn interest, but have cut balances to 1 percent and seek no new deposits. Analysts call the situation abnormal and nearly accountable, with capitalists unusually cautious.
A powerful Sunday night storm swept Northern and Northwestern Iowa causing extensive destruction. Cherokee Manson Storm Lake Remsen Willow Creek Aurelia Marcus Le Mars and Meriden reported major damage to buildings depots churches and homes with fatalities and missing persons.
A religious lesson discusses Peter and apostles, true knowledge, and the growth of Christian character. It explains virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, and love as marks of genuine faith, urging ongoing progress in the school of Christ amid local notes on weather, people, and events in the Grove community.
A severe storm wrecked St Joseph’s Church with a 165 foot spire blown down and left St James’ Church totally ruined. Losses reach 540000 in the town and 100000 in Le Mars plus equal country damage. Two men and two children killed in the country. seven wounded, some in serious condition. Eagle Grove reports major damage to M E Church and other buildings with two severely hurt. Cerro Gorio County soils farmhouses and barns swept away with numerous injuries.
Tuesday last General Grant was moved by special train from Mount McGregor near Saratoga to a different location. Reports say his speech is nearly gone and facial swelling worsens, with doctors unable to fully examine the throat. The family weighs whether mountain air offers any hope as anxious observers fear for his condition.
Story notes the engagement of S I Thompson of Ames and Miss Martha Olson of Humboldt County, praising Thompson as a skilled master cooper and Martha as a worthy young lady. It also reports deaths, train delays due to quakesand, a price record for hogs, a leg injury from cleaning, a lost and found pocketbook, and Curt Wood of Maxwell entering the sheriff race.
The Board of Trustees in special session acted on faculty vacancies at the State Agricultural College in Des Moines. Miss Sinclair resigned due to family health needs after long service. Prof Knapp requested a one year sabbatical leave. a new teacher is needed for a Ladies Course. Herman Knapp was appointed for the year and will join Morag race, pending acceptance of a Dakota professorship. The board authorized hiring a preceptress and an additional teacher for the remainder of the year.
A wealthy patient agrees with a doctor’s brisk advice and opts for Parker’s Tonic. She soon notes neuralgia from a disordered stomach improves and spreads the word, leading friends to keep a doctor at home in the form of Parker’s tonic.
An advertisement warns that unscrupulous dealers push remedies equally as good as Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup and urges insistence on this product. The price listed is 50 cents and 1.00, with Pickett & Co as the sellers.
Prospecting for government land under homestead and timber culture laws, S A McCartney writes from the Jay Slawk er frontier about travel from Ames to McCook via C N W and B M RB I and others describe the Republican River valley climate soil water and grazing. J Bliss Otwood Kansas offers to furnish information on public land as a Democrat appointed receiver of public money signals reform.
A promotional note extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a safe tonic that promotes healthy heart liver and stomach action cleanses and enriches the blood and fits the brain for mental work. It claims top physicians prescribe it and recommends a trial.
The Story County S.8 convention held at this place this week marked a success with strong interest despite bad weather. Owing to the weather few were expected, but a large attendance appeared and all appointed on special work were present to respond. Maxville Tribune.
The Palace Ding Store owned by J. H. Pickett & Co. advertises its reliability and new agency for Dr. Kine's New Discovery for Consumption. It guarantees relief for throat, lung and chest afflictions and offers a free trial bottle to prove confidence.
J E Pickett and Co druggists announce the sale of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup a remedy said to cure coughs colds chest pains and lung affections available at 0 cents and 1.00 samples are free.
A customer letter from Mr. R. W. T. of West Fifty-third Street New York praises Parker's Air Balsam claiming it halted hair loss and regrew hair thicker softer and livelier after a year of sickness in the city publication.
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