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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1884
Page
2
Des Moines saloonkeepers advertise their places for rent after July 4 1884. It is estimated that over 2 000 000 men have become qualified voters since the last presidential election.
A Sunday blaze at the Wabash railroad round house and car shops in Des Moines destroyed property. Loss estimated at $75,000 with extensive structural damage reported. Fire crews battled the flames but the complex suffered major losses.
Des Moines saw twenty four divorces granted in as many days last month. The rapid pace highlights a surge in filings and court activity within the county.
The era yields little to fault in the climate for farmers this year. No crop misfortune blames Providence or the Republican party, leaving growers without weather excuses for poor results.
The One Hundredth and Fortieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers suffered 16.4 percent killed and died of wounds, compared with 17.5 percent for the Wisconsin Second Regiment and 18.8 percent for the Maine First Heavy Artillery, marking it among the war’s heaviest losses.
Governor Cleveland signs bill prohibiting sale to minors and declares indecent publications as evil. Law aims to curb material NY as fountain head that corrupts youth and would limit spread nationwide if stopped locally.
The Albi a Union critiques Democratic timing and opportunism in war and peace. It condemns shifting positions on war, currency, emancipation, temperance, and the flag while praising Republicans for advancing progress, and warns of Democrats copying former positions as they follow in the wake of Republican gains.
Reverend Matthew Simpson died in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Born in Cadiz Ohio on June 20 1811 he became a physician in 1833 then joined the Methodist ministry in 1835. He edited the Western Christian Advocate from 1852 and gained national fame for Union appeals during the Civil War and Lincoln funeral oration. He presided over conferences in many states territories and Europe and led the May 13 memorial session for Bishop Haven and Peck earning the title Cryosotom of our church.
The piece opines on summer travel across the United States, praising Southern California and the Great Lakes while lampooning Europe and Mexican routes. It then reviews Ames Opera Hall’s High School class A exhibition, praising students, teachers, and discipline, and notes Miss Pearson’s recovered voice and the Margie’s Mission book review.
A travel pitch extols a southern summer itinerary from Denver to the City of Mexico. It highlights Las Vegas Hot Springs, the Rocky Mountains, Montezuma and Cortez era sites, and the Mexican plateau above sea level as ideal for health and antiquarian interest. Readers could request free southwest guides from S. M. Osgood and C. W. Stover in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Topeka Commonwealth reports plans to organize a separate School of Domestic Economy at Iowanae College. Mrs Emma P Ewing, already professor of the subject, would head the new school to provide young women with practical domestic science education. The move follows praise for her culinary and household expertise and interest from leading papers and the Womans Congress.
Mrs Jines of Albany says Parker's Ginger Tonic cured her family of nervous prostration and has been used for many ailments over the years.
The text proclaims ATHLOPHOROS the first and only medicine to win the prize as a perfect remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia. It compares sufferers to slaves under tyrants and presents ATHLOPHOROS as a victorious arena champion delivering lasting cures, beyond temporary relief.
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