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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1883
Page
1
A church lists its weekly schedule with Sunday services at 11 A.M. and 7 30 P M Sabbath School at 12 M and a Wednesday General Prayer Meeting at 7 30 P M Pastor EB Kendall leads the church events.
A defense of practical education at the Agricultural College arguing it integrates manual labor and culture, dissolves the labor versus professional class feud, and supports freedom of educational paths under American institutional ideals. It urges trust in the college’s mission to fuse industrial and professional pursuits and counters calls to repurpose graduates into purely traditional professions.
Kansas City man in St Joseph praises newspaper advertising as vital for trade. He heads BULLEN E. Moons & Emery dry goods and says last year spent 10000 dollars on ads, will spend 12000 to 15000 this year. He cites readers and cross state customers drawn from Illinois Iowa Missouri and Kansas. He prefers full page newspaper ads to circulars and signs.
Advertises Marsh's Golden Balsam as superior for consumption and lung issues with testimonials from Mrs. Luce of Omaha and H L Smith of Fort Scott. Notes Bradley Templeton druggists in Ames selling large bottles and references Geo F Williams' Bullet and Shell and vivid Civil War battle imagery from Chancellorsville and Wilderness scenes.
A letter from Dr. Pengelly of Kalamazoo endorses Woman's Friend now Zoaphora for relief during confinement. He states his wife used it for a month before labor and would not be without it, as cited in a prominent Michigan man’s note. Sold by Bosworth & Co.
Barstow Drug Store offers a free sample bottle of Brown's Expectorant claiming it cures coughs hoarseness whooping cough and consumption in early stages. Described as a scientific pleasant harmless remedy available in regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar. Taraxine memorandum books offered free.
A liberal reward will be paid to anyone who can produce a case of Liver, kidney or stomach complaint that Electric Bitters will not cure. Bring them along at no cost if it fails to cure. Claims include blood diseases, biliousness, jaundice, and general debility with satisfaction or money refunded. Price only cents per bottle. for sale by all druggists.
For lame back, side or chest use Shi loh's Porous Plaster. Price 25 cents.
An alleged remedy named Sution's Cover Consumption Cure is advertised as a guaranteed cure for consumption and sold by the seller. The claim emphasizes a guarantee to remedy the illness.
An ad touts Sarvon's Vitalizer as a remedy for constipation loss of appetite dizziness and all symptoms of dyspepsia with bottles priced at 50 and 75 cents.
Croup whooping cough and bronchitis relief claimed for Shiloh's Cure offered for sale by Bradley and Templeton.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain in children. It claims rapid relief from crying and distress, cures dysentery and diarrhea, regulates digestion, soothes gums, and energizes the child. The syrup is described as pleasant tasting and sold by druggists worldwide for 25 cents a bottle.
Ames drug stores offer free trials of Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds asthma and throat and lung complaints. Regular size bottle priced at 1.00, urging residents to visit for a sample during the promotion.
From Demorest's Monthly The Very Oldest article notes Windsor's King Oak as about a thousand years old but says the Bo tree in Amarapura Burma is far older, planted around 2nd century BC and about 2,170 years old. Tradition links it to Buddha, leaves are sacred, and the tree is never cut.
A Tennessee writer from Lebanon accuses Texas of crime and lawlessness while acknowledging health woes and seeking Texas climate. The item mocks claims of Texas danger by contrasting with Tennessee and recalls a drummer in Lebanon who witnessed gun-wielding local boldness during a brief visit.
The article explains how informal marriages formed without ceremonies are treated differently by state laws. California and Iowa allow self marriages by agreement, while Delaware and Kansas expressly nullify such unions. New York and about a dozen other states accept them if no nullity clause exists, whereas Massachusetts and several others deem them invalid. The piece notes the conflict where two states with similar statutes reach opposite outcomes in court.
A Chicago Herald view warns that railroads telegraphs and a bustling era erode a farmer's boy’s affection for rural home. It argues future ambitions pull him from the plow and from quiet country life toward rapid, restless pursuits and mental dullness if he stays.
E C Cowles sold his half interest in a North Platte cattle ranch for 77500 dollars to his partner. Born at West Farms in 1545, he left Westfield twenty five years ago, built a fortune roaming from Omaha to Texas and Colorado, survived Indian attacks, and later joined the United States detective service pursuing horse and cattle thieves. He plans another ranch venture amid the danger and quick fortune.
Joaquin Miller in St Nicholas casts Hood as a vast, dark forested mountain realm. The scene blends towering pines and cedars, moss-draped trunks, and a dense jungle of ferns, maples, and hazel undergrowth. Storm clouds and dramatic light shape a sublime panorama of wilderness.
Article discusses Anna Holyoke Howard's claim that healing power lies in the hands with right and left hands serving cooling and warming roles. It describes head pain relief by directed passes and warm, pure intent, noting variability in patient susceptibility and the central importance of heart and spirit.
A dignified man carrying a grip-sack refused to show his ticket at Central depot gates claiming it was in his pocket. After deferential exchanges and a shouted dispute he avoided the gate by taking a freight car route and hiding behind a box car to reach his destination.
The article explains that the term Common Law originates with Edward the Confessor. It notes Saxons were unified in law and language by him, removing regional differences among Mercian, West Saxon, and Danish laws. It defines Common Law as rules based on immemorial usage, distinct from Statute Law, reflecting the consent of inhabitants through practice.
Excerpt discusses a New York man’s view of the western winter, contrasting harsh seasonality with a cultured, democratic Indian-esque society. It laments winter bleakness yet praises resilience and civilization factors amid nature’s tests.
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