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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
2
Purified blood and renewed health described by Ror M. Daz of Hammond Minnesota after taking two bottles. He reports feeling dull before and sleeping poorly, but soon became healthy and strong. Hood's Sarsaparilla claimed to purify blood and aid digestion.
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt recounts Squire Jones known for frugal deeds. The barber narrator notes Jones chewed tobacco, stored quids on a shelf, and even snuffed tobacco odors without extra charge. The tale contrasts sharp wit with thrifty actions over words.
A New York Sun note recalls Mr. Gozzleby blocking a piano’s heavy pedal with a pine plug to mute noise. He describes two days of relief from the uproar as children may soon discover the makeshift solution.
From July 3 to 6 tickets to Washington DC and return via the Chesapeake and Ohio are offered at a single fare. Tickets are valid for return until July 15 and extended to August 31. Travelers can visit Mountain and Sea shore resorts including Old Point Comfort and Hampton. For sleeper reservations write to U S Truitt in Chicago.
Describes affordable western Minnesota Dakota farm opportunities aimed at productive farming, stock raising, and wealth through thrift and industry. Mentions W. B. Knucker and G. G. P. with contact on Fitch Ave.
Two letters from women in Chicago and Cincinnati praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. They describe long lasting womb and pelvic troubles, nerve weakness, and headaches, noting relief after using the product and Sanative Wash packages.
Paul Morton vice president of the Santa Fe says all arrangements are perfected for the railroad entry into Des Moines. Santa Fe will control the Fort Madison Des Moines and Northwestern from Fort Madison to Ottumwa, then reach Des Moines via the Wabash line. Abandoned Wabash tracks between Des Moines Ottumwa and Ottumwa Moulton will be rebuilt with engineers at work.
Seventeenth annual Drakes University commencement in Des Moines saw 133 graduates receive diplomas and certificates. Chicago’s Dr Barrows addressed the class on Man's Need of Christianity. Trustees meeting with Gov F M Drake present announced a $25,000 gift to be matched by another $25,000, raised within minutes.
Harrison Lane aged 53 of Perry was found dead in Mrs. Bessie Peck's yard after threatening suicide when spurned. Coroner's jury ruled death by his own hand from carbolic acid, leaving a wife and children in Nebraska.
A. T. Scott of the Great Western Railroad at Dubuque, missing since May 12 with a young woman Angie Motochat, was captured in Seattle. He admits the shortage and cites infatuation for the woman, who left him after he spent his last dollar.
Four boys aged 12 to 14, sons of prominent locals, drowned in a nine foot pond on Ottumwa's outskirts after failing to swim. Two other lads survived by escaping the water. Names listed as Fred Jepson Ray Teeter John Whitaker and Darwin Wilson.
Adolph G. Weis longtime secretary of the Northwestern sangerbund and a leading figure in American German singing societies died in Davenport. He promoted and led preparations for the national sang erfest planned to be held there next month.
Weather reports warn of continued cloudiness and heavy showers delaying cultivation. Corn fields are becoming foul while spring wheat oats and barley face rust and lodging threats. Much of the crop area is already down and all crops need drier weather.
Maulsby in Marshall county gains a new post office with Mrs. Louisa Maulsby as postmistress. A reunion of graduates from the state institution for the education of the deaf mutes in Council Bluffs is set for July 5 to 8. Burlington to dedicate a new $50,000 public library on June 29. Butter exports from the Iowa state agricultural college creamery reach 1,000 pounds weekly and rise. Gen. James Rush Lincoln takes oath as brigadier general on the Ames college campus. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Samuel Martin of Dubuque celebrated. they married June 4, 1848. Several towns to have their post offices raised to money order offices on July 5. Shell Rock Methodist church burned by incendiary fire. Iowa volunteers include men named Dewey Sampson Evans and a Satan among Fifty-first Regiment. The Spaniards in the Philippines act as they choose. Pulaski town west portion burned from a fire in a Milligan & Matthews livery stable. heavy loss, insurance small. Tama county assessments fall about 160000 short under new law. Iowa Methodist conferences listed with bishops and dates at Creston Emmetsburg Montezuma and Marion. Oskaloosa Oatmeal company mill burned, loss 20000 with no insurance. Fire at Charlotte destroys several buildings including E P Gohlman’s hotel and bank, loss 50000. Rev J H Lucas resigns to lead Christian church at Colorado City. Col James Welch’s 15 year old son drowned in Marshalltown town river. body recovered.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes an East end man famed for odd jobs who was discovered lying on his back under a porch drilling a hole with an auger. A neighbor watched in alarm as the scene unfolded until the man confirmed the weapon had been used, ending in a fatal self inflicted act.
Mrs. Nancy Flynn of near Goshen Indiana survived a heart neuralgia attack after two years of severe pain weakness and near death. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with saving her life and claims relief after using twelve boxes. The article notes neuralgia includes headaches nervous disorders and paralysis and cites widespread cures by the pills.
A fragment from the Weekly records a buyer seeking a wife by the end of a two year term while Eve is mentioned as selling seven engagements in a week. The archival text is garbled with stray letters but indicates a scheduling note and social commentary on marriage prospects.
An offer to readers in Eureka Springs Arkansas to obtain a free booklet on the waters and climate. Written by B L Winchell General Passenger Agent Frisco Line St Louis the notice invites inquiries and requests for the booklet. The excerpt includes unrelated dialogue from Vanity Fair.
The clipping lists a medicine claim for Laxative Bromo Quinolone and displays a collage of wit and aphorisms from several city papers. It cites humorous lines about modesty leadership and accidental misprints, reflecting a miscellany page style.
A line from a Pick Me Up cartoon frames a prisoner denying an alleged plan to kidnap a woman. He claims mistaken belief she was a freak and says he intended to take her to the museum, not harm her.
The passage argues the coast’s vast extent makes a naval blockade impractical, claiming even strong defense would fail. It then abruptly shifts to advertising Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation and related ailments, urging belief in opinions of high places.
Mrs. Ricks notes the rarity of antique china and its high value due to scarcity. A pane of china lasting only a month would surprise her given the fleeting reliability of servants.
An editorial promotes periodic blood cleansing like house cleaning for the body. It argues that waste from foods clogs blood flow and endorses Cascarets Candy Cat as the best purifier for readers to use.
Chicago Evening News notes the holiday blends public recreation and sport. Teachers explain Memorial Day honors the occasion while boys run road races and magnates oversee two ball games for communal activity.
An old ad touts a powder to shake into shoes to cool swollen feet and ease tired, hot feet. It promises relief from sweating, blisters, callouses and corns with a free trial pack offer and distribution by Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
Grain-O is presented as a non stimulating drink that nourishes and aids sleep. It supposedly looks and tastes like coffee. The ad claims Grain-O pleases adults and children and is available in 15 and 25 cent sizes from grocers.
An Indianapolis Journal quote frames a male rhetoric about the nation wielding bread and weaponry. A wife quips that a bread knife would suit a woman better, highlighting gendered humor in a domestic interruption.
People from surrounding country flock to McVicker's Theater in Chicago to see Shenandoahh's continued success in a grand military display, signaling strong regional interest and theater appeal.
Dr Hayes of Buffalo New York claims hay fever is an acute form of asthma and cures hay fever with the same medicines used for asthma. The bulletin notes cycling as a healthful exercise and a cyclist rarely feels run down.
An advertisement proclaims fits stopped after one day of using Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and offers a free $2 trial bottle with a treatise. It lists Dr Kline at 933 Arch St Philadelphia and includes testimonial snippets from various papers.
A humorous reflection on biliousness as a bully and stomach distress. The ad touts Dr. J C Ayer's Pills as a safe effective remedy for biliousness and associated ailments, with testimonials from Texarkana Arkansas Shark Arkansas and others praising mild action and reliable results.
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