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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1885
Page
6
The poem contrasts airy lords of air with earthly lords, as rain sobers a courtly scene. Ivy and stone sing, battlements rise in time with sun, while mullioned windows reveal wry observations on status and quiet revelry of the higher realm.
A boy Jimmy Starr loses nine of ten chickens to weasels, hawk, or misfortune. Tom Allen traps an owl instead, delivering it to the meat shop where the owl becomes a stern, schoolmaster like host to local kids, while the story notes a bear joke and small town mischief.
A crowd gathers as Tom markets a remarkable owl to Miss Virginia Burns and a young buyer. Ten dollars comes from the purchaser while Jimmy contemplates his crumpled windfall and Tom dismisses blame, urging him home with a wink. The scene blends humor and town charm.
From Lew Wallace's account in the Century the fort on the Cumberland estuary stood prepared for battle on February 6 1862 with water batteries in the lower and upper works a ridge crowned fortification rifle pits and log huts tall embankments and defensive trees. The sentry noted the end of peaceful war days as a somber revel of a coming fight.
Kosciusko Murphy wooed Miss Esmeralda Longcoffin at a ball and asked her to relieve his anguish. She answered she could never be more than a sister, prompting him to say he would now regard her as a brother and pursue a proposal to another woman.
A New York man visits a famed physician whose exam reveals three issues: heart, lungs, and manners are affected. The anecdote ends with the doctor confirming the man’s manners are also affected.
A waiter in Austin told a Boston guest that in Eastern Texas a white man married a negro woman. The Boston man asked if he was derided. The waiter said he was, and that they ridiculed him out of town on a rail. The remark appears in Texas Sittings.
A New York Sun quote notes doctors earn from healthy people with disposable income rather than from the sick. Mr Twinam of Winchester claims a single wheat grain can yield thirty nine ears totaling 2800 grains with ears at 104 105 and 101 grains. WasninaTos reportedly has the most boarding houses in the Union.
A Farmr correspondent describes salt curing pork including salting hams and shoulders, packing barrel layers with rind outward, and using a saltpeter pickle. The method uses dry salting, brine, and smoking before spring, with advice on storage in a dry shed and avoiding cellar pk.
A farmer used four foot laths driven into the ground to train Lima beans. The vines climbed three foot poles and produced more beans earlier than before. The excerpt also notes hay moisture, corn dry matter, and cellar ventilation concepts.
In answer to what milk quantity makes a cow profitable he cites 4000 pounds in 200 days and as much as possible in the remaining 165 days. He says every 10 pounds of milk yields 3 pounds of butter.
The Starkville Miss Live Stock Journal decries training cows to kick as unprofitable and notes a daylight scene of a boy mistreating a young cow. The piece laments wasted effort and foresees disruptive, dangerous milk production as a result.
The Fat in December strong in March maxim urges every sheep-house to feed extra hay or grain before the first deep freeze. Letting sheep forage on dwindling pastures leads to thin flocks and poor spring recovery, a costly mispractice. Early daily feeding is a prudent investment for flocks.
A Pennsylvania Farmer article argues for using a single high quality thoroughbred bull for repeated breeding to cows or heifers. It claims calves improve each generation when the same bull is used, and warns against mixing bulls even within the same breed. It stresses consistency over variety to build superior stock.
A farmer outlines an age four plan to grow two or three short rows of apple trees. He will plant seeds and graft at the root the following winter when they are a year old, selecting desired varieties. Some trees may be planted by him, with surplus sold to neighbors when ready.
A short observation notes how a small fruit basket with pears apples peaches grapes and leaves sells for 75 cents to a dollar though its retail cost is about 25 cents. The piece suggests the principle applies to seeing and urges fruit growers to insure their reputation as well as their pockets.
Many farmers in Southern Illinois find apple cultivation lucrative with land near rail and markets costing 12.50 to 20 per acre. The market for apples remains steady, though orchards may yield every other year. A cited case shows forty acres near a railway producing $800 first crop, then variable losses before eventual sale of trees for 2.00. The soil also suits hay, but crops vary. combining grain and stock income helps sustain orchard profits in good apple years. Chicago St Louis Cincinnati are major markets.
A worticuturist reports coal tar mixed with water as an effective insecticide for spring spraying. ApiLes store best in dry, cool barrels and in orchards later in the season. Suggestions include planning new orchards, recording tree age and grafting in a book, and notes on Cumberland strawberries with a potential second crop. Charles R. Snell of Vineland NJ raised fifty quarts of second crop berries this year and sold them at 25 cents a quart.
Practical notes on keeping poultry healthy and productive. Avoid toxic lice treatments that harm birds. use sulfur dust and lime cautiously. Keep buildings clean and whitewashed, provide grass and parsley carefully, and feed green crops like beets and mangels in winter. Manage cold with mild remedies, treat canker by isolation and careful feeding, and avoid crop obstruction from hay.
T J Cook of Indiana Farmer argues for Langstroth frames based on long study in spring 1881. He cites easier handling longer life under winter and storage efficiency, claiming fewer odds against Langstroth and noting interchangeable parts ease and adaptability for comb honey and queen rearing.
The article recommends white lead as the best cement to repair broken dishes. Spread oil-rich paint thickly on each fragment, press pieces together, and secure if needed. Let the pieces cure for months or a year, after which they become as strong as before.
The text describes a method to take cod liver oil without its taste by dropping it into cold water and swallowing the globule. It also touts ammonia as a cheaper cleaner than soap that can remove grease, stains, and dirt from sinks drains and fabrics with a ten minute stand, though the passage ends abruptly.
The article extols ammonia for polishing silverware and removing tarnish with hot water and brush use. It notes safe uses on delicate fabrics, musk lin gowns, hair brushes, feathers, and even plant care, recommending waste bath water as fertilizer for houseplants.
The article describes heavy-weight coin silver for roasts and entrees, velvet tea cosies, jasmine embroidery, wall ornaments from repurposed fans, and ribboned drapery for willow and rattan furniture. It also covers wood floor care with kerosene oil, coal scuttles, home ebonizing recipes using logwood and copperas, and varnish tips. It notes avoid oil overuse by maids, and suggests plain tinted cartridge paper for summer rooms.
Instructional guide for cleaning lace curtains detailing prep with soda milk wash rinse blueing starching and drying. It covers washing soaking wringing dipping in starch boiling wax additive tips and proper drying folding rolling and storage to preserve lace softness and shape.
Recipe for soda biscuits detailing ingredients flour soda cream tartar salt butter and milk with quick bake guidance and oven time note.
A home recipe soaks white beans overnight then boils in salted water till mealy. Beans are placed in a pud ding dish with rich cream and sugar, baked in a moderate oven until brown, noted as more delicate than beans baked with pork.
A traditional potato pudding method is given with boiled Irish potatoes beaten with two eggs and milk, layered with seasoned beef or lamb and stock jelly, then baked until brown. The procedure notes a bottom layer of meat, alternating potato and meat layers, finishing with a potato top.
A historical recipe describes lemon pie with two lemons grated peel chopped rind and juice mixed with cornstarch hot water and sugar then combined with beaten egg yolks and baked in a single crust. The egg whites are beaten with sugar to a stiff meringue and spread over the hot pie to brown in the oven.
A simple orange custard pie recipe combines one cup water with flour, sugar, and four eggs plus the juice and rind of one orange. Bake in a rich crust, then top with meringue made from egg whites and powdered sugar until lightly browned.
A practical note describes making orange preserves in two stages. Grate the rind then boil juice and peel with twice the sugar, skim scum, soak fruit in cold water a day, then simmer the cut or chopped oranges in fresh water with sugar, add pulp, and can.
A folk remedy instructs to saturate grated wild turnip the size of a bean with turpentine and apply to the affected area. It is said to relieve pain immediately and destroy the felon within twelve hours.
A simple mixture equal parts common salt and alum is used to pulverize. Pack the powder with cotton and place it into the tooth to relieve pain. The same mixture also serves as a cleansing agent for teeth.
A historic remedy promps a boil treatment using two ounces of Epsom salts and one ounce of altpeter in spring water. The recipe prescribes a wine-glass dose for three fasting mornings, a three morning pause, then repeat until finished.
A drink for sore throat or cold is made by pouring a quart of boiling water over a washed handful of Irish moss. Let it steep until cool, strain, add sugar and lemon juice, thin lemon slices, and a pinch of cinnamon for some, creating a mild lemonade like beverage.
A letter to the Dispatch endorses a home remedy for diphtheria. A black oxide paste with muriatic acid is placed in a tumbler and set on the room roof or under the patient bed to vaporize. The fumes are claimed to kill the disease worms and bring relief within hours.
A letter from J B Henros M D of Rochester confirms the sensational claim that Warner’s Safe Cure saved his life after a grave health crisis. He states the published account is true in every respect and credits the remedy with enacting a dramatic recovery.
A dated notice from Rochester New York January 21 presents a testimonial from prominent Lochester citizens and a card from Rev. Lr. Foote endorsing statements by Dr. Henson. The document claims truth and publication integrity and invites use of the card if desired.
A Rochester card recounts Dr J B Henson's recovery from Bright's disease using Warner's Safe Cure. Signatories include city officials and notable residents who endorse the statement's truthfulness and the remedy's standing.
three strips of ribbons of different shades arranged with a center color such as crimson or blue ottoman. ends turned back sewn and finished with a tassel or ball. lined with silk or silksilesia, edges stitched with fancy patchwork and gold thread. scarfs quick to make and decorative. essays mention painting vines on plain sides the center ribbon painted or embroidered. Massachusetts Plowman.
The Boston Evening Record notes Nuremberg archives show adulterers in medieval times punished severely. Two grocers and two women were buried alive for adulterating food, while two tavern keepers who watered wine avoided the fate. The piece argues harsher measures would deter such wrongdoing.
A Terre Haute woman advises her husband that winter is coming and notes a suitor named Srigges has spent the summer pursuing their Mariah. They consider hiring the fellow as a coachman, a plan revealed in a terse Indianapolis Journal style dialogue.
A San Francisco Ingleside letter laments white stockings as a hideous distraction in an otherwise admirable scene. The writer imagines fleeing to a Lee-lire in protest against white walls and marble furniture, envisioning a joiner’s march with whitened garb.
Uncle Mose and Jim Webster visit Kaufman’s store to ask a donation for Austin Biue Light Tabernacle roof repair. Kaufman responds with a racial slur and threatens violence. The men leave. Mose predicts divine punishment for the white man, while Webster notes he earlier earned five dollars by lifting boots.
A canary uses water to soften hard crackers and sweets while a Resaca Georgia meeting yields a chicken for ministers instead of ham. In Indiana a thousand sweep move through a flooded road as a black water snake and a dog clear the flock by pulling a leading wether over water holes.
Mr. Charles T. Krebs of 737 Madison Avenue Baltimore known in banking circles certifies the Red Star Cough Cure. A few doses cured his niece of hoarseness and sore throat. It is pleasant to take and free from opium morphia and other dangerous drugs.
A describes the hewgag a larger rival to the kazoo with ten piano keys on a bar attached to a banjo drum a catgut string and a twisting wooden shaft with a toothed wheel. Turning the shaft strikes the string producing a saw like grind sound and pressing keys changes notes.
The piece warns that many die from neglecting common precautions against sickness and urges early use of Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia, malaria, rheumatism, constipation and liver derangement. It argues proper care and timely medicine save more lives.
Maj. Smithers complains a thief stole his finest wine and hints the culprit may end up in the hospital. The exchange suggests the chief knew where to find the thief and notes the dealer's desire for a new police chief at the next election.
An advertisement for the Word 8 Dispensary Medical Association in Pu a New York claims premature decline of power in either sex can be speedily and permanently cured with free consultation and stamps for ordering.
The Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot boasts 600 elegant rooms costing one million dollars to fit, now priced at $1 and up per day. It features a European plan, elevator, restaurant, and access to horse cabs stage and elevated railroad to all depots. Families can live better for less than at any first class hotel in the city.
If Compound Oxygen is promptly used in an attack of Acute Pneumonia there would be few deaths from this disease. Its action in allaying bronchial and pulmonary irritation relieving congestion and restoring healthy secretions to the mucous membranes is remarkable. Write to Drs Starkey and Palen 1109 Girard St Philo for information about this treatment.
A bronze carpenter for the Illinois Central Railroad died recently and his personal property was sold at a public auction. Among items sold was a pile driver bought by a Chicago drummer who joked he would use it to pound his landlord's beefsteak.
A Philadelphia Call note reports a New York correspondent describing a society feud between parvennes and noblesse. Parvennes are defined as those whose wealth comes from their father, while noblesse refers to wealth from their grandfather, a narrow but telling distinction in social circles.
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