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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1881
Page
4
President Garfield speaks from Washington on the first century of the Constitution, supremacy of the nation, emancipation’s impact, and calls for unity. He outlines financial policy, agriculture support, transportation needs, and civil service reform while urging education to guard suffrage and national integrity.
Senate debates civil appropriation and deficiency bills, approves amendments, and passes the civil sundry bill with Kirkwood amendment. House actions trigger new conferences on sundry civil and deficiency measures with votes on Japan funds and pension items.
The Senate completed business and adjourned after a protracted session. President Garfield’s inauguration ceremonies loomed with the President and Vice President designated to take oath if rain delayed the public events. The House, amid access complaints, adjourned after Speaker Randall’s farewell remarks and gratitude for bipartisan support.
The Senate in five sessions approved all executive nominations without objection. The chamber adjourned after finalizing the confirmations.
A large number of Representatives filled the Senate galleries as Blaine and Kirkwood announced their resignations. A presidential message was read and the Senate entered executive session. Nominations confirmed include Nathan Gff, United States Attorney for West Virginia. Lewis Richmond of Rhode Island as Consul General at Rome. John L. Fribie of Michigan as Consul at Rheims.
Silk piece goods shown by importers feature soft finishes with satin and ombre effects. Fancy novelties include Facon ne Broche and Armure Nacree checks, Merveilleux Lame Quadrille, and Crepon stripes. Bonnet shapes vary from extreme poke fronts to bell crowns, while dresses showcase Tuscan laces, braids, and satin gowns. The piece also notes Bernhardt wave hair trends and American silk use in Paris.
Washington March 5 The Senate opened at noon Vice President Arthur received petitions for legislation but ruled they could not be presented at an extraordinary session A five member special committee was authorized to study voting methods for President and VP and reporting changes in laws and the Constitution to sit during recess with a report due by the second Wednesday in January 1882 A message from the President triggered a move to proceed to executive business.
A reader testimonial from L Shiffman of 2804 Calumet Ave Chicago endorses St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism claiming it cured his rheumatic pain and urges others to use it.
A sick child suffers the measles but answers cheerfully when asked about school. He says the doctor forbids attending for a week and adds that being kept home is to his liking.
A Texas paper labels Eliot as gifted yet immoral while another paper praises him as a formidable pugilist noting England’s memory of Mill on the Floss. The exchange frames Eliot’s reputation through literary and athletic lenses.
A terse note proclaims the sun as the oldest settler in the visible realm, framing it as a timeless witness to landscapes and passage of days across a quiet horizon.
A Worcester reader testifies that rheumatism left him unable to work last winter until he tried St Jacobs Oil. After two bottles he claims full relief and calls St Jacobs Oil unbeatable for rheumatism.
Prepare sweet juicy apples sliced and mashed with nutmeg or lemon peel. Bake until done, top with a thick meringue from three egg whites per pie and powdered sugar. Flavor with rose or vanilla, bake until meringue stands firm, dust with pecan or peach powder if darkened, serve cold.
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a remedy for ague biliousness and kidney complaints urging readers to try them and promising enthusiastic praise from users and distributors.
Winter ends as poets hail the Gilpin sulky plow as the best and most reliable farm implement. The piece lauds its steady work from dawn to night, praising iron and steel while condemning cheap wooden and cast iron plows as wasteful, urging farmers to choose Gilpin for efficiency and value.
An old advertisement extols Green's August Flower to cure dyspepsia and liver complaints, claiming relief from a long list of ailments. It touts three doses as transformative and offers sample bottles for ten cents. Also promotes Lyon's Heel Stiffeners and Diphtheria care with Dr E B Blood Purifier as a universal remedy, urging immediate purchase from Crosman & Pivom and Western druggists.
A five year old asks if prayer can cause rain and explains the shower came because she prayed. Her father admits ignorance, the mother says she didn’t pray enough, and the child adds she did not wake the baby to avoid disturbing sleep.
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