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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1878
Page
2
The text states a three year period to complete a revision of the Bible by an American and British committee, noting that until then people must use the existing Bible to reach heaven.
The Iowa House of Representatives oppose giving women the ballot yet favor universal voting for any person of any nationality or color. The remark portrays a remarkable assembly, as stated by the Manchester Press.
A Leapine Sioux chief from Sitting Bull's camp met Scout Howard of General Miles' corps on February 28 on Milk River. He asked Howard to report to other chiefs that they were starving and wished to surrender, taking only their ponies.
Goop luck brings Keene, a California speculator, to settle 50 000 dollars on Sam Ward for life with the proceeds reverting to Keene’s family. The Astor estate income is increased, leaving the King of the Lobby comfortable for life in what is described as a good deed amid a naughty world.
General Butler argues the Redemption Act is a dead letter since the Silver Bill halted public debt funding and gold buildup. He claims the move ends contraction and shrinkage for a generation of vipers and wreckers, though he does not define which he is calling a viper or a wrecker.
Two bills before the Pennsylvania Legislature spark debate. One would ban cremation, seen as targeting Dr. LeMoyne's furnace that reduced Baron De Palm and Mrs. Pitman to ashes. The other would outlaw one man asking another to drink intoxicating liquor, seen as a temperance measure or social reform.
New Orleans bulletin reports Governor Nicholls issued a pardon for Anderson and signed the document, then withhold action to allow Anderson to take his case to the Supreme Court. The note reiterates that Anderson does not seek a pardon and claims Returning Board trials were instigated by Northern politicians.
Princeton students riot again with theological students behaving poorly despite their clerical garb. Two students were injured but not seriously as authorities defer to the law and promise punishment before any faculty action.
The new Utah election law improves the system by introducing the secret ballot and voter registration. Registry agents will visit dwellings to register voters. both women and men may register and vote. The law calls for published voter lists, addition of names, court appointed election judges, and penalties for perjury bribery and intimidation.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer WashieTon correspondent reports Senators Gordon and Lamar praised Allen G Thurman as the Senate's great intellect and parliamentarian. They said any Democrat would name Thurman as the controlling mind and many Republicans would acknowledge him as a respected representative, with expectations he may be the next Democratic presidential candidate.
The article recalls Mr Lincoln’s Springfield home where a one story cottage was expanded to a half story while he visited court. Mrs Lincoln secretly hired workers to add windows and paint, and Lincoln pretended not to recognize the familiar house on his return.
After a wave of temperance furor in Iowa Falls a license ticket prevailed by a large majority last week. Ackley Steamboat Rock and Union also voted the same way.
The Virginia Legislature enacts new criminal laws including corporal punishment limits for petty larceny, a female offender can be jailed up to twelve months, whipping-post use replaces short prison terms, and interracial marriage between whites and Negroes is made a felony with prison terms from two to ten years.
The Bay State excerpt alleges Hayes gained the presidency through fraudulent electoral returns. It cites D. W. Mahon’s forced resignation and a push by Secretary Sherman. It claims Mahon refused extra pay to Wells and hints at a Wells alliance with the Returning Board, urging Congress to investigate.
Washington dispatch notes rumors of a special civil service message to provoke a public Senate clash with anti Hayes Republicans. It argues public debate would reveal differences, motives, and the administration's reform record while discussing New York Custom House nominations and the silver bullion certificate bills with supply and coinage implications.
Supporters argue federal interference in partisan politics has nearly ended and the civil service has been purified in a single year. They claim New Hampshire shows no broad GOP dissent and expect the administration to be vindicated after calm review. They insist three goals guide policy: settle the Southern question, resume specie payments, and liberate voters from office holders.
The text discusses offering the Government the option to redeem certificates in any legal tender including gold, silver, and greenbacks, or in silver bars. It notes this would allow protection against coin render and shield the bullion value if it rises toward par with gold.
Governor Gear asserts Capt McMillan received commission and took charge as warden of the Fort Madison Penitentiary, despite reports of Warden Craig’s removal. The note outlines legal terms, recent sentences, and local civic notes from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City.
A scanned page advertises Shilohs Consumption Cure for coughs claimed to prevent consumption with a money back promise. Also promotes Bilerts Tar and Wild Cherry, Dr Marshall Lung Syrup, Dr Winchell Teething Syrup, Uncle Sam’s products, and Uncle Sam’s Nerve and Bone Liniment, with vendors Ames Iowa and Boone noted.
Advertisement for Dr Frimen’s Rago matic Remedy and Liver Pills claiming rapid, permanent cures for rheumatic and nervous ailments. Also touts Frimen’s Kioner Conpiat to dissolve deposits, improve bladder and kidney function. Agents listed as Tilden & McLain for Ames.
German Syrup is touted as a universal remedy tested by distributing 2,400,000 free bottles in three years. Druggists nationwide recommend it for consumption asthma croup and pneumonia with sample bottles sold for 10 cents and regular size 75 cents. Three doses claimed to relieve any case and J. J. Bousquer is named as seller.
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