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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1888
Page
4
The report notes rapid intelligence updates transmitted by telegraph across lines and stations. Officials cite quick dissemination of key information and ongoing confirmation of details as events unfold.
Latest telegrams report the Bowman Brosca decision in Chicago. The Iowa statute barring railroads from bringing liquor into the state without county auditor certification is declared invalid. Public reaction from Des Moines suggests Prohibitionists see little impact. liquor dealers claim it undermines county control and licenses. Other items note Russia Schalings and Panama lottery loan talks, plus vast floods and earthquakes with heavy casualties.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports youth William B. font, charged with Amos J. Snell’s murder, seen on North Clark Street. Two Palmer House bellboys identify a man matching Tascott’s description wearing the same overcoat and revolver grip. Police scour the city for the alleged killer.
W. Tate, longtime Kentucky treasurer, vanished leaving a reported shortage exceeding $20,000 while a rumored $300,000 balance is said to be covered. The scandal sparks wide alarm as a legislative resolution offers a $5,000 reward for his recovery.
The article notes participants in the decoration scandal including M. Wilson once married to Grevy, tied to Mme Limousin promoter of a money making sale of tion assets, and Gen. Caffarel fined 3000 in relation to the case.
The Senate Finance Committee reports favorably on Aldrich's funding measure offering 2 0% bonds to exchange 4% bonds and notes backed by the Treasury. The bill reduces interest costs and ties new bonds to national currency notes. House debate centers on civil service favoritism and wartime veterans’ claims.
The Berlin funeral on the sixteenth featured a four deep troop procession, mourning houses, lamp posts with crests, and laurel festoons. Princes and kings from across Europe attended, with the Kaiser’s remains moved to the mausoleum amid solemn services and artillery salvos. Memorials were held in Washington, St Petersburg, Vienna, and elsewhere as leaders paid respects.
The engagement of Miss Mollie Garfield and J Stanley Brown has been formally announced by the mother of the prospective bride. Horace Fairbanks former Governor of Vermont died at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York at age 68.
Judge Gresham’s ruling in the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Wabash case allows interchanging freight and binds the Wabash to common carrier rules. Chicago and Omaha notes report unions losing in court and engineers returning to work on the Santa Fe system after a General Grievance Committee notice.
From Victoria BC a drowning of Rev. Sheldon Jackson Mrs R Cunningham and two Indians in Skiena River Alaska is reported along with deaths of Samuel Wilson his wife and four children from poisoned meat in Kentucky. Elberon flats New York burned forcing escapes and a widow Mrs Francis Westlake killed. A boiler explosion on the Armonia estate in Cuba killed several and wounded others.
The report details a series of violent incidents including Dr. George M. Cox’s alleged assault on Effie Ellis in Springfield Missouri with sulfuric acid, a lynching threat cooled by her recovery, mob execution of John Skinner near Hopkinsville, a triple murder suicide by Samuel Whitmyer at Barbara Albright’s home in Illinois, and a fatal home shooting in Benton Maine. It also mentions Darius M. Warren’s murder of his wife and two daughters and a later double murder and arson case near Ithaca New York where farm-hand Robert Barber is held.
Reports detail state party meetings and convention calls in multiple states. California Republicans set a May 1 conven tion in Sacramento to choose delegates for Chicago. Other notes include Indiana Prohibitionists naming a state ticket, Rhode Island parties nominating governors and officials, and Tennessee and Arkansas scheduling forthcoming conventions with names of nominees.
A roundup of legal and political developments notes New Jersey lawmakers facing blizzard delays leaving laws unvetoed in time. Indianapolis saloon attacks. Philadelphia liquor licenses approved. Chicago Hyde Park ruling returns status to village. New York horses die after storm idle period. Supreme Court telephone case broad impact. Bell monopoly upheld patents.
Milwaukee fire department faced a deadly collapse when walls of a burning brick block fell. Atkins & Ogien shoe factory and an entire business block burned. damages placed at 450 000 dollars. A severe Savannah Florida and Western railroad wreck near Blackshear, Georgia killed 25 and injured 30 to 40. a Lehigh Valley private car carried Wilbur Gould and family, with Wilbur injured. Boston reports five day cable outages and rail blockades due to the worst storm of the century. Mexico reports a construction train accident near Saltillo killing six workers.
Domestic economy column outlines practical tips and insights on farm and orchard management, stable upkeep, and kitchen efficiency. It highlights routine tasks, seasonal advice, and economical practices for households and rural households relying on home production and care.
The article discusses brittle hoofs in horses from dehydration and unstable conditions with remedies like cold water washes, clean bedding, sawdust bedding, glycerine solutions, and tar dressing. It also reviews Plymouth Rock and Muscovy duck origins, Mallard influence, and guidance on poultry breeding practices and exhibition preparation.
A Chicago packer exposes tricks on lard adulteration with cottonseed oil and beef tallow. Crude lard remains dearer than refined, suggesting hog byproducts are saved. The New York Produce Exchange asks Congress for mandatory firm name stamping and genuineness guarantees to curb fraud and protect producers and consumers.
John T. Ames of Northfield Minnesota fought a chinch bug invasion threatening his neighbor’s wheat and his eighteen acre corn field. He built a wood barricade along the border, used gas tar paint and repeated applications, then poured boiling water and applied treatments to destroy millions of insects. The defense preserved his corn crop near one hundred bushels per acre while the neighbor’s wheat was nearly ruined.
A New England expert emphasizes practical wintering tips for bees. Key points include maintaining even cellar temperatures near freezing, wide unobstructed entrances about eight inches long, dark conditions to prevent flying, elevating the hive from the bottom board, ensuring proper ventilation, and watching for noisiness as a sign of ventilation issues.
A Connecticut farmer shares his experience with 100 hens feeding on dry grain. He reports costs for January February and March and shows a total net profit of 26.16 dollars from egg sales and manure. The notes emphasize higher lay from thoroughbred hens and cleanliness in feed to prevent ailments.
Plymouth Roek Fowls Mr. L. D Kilkenny Minn a corres cent states that fowls were thought claimed to have been nearly pure bred and also from another source which were claimed to have been full blood.
Prof W A Henry of the Wisconsin Experiment Station argues ensilage is established value for dairy cows and compares costs of bran and oil meal at 15 and 25 dollars per ton. He notes bran provides cheaper digestible matter per 100 pounds, oil meal has higher protein, and advises using both, with more bran than oil meal, and stocking bran in fall. He adds price stability differs by distance from Minneapolis and freight.
A reflective guide on gentle bedtime routines for mothers. It favors calm presence over harsh methods, urges patience to teach children to sleep alone, and shares a case of a three year old girl who learned to sleep without disturbance through consistent, soothing practices and light evening routines.
A recipe fragment lists ingredients for Graham biscuits including graham flour wheat flour butter sugar cream of tartar salt and milk. The method notes mixing shaping and baking in a moderate oven to finish the bake.
A recipe describes grating a flavorful cheese and beating it with eggs and a cup of thick cream or milk. The mixture is seasoned with pepper and salt to taste, then cooked in a hot buttered frying pan to form an omelet.
The directions list mixing one half cup each of sugar butter and milk with one cup raisins two and one half cups flour one teaspoon baking powder and two and a half cups flour. Steam for one hour. Sauce mixes flour corn starch and water boils two minutes then adds butter sugar and nutmeg.
An 1888 advertisement promotes Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption remedy as a cure for consumption. It asserts coughs signal lung disease and promises to search out the cause and heal the lung, citing testimonials and urging prompt use to avoid a fatal March.
In a cautionary tale two friends used a harmless ruse to frighten John A. into facing his drink problem. They released rats to trigger fear, prompting John to acknowledge danger and reform after years of temperance struggle.
Professor Asa Gray, a leading American supporter of Darwin, rejected natural selection as a sole law and order explanation. He framed faith and reason as compatible, describing himself as a Darwinian philosophically a convinced theist and a Nicene Christian, as presented in Yale Theological School lectures in 180.
Advocates the relief of lifelong pains through Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it expels impurities causing rheumatism and neuralgia. Describes the Bitters as a blood purifier and pain reducer with a recommended nightly dose for violent cases and notes additional benefits for kidney troubles indigestion liver and constipation.
Austin boy Johnny wears his brother Bob s old clothing and objects to teeth being pulled. He jokes that he will not chew with teeth after Bob loses them. The note captures a humorous moral about sharing and eagerness.
An English gardener notes roots form at the stock end of a cucumber kept in water and observes a similar rooting in prickly pear fruits. A light exchange with Bob White includes a joke about a father and a butler, ending with a playful remark from Puck.
A dynamo on the engine sends current along rails through mercury-filled glass tubes on the pilot track. If the track is damaged the tubes break, breaking contact and instantly applying brakes on the following train. The inventor claims two full tilt expresses could collide with impunity using this system.
The piece argues for better incentives to improve wool and mutton quality. It notes average wool yield of four pounds per sheep and grease content as costly. It urges breeding, better feeding, and cautious selling to protect profits and public interests.
An advertisement touts a 5 cent nasal cure with a $500 reward for a case they cannot cure. It claims world wide fame and lists symptoms from dull headaches to discharge, nasal blockage, eye irritation, ear deafness, and fatigue. Warns many cases lead to consumption if untreated.
Martix de Souza discovered Rio and established the first European settlement at Vincente in 131. The country later evolved into an independent kingdom.
Apron Michigan, Dec 20, 1587. Former Mich Central Railroad agent at Augusta reports kidney disease diagnosed as Bright's disease after years of suffering. After trying many doctors and remedies, an October crisis led to using Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and he now proclaims himself well and praises the medicine.
The Boston Transcript laments the lengthy bureaucracy delaying relief efforts. It argues excessive red tape hinders timely assistance and burdens those in need.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is praised for its milk like taste aiding compliance. Doctors worldwide endorse it for consumption, scrofula, bronchitis, debility, wasting diseases, and chronic coughs. Physicians report children take it willingly.
Widely touted as an admirable cure for bronchitis hoarseness coughs and throat trouble sold only in boxes in early newspaper advertising notes
The remark suggests that the policy shift will persist as long as women continue to be employed in public school teaching roles.
On March 2 and March 24 and May 8 221 and June 5 1588 the Burlington Route runs special land excursions from Chicago Peoria St Louis and all stations to Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Dakota and to Colorado east of Akron and Sterling on the B and M RY and Sterling on the UP RY at greatly reduced rates. Tickets valid 30 days to western points and 60 days to other states with liberal stopovers. For tickets contact any agent or Paul Morton Chicago.
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