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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1895
Page
1
An editor responds to readers in the Farm and Stock Yard column. Letters address farming topics and livestock concerns to James Wilson at Ams lows, inviting further inquiries from the local audience.
A mixed agrarian column discusses cattle and hog markets, stating hogs and cattle sell well while horses lag. It condemns extreme breeding, praises Western seeds, urges selective breeding and seed testing, and reflects on education and farming institutes as crucial for rural progress. The piece cites US and France cattle policies, Mexican imports, and general agricultural opinions.
The speaker notes a wide gap between remarks by farm wives at institutes and media portrayals of the modern woman. He says farmer families anchor state progress and home life, keeping public policy discussions grounded and avoiding tangents.
A House defeat blocks a resolution to print dairy tests from the Chicago World’s Fair. The piece notes bias toward Jerseys, mixed feeding methods, and calls for preserving Fuller's Jersey results and the Guernsey records for future reference.
Iowa readers ask about Cleveland Oil Meal Co new process oil meal as substitute for old process. They seek feeding value, best mix with for steers hogs and horses, cow safety, cost comparison with corn at 4 cents, and abortion risk. Expert notes more oil extraction but similar safety. gradual introduction advised.
The speaker notes feeding up to eight pounds daily of oil meal without harmful effects, compares oil meal to corn priced at 45 cents per bushel, and says oil meal can be mixed with corn for beef and hogs. They emphasize gradual increases prevent abortion and report no difficulties from extended feeding.
L D Camp of Williams Iowa asks if feeding charred bone to hogs is advisable and notes good results using bones from slaughterhouses. A department reply discusses minerals from charcoal ash bone meal, and suggests feeding roughage like bluegrass clover hay and oats as winter supplements, with mixed results on shoats wintering in Iowa.
Farmer readers seek guidance on alfalfa for pasture and hay in a dry season. The response stresses establish first year failure if grazed or cut, recommends red clover with no nurse crop, early and late sweet corn, and multiple legume crops. It cites Bulletin 27 on legume benefits and urges moisture conservation and summer forage crops like mangels and turnips.
J A Richardson of Jefferson City Missouri chief enrolling force for the 38th general assembly testifies to the merits of One Minute Cough Cure claiming almost instant relief and a speedy cure after other remedies failed. He notes sick headache constipation and indigestion are quickly cured by DeWitts von Early Risers the famous little pills.
Bremen Indiana mother says her only child was near death from croup until One Minute Cough Cure relieved the stricken infant after two doctors failed.
Dr H R Fish of Gravois Mills Missouri states DeWitt’s Azol Salve has no equal for indolent sores scalds and burns. It stops pain instantly heals burns quickly and leaves no scar.
Story County teachers association to be held at Ames on Saturday April 6 at 1 30 P M with papers on number work in primary grades the influential teacher assigning lessons flame study for teachers and other discussions led by Margaret Watts Nora Nickle Mabel Harris C C Smith E L Meek Brones J F Reed Lizzie Kegley Alice Lewis Jes sie Christman W H Whitford and others Teachers school officers and patrons invited N G Richardson president Ina Scorr secretary DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cited as cure for skin ailments and piles.
E T Cressy presents a stereopticon show with views of Voggy and Civil War era battle phrases. The narrative mentions Breckenridge on Kelly’s field, Johnnies repulsed, and Major Boynton defense with a chaotic roadside march near Dry Valley Road. W T Sanford of Leeper Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure.
A local ad touts De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a safe reliable remedy for constipation dyspepsia and liver complaints offering a patent cure all for readers seeking digestive relief.
A compilation of property conveyances shows transfers by E G Richardson, W K Wood, A F Wingert, and others to multiple buyers including M W Bamp, Reed, Frank J Berry, Walter Berry, Geo B Kooser, Geo Barnard, and several trustees. Amounts range from 1 to 6400 dollars with parcels in Nevada Ames Zearing and surrounding areas. Several heirs and spouses appear as transferors or buyers, including Richardsons, Willands, and Arntz heirs.
Train schedule snippets show arrivals and departures including the Overland Limited Pacific Express Way Freight and various Chicago and Des Moines connections. Times listed range from early morning to evening with multiple trains going north and south and a note of trains arriving from Des Moines.
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