People Demand Change After Cold Backward Season
The article notes a very cold season with backward conditions since Cleveland was inaugurated and reports that the people demand a change this year.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1885
Page
2
The article notes a very cold season with backward conditions since Cleveland was inaugurated and reports that the people demand a change this year.
Every veteran in the Dakota house of representatives voted for the measure. The text notes the veterans are praised as gallant and brave for supporting women's suffrage.
Petersburg dispatch reports the imperial council of war has ordered the commissary department to prepare to equip 200000 reserves. The directive signals no immediate peace and implies heightened military readiness.
Gen Middleton requests more artillery as Ottawa orders further Canadian troops to quell the Northwest rebellion. The general has not taken holidays in pursuing Louis Riel and his followers, indicating intensified actions.
The Tur Grand Lodge A F and A M meets in Cedar Rapids on June 2 3 and 4 with A L 5885. A three day school of custodians precedes the grand lodge as an instructional session and is expected to draw a large attendance.
Tue Hon. John F. Duncombe and Mr. George J. Boal hurry to decline the Democratic nomination for Iowa Governor noting there is no chance for a Democrat that year.
In the case of J. L. Brown versus Baren R. Sherman the Supreme Court rules the statute allowing Sherman to suspend Brown is constitutional Seevers dissents Beck abstains from ruling in this opinion clarifying the constitutional basis of the suspension action.
Commissioner Coleman creates a Dairy Division in the Department of Agriculture with special focus on butter and cheese interests. Allen Dodge appointed head of the new bureau.
A Cedar Rapids Republican urges the anti-prohibition faction to show moderation like current radicals to unite the party and ensure a great victory. The plea emphasizes party unity and electoral success through tempered stance.
Democrats withdraw Morrison and substitute Judge Tree for the Illinois Senate race. Paver, new Assembly member from the 34th district, receives his certificate and is sworn in. Republicans expect one seat in the House if Weaver is allowed to take his seat.
The article quotes Beacon of Wisconsin at a Democratic convention mocking Cleveland and predicting political turmoil. It notes his push for an ex Confederate postmaster and mentions Bragg actively opposing and taking a confrontational stance.
Wary senators grip the prohibitory law as session opens. Fifteen holdover members stand in the way, with eleven needed for a majority, making repeal unlikely. Observers note prohibition candidates in districts aligned with the policy could be swept into power, sealing the fate of opponents.
Government Entomologist Prof. Riley warns the country will face two major locust broods this year, the seventeen and thirteen year varieties. He notes this is the first joint appearance in 221 years and expects damage mainly to fruit trees, lasting only until July.
The report classifies presidential appointments by region, excluding local and post office positions. It shows the North securing 17 general offices, the South 18, foreign missions 25 for the North and 30 for the South, and total counts 42 for the North and 48 for the South.
The Mobile Register protests a Mobile encampment emblem mixing gray and blue uniforms. It condemns Gen Bentley for linking the Civil War colors as reconciliation, arguing it dishonors Iowa soldiers and the Union. The paper insists on honor and loyalty over any gesture seen as treason or appeasement.
The article describes the Statue of Liberty, noting its massive size 305 feet above tide water with a 151.2 foot statue and 91 foot pedestal. It weighs 440000 pounds with 176000 pounds copper and iron remainder. Designed by M Bartholdi it will arrive around May 25 and be erected on Bedloes Island, a gift from France.
Obituary notes Mrs. Johnson of six miles south died Sunday and was buried Tuesday. A new child blessed her home six weeks before. Frank Leverett reports on artesian wells for Dr. Peal as part of Geologist studies. Cambridge Herald mentions grading on Union township line and G A R encampment plans in Portland Maine. Local commerce updates include D D Hayes sale, D D Hayes liquor trial verdict not guilty, Maxwell shipments of eggs totaling about 6 500 dozen, and school and lighting improvements at Baldwin Maxwell store.
The Western Argus editor extols Parker's Tonic as the medicine to regulate the bowels cure costiveness and billiousness aid digestion and strengthen the whole system. It is praised as pleasant to taste loved by children and mothers and said to save many times its cost in every family.
Clear Lake, long known as Iowa and the northwest leading summer resort, hosts four major events in 1885. Temperance Jubilee runs July 5 to 15, Campmeeting July 16 to 29, Sunday School Assembly July 29 to August 10, and Musical Festival August 12 onward. The events promise top national talent with reduced railroad rates to attract attendees.
The lesson exalts Paul’s endurance in prison and his rejoicing in Christ. It links gladness to faith, hope in deliverance, and the yoke of affliction. Believers should be content and calm, trusting God’s good will, and live as examples for others to imitate.
Chicago rag and waste firms now total about 36 operations with combined yearly sales near $1,000,000 for one firm and $500,000 for another. The trade employs up to 5,000 people locally, with total U.S. activity estimated around $52,000,000 annually, supplying paper makers and shoddy industries.
Valley Springs Enterprise reports Mrs. Mattie Johnson of four miles west of town used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy on her two year old daughter Annie who drank the entire bottle instead of a half teaspoon. The child recovered, and the note claims the remedy is harmless even at sixty times a normal dose. Sold by all druggists.
Charles Livingston aged about 21 son of G. W. Livingston died from a self inflicted gunshot wound while hunting squirrels near Miller Dakota last Friday. He had many friends in the county who mourn his untimely end. Representative.
The Inter Ocean notes Bismarck has not earned the top honor the Kaiser can grant. It mentions another merit founded in 166 with a star badge bearing Frederick the Great, awarded only to Kaiser Wilhelm Unser Fritz Prince Frederick Charles and Moltke the Silent.
Advertiser extols hop bitters as safe for all ages from children to the elderly. Claims include curing malarial fever ague kidney troubles paralysis neuralgia and indigestion with daily use. Endorsed by a clergyman and multiple testimonials urge mothers to give hop bitters to nursing children for health and better sleep.
A description notes the slicing method used in China for killing family offenders. The graphic comparison suggests a brutal, mechanical process. The text mentions Geneva Patrol and reflects on first person books revealing intimate secrets of the heart.
An ad touts Brown's Lion Bitters as a remedy for general weakness and low vitality. It claims the product vitalizes blood tones nerves and renovates the system with a testimonial from Isaac C. Weed of Burr's Mills Ohio who says iron bitters helped him greatly.
Wright and Richmond advertise a wide range of barbed wires including two and four point varieties, with coarse and thick-set options, in their market catalog.
LowGuRaAN MACHINE Co promotes the Improved Rockford Planter as unmatched in performance and value, claiming superiority over competing models in farm machinery.
A familiar name across the United States presents the originator of Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup. A favorite remedy for coughs colds consumption and throat and lung affections selling for 50 cents and 1.00 by J H Pickett and Co.
A brief consumer notice warns to avoid labels with the word Hop or Hops that are not genuine and to shun products described as poisonous or unsafe on the chute label.
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