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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1885
Page
4
A Cheap Ice House Design With Sawdust Insulation
The plan describes laying rails for a bottom frame, adding a fifteen inch layer of sawdust, packing ice with a fifteen inch surround of sawdust, and using straw or boards to seal cracks. Two to three feet of sawdust top the ice, then four corner posts support planks for a cover under shade, to keep ice through summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruant Neu- Yorker
Estimating Corn Fields and Harvest Quality
Dr Sturtevant notes small cobbed early ripening corn yields more merchantable corn than large cobbed late varieties. He explains ripeness affects weight, so comparisons must consider moisture content and stage of harvest to avoid misleading results. Dent corn can appear higher in yield due to water content differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturtevant
A Good Forage Crop For Sorghum Cane
A Missouri farmer shares long term experience with sorghum cane as a forage crop. He reports feeding cane fodder to hogs, horses, and cows during drought and frost damaged Honduras, with consistent satisfactory results and ongoing interest in further reports from fellow farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Honduras
Better Roads For A Growing Nation
An unsigned New England Farmer editorial argues for improved road construction and maintenance. It cites Boston area roads as a model, notes the high cost of poor routes, and urges appointing skilled road rulers to plan durable, economical surfaces rather than fragmentary repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Agricultural wisdom and reform in farmers journals
A compilation of quotations from farm journals on farming ethics, business habits, orchard planting, dairying, forestry, grape growing, soil fertility, and criticisms of agricultural fairs. The notes urge practical farming, cautious spending, and farmer involvement in county societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Southern Live-Stock Journal
Chicago
Hugh T. Brooke
Pruning Shrubs Guidance for Natural Shapes and Timing
Pruning should preserve each plant's natural habit and health. Do not shear trees into uniform cones. prune hedges only. Prune late flowering shrubs like weigelas deutzias forsythias and mock oranges after flowering in June and remove old wood. Winter or early spring trimming may suit spirea wax alba honeysuckle, while plumed hydrangea requires severe cutback in early spring. Aim pruning after flowering and thin old growth, remove suckers, and use knife to thicken growth when shaping in April or May.
Horticultural Legislation Suggestions From Indiana Society
At the Indiana State Horticultural Society meeting President Johnson urged reforms in state law to protect horticulture. He pressed creation of a State Entomologist and a State Ornithologist to educate on insects birds and their roles and to refine protections, with specific measures to stop unnecessary killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Horticultural Society
Johnson
Indiana
Law
Call for license revenue to aid agricultural societies
The article urges a license fee to benefit agricultural societies by tying it to the law title. It notes a missing small appropriation since 1881 due to a failed bill and asks the General Assembly to restore funding to place the society on parity with 1883 provisions. It calls for action at upcoming meetings to push these questions with the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Hxrchang
Horticulture notes on trees shrubs and seeds
Advice on selecting autumn foliage trees and shrubs. the wild sunflower Helianthus orgyalis for ornament in England. Japanese persimmon cultivation in the South. avoid scraping tree bark. growing petunias from fall seed beds. evergreen seed sowing in fall with deep mellow ground and light sand cover. germination in cold frame boxes over winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
England
Gardener's Monthly
Virginia
Stable Shelters Save On Feed Costs In Winter
Stock and dairy notes advise investing in lumber to build comfortable winter stables rather than letting animals seek shelter by straw stacks as the latter causes higher feed consumption. Proper housing reduces straw waste and overall winter costs for livestock.
Feeding Roots for Milch Cows
Beets or mangel wurtzel are preferable to turnips for milch cows since turnips can affect milk quality. The odor from turnips fades when fed after milking, allowing milking to proceed with less disruption.
Low Mangers for Horses and Arabian Feeding Habits
The article argues that Arabs feed horses from ground level to keep the neck curved, claiming Arabian horses are among the best in the world. It suggests that low mangers may contribute to their perceived superiority and should be considered.
Butter Making by S R Harris in Rural New Yorker
S R Harris surveys butter making from cream to final product focusing on churning methods. He compares swing, Holstein box, revolving dash, and barrel chums, recommends temperatures 52 to 62 degrees, and guides air exposure timing and grinding, washing, salting, and working to prevent greasy texture and preserve flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Harris
New- Yorker
Denmark
The Poultry Yard Tips for Keeping Fowls Healthy
Advice on housing and feeding poultry from a historical guide. Emphasizes compact crates, clean conditions, proper egg handling, and limited meat in feed. Stresses regular cleaning, ventilation, bran for eggs, early and frequent feeding, and gradual acclimation to weather.
Treatment and feeding tips for poultry from a 19th century note
A reader describes a remedy for weak late hatched chicks using a drinking mix of copperas sulphuric acid and water, then cleaning their house floor and adding clean vel. The note advises varied grains for hens, a hearty winter diet including boiled potatoes and oats, and feeding schedules to maximize egg production. It also mentions occasional boiled beef head for up to a hundred fowls.
Improve Bedchamber Hygiene For Healthful Sleep
A Philadelphia Call excerpt urges daily air and sun in bedrooms, clean washstands and utensils, prompt disposal of waste, and removal of damp or soiled items. It warns against stifling atmospheres and links fresh air to healthier throats, colds, and overall well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Mann
Cologne
Bureau
Lucy Randolph Fleming
Philadelphia Call
Oyster Plant Fry in Tarragon Vinegar
A kitchen note describes preparing fried oyster plants: boil whole, split, steep in tarragon vinegar with pepper and salt, drain, batter, fry in hot lard, and serve with fried parsley. The method emphasizes simple seasoning and crisp coating.
Macaroni Bake With Cheese Sauce Instructions
Bake macaroni until tender then mix flour and butter with milk mustard salt and pepper. Stir in grated cheese and boil ten minutes. Pour sauce over the macaroni and serve.
Salms of Chicken Preparation Steps
Instructions describe cutting cold chicken into small pieces, heating in brawn butter with pepper and salt, adding two beaten eggs off the heat, and assembling in a bread crumb lined dish. The dish is topped with crumbs and butter pieces and baked until brown.
Currant Cake From Simple Tea Time Recipe
A small cake to be eaten fresh for tea uses half a cup of butter and one cup of sugar beaten together with two eggs, half a cup of sweet milk, one and a half cups of flour, one teaspoon and a half of baking powder. Stir in one cup of well washed drained and dried English currants dusted with flour if needed.
Clam Chowder Instructions From Early Kitchen Tips
Four dozen clams chopped fine and one dozen raw potatoes sliced are added with six large onions and salt pork. The ingredients are sautéed, layered in a kettle with water, seasoned with salt and pepper, and simmered for two and a half hours.
Baltimore Apple Bread
Prepare a dough as for rusks then roll to half inch thick. Spread stewed apples on one half, fold the other half over, rise, and bake. Top with stewed apples baked into a sugar butter cinnamon coating, slice thin for tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Rich Coffee Cake From Old Recipe
A rich coffee cake combines butter sugar molasses strong coffee cream eggs raisins currants citron figs brown flour and baking powder. Flour is toasted to a rich brown then folded with fruit and batter and baked four to five hours in a moderate oven.
Vienna Coffee Preparation Using Cream and Egg
The recipe explains filtering coffee with a French press or similar device. It instructs to use one tablespoon of ground coffee per person plus one extra for the pot. It then details heating one quart of cream and whisking egg white with cold milk before adding to the hot mix and serving.
The Study of deeds through the ages
The passage speaks of enduring deeds and living history that glow immortal, unaffected by time. It names Longfellow and emphasizes the unconsumed nature of moral or artistic works through ages.
Beauty and Truth Through Morning Gate of Knowledge
A reflective aphorism compares beauty and knowledge, suggesting that beauty felt now becomes truth later, as morning light opens access to understanding. The quote credits Schiller as the source of the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiller
Do Not Be a Worm Learn Self Reliance Now
A motivational declaration urges personal agency and self support. It contrasts power of circumstance with individual responsibility to rise, act, and become strong, virtuous, and independent despite hardship.
Ruskin on Reading and Choice of Books
A compact quotation from Ruskin on reading, noting that great works exist from leaders and thinkers of all ages. It emphasizes life is short and choosing what to read now limits what one can read tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Allen
Eternal life quest Worded as a moral riddle
A compact meditation frames the question of eternal life as a daily moral task. It urges action now over grand schemes, noting that life can pass while one hesitates, and that a person with conscience endures beyond death.
Evils of Band Reading in Families
A historical reflection warns that band reading sows latent evils in thousands of homes. It describes spirits becoming disobedient rebellious and discontented with flirts and domestic turmoil. The text suggests these readers struggle with practical life and moral corruption.
A Delightful Excursion to the Flaming Naphtha Spout at Baku
In Baku, a popular seaside amusement uses a shallow bay where naphtha floats on the water. A small steam launch ferries visitors to a spot where a lit match sets the surface on fire, creating a lake of flames as the iron-clad boat speeds through. The sight, eerie and grand, depends on calm weather and is spoiled by even a breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baku
Russia
Merciful science and painless death for animals
Dr. B W Richardson proclaims a painless death chamber for dogs in London a success. The device uses carbonic oxide with chloroform and bisulphide of carbon, housing up to 100 animals at once. Over seven months more than 6000 dogs were euthanized, with plans to extend to sheep and other meat animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Richardson
London
Richardson
A Dakota Town Growth And Prospects Touting Palmer House
A Dakota man praises rapid town growth saying eighteen months ago it was a bare prairie and now has 2000 people with forty stores seventeen saloons opera house four variety shows eight beer gardens a dime museum three gambling houses thirteen hotels two breweries and stock for another distillery a paid police force and two steam fire engines he adds plans for a church and school while the Chicago Herald notes the town’s expansion and future building efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer House
Chicago Herald
Chicken with clipped wing clashes with fence
An Irish onlooker laughs at a chicken with a clipped wing as it makes several ineffectual attempts to fly over a fence. The quip sparked a humorous moment cited in Carl Pretzel's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Pretzel
Stock Speculation and Market Habits Insight
A veteran stock operator discusses the allure and perils of speculation, noting that many entrants are drawn by friends points and end up squeezed. He recalls how markets have grown, with more quotations and bucket shops, and emphasizes prudent entry, profit-taking, and avoiding zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Tme
New York
Washington Star
Italian and British Ironclads Rival Sea Power in 19th Century
Naval architects debated limits as Italia Lepanto and other Italian monsters added armor and big guns. Britain counters with a first class ironclad carrying 110 ton guns and heavy shells, while the Inflecibe boasts twenty four inches of iron and teak and an eighty ton Armstrong gun. The Boston Globe notes British confidence in matching or surpassing any afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
References Wanted from a Texas Nursing Scene
A New York gentleman asks a professional nurse for addresses of sick people as references. The nurse replies she cannot provide them because the patients are all dead and she does not know their current addresses, reflecting a Texas saying about aging and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
The Heart of a Woman Never Grows Old
A reflective line on enduring love and life, stating that a woman's heart remains young while it still loves, and loses life when love ends.
Bath 1770 Letters Tie Junius to Sir Philip Francis
The Cornhill Magazine notes a facsimile epistle to Miss Giles at Bath in 1770 linking Sir Philip Francis to the famed Junius handwriting. A letter and verses were misattributed, with Francis denying authorship while old stories suggest otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles
Bank of England
Junius
Sir Philip
Tilghman
Bath
America
Francis
Philip
Cornhill Magazine
A Paris Siege Tale Through a French Lady's Wit
A charming Parisian recalls siege days sharing sharp humor about food scarcity. Rats and cats become unpalatable while pigeons on roofs drew crowds to taste the delicacy, though the gone wrong was a sacred messenger memory, as the speaker jokes about eating a postman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Egypt
New York Graphic
Poem in Brilliants Bracelet Gift Memorizes Love
Ella Meee Wilcox owns a bracelet described as a poem written in gems and given by her husband. A golden horseshoe with turquoises marks their first meeting, a gold plaque with rubies notes the first letter, a Roman gold star celebrates engagement week, and the wedding bangle with rubies and amigan pos completes the design as a surprise from Mr. Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Meee Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Miss Wheeler
Athlophoros Promises Cure in Letters to the Editor
A widow and local residents recount Katie Gill’s eight month battle with rheumatism and sciatica, aided by Athlophoros which allegedly eased pain and sleep. Despite relief, Katie later died after hospital injuries, with clergy confirming the tale. The piece also touts Athlophoros for tourists and emigrants as a stomach tonic and general health aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Athlophoros
Father Tscheider
Mrs. Gill
Mrs. Summers
Peter Techeider
Church of the Holy Family
West Twelfth Street
Chicago
Tscheider
Gill
Athlophoros Co
Wall Street
New York
Ship of the desert camel and its enduring traits
The camel carries loads up to 1000 pounds for short trips, travels slowly at about three miles per hour, and can sustain twenty hours of travel without rest. Its hump stores food and water, its stomach tolerates large water reserves, and its resilience earns it the title ship of the desert. A British soldier notes the sea like motion when riding one, and details on height and color follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Africa
Central
du Chaillu
Yucatan
Alice D. le Plongeon
Harper’s Magazine
Scientific American
Thieving versus thriving misprint stirs editor’s clash
A New York letter to the Buffalo Express recalls an editor Bennetts clash with Mrs. Stanton over a misread suffrage convention report. A reporter called her a thief, corrected to thriving after an employee noted the error. Separately E R Hoyt suffered foot injury from a falling derrick pole at the New Orleans Exposition but healed after applying St Jacobs Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bennett
Herald
New York
Buffalo Express
E. R. Hoyt
Pay-Per-Waste Celluloid Collar Disaster Stuns New Brunswick
A man in New Brunswick tried to save money on collars by using a celluloid collar to start a fire. The collar exploded, wrecking his stove and injuring him, prompting reflection on better dress choices and cost. The tale appears in Peck's Sun as a cautionary anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Peck
Changeable Hosiery Offers Comfort for All Socks
Nervous debility and premature decline are claimed to be curable by the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York. The ad promises speedily permanent cure and offers a large book for three letter stamps with free consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orld’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Ear's high notes reach beyond men's range say researchers
Dr. Lawson Tait notes women often hear higher frequencies than men. The human ear's upper limit lies around 41 000 to 42 000 vibrations per second. Right ear typically detects higher tones than the left, while very low tones near fifteen vibrations per second sound as discrete pulses rather than continuous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson Tait
Dr Pierce Discovery praised as lasting remedy and satire
A fragment from a period piece extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a durable cure for consumption and lung ailments while lampooning domestic relations and a town beauty with catarrh. It ends with a quip about a baseball pitcher overindulging at a soda fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Grand Union Hotel at Grand Central Depot Offers Cheap European Plan
Grand Union Hotel at Grand Central Depot advertises 600 elegant rooms total cost one million dollars now available for one dollar and up per day. European plan includes elevator restaurant and access to horse cabs stage and elevated railroad to all depots. Families staying at the Grand Union can live better for less money than at any first class hotel in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grandlies
Union
Doctor Explains Phosphate Tonic Drink Benefit
Dr. A. Atkinson of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore states that the soluble phosphate tonic makes a pleasant drink and is among the best tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Atkinson
Materia Medica and Dermatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Hotel Colfax Opens for 1885 Summer Season at Colfax Iowa
The Colfax resort near Colfax springs and Old Magnesian Chalybeate opens May 6 for 1885. The hotel seats 300 guests with fine meals parlors reading and sleeping rooms. Recreation includes croquet billiards bowling and Thayer's orchestra. Water from fountains used for drinking and bathing. Rates start at $10 per week and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Iowa
Des Moines
Chicago
Rock Island
Pacific Ry
Thayer
M. C
Hotel
Gault House Offers First Class Rooms At Low Rates
The Gault House Chicago located at Clinton and Madison offers first class accommodations for two dollars to two dollars and fifty cents per day. The hotel sits in the city center one block from Union Depot with elevator and full appointments. Hort Garuss, proprietors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gault House
Chicago
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
Hort & GarTss
Remarkable Cure Claims Via Compound Oxygen Therapy
Propagates inhalation treatment for chronic diseases as “simply wonderful.” Encourages readers to write to Dre. Starkey & Palea at 1169 Girard St., Philadelphia, for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre. Starkey & Palea
Girard St
Philadelphic
Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya and Bronchial Troches
Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya from Caswell Hazard & Co. New York praised as the best tonic for dyspepsia indigestion low spirits and debility and a preventive against fever and ague. Bronchial Troches marketed for coughs sore throat and bronchial complaints with domestic use recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap Promoted for Skin Care
Good druggists are urged not to recommend highly perfumed soaps for skin treatment or cosmetic use. The article promotes a specific remedy as a sure cure and preventive, claiming exclusive effectiveness for a smooth and soft complexion.
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