13 Nov 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1890
Page
1
A collection of remarks and anecdotes spans cant phrases by Von Moltke to a royal welcome for the Comte de Paris by French Canadians. It notes Jerome K Jerome’s rise, critiques poverty and dishonest wealth, and jokes about a Paris suicide at a costly restaurant.
The piece explains how winning relies on a runner's second wind, appearing late as others tire. It compares human and horse racing, noting the thoroughbred's stamina and persistence while the scrub tires and quits. The moral emphasizes staying power over raw early speed.
The Boston Herald criticizes New England Methodists for fifty years ago roughness and now narrow religious education that isolates them from other bodies. The paper notes centennial rejoicings focused on the church and urges broader collaboration beyond Methodism.
Agents of the Iowa Central Route offer low rate tickets to Minnesota Montana the Dakotas Washington Oregon and the Puget Sound Country. The line runs a daytime through train to St Paul without a sleeping car and attaches new palace cars and coaches to through trains. Contact Marshalltown Iowa agents for time cards rates and information.
The Austrian diet's lower house considers a retaliatory duty on American weavers' spools. New Hampshire shows resilience with workers and savers investing heavily, while Canada’s Quebec Telegram claims superior circulation and backs annexation sentiment. Naval ships face fouling and dry dock challenges, with copper and aluminum hulls discussed as remedies.
The article discusses Edward Everett Hale and Alfred Russell Wallace noting that modern machinery requires intelligent labor, not old class judgments. It argues civilization advances through scientific use of natural agents, with examples from Darwin and Spencer, and critiques The New York Critic's “Forty Immortals” list as too narrow and detached from mass readers.
In Scribner's Magazine N S Shaler notes climate shaped Americans into a tough wiry people with endurance. He cites soldiers recovering from gunshot wounds at higher rates than Europeans and claims Americans rival European physiques. He mentions Indians' stoicism and cites Union army measurements from Kentucky and Tennessee showing strong physical development.
An Ames druggist advertises Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claiming cure for 2 itch Mange and Scratches on humans or animals in 30 minutes. It is sold by L. M. Bosworth. The notice also remarks on spare ribs in Utah this fall and comments on people’s hypocrisy.
An old Ames Iowa ad promotes English Spavin Liniment claiming it removes hard and soft blemishes from horses and treats spavin curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains and swollen throats. It promises saving $50 with one bottle and calls itself the most wonderful blemish cure. Sold by L M Bosworth Druggist Ames Iowa.
Importers prepare suit in U S court arguing Speaker Reed miscounted a quorum as Democrats abstained from voting. They contend the tariff law classifying worsted cloths as woolen goods and imposing 35 cents per pound plus 35 percent ad valorem is void, since passed without proper constitutional procedure. The case seeks judicial review of Reed's rulings on quorums.
The Farmers Alliance of the southwest plans a self run cattle operation with a stock yard on fifty acres in Kansas City. Cattle will be shipped or sold directly under Alliance supervision to capture commissions formerly paid to middlemen. Market indicators will be closely watched.
The veteran field marshal notes that boundless praise makes him ponder what might have happened if success had not crowned their undertaking. He asks whether the exaltation would have seemed deserved or undeserved without triumph.
The dream of poor working girls to buy a sealskin lacquer fades as prices for unmade skins surge. Costs have jumped 50 to 100 percent over last year, shocking savers and snaring small purses.
A reader laments the persistence of the word electrocute in modern usage and urges mercy on the English language by encouraging murderers to cause fewer deaths. The remark blends linguistic gripe with a grim moral tone about language and violence.
An advertisement claims Wool Ford's Sanitary Lotion cures humans and animals including horses within 30 minutes. Card notes it is sold by L. M. Bosworth, a druggist in Ames, Iowa.
In response to increasing unauthorized deliveries at Hawarden and elsewhere Mr. Gladstone states he cannot be held responsible for the safety or return of birthday and autograph books testimonials collecting cards books pictures poems novels music and other manuscripts.
An old remark by Tolstoy notes that writing novels is pointless for those who feel sadness and lack direction in life. The quote reflects his view on literature and personal clarity.
A New Port Kentucky company claims a patent method to extract aluminum from clay at ten cents per pound. Process uses fluoride and calcium carbonate fused in a jacketed furnace. an aluminum slab allegedly requires thirty six hours. Some experts doubt immediate feasibility despite optimistic reports.
The passage asks whether in strikes and shared industry interests workers are more dependent on employers than employers are on workers, and whether laborers deserve equal rights and a voice in guiding prosperity. It frames labor relations as mutual stakes between man and master.
California reports a long effort to erase the grape phylloxera menace by using resistant wild native vines. Vines lacking the plague serve as stock for grafting premium grape varieties, aiming to secure vineyards and restore thriving viticulture.
Advertised salve claims cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Box price listed as 25 cents and sold by all druggists. May period.
The eleventh volume is set to publish October 28 with many attractive features announced to appear in the new edition.
Gargoyle asks if this is a dollar store and the teller replies this is a bank. The dialogue highlights a comic misperception and a formal, curt correction. The scene centers on a bank setting and a humorous misunderstanding.
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