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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
2
A long Ottawa style column reports a Thanksgiving Proclamation by Iowa Governor William Larrabee, counts 1886 election notes including Republicans’ gains, Arthur’s death, and Dakota statehood plans, with vivid dispatches from political and travel scenes.
An estimate puts the ten day strike losses at $500,000. The count argues that if this sum had been pooled, the workers could have launched a cooperative that would soon render them independent of capitalists.
The Upper Mississippi Turnbezirk planned for Dubuque this year has been cancelled due to Iowa's prohibitory law and the inability of attendees to obtain beer and whiskey. Democratic papers including the Anzeiger publish tearful editorials about the event's cancellation.
The article notes 32 000 votes in South Carolina and 32 799 in Iowa fifth district. It argues South Carolina with seven representatives gives one man far more voting power than seven in the fifth district and questions how long such a disparity can be tolerated.
The passage lists Republican majority states: California Colorado Kansas Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Nebraska Massachusetts New Jersey New York Rhode Island Virginia Vermont Pennsylvania Oregon Maine Nevada Wisconsin. Democratic majority states: Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Delaware Florida Georgia Missouri Maryland Mississippi West Virginia Tennessee South Carolina North Carolina Kentucky Minnesota Connecticut.
The Republicans gained districts across Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Ohio Kentucky New Jersey New York North Carolina and Virginia totaling twenty six while losing districts in California Nebraska New Hampshire South Carolina Tennessee Minnesota and Massachusetts totaling eleven. Net gain for Republicans stands at fifteen districts.
The obituary emphasizes universal mourning for ex President Arthur. It notes distrust before Garfield's death, his growth as a statesman, and the country’s pride in his presidency. Historians will judge his career by his time in office.
A longtime Union officer and former staffer to General McClellan says conscience drove him from the Democratic party after 16 years as state central committee chair. He alleges Donaldson the House door keeper replaced Union officials with Confederates, claims Black packed pensions with Rebels, and vows to support Blaine or any Democrat with Rebel tendencies.
Mrs Phoebeo tells of kidney trouble and lameness lasting years. At 73 she says Electric Bitters renewed her youth and removed disease enabling her to do housework. Sold by L M Bosch Drug Store for 50 cents.
In an Iroquois address Judge Kinne claimed the public school is the child of Democracy. He argued Democratic states long suppressed public schools unlike Republican strongholds. He labeled the remark foolish and suggested he drank too much fire water before speaking.
J A Crawford reports severe two year eczema before trying Papillon flax extract. He claims dramatic relief and rapid recovery, calling it a blessing of the age. Advertisement urges try Eee extract of flax skin cure with bottles priced at $1.00 available from druggists.
Mrs Grap proposes an aviary while a remark notes little visitor turnout. An advertisement promotes Grigg's Glycerine Salve as a fast cure for cuts bruises burns and all skin eruptions including piles and tetter with a small price and a sales claim.
A daily chronicle notes a deceased friend with consumption and promotes Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure as a life saving remedy. The ad urges cough sufferers to visit H Westerman for a trial bottle, with larger sizes priced at one dollar.
Mrs says her husband starts the day with a gin cocktail, and the scent fills the home. Another woman notes the habit, calling it matutinal. The exchange highlights daily drink routines and social talk.
An old advertisement warns throat illness can erode health and lungs, urging Dr age ae Cure as the only safe remedy. The ad mentions price fifty cents and mentions sale by Dr I Pickett & Co, urging customers to obtain the product for coughing and related diseases.
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