26 Oct 1893
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1893
Page
1
Town residents discuss many local matters as contractors for the Skunk river ditch push ahead amid good weather. Mrs. Hammond visits from Vermont. J E McCready attends a Red Men council in Cam bridge. the Scott-Barber case gets a new trial. Maxwell and Ames news surface with local officials assessing railroad plans.
Isaac Walker remains in critical condition. A reunion of the In gram family at J M Ingram's home included parents Mr and Mrs J F Ingram six children and about twenty grandchildren. Ava Ingram daughter of J M prepares to return to Wapello county. Local officials Mead Vincent W H Boynton P E Shugart and McElven work county ditching in the south. J T Stone returns from the fair. John Brennan of Sioux City speaks on Republicanism to a full court room and pleases the audience.
Mrs John Donhowe and baby visit Ames with friends while Mr and Mrs McGill of Gilbert spend a day in the city. Hon Sidney A Foster spoke Wednesday night on state and national issues to a large audience. A N Jacobs of Chicago visits old Story City friends this week. Dr and Mrs Allen return from the World’s Fair after Mrs Allen fell ill. Purloiners of John Lees Sunday clothes received three years in the pen. Chas Beldon leads Zearing Creamery during Hoyts absence. Hogs still leaving the station weekly by the carload. Postmaster Hix appoints a deputy Postmistress at his home Saturday night. Miss Louie Willits teaching in Hardin county visits Nettie Armstrong Sunday. Earl Wildman injures knee with a 22 caliber rifle. O M Johnson and wife welcome a baby at their Slater home. Ira Scott Ed Rawson and Lizzie Ostling Betsie Whipple visit the agricultural college. P D Hatfield appointed clerk and Walter Peterson judge for Palestine township election. Gamayel Netterfield and Mrs Margaret Bunkey wed in Sheldah.
Smith and Son begin moving office furniture into a new room this week and anticipate being located there for the next decade.
Saturday evening the republicans of Collins heard Judge Stevens and Prof. Reed deliver excellent speeches to a large appreciative audience. They spoke well and refrained from abuse, presenting solid Republican arguments. A postal message from Elder Pickett to The Clipper notes he has received salary for past years and was given a donation of ten to fifteen dollars the night before leaving for New London where he has been ill since arrival.
Demorest's Family Magazine weighs peanuts as a national symbol, arguing the peanut's utility and cultural presence rival the flower. It notes peanut farming boosts southern and southwestern farming, its aesthetic uses in décor, and the peanut's wide seasonal appeal from Christmas to Fourth of July.
Readers are invited to send $1.50 to the Times Publishing Co. in Kingsley for a volume of poems acclaimed by critics and praised by editors and poets including B. O. Flower and Will Carleton.
A Detroit Free Press piece narrates a young couple’s theater evening. The woman delays leaving, the man remains cheerful, and he hints at unseen arrangements before the rest of the show unfolds.
A reminiscence notes Phoebe Cary’s sharp humor at meals and salons, her quips to critics, and a near fall at Barnum’s museum after being absorbed by an anaconda, with Barnum saving her from injury and a wry remark about luck versus the first fall through a serpent’s influence.
A narrative fragment describes a woman enjoying happiness after her fiancé places a diamond ring on her finger. Anxiety arises as she wonders if he has loved another and whether she is the only girl he has adored, prompting her to ask him about past loves.
Under the Austrian poor law at age sixty a man may claim a pension from his town equal to one third of his average daily wages. The monthly amount ranges from two to six florins, with Vienna alone reporting 16 000 beneficiaries. A sales pitch for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve claims effectiveness for scalds burns and skin conditions. Ames drug company advertises the product. A Missouri factory has completed a guitar built from over 1000 pieces of wood.
The Boston Record notes Hill’s sharp reapportionment of criticism toward Morgan during a senate floor clash. It portrays Morgan as tireless and self-promoting while suggesting a swift partisan response if a Republican had uttered a similar insult.
In a United States Senate address Senator Sherman recalls Republicans meeting decisive questions with unity and action, noting that great laws of the last thirty years were passed through agreement in conclave. An advertisement endows Hood's Sarsaparilla claims relief from rheumatism as the product to take.
For week ending Oct 7 1893 list of deeds shows P Aelstrom to Mats Matson for 600 in Ames areas lots 1 and 12 bik 24 Jenks. W M Greeley to E J Rughes 450 for lots 11 12 13 bik 8 Duffs ad Ames. several transfers including J A Noun ing, Dan Hardcastle, Maxwell, Theodore Carpenter, Nevada and Ames districts. For week ending Oct 14 1893 castle to s 30 ft lot 20 blk 19 Blairs. Molstre to Thos Jor stad 30 for lot 4 blk 7 Fairview. Ferguson to Gilbert Bros 400 for lot 4 bik 6 Gilbert Station. Maria Read to Eliza Mc Giness 2500 for e 30 ft lot 5 blk 13 DG. Ives to L H Pammel 1700 for lots 4 and 14 blk I Ives ad Ames. L Oliver to N L Holmes 100 for lots 15 16 17 18 blk 7 Gilbert Station. Virgil Rainboldt to H P Duna.
The record lists several real estate deeds: J W Kinsell to C C King for 850 dollars covering lots 15 and 6 in Gilbert Station. J K Grindem to J F Martin for 1350 dollars covering lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7. Roland for 300x406 ft and lot 1 in northwest of Grinde ms. M B Coe to E A Wright for 7000 dollars covering section 1385 22 and west east ne 2385 23.
Charles Roper describes widespread beliefs in England, noting prophetic witches, luck charms, and superstition. He cites servant girls burning dragon's blood for visions, neighbors consulting witches, horseshoes for luck, and superstitions in homes from New Year rites to fear of omens like sea stalks and death-watches.
Illinois Central Railroad offers a through sleeping car service between Chicago and Memphis. Depart Chicago 9:00 p.m., arrive Memphis 4:50 p.m. the next day. depart Memphis 8:05 a.m., arrive Chicago 7:20 a.m. the following day. For circulars contact local ticket agents or J. F. Merry in Manchester Iowa. A. H. Hanson, Genl Pass Agt.
An advertisement claims asthma bronchitis catarrh consumption and other ailments are desperate diseases curable by the Compound Oxygen Treatment. It offers free book with testimonials, home and office treatment, free consultation, and warns against imitators with address details for Drs. Starkey and Palen in Philadelphia San Francisco and Toronto.
We offer a club with Skandinaven and Intelligencer, the leading paper of its kind in the United States, for $3.00 a year. Apply at this office.
The article discusses a long standing but dubious remedy for baldness. It cites a 1753 publication describing a boxwood decoction used on a Grunberg woman's scalp that reportedly regrew hair and also caused hair to grow on neck and face. The piece warns to use it only on intended areas.
A historical recipe instructs to cook 20 chestnuts until soft, shell and skin, pound with florador and almond essence, add eggs sugar and milk, beat whites separately, fold together, form thick batter and fry in butter or oil until golden. Serve warm with sugar.
A troop of Ateles monkeys forms a long chain by hooking tails to limbs and swinging from bank to bank. The leader descends to anchor the chain while others attach behind him, and the end monkey grasps a limb on the opposite shore. A playful monkey may tease mates during the crossing.
Pare and chop 18 peaches and scald 1 pint blue plums. Peel and crush plums add 1 pint apricots 1/2 pint red currants and juice from 6 oranges. Stir in 2 pounds sugar with 3 pints ice water. Dissolve sugar, pour into a freezer and freeze.
The guide explains darning by running a long thread beyond the hole to prevent fraying, then crossing the threads. For large holes, cut a kite shaped patch from an old stocking and attach it to the heel with careful stitching to avoid wrinkles.
Advice on quieting squeaky footwear from a shoe maker fix and a test with water. Peg the sole to stop squeaks and dampen leather to relieve discomfort in new shoes.
Instructions describe making mustard poultices from equal parts mustard cornmeal and flour with warm water, spread on muslin and folded. Also outlines flaxseed bread and milk, and cornmeal poultices with simmering, including optional bread edge joining.
A superstition explains the term Adam's apple as originating from the forbidden fruit stuck in Adam's throat after he ate it. The tale attributes a swelling in the throat to that bite, giving the phrase its famous name.
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