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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1885
Page
6
A collage of vignettes from family life and moral musings. A child softly wakes Grandmother for tea after a dream of angels, followed by reflective anecdotes on self assertion, ambition, and lessons learned from boys and fathers.
A religious periodical exhortation urges men to hold to integrity daily. It counsels being true to oneself and living rightly, insisting that life gains meaning through virtue and responsibility.
A historical note states six ounces of gum Arabic suffices for a day’s rations when no other food is available among the Moors of Morocco during the season when the acacia gum yields.
A Persian dispatch describes Teheran’s Square of the Gun where murderers find sanctuary. Blood has a price laid in camels for wounds and life, with feuds common in the south where men are armed and relatives pursue vengeance.
Demorest's Monthly notes Gen Walker, superintendent of the last census, argues missing population growth due to sex separation, frontier men, fewer marriages, wealth and more women working. Projects 1890 population under 80 million. Population concentrates in sea coasts, river bottoms, and rail corridors with elevation shifts possible if air travel becomes common.
Two Chicago drummers find bottles labeled Hand Grenade in a western hotel bureau. They joke it is a bonanza before discovering the label says Fire Extinguisher. A doctor confirms they were not seriously poisoned and they end the night at the bar.
A Vienna based eagle died following a confinement of 114 years. The long lived birds highlight extreme longevity in captive raptors, contrasting with swans on the River Thames which are known to reach 150 years or more.
In Detroit a young Brown recounts resigning from a photographers club. He auctioned a damaged canvas camera case filled with broken parts, the crowd’s misfortune followed by a rail fence crash during a bobsleigh joke. No sale. Brown retains the wreck for the season.
Yonker's Gazette presents a playful dialogue in mock Elizabethan style. A wary pair frets over a rural jaunt, family finances, and tame schemes that verge on mischief while dodging looming consequences. The spoof blends fact and fancy with witty quips and faux Shakespearean phrasing.
A verse style piece presents Mrs. Browns opinions on ambition perseverance success weather clothing and a pleasant smile. It uses humorous observations and aphorisms attributed to the Merchant Traveler.
In a Philadelphia Call excerpt Young De Poultice laments living in a purely practical age while Miss Eulalia admires medieval armor. He confesses a longing for martial adventures and hand to hand combat before he slips away through a back alley as Miss Eulalia’s father approaches.
A Brooklyn observer recalls a traveling drummer tale from New London to Boston and New York. The narrator entangles a highwayman with bon vivant bragging, heavy drinking, and a gambling trap, leaving the sharp with a ruined plan and sleep in a hotel bed. Brooklyn leads the way in the end.
The Boston Post notes Grover Cleveland's residence covers nearly a third of an acre, cost two million, modeled after a Dublin castle. Architect Hoban earned 500. original 1890s cost 500k, later risen by 1.7 million after fires. Adams family furnished early rooms. it now stands as a museum of art and beauty. Also included is a contrast on longevity, with life expectancy and age distribution data.
A playful exchange features Mr Flaherty boasting of his horse a fine beast described as the best in the alley. When asked about a record the reply humorously claims the horse has the best record of all for eating oats.
A late 18th century letter from Dickey Lee to Washington reveals a picture book gift with elephants and a little boy, and Washington’s warm reply recounting reading aloud to Sam. The article recalls Washington taking the oath as first President, with Lee as his lifelong friend who first greeted him.
An old account outlines the careful multi stage method of producing champagne in France. Grapes are hand picked to avoid bruising, first pressing yields high class juice, followed by multiple presses for tailles and redeche. Fermentation, racking, blending, sulphur fumigation, and gradual aging precede final bottling with sugar syrup additions and corking.
The San Francisco Chronicle recalls Joppa once rivaling Baltimore as a booming colonial site on the Gunpowder River. Old Baltimore outpaced Joppa by 1712, leaving Joppa as a ruined metropolis with shipyards and mansions now sought by antiquarians among mossy graves and wheat fields. Captain Smith’s 1608 voyage is noted in nearby lore.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a powerful restorative for feeble health. It promises improved appetite digestion and better sleep, arguing the tonic strengthens digestion and prevents wasting diseases by counteracting age and gender related infirmities.
A Kansas passenger cites personal fortune in the West after a cyclone toppled a neighbor’s barn onto his land, landing perfectly intact and undamaged. He asserts nature favors a self-reliant man and praises the region as a great country. The Chicago Herald reports the anecdote as a tale of uncanny luck.
A letter laments high corn prices and scarce vegetables in Texas. The writer mocks the abundance of empty lots filled with canned debris, joking that preserved meat or fruit belong in the state coat of arms as a symbol of insatiable appetite.
The heirs reportedly received 580,592 francs from Goethe's works in 1865 and 501,362 francs from the same source from 1795 until his death.
Indiana Senator Daniel W. Voorhees certifies that in a case of rheumatism in the back he obtained instantaneous relief from St Jacobs Oil. He calls it a remarkable remedy.
Minnie exchanges spellings for words like solitude sylvan mellifluous beauteous and rosette while Janet guides. The pair discuss correct letters including Roseate blithesome and a budding writer notes an idea for a theme from Drake's Magazine.
An inventor George Stevenson advised perseverance to youths and described fifteen years of p1odding work before finalizing his locomotive. In days those using Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery report great relief from liver trouble impure blood chronic lung diseases and related illnesses. Sold by all druggists.
A small pamphlet edition promotes Dr. Pierce's treatise on diseases of women and the Favorite Prescription. The World’s Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, New York, offers the illustrated pamphlet for ten cents in stamps. The note also explains Matsunk ee as Japanese for daisy and suggests using the term for a wife or woman.
The Gran Union Hotel at Igres Grand Central Depot offers 600 rooms costing one million dollars, reduced to $1 and up per day. European Elevator and restaurant provide top facilities. Families can live better for less than at other first class city hotels.
The Gault House in Chicago offers first class accommodations at two daily rates of $2 and $2.50. Located at Clinton and Madison, the hotel sits in the city center a block from Union Depot with elevator and modern appointments. Proprieties Horr & Gates operate the establishment.
Pure Cod Liver Oil made from selected livers on the sea shore by Caswell Hazard Co New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in market.
A claim from Caswell Hazard & Co. of New York states Juntrer Tar Soap cures chapped hands face and pimples and smooths rough skin.
A fragment parodies patent medicine lore and tailoring of sportsmen, referencing Dr Pierce and his Pleasantulatives pills. It juxtaposes quackery with fashion, joking that sportsmen resemble tailors when they craft good bags.
The United States Circuit Court at Detroit issues a preliminary injunction against Collatinus D. Warner of Reading Michigan and agents. The order bars use of the name German Hop Bitters and related labeling to imply the fluids are made by the complainant and to manufacture or sell similar bitters until further order. Justice Hon. Stanley Matthews and Justice Henry B. Brown preside.
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