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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1890
Page
2
A garbled excerpt presents aphorisms on conduct and ambition. Pithy lines warn against provoking others, emphasize restraint, and claim wealth should be seized when seen. The tone hints at a rough social commentary or editorial quip from a past issue.
On Monday September 15 Richards Grand Triple Shows will perform with Professor Jones flying the Uncle Tom air ship to seven miles up then parachuting. A noon land parade features dogs ponies goats and bands. Signor Myers performs on the invisible wire at 1 PM with an open air concert following. Evening shows include circus minstrel pantomime and Uncle Tom’s Cabin with scenery and a first class production. admission 35 cents.
Notice of filing a document claimed as the last will of Amund A. Lands, deceased, with a September 30 1890 probate hearing set in the Story County District Court at Nevada. Interested parties must appear with reasons to object. Clerk Henry Wilson.
The issue is one day late due to a surge in work and a temporary shortage of help.
Congressmember Lewis F. Wilson of Pennsylvania died in Washington on August 25 after a heart attack. He served in Congress and was noted for his sudden collapse during a visit.
A college student at Adriam rode a bucking broncho that kicked and reared, leading to his arrest for cruelty to animals. The jury found the broncho’s behavior not cruel and acquitted the defendant.
An Atchison Globe quotation endorses kindness with lasting moral impact, appealing readers to Daniel Bros. & Herman for well fitting shoes or boots and promising quality service and memorable impressions from good acts.
An Indianola Herald fragment promotes Daniel Bros. and Herman shoes in Story County and skewers Des Moines politicians. The piece mocks Gen Weaver, mocks free trade and whiskey stances, and contains assorted maxims on honesty, happiness, and repentance.
The article catalogs diverse tidbits: Thomas Allien's long life in Chicago since 1848. Governor Waterman’s farming skill and weak politics. a Buffalo shopgirl offered London pay. Mrs. Kendal’s long stage run. John Rogers the sculptor’s late start after varied work. Viscountess Kingsland’s poverty and needlework after widowhood. King Lobengula’s description and brutal reputation. Justice Lamar recalls a gift note for a cow. Rita Kitteridge the Belfast hand writer and his remarkable card writing. John D Rockefeller’s wealth estimate and Cleveland origins.
A collage of comic snippets and cultural bits from early 20th century cartoons and magazines. Jokes range from parrot talk to Arbor Day trees and a lawyer’s fee quip, with dialect humor about turnips and duck shooting. The tone preserves period wit and social types.
The Bermuda cargo economy runs on onions beets and potatoes with crates and barrels shipped weekly. A Bermuda steamer arriving today brings about 200 beets 150 onions and 150 barrels of potatoes, as the crop expands on under 2000 acres of tillable land.
A collage of curious anecdotes includes etiquette breaches by a Chinaman and a London post mortem with a steel blade in the skull. It notes vast plate sales by the Methodist Book Concern, a 193 year old Indian in Chili, and a London cartman’s fatal accident. Other items cover unusual births, divorces, and a Waldensian marriage with eight prior spouses.
Amos R. Wells discusses the value and hazards of metaphors and similes for writers and preachers. He cautions against ornamental imagery that does not illuminate thought, advocates careful study of metaphor usage, and cites Lowell Emerson Haweis and Bushnell to illustrate effective versus garnish-focused devices.
Experiments reported by Dr. Ernst suggest that milk from cows with tuberculosis may contain Bacillus tuberculosis even when udders show no visible disease. Tests on 36 cows found 27.7 percent positive in milk and cream carried the bacteria, with further inoculation studies in rabbits, guinea pigs, calves, and pigs supporting the risk.
A roundup of record holders across transport, mining, engineering and nature. Mentions the largest steam derrick in Hamburg, a 35 ton England quarry stone, the world’s biggest chestnut tree near Mount Etna, Clinton Iowa’s huge saw mill, and Vanderbuilt’s 2.5 million dollar Nickel Plate purchase. Notes a 10,851 foot Denver & Rio Grande pass and Marshall Pass as the U S highest railroad crossing.
A traveling vendor tries selling a brass tipped drum to Mr. Jones for his boy at a nominal 75 cent price. The exchange occurs at the Jones residence after the vendor asks to locate a Brown and trades about juvenile wares. The piece also notes a grumbling remark from an elder about women’s labor.
Items announce Spavin Liniment and Shiloh remedies for horses and humans, with Ames druggist Bosworth selling. Exposition opens August 27 at Minneapolis with Pompei display costing 30000 and featuring European paintings and Strauss orchestra. Also notes Harper's tour and Kurper magazine delay, plus 1880 census figures for Illinois and catarrh remedy.
Travelers planning trips to Minnesota Montana Mani toba the Dakotas Washington Oregon or the Puget Sound should consult Iowa Central Route agents. They offer low rates baggage through to destination and claim through daytime trains to St Paul with modern coaches and palace cars. A. F. Banks in Marshalltown Iowa and Tuos P Barry asst. agents.
A damaged ad promotes Electric Bitters as a universal health boon, claiming it cures digestion liver stomach and kidney issues. It asserts broad daily demand and guarantees relief, urging purchase at drugstores for 50 cents or one dollar.
Promising agricultural Iowa towns grow along Sioux Falls and Onawa branches of the Illinois Central Railroad in the heart of the corn belt. For investors and settlers, Cherokee Western town Lot and Land Co. of Cherokee Iowa offers info and pamphlets titled Homes for Everybody with 1889 descriptions, via J F Merry Assistant General Passenger Agent, Manchester Iowa.
A dying woman credits Dr King s New Discovery for her recovery after reading about it on a scrap of wrapping paper. She bought a bottle, improved to 140 pounds, and was advised to obtain more by W H Cole the Fort Smith druggist. The item mentions trial bottles free at drug stores and includes unrelated anecdotes about a haunted wedding and travel costs for lectures by Stanley and Kennan.
Local farmer G. D. Ells, a waterloo area deacon, was relieved of 3500 by sharpers in a Saturday card game. The incident underscores a notable gambling loss in a rural community.
The Illinois Central Railroad offers five Excursions to Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana on April 22 May 2 September 9 23 and October 1. Round trip fare. Tickets valid 30 days with stopovers south of Cairo. Agents west of Duncumb sell for evening trains the day before. For excursion circulars contact Manchester Iowa. J. F. Merry Assistant Gen. Pass. Agent.
A Youth's Companion excerpt highlights people who lost limbs and learned new skills. It notes a Chaplain Roe unit corporal who wrote with his left hand, and many others who earned clerk salaries or painted with mouths or toes. Arthur Kavanagh, born without arms or legs, led in Parliament and in daily life with aid, strength, and talent.
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