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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1886
Page
2
The Knights of Labor general assembly presents a treasury balance of 100501.07 dollars in its financial report, indicating a strong fiscal position for the organization.
Linn County has the most pensioners in Iowa at 496 and receives 4351.91 dollars monthly. Emmett County records the fewest pensioners at 20 and earns 134 dollars each month.
A 415000 voter base in Iowa with 235000 Republicans implies sufficient GOP share to secure a 25000 statewide majority in November ballots. The message frames an electoral expectation based on party strength and turnout in the upcoming election.
President Diaz’s annual message asserts Arresures was a Mexican citizen at execution and that Texas voluntarily surrendered him while Cutting was punished under Mexican law. The text criticizes Bayard’s handling of the Mexican matter and suggests Diaz signaled backing down when the case law was presented.
The Denison Review contrasts Grover Cleveland vetoing 102 soldiers pensions with a $13,000 greenhouse fund request. It mocks the flower budget as extravagant, arguing economy should prioritize veterans over ornate spending. The piece cites Blaine family Catholic ties and church life.
The Washington home covers about one third of an acre and has cost up to two million dollars to date. Architect Hoban, a South Carolina man, earned five hundred for the plans. Built in the nine ties the project started at three hundred thousand, burned interiors by the British added about seventeen hundred thousand in repairs. Presidents from Washington onward expanded its beauty and expense as Abigail Adams dried clothes in the east room and John Quincy Adams added the first billiard table.
The piece notes Wisconsin shifts to even-year elections after 1884 constitutional change. It outlines a full slate this fall including nine U S Congress seats, half the State Senate, all Assembly members, and county offices, plus the Legislature to pick a U S Senator to succeed Philetus Sawyer.
The article notes that wood ties crack in dry season and rot in rains, causing high maintenance costs on Mexico railways. Iron ties are emerging as a necessity as climate preserves rails and bridges if torrents are avoided. Engineers and crews are paid well to attract skilled workers, while peons receive low wages.
The extract of flax Papillon Skin Cure is claimed to cure eczema salt rheum erysipelas and many skin diseases. A Hartford man after five years of suffering was cured. Large bottles priced at 1.00 sold at drug stores.
The Republican campaign opens with district meetings and mobilization through November. Hon. E. Al. Conger begins in the seventh district with stops at Winters, Nevada, and Cambridge, as Major Conger canvasses the area. local claims and county board expenditures are also detailed amid broader political discussion.
The article warns that many baking powders contain harmful additives like lime alum phosphates or acids, risking serious disease in children. It urges careful choice, favors Royal Baking Powder for safety, and calls for legislation to stop poisonous compounds while praising reputable makers of pure products.
A crew of ditchers in Council Bluffs unearthed a well preserved wagon buried since the Mormon days. The find showcases historical craftsmanship and sheds light on early settler transportation.
Advertisement lists Shiloh’s Porous Plaster two cents, Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure with guarantee, Shiloh’s Vitalizer for consumption dizziness and dyspepsia priced at 30 and 75 cents, and Shiloh’s Esterman Care for croup, whooping cough and bronchitis, sold by H. W.
A promotion for Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure claims throat and lung diseases cause more deaths than accidents. It warns of neglect leading to asthma bronchitis or consumption and offers trial bottles free and large bottles for sale. Westerman is sole Ames agent. Est. 2T et i.
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