09 Apr 1891
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1891
Page
1
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The Red River Valley presents fertile land with 29 to 30 million bushels of wheat in 1890 and plans for farm purchases on easy payments. It combines old country amenities with new country opportunities including cheap lands and rising values, inviting one million more settlers. Write F L Whitney St Paul Minn for details and free publications.
A sweeping program from the Farmers Alliance calls for government control of money and transportation, abolition of caste, and a national ticket in 1892. Leaders argue party prejudice must end, with Kansas and southern and western workers forming a united, working-class political force.
The state Alliances plan grand rallies in each state over the next three to four months with dates to be fixed. Texas hosts a three day event April 21 23 at Waco with Colonel Livingston scheduled to speak on the 21st. Georgia expects its rally early May around May 5 or 6. Similar rallies are planned nationwide.
The two Shiai Maeie leaders mimmunictates and Congressman Simpson back a new party under the Alliance. Kansas allies Mrs Lease and Mrs Diggs endorse the move, with Simpson predicting a Cincinnati conference in May to formalize a platform from St Louis. Peffer is more tentative but prepared for the shift.
The Lansing Alliance Sentinel warns about enemies tracking sub alliance secretaries and urges guarding private names against partisan requests. It notes a broad belief in Ohio that the Farmers' Alliance will mount a stubborn fight in the upcoming state election later this year.
Practical advice on skin care and beauty from an 1891 publication. Emphasizes keeping skin spotless and smooth, praises a Cleopatra favored wash called virginal milk made with rose water and tincture, and notes blondes dread greasy skin and blemishes.
A rich retired Parsee in southern Egypt maintains a four acre tropical garden filled with dozens of skeletons of famous figures from warriors to kings. He keeps a high wall and four iron doors and supposedly hunts for rarities, claiming bones of George III and hinting at Washington’s remains.
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