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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1900

Page

6

A Week's Record Home and Foreign Items

A survey of industrial field developments and notable personal and political happenings at home and abroad. highlights include domestic industry shifts and international events shaping markets and policies.

Congressional actions and world tension reported

The senate refers a people elected congress bill to committee while the house debates naval appropriations of 61 million. Trust regulation moves advance. Hoar opposes expansionism. Pension bills, Alaska issues, presses for civil affairs in Porto Rico, and veterans pensions surface. Floods, deaths, elections, and global events fill the brief.

Senate House Judiciary Committee Congress Hoar Mass Philippines Conference Porto Rico Longstreet United States Senate Quay Perkins Cal Mr. Quay Pennsylvania India Riley Powell Cairo Ill Elmo Lewiston Elmer Harris Hamilton Mississippi Homer Crawford Hawkinsville Johnson Pate United States Kawkawlin Mich Tazewell W. Va John Peters Katie Richie la Salle Marie Rosalie Dinse Brooklyn Bridge East River N. L. Michael American National Bank of Lima New York Democratic Natal Wepener Matt Parrott Waterloo Iowa Battle Creek Philadelphia Brooklyn St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh New York Boston Harvey Jackson Fairbury Neb John Hughly Ed Ames Allentown Manila David G. Colson Frankfort St. Louis Chronicle Brownville Charles Smith Free State Biggarsberg

Tornado wrecks homes in Hamburg Iowa and other disasters

Across the nation a spate of calamities reported including a tornado that tore houses apart in Hamburg Iowa, a jealous husband slashing his wife and himself in Troy New York, and riots and killings in several states. The era's turmoil touches courts, politics, floods, and war reporting.

Hamburg James Lennon Troy N. Y Kentucky United States Supreme Court Johnstown O. B. Wilson Stillman Institute Tuscaloosa Ala San Francisco Manila Agricultural Department Porto Rico Ohio Supreme Court William F. Miller Franklin Syndicate Brooklyn Western American Steel & Wire Company Seventy-Fourth General Assembly of Ohio D. T. Baxter Goebel Lexington Denver Colorado Springs Grand Jury Frankfort Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Concordia Houston Daniel Gigner Portland Ind W. W. Heard Illinois New Castle David Abiatte Frank W. Hackett New Hampshire Root Congress Wellington United States Duke d’Arcos Chicago Huntsville Armstrong Ian Osborne

Iowa State Fair plans new features and Shiloh monuments

Des Moines reports detail Iowa Agricultural Society plans for the next state fair including improved walkways sanitation with dry closets and a stock pavilion. The Fifty first Iowa regimental band will provide music and a Hagenbeck trained animal show may appear. Gov. Shaw signs the music in schools bill as education groups back it. The Iowa commission for Shiloh battlefield monuments is set to raise 50000 with 3000 per regimental monument and 2000 for expenses, aiming for completion by April 6 1901.

E. Benjamin Andrews Chicago University of Nebraska Eliza Chrisman Will Topeka Kan Seventh United States Infantry Columbus Alaska Jesse Spalding Straits of Mackinaw George R. Angell City Savings Bank Michigan Bankers’ Association Detroit Colorado Faye Walker Oxford D.) College Frankfort Gov. Taylor Goebel Illinois Central Yazoo Mississippi Valley Vicksburg Patton Princeton University Philetus Sawyer Oshkosh Wis United States Wisconsin Henry McAfee Brownsville Miss Havana George Crane Frank Reynolds Aurora Ind Des Moines The State Agricultural Society Fifty-first Iowa Hagenbeck Normal Institute Shaw House Christian Miller Fayette County Trewin Miller Senate Battle of Shiloh Ohio Tennessee Col H. H. Rood Illinois Indiana Chickamauga Kansas City Philadelphia James JB. Weaver Sioux Falls Bryan Philippines Porto Rico State Board of Health Kennedy State Board of Control

A Mother's Tears Testimonial for Hood’s Sarsaparilla

A Rochester mother describes her three month old child’s severe skin sores cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla with Hood’s Medicated Soap and Hood’s Olive Ointment. She reports rapid improvement after less than two bottles and invites readers to request the full letter.

Hood Mrs. Guerinot Myrtle St Rochester N. Y

No Place Like America Article Summary

Mons Thompson of Whiting returned to Norway after living 29 years in America but found Norway was not America. He soon came back to his adopted home in Whiting to spend his remaining days.

America Mons Thompson Whiting Norway

Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With $100 Reward

An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials, with F J Comer & Co of Toledo promoting the remedy and Hall's Family Pills as a supplement.

Hall F. J. Comer & Co Toledo Ists

All She Asked Dont Call Again

A fragmentary dialogue shows a woman pleading affection from George and asking him not to call again. The male speaker offers grand gestures but is gently rejected, highlighting a vow to end the visit. The piece reads like a shy dramatized exchange with flowing rhetoric and restrained emotion.

Eorge George Lingly

Grain-O Beverage for Children and Adults

Advertises Grain-O as a nourishing drink to replace coffee. It aids digestion and strengthens nerves, not a stimulant, suitable for children and adults, and costs about as much as coffee at 15 and 25 cents. Sold by all grocers and praised for tasting like fine coffee when prepared properly.

Pretty Woman Sympathizes With Happy Man

A witty line from the Atchison Globe notes a pretty woman can look sympathetic at the happiest man and make him feel his troubles.

Atchison Globe

Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claims comfort for feet

An old advertisement urges readers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a foot powder that rests and soothes feet. It promises relief from corns bunions swollen or sore feet hot sweaty feet and ingrown nails and says it makes new or tight shoes comfortable. Sold by all shoe stores for 25 cents with a sample mailed to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.

Allen Aeneas All

Sweet Labor and the Busy Bee

A playful exchange about work and happiness features a busy bee who loves labor. The tale contrasts industry with ease and hints at the joy found in diligent toil as reported in a Philadelphia press excerpt.

Eclover Philadelphia Ress

Assertion of Daily Bowel Movement Aid

A brief note describes a remedy promoting regular bowel movements for health. It mentions gentle action on the liver and kidneys and claims to ease sick headaches. Prices listed are 25 and 50 cents.

Proposal at the piano turns awkward in Philadelphia note

A fragment describes a man named Jack proposing to a woman as music shifts on the piano. The Philadelphia publication hints at a misread or misunderstood moment with a terse reaction.

Jack Philadelphia

Persistence in duty turns to liking it like olives

Quote from Atchison Globe notes that steady effort in performing duties can develop a taste for the task. It reflects on perseverance and eventual appreciation, comparing dedication to acquiring a preferred flavor.

Atchison Globe

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