30 Apr 1891
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1891
Page
1
The notice outlines a subscription rate of 1.50 per year and applies to Sato subscribers in particular who pay in advance. It specifies advance payment conditions and the period covered by the term.
The Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota has never had crop failures and produced 30,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1890. Farms are offered with long time payments and income from crops. The region promises schools churches markets post and railways and cheap lands with growing values. It invites growth for up to a million more settlers. Write F L Whitney, St Paul Minn, for particulars.
Kate Upson Clark argues mothers and daughters should cultivate broad social contact to prevent elopements. She urges balanced, open families, frequent mixed gatherings, and parental participation to curb isolation and provide proper role models.
A historical note argues that modern education shifts toward learning from children. It highlights researchers like Preyer and Talbot, and notes that observing child speech and development informs psychology and physiology. The piece discusses plans for a life history book to guide self knowledge.
A young woman in a tunie halted on Madison avenue at Fortyth street on a Wednesday. She sank into a deep mud puddle after tipping on her side. A bystander sister witnessed the incident and expressed amusement as a gust blew her hat away. The report notes the misery of the unfortunate maid.
The London Bits note twelve cide cases among peers this century including Lords French LondonDerry Greaves James Beres ford Munster Congleton Forth Cloncurry W Alsing ham Delaware Lyttleton Shaftesbury. It also cites Dr Samuel Butcher bishop and Dowager Lady Howe who ended their lives in 1876 and 1877 respectively.
Hennequin of Paris recounts the Gower and Tissindier balloon ascent from Paris toward Vincennes. They rose to 1,500 feet then drifted toward Fontenay as NE winds pushed them higher, later plunging and vanishing from sight after entering a mysterious hole in the air.
An elderly violin maker describes sourcing long seasoned spruce and curly maple from old furniture and beams. He notes true violins use wood aged for generations, with farmhouses offering heirloom maple chests and bed frames for materials like necks and scrolls, while dismissing cheap modern woods.
An interview excerpt discusses the National Farmers Alliance and its views on membership, politics, and influence. It notes women’s taxation for prisons, the role of doctors and teachers in the Alliance, and the stance on storekeepers, with Colonel L L Polk describing the movement’s growth, potential presidential candidates in 1892, and farm foreclosures in Kansas.
James R. Hallowell a former U S attorney and noted Kansas stump speaker challenged Jerry Simpson to a joint debate in the district. Simpson accepted, shocking supporters who anticipated the clash.
The first debate featured Hallowell facing Simpson who used liberal quotes from the party manifesto to back his points. Hallowell avoided condemning the convention’s manifesto, choosing a war speech instead, which Simpson ridiculed. Hallowell did not seek further debating chances.
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