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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
3
A poetic reminiscence recalls daisies buttercups and clover and a past romance. The speaker reflects on youthful days near Loose valley ponds and shady maples, mentioning ages three and twenty and you twenty-one, with a soft whisper about life and love ending.
Ida Fairbanks contends with her indolent father Ames and a inherited feud with the Lorimers. Amid tensions over labor, vows, and plantation control, Ninette’s arrival forces Nora and Celeste to seek a path between Glenburnie and White Cliffs. Tensions mount as loyalties clash and secrets surface about the old war era quarrels and family burdens.
Iowa finances show state totals for unincumbered and incumbered farms and homes, overall property valuation, and debt percentages. The report notes county tax actions near Sioux City, a Drake University resignation, arrests in Des Moines and Fort Dodge, and various local disasters and incidents.
A Chicago survey reports relief and rising confidence in both East and West as gold from Europe floods into the United States. Trade improves, banknote circulation grows, and $30,000,000 in gold arrives since mid July. Banks and merchants prepare for large gold imports, boosting grain, meat, and general commerce while stock and bond markets revive and optimism spreads nationally.
The House debates repeal of the silver purchase clause of the Sherman act with Wilson Bland plans. multiple bills, votes by yeas and nays, and a focus on free coinage alternatives amid partisan maneuvering. Meachamite violence and Ohio politics echo national tensions as Cleveland seeks rest away from Washington.
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