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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
4
In Ontario last Friday night a colt owned by A F Eastwood was killed by a lightning strike. The item follows a local column of community notices and brief reports of residents, social events and political sentiment, including a push for gold standard support and local Democratic club activity.
The excerpt reviews Sherman 1869 remarks on currency contraction and its distress for debtors and producers. It notes Blaine 1878 warnings on a gold standard and McKinley’s votes on remonetizing silver, plus Iowa GOP calls to restore silver as legal tender. Harrison's reflections on the nations financial system are cited.
The piece argues against fixed gold cures and advocates bi metallic policy if England approves. It notes Europe’s silver coinage ratios and profitable silver imports, citing 1894 purchases around $150 million and ongoing high silver demand as context for U S monetary debate.
J E Duncan notes that twenty of twenty six Iowa delegates to the St Louis convention fought for a bi metallic plank but Hanna backed by eastern money defeated them. He asks if the St Louis platform proves the party shifted and questions who the deserters are among today’s Republicans while referencing Horace Boies’ 1890 Iowa governorship and Democratic ticket.
Cambridge holds its annual base ball tournament on Friday August 28 with four match games starting at 8 o clock. The event offers $100 in purses and free admission to the grounds and games.
Last Friday evening at Mrs. Bigelow’s home a large reception brought together about four hundred attendees. The lawn was decorated with lanterns and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Organized by the Y P E the Epworth League and the B Y P U, the event aimed to foster downtown and student ties and hoped to become a recurring college town tradition.
The People's Party will convene at Nevada City Hall on Monday August 24 at 1:30 PM to select delegates to the district congressional convention and the state convention, nominate a county ticket, and address other business. R B Shearer, chairman.
Advertises low rate excursion tickets to St Paul and Minneapolis for the G A R National Encampment opening Sept 1 1896 with Chicago and North-Western backers. Also promotes cabinet photos at Knowlton’s, dinnerware at Miller Kooser’s, farm and hardware goods at Loughran Machine Co Hitt & Corps Soper Adams Bros S G Hamilton’s florist real estate Nevada Iowa and other sale items and discounts with daily bargain hype.
Local ad snippet notes pants available for order starting at fifty cents and higher, signaling a bargain sale or catalog offering with unspecified brands or styles.
Several cords of fine dry stove wood for sale. Inquire of P. P. Brown.
Perfectly new Johnson's Cyclopedia latest edition offered at this office. Fall neckwear styles at Soper's. See the "Little Yankee Junior" at Loughran's. Easiest handling strongest plow on the market. Largest crockery line in the county available from S. G. Hamilton.
From August 17 to 21 inclusive the Chicago and North Western Railway sells excursion car roll tickets at very low rates. Return valid through August 22 1896. For tickets and full information apply to agents. W B Kiiskern G P and TfT.
The North Western Line offers excursion tickets to Milwaukee and return at one fare for the round trip on August 26 and 27. For dates of sale and full information contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
A reader at 14 Rush Street testifies to using Microbe Killer for five years in the family and personally, claiming it never failed against diphtheria croup la grippe rheumatism and similar ailments.
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