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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1880
Page
2
The Temperance friends present President Hayes with a solid silver one quarter barrel ice pitcher. The note ends with a jest about using it for hot whisky punches and a quip about Congress bullion value.
Senator McDonald of Indiana introduces a bill to tax legal tender notes or greenbacks. He argues that states taxing personal property should also tax paper money and other currencies like gold and silver, while greenbacks should not be treated as currency or part of the national debt.
Mr. Mills of Texas a Democrat for the House who stood out after the 1876 election for a speech against the Electoral Tribunal and for urging the party to adopt a platform favoring revenue tariff only hostility to national banks income tax and unity in that program.
The piece notes growing movement to improve the educational system to meet industrial demands. It cites Mr Richard Grant White and argues for more thorough and systematic youth training to keep national competence in skilled crafts and commercial competition.
Western merchants and wholesale firms urge Congress to enact a national bankrupt law. They argue the old national system was repealed due to abuses, and only a federal, uniform insolvency law can balance debtor and creditor interests and curb state disparities. They plan to memorialize Congress to act.
The piece debates Republican faction struggles over Grant's potential Senate bid and party finances. It notes Hayes administration messages praising the economy, critiques silver dollar policy and civil service reform, and discusses money flow from West to East amid industrial growth.
The piece reviews Secretary Schurz’s shift from mass removal to education and economic self reliance for Indians. It highlights ending reservations, promoting private property, and schooling to foster responsibility, with data on Indian land cultivation and population cited as supporting this reform. It notes possible sessional legislation to extend law-based accountability on reservations and expand schooling in Eastern regions.
The article notes growing alarm in New York financial circles over rising speculation and a looming price correction. It cites inflated, non dividend paying shares and claims market manipulation by a few, predicting a coming storm that could wreck fortunes and leave many with worthless stocks.
Some Western contemporaries rejoice over money reaching their country and the East will join in the felicitation. The farmers of the West deserve all they get, but caution remains that not all funds will remain where they are, despite claims.
The Sun argues against relying on a Democratic Senate majority noting Democrats are demoralized and reliant on Southern support. It predicts only a favorable committee like Saint Simon Cameron could deliver a majority for essential purposes if needed.
Iowa leads in corn and pig production and ranks high in wheat. The state showcases dairy awards at fairs in Philadelphia Saint Louis and New York while outlining geographic position between Texas and Canada. It cites butter and wheat exports and asserts citizen rights under Iowa bylaws on property transactions. Sac Sun.
Sioux City Journal says Chicago Tribune proposed Senator Allison for Secretary of the Treasury to spite Republicans, accusing the Tribune of enmity to monometalism and supporting silver and greenbacks as legal tender, while forecasting a public vote to prove popular sentiment.
A Swiss to Italian journey triggered bronchitis marked by chilly air in Turin. In Genoa Dr Paccicci advised a simple creosote and water mix for 24 hours then reduced daily. Gargle and swallow. for catarrh inhale a creosote water snuff and gargle. The remedy is presented as effective and cheaper than advertised nostrums.
Mr F B Thurber of New York presents a paper in Scribners December issue arguing against railroad monopolies and recent corruption exposures. The same issue highlights striking illustrations and literary features. The November number is noted as the largest ever with 170 pages of pictures and varied articles.
Mr Jennings praises Scribner's Monthly as expanding rapidly in circulation matching leading English magazines. He notes its wood engraving quality and notes the November issue price at 4.00 dollars per year with options for nine back numbers and two bound volumes through Scribner & Co of New York.
The piece argues about the extent and origin of artesian water in Illinois. It cites Lake Superior as the source, notes divergent theories from Emery Campbell and Howell, and suggests statewide geology with belts and bore depths. It urges consulting a geologist to locate the Lake Superior formation before drilling.
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