03 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1895
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays at Story County Iowa by Hudson Bros. Terms of Subscription $1.00 per year payable in advance.
Rail timetable snippet shows Chicago and North Western trains with Omaha express at 7:50 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. night express at 16:10 p.m. Some entries anomalous or garbled. Agent Gro. W. Macener noted.
Dr. W M Beardshear of the Agricultural College weighs in on proposed college classification. He condemns arbitrary A B C ranks, arguing smaller colleges offer high standards and personal instruction. The article outlines new admission and equipment standards for science and engineering tracks and notes a suspension of intercollegiate football until safer rules are adopted.
In Winfield on December 26 1894 a rural update notes green wheat fields contrasting with snowbound hills and reports visitors from Illinois and Iowa seeking opportunities. The letter covers a Women’s Suffrage convention disagreement, the Southern Kansas Poultry Show, and a travel survey praising Iowa and Nebraska amid crop failures and eastern aid.
The piece notes aging of the insanity dodge, hypnotism’s rise, and a hoped-for stable era. It lists W. A. Thrall’s retirement as Chicago and Northwestern general passenger and ticket agent, with an assistant likely to replace him. It mentions Iowa topics, a woman justice of the peace, and summaries from scientific society meetings.
The article lauds Harper's Weekly for shaping public opinion over its 38 year history through editorial columns and political pieces noted for insight and both constructive and destructive critique.
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