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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
2
The Intelligencer reports on a push to abandon or reform the Ames college dormitory system citing cost, food quality, and student health. Arguments favor closer student relations and better meals, with leadership hints from officials and faculty, including scrutiny of dormitory expenses.
The interview quotes Kennan arguing that Europe driven partition of China would reduce barbarian invasions and famine in the Orient. He predicts Britain gaining influence, the Chinese Empire collapsing into a regional sphere, and a wake to future geopolitical shifts driven by Japanese actions. He is portrayed as confident in his expertise on the topic.
The piece argues for a single board to run Iowa state institutions as cheaper and better. It notes Michigan abandoned a one-board system despite optimistic reports and cites Wisconsin as moving with a single board. It contrasts several state institutions to support the comparison.
The Diamond Special on the Illinois Central links Chicago and St Louis with palace cars, drawing rooms, and free reclining chairs. It leaves Chicago at 9 10 p m arrives St Louis 7 24 a m. returns at 9 p m to Chicago 7 35 a m daily. Northwestern officials aim to prevent future wrecks like the Vail incident.
Sheriff Banks and Des Moines detectives halted two Cambridge area farmers, C. W. Keness and John Hollingsworth, as they traveled toward Des Moines with thirty five bushels of suspected stolen wheat. The case stems from repeated grain losses at John May’s farm. the pair face probable grand larceny charges in Story County.
The 10Wa Agricultural College Ames announces its final 1898 plum distribution. It lists Wyant as highly valued and notes stocks of Harts De Sota Bixby Wolf Comfort De Sota Cheney Stoddard Rollingstone Rockford Surprise Miles les Pride Pottawatamie Maquoketa Charles Downing and others. Plums offered in lots of 100 or more at $10 per hundred with 25 cents for packing. J. L. Bupp.
Excursion tickets to Des Moines via the North Western Line will be sold at reduced rates from Iowa stations from January 10 to 13 inclusive, with limit to January 15, on account of the Governor's Inaugural and public meetings. Apply to agents Chicago & North Western Ry.
A four year old rushes to interview a doctor about Tommy’s phone order mix up. She explains two babies were desired, not one, and threatens jail if the babies are not correctly allocated. The doctor apologizes and notes other doctors are available. The girl marches home in triumph.
A newly married man finds his wife packing provisions into black bags after reading that six weeks separate the acts of a play. She explains she is preparing for the theater delay, while rival comments on a woman's resolve to be free. Mark Twain is noted for taking a joke even as he faced dismissal from a gallery during a riot.
A new grain based drink Grain-O is now sold in grocery stores. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and tastes like coffee while costing less. It is advertised for both adults and children with prices of 15 and 25 cents per package.
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as an easy, safe remedy for coughs colds bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. It claims rapid relief and pleasant, reliable care.
A New York Evening Journal snippet shows a rustic inquiry about painting cows in a field. The line hints at casual rural dialogue and humor from the era.
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