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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1895
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by Hodson Bros. Local weekly publication details and publisher name in a compact notice.
A long column discusses Chinese edicts against failed generals, Hawaiian lease tensions, and a push by politicians for county offices. It then focuses on tuberculosis tests in cattle led by Dr. Stalker, detailing tuberculin testing, results from about one thousand cattle, and the public health imperative to eradicate the disease in dairy herds.
Candidate J A McKee seeks Sheriff nomination subject to Republican convention. The column touches on ice crop prospects, Hawaii politics, Clarkson’s gubernatorial candidacy, Senator Hill and income tax, women’s suffrage in Colorado, Senator Wilson and revenue forecasts, Edison's praises, and Muscatine county treasurer missing with a 3500 reward. It also references Wait Butler and family costs and a general commentary on wealth and public life.
The piece discusses Sherman plan coin certificates to raise funds, French politics, Tennessee elections, and Ohio Penitentiary idle labor. It argues convict labor harms honest workers, favoring reforms that train convicts in trades and employ them at fair wages.
The line hints at the arrival of the income tax regime and notes a shortage of individuals with sufficient incomes to be taxed. It frames tax policy as imminent and highlights a humorous or critical tone about qualified earners.
Assistant to Commissioner Berner Mr Fletcher arrives to run a county by county sweep for indemnity claims. Blank applications will be left at each county seat to locate rightful claimants and determine title to the funds, with payments unlikely before fall.
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