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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
1
A compilation of remarks on Iowa events and trends including dates for McKinley postal cards, Cedar Falls summer school opening, Roosevelt’s August visit plans, carnival scenes in Des Moines and Webster City, wage changes at Northwestern, and local remarks on fashion, crime, and weather.
Adjutant General Byers has not fixed encampment locations yet but set dates for the 49th regiment June 8 to 14 and the 51st and 52nd regiments July 17 to 23 and the 50th regiment August 5 to 11. The piece also notes royal invitations and local civic highlights including Des Moines’ new professional women’s league and a church anecdote about sharing a collection box.
A Kansas campaign snippet notes candidates cannot think in usual terms, choosing the most profitable approach by meeting farmers in their fields. The seeker outlines methods while a companion carries the plow and continues the work, illustrating a practical, rural campaign image.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company held its annual stockholders meeting in Chicago on June 5. The financial statement reported a surplus of 1,340,000 dollars.
A remark notes that many youths in this era who fail in love resort to shooting their sweethearts and then themselves, offering little beyond providing the press with a sensational topic.
In Des Moines a union has formed and the regular price of a share will be fifteen cents. The piece notes many men named James Wilson and their frequent appearance in the news as subjects of local interest.
The piece extols hogs as a superior investment for farmers, calling a hog a space condenser that turns corn into cash with high return. It lists hogs as producers of ham, lard, glue, head cheese, hair brushes, buttons, fat bacon, and other products, framing them as multifunctional, profitable assets.
An Alabama man sought information from the state department of agriculture about skunk farming in Iowa. Iowa agronomists and even Secretary Wilson were surprised, but encouraged the venture if the farmer could share his location and details of the operation.
A 23 year old youth, Frank Jones, intends to recreate Blondin's famed feat at Niagara Falls this summer. He will traverse the falls on a copper wire and, upon each success, escalate the challenge further.
Walter Wellman, renowned political writer and Arctic explorer, serves as Washington correspondent for the Chicago Record-Herald. Born November 3, 1858 in Mentor Ohio, he started a weekly at 14 and later founded the Cincinnati Evening Post. He conducted Arctic voyages, aided the American Geographical Society, and earned a high reputation among statesmen and scientists.
Neat cottage across the street from the high school building for rent. Enquire of J. J. Kegley. 8-tt.
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