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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
2
A weekly digest reports Congress debates the District of Columbia appropriation bill and Philippine funding, currency issues, and cabinet pay scales. It notes Cuba’s Isle of Pines title treaty, possible U S intervention in San Domingo, and roiling foreign affairs amid Russo Japanese tensions and Japanese advances in Manchuria.
University of Chicago pursues a 50 million endowment and equipment plan, aiming to become the richest educational institution globally. Other items recap February government receipts and expenditures, debt, mint outputs, bank circulation, weather impacts on winter wheat, library bids, and various local incidents.
The New York Republicans fix a state convention date for April 12 in New York City. Other notes include nominations and resignations across states, aging deaths of notable figures, and shifts in party representation from Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Virginia Vermont Illinois and Pennsylvania with various federal and local races.
A torrent of reports spans Quebec to Korea with fires and deaths at St. Felicien, claims Japan denies Russian treachery, and battles at Port Arthur. Exiled Krugeyor in Mentone, and Moros killed at Jolo. Russian forces block Port Arthur as Japan masss yields a Yalu advance. Capt. Dreyfus case reopens amid alleged plots.
A massive Russian force of four army corps totaling 174527 men 67860 horses and 496 guns advances toward Japan while other theatres report shifting positions and political maneuvers across Europe and North America.
In Des Moines on February 27 to March 3 the Iowa legislature advanced measures funding schools and homes, regulating insurance and employment agencies, tightening penalties for illicit liquor and opium, and limiting vehicle speeds and safety devices. Bills included appropriations for Eldora industrial school pensions for old soldiers, Benedict home in Des Moines, rescue homes in Dubuque and Sioux City, and Montclair/Mitchellville school per capita increases. A new motor vehicle registration ordinance requires state secretary plates and set speed limits with horse-drawn traffic safety signals.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania the Susquehanna river rose to 20 feet above low water and flooded Highspire railroad tracks and island areas. Water filled cellars as gorges peaked over 50 feet while many factories closed due to rising waters and ice jams. In Cleveland Ohio the freezing weather followed gas mains washout cutting natural gas supply, forcing plants to close and leaving homes without heat.
In Annapolis on March 3 the Jim Crow bill by Delegate Kerbin passed the house by a strict party vote with Democrats for and Republicans against. The measure requires steam railways in Maryland to provide separate cars for colored people except on express trains and mandates separate compartments on steamboats operating in Maryland waters.
Washington March 5 The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nominations of the Isthmian Canal commissioners.
Miss Anna Mackenroth, noted for opening law to women in Switzerland, is described as one of Zurich’s busiest lawyers. Col. Daniel Stevens of Bristol has the world’s largest button collection, started 21 years ago. The Princess of Wales orders 100 garments made by prisoners wives with church army aid. A woman dresses to please others and eats to satisfy herself.
A Wichita man recalls fealty to family as his daughter Mary and son-in-law John extended their visit, delaying return home after living at Emporia and later running a hotel. The father quips that staying at the farm would have cost nothing, reflecting a sharp contrast between past lodging and present hospitality.
Millions of women use Cuticura Soap aided by Cuticura Ointment as a great skin cure. It preserves and beautifies the skin, cleanses the scalp, stops hair loss, softens hands, soothes rashes and irritations, and serves many antiseptic toilet needs.
A Punch cartoon shows Miss Armstrong complaining about choosing clubs as a weary caddie suggests giving it a knock with the bag. The caption frames a humorous golf moment with playful dialogue.
Seed advertisement touts Teosinte and Grasa as top fodder plants claiming M4 tons hay and 80 tons green fodder per acre. It highlights wide adaptability and benefits for livestock feeds. A mail offer from John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin invites 10 cents in stamps for their catalog and seed samples.
An old fashioned patent remedy promotes Shake Into Your Shoes Alien's Foot-Ease to cure swollen smarting and sweating feet. It claims to make new shoes fit easily and is sold by druggists and shoe stores. The address given is A. H. Olmsted Le Roy New York with a note to avoid substitutes.
A Punch magazine line notes that convincing a man who believes himself a martyr that he is merely a champion suffices to change his view. The remark frames zeal and self-perception as a matter of identity and pride.
An editor’s visit to Manitoba and western Canada highlights grain valleys of Assiniboine and Red Rivers, soil quality, and new dairy and cheese opportunities. Wheat yields, arable acres, and long days aid rapid growth. Medicine Hat uses natural gas, coal beneath, and clay deposits enrich the region. Government agents offer to mail catalogs and rail rate information.
Mrs Laura Emmons of Walkerville Ontario credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of ovarian troubles and an unpleasant discharge. She claims relief within weeks, avoiding surgery, and urges others to write for assurance of the product's genuineness in Lynn Mass.
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