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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
5
A compact digest of home and foreign items spanning politics industry and personal happenings. This week's items cover industrial developments and notable events at home and abroad, summarizing key people and places shaping the period.
The record notes senate opposition to holding the Philippines and passage of eighty six private pension bills. House approval of an urgent deficiency bill and seat changes, plus reports on the financial bill and Porto Rico tariff. Extensions include district of Columbia and Philippine questions, adoptions of amendments, and trust-control resolutions.
A set of terse items reports counterfeits in Cleveland and a new five dollar silver certificate discovery. Fires destroy Vincennes court records and Mackinaw City business areas while high water displaces 800 Havana families and a Saginaw residence tragedy occurs. Agricultural grain stocks and rail company retirements noted along with floods and political shifts.
A batch of brief items reports a fire destroying the Rothschild tobacco warehouse in Miamisburg Ohio with a 150000 loss. A Washington man kills his wife and injures a child. A thrashing machine cartel project fails. A Key West Maine monument is unveiled. A Racine pastor case ends with not guilty. Two salesmen die frozen in Liberty Corner New Jersey. A Winslow farmer shoots wife then kills self. Six children survive. Oil dividends totaling 23000000 are paid. The Sans Maxwell factory Burns Pentwater Michigan at 300000 loss. Heavy snowstorms hit Texas Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama.
Gov Tanner of Illinois travels to Florida seeking health. GOP nominations include S W Jorden in Missouri and William Gregory for Rhode Island governor. Cromer renominated in Indiana. Tennessee and New Hampshire hold conventions and nominate candidates. Notables die: Dr. Samuel Pennington aged 94. Mrs. Lucinda Stone 86. Rev. Thomas Beecher 81. sister in Hartford 94. Herman Detterman 58. Various state conventions set for May 3 to May 10.
Reports say French rushing troops to Madagascar to deter a British attack while Filipino forces clash with Maj. Ward's unit in Apari Luzon wounding eight Americans. A steamer collision off Sable Island claims 22 lives including the captain. Lord Roberts nears Bloemfontein as peace overtures fail and Kruger appeals for mediation. The U S appoints Gen Kobbe as military governor in Albay and Cataduanes. Adverse weather and fires disrupt Mohawk Valley, while social and political tensions persist across Europe and the Americas. Admiral Dewey plans a European tour next May.
Letter from W H Kinkade of Lucas County recounts leaving Minnesota with $3.55 and filing for a homestead in Western Canada. He notes earnings of about $478 in 21 months, farmed 12 acres, and after expenses says net cost of $109. He moved to a 32 acre homestead in 1899 and urges poor renters to try farming Canada.
Paris papers predict mine explosions and disasters as British forces push into the Transvaal. Boers mass near the Vaal river to resist. Gen. Joubert arrives at Brandfort to take command. Lord Roberts sends troops to the Orange River front. In Ireland Cork and Limerick corporations refuse a royal welcome amid expected disturbances. Frances Hodgson Burnett wed secretary Stephen Townsend in Genoa. Flores Aguinaldo's war secretary surrenders to Gen. MacArthur. North Camarines governor surrenders at Nueva Caceres.
The piece contrasts harsh northern months with a thriving southern spring. It notes buds, flowers, early produce, and awakened nature in the South. It mentions the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offering half-rate round trips on select dates to Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida with agents in Birmingham and Chicago for excursion details.
Missouri Pacific Railway and Tron Mountain Route announce a series of West and Southwest excursions with tickets on sale March 6 and 20, April 3 and 17 at low rates. Free maps time cards and illustrated pamphlets mailed on request to H. C. Townsend G P and T A St Louis.
The Atchison Globe notes that some women continue to apply the same prudent judgment they used years ago when choosing a husband to current decisions about accepting a poor steak.
An advertisement urges immediate action against a cough claiming it can lead to consumption. It promises a free sample bottle from a druggist and offers large bottles at 25 and 50 cents, stressing that delays are dangerous.
A Detroit Journal quotation condemns a man who pursued wealth while aware of his wife’s social ambitions, implying moral judgment over material gain and family expectations.
Advertisement notes a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price and refund guarantee if it fails. It cites a quote from the Washington Democrat.
A tipped ad from Washington IA quotes testimonials for Hale's Honey of Horehound and Pike's Toothache Drops as cures. It claims relief for whooping cough and promises no bill for lost time. Letter from M. P. Dieter of Brooklyn NY dated November 14, 1904 supports Pike's Cure.
London reports a national celebration with Queen Victoria wearing a shamrock at Windsor and a new loyal Irish flag flying over London. Streets, churches, and theaters display green to honor Irish valor, with Kadogan, Connaught, and the clergy acknowledging Irish bravery amid the South Africa conflict.
A new rotary blacking brush is designed to be held in one hand. It features a two-part handle with a revolving shaft and brush on one part and a toothed head on the other to drive the brush when the handles are squeezed together.
A new crop of tobacco is flourishing in County Meath and is described as thriving and unusually strong, reportedly twice as potent as the strongest tobaccos sold. The claim highlights its robust growth and potential buyers and markets.
A lightship captain demonstrated wireless telegraphy as a reliable alert when shore notifications failed. The notice parallels Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, praised for quick strength renewal, improved appetite, digestion, and bowel regulation when other medicines fail.
The piece imagines a swap between Kansas editors and preachers. It forecasts odd behavior as people react to the switch, suggesting playful chaos in the community and notable social contrasts.
Try Grain-O ask your grocer for Grain-O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain-O has rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains and gentle stomachs. Price 15 ets and 25 ets per package. Sold by all grocers.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes a chaotic remark about alimony calculations involving Solomon and Jorge in Chicago, reflecting a periodical chatter item and public curiosity.
An old advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Fase for foot comfort. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen and aching feet and helps fit new or tight shoes. Sold by all druggists and shoestores for 2 cents.
Fragmentary notes describe the spring humors and their effects on the blood including scrofula and catarrh. Early medical commentary links season change to humoral balance and head ailments.
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