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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
2
A concise weekly digest covering home and foreign items, industrial field news, personal and political items, and notable happenings at home and abroad. Includes broad summaries of events across markets, governance, and society from the past seven days.
A sweeping roundup reports Gary Tribble’s suicide after shooting his sweetheart Stella Snow near Perth Indiana, major fires devastate Memphis Indiana and Bis marck Missouri. railroad wrecks injure sixteen near Grand Junction Iowa. Other items note Wu Ting Fang in Chicago, Meade and Pennsylvania sailing for the Philippines, and McKinley events including battleship Ohio launch. Multiple assaults, fires, political shifts, and international diplomacy fill the docket with named places, people, and actions.
Mark S Brewer of Pontiac served on the U S civil service commission and in Congress eight years before dying in Washington at 64. Joseph Rider, inventor of the Remington rifle, died in Newark Ohio at 84. Grover Cleveland turned 64 at his Princeton home. Zerelda G Wallace died at Cataract at 84. Rev Dr Arthur Edwards, editor of Northwestern Christian Advocate, died in Chicago at 64. Rev Dr Frederick A Muhlenburg, prominent Lutheran pastor, died in Reading at 82.
Reports say Britain will not attack Russia over the Tientsin incident though troops stand ready. Russians demand British withdrawal from Tientsin. General Wogack calls for an apology and flag removal, and the British commander refuses, signaling possible war.
The powers have not yet agreed on the Chinese indemnity but appear inclined to set the amount at 250 million dollars. Gen. Miles and his party departed Cuba for Washington.
A deliberate act aimed at wrecking Mason City and Fort Dodge passenger train No 2 near Burchinal failed when Engineer White dislodged a tied bound with fence wire set across the rails. The tie on the track would have derailed the train on a sharp curve. Perpetrators are unknown and police pursue leads.
The executive committee met at the central building in Iowa City to review fire damage and plan debris removal. They may recommend temporary rebuilding or an extra legislature session, and consider a two story structure for forensic societies and engineering or medical rooms.
Philip Scherzer, a Dubuque county farmer, lost nine or ten cattle after their stomachs were sent to Ames for analysis. Arsenic appeared in oats and corn found in field sacks, proving deliberate poisoning as the cause of death.
The note recalls Yellowstone Park geysers declining and frames decline as universal. It extols health as the world’s most precious possession and urges spring renewal with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to revitalize blood and nerves and cure stomach disorders.
An Atchison Globe remark notes a wife who serves as her husband’s boss, implying his output is undervalued by his employer due to their familial and professional dynamic.
Advertises GRAIN-O made from pure grains as a coffee substitute now in grocers stores. Claims gentle on the stomach and indistinguishable from coffee, selling at 15 and 25 cents per pack. Encourages children to drink it and to ask for Grain-O.
A terse note quotes the Detroit Journal claiming that fact is stranger than fiction and nearly as strange as fiction founded on fact. The line appears as an editorial or aphoristic snippet in the paper.
An advertisement from John A. Salzer Seed Company of La Crosse Wisconsin touts Speltz and related seeds as highly productive hay and grain foods. It claims value of $500 to farmers and urges readers to request Salzer's catalog for details.
A brief Town Topics item quotes a question about a man’s status and answers him as an amateur, reflecting a witty social note in the column.
A garbled listing mentions Lane's Family Medicine and a kidney care item with a price noted as 25. The text is incomplete but suggests a health or medical advertisement from a local provider.
A clipped Ram's Horn line argues every church should have a corral for the kicker to air his heels, presenting a provocative old newspaper cue about church discipline or sport metaphor.
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a cure for coughing claiming it will stop the cough at once. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle free and offers large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents with a warning to act quickly as delays are dangerous.
An ad claims Hoxsie's Croup Cure prevents and cures membranous croup and diphtheria with no opium. Price ten cents? The Chicago Daily News notes the product as a life saver for children, promising relief from throat diseases.
Notes on export volumes for dried eggs reaching Alaska and South Africa. Mentions White's Yucatan as a remedy for dyspepsia and links chewing to relief.
An odd clipping notes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a cough remedy. It mentions a Trinity Springs resident and a date in February while also citing the London mint producing 107,689,518 coins in the previous year.
The article touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any failing case. Includes testimonial and Toledo contact with druggists selling the product.
A brief line notes relief after talking with a mo, describing it as a great comfort from stinging nettles. The comment implies Ram’s feeling of relief and the restorative effect of conversation.
An advertising blurb claims Cascarets cure all ailments from headaches to cancer by restoring bowel health. It promises easy natural movements, low cost, and quick health recovery, warning to beware of imitations.
Otto Brackett of the Philomathian society won first place at the state university home oratorical contest in Iowa City with Israel's Last Captivity. He will represent Iowa in the Northern Oratorical league contest in Iowa City May 3. F S Merriam took second and Benjamin Boardman third. Brackett won a $50 prize.
John Downie of the state board of control returned to Des Moines from Cherokee with a signed agreement from Cherokee county and city authorities to vacate roads across the state hospital grounds on the town outskirts. The action allows building work to proceed immediately, with roads to be vacated by April 6.
D W Thompson a founder and leader in Ringgold county Iowa died at his Mount Ayr home after a long illness. Born March 1 1843 in Hendricks Indiana he moved to Clinton county at age 12 and then to Ringgold county a year later. He served in the Civil War with company F Forty sixth Iowa infantry earning an honorable discharge.
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