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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
2
The Intelligencer reports a new gold ore find near Shelbyville Illinois valued at $300 per ton. The item lists various national grain stocks, flood events, stock records, and multiple random incidents across the United States and abroad.
A condensed survey of Industrial Field news, personal and political items, with notable happenings at home and abroad. It highlights economic trends, local affairs, and international events shaping the week.
Dr Horatio Guzman longtime Nicaragua minister to the United States died in Washington at age 50. A N Martin Bluffton former congressman from the Eleventh district died in Marion Ohio Republicans plan state convention in Columbus June 25. James M Marvin representative in the Thirty eighth Thirty ninth and Fortieth Congresses died in Saratoga New York aged 92. Gen O A Miller Civil War hero died in Lebanon aged 74.
A wide array of events lines the dispatch, noting Boxer atrocities in China, indemnities and reforms, Boer and German actions in Africa, prison and court cases, ship and railway notes, and political moves in Europe and the Americas. Notable items include mass killings in China, trade loans, naval movements, and public notices.
Berlin reports detail four engagements on April 23 and 24 at the great wall between Kettler's four columns and Chinese forces under Liu. German losses include four officers wounded, 3 soldiers killed, 32 wounded. Chinese forces retreat demoralized. French troops not engaged.
In Houston on April 29 a fire destroying a livery stable and three houses killed five people, including florist Job Copping and his wife and three children. A black man was arrested for starting the blaze to seek revenge over a discharge. The infant born during the fire was found among the remains. the Hoppers jumped from the flames with serious injuries.
Evansville Indiana reports river at 42.4 feet with widespread farm losses. An estimated 400000 acres of wheat between Evansville and Paducah destroyed, over 200000 bushels of corn swept away along the Wabash, and three farmhouses lost. Houses suffer $100000 in damage while lumbermen estimate $100000 loss along Green River. merchants risk cellar flooding.
Three special trial races will be sailed off Newport between the cup defense yachts Constitution and Independence on July 2 4 and 6. The announcement ends the deadlock between the New York Yacht Club and Thomas Lawson and enables a race between the rivals.
The Pan American grounds will open Sunday from 1 p m to 11 p m. The Milway and all amusement features will be closed. The decision came after a Saturday board meeting in Buffalo New York.
While sightseeing in the flooded district of Cummingsville on Sunday Philip Kennedy and John Busam drowned when their boat capsized.
An admiring friend asks the dreamy poet if he is always filled with the divine afflatus. The poet replies yes and notes that, generally, that is about all. Baltimore American excerpt.
Try Grain-O a new food drink from grocers promising a safe coffee substitute for all ages. It mimics the rich mocha java color but is made from pure grains and said to sit well with delicate stomachs. Packages cost 15 and 25 cents.
In the Iton Transcript a boy named Bobby accuses another student of making faces at him. Willie defends by saying he demonstrated possible facial improvements with a few samples, speaking to a teacher.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder offered to alleviate foot problems. Promises relief from chilblains sweating damp swelling and aching feet and helps new or tight shoes feel easier. Claims to cure corns and bunions and notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A man and a woman begin to converse openly after their wedding prompting remarks on marital talkativeness. The exchange is described as unusually frank and lively by observers in Atchison.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Kemp's Balsam to stop a cough immediately. It promotes sample bottles free from druggists and sells larger bottles for 25 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
A noted newspaper quotation from the St. Louis Star states a man rarely does his best unless he is working for himself.
A brief classified item notes Hoxsie’s Croup Cure promises relief from a cold in an hour and priced at 50 cents. The ad uses a garbled boasting line about paying as you go and starting slowly.
Dialogue from the Philadelphia Bulletin features a playful cross talk where Sue reveals plans to marry an artist, Flo mistakes him for a dentist, and the joke hinges on artistic versus realistic professions. The brief humorous exchange reflects social chatter about marriage and career perception.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co claiming to cure catarrh by internal doses, with a pledge of $100 if unsuccessful. It asserts catarrh is widespread and historically incurable and promotes Hall's Family Pills as best, urging readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
A fragment from the Indianapolis News quotes a man claiming that a boy who boasted of a girl named Nena speaking ill of an enemy would have been whipped about every other day. The remark hints at harsh discipline and a proverb-like memory of childhood.
Advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for colds in one day. Druggists refund money if the remedy fails, with a 25 cent price.
A regional survey states the Mississippi river system plus its tributaries extend about 15,000 miles. The figure encompasses main channels and feeders across sev eral states.
John ae Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana extols Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds, asserting its superior effectiveness based on personal experience.
A pithy meditation on leadership uncertainty. no clear subject or event named, but the line alludes to the burden of power and the fragility of glory.
Victims troubled by throat pain are urged to try Hale’s Honey of Horeh and Pike’s Toothache Drops as a quick relief. The ad-like line claims a speedy cure in minutes.
A terse Chicago Daily line notes a playful proverb about hearing and mealtime cues. The item presents a witty social quip reflecting urban humor in a compact card.
A cheerful woman falls into severe headaches and nervous distress mistreated by a misdiagnosis. She loses faith as melancholy grows, then Mrs. Pinkham’s treatment is credited with relief for thousands of women suffering similar complaints.
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