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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
3
The Elk Point Courier laments reading gaps in Spain and urges decisive action as April 1898 marks a pivotal U S history moment. Ames figures Gen Lincoln, a former Confederate officer, as a leading military choice amid camp McKinley preparations and union troops.
The Atchison Globe reports an exaggeration about a woman calling a hatchet a machete to stir her sons to keep a wood box filled with kindling. It also mentions political notes about C. E. Haverly’s candidacy and a Knoxville convention set for July 27. Claude Porter, congressman from Appanoose, serves as a private at Camp McKinley.
At a special meeting last week the Board of Supervisors approved a pension of 3.00 per month for the wife, 2.00 per month to each minor child, and 8.00 per month to the widowed and dependent mother of any county soldier who goes to the war.
Hamlin Garland in McClure's Magazine May promises a detailed account of General Grant's last year with unpublished material including Grant's final conversations. The piece notes John Sherman’s resignation as Secretary of State removes a major public figure, defining him as a financier diplomat and statesman who will be remembered as a great man, though his life ends in the past tense.
The text contrasts Anglo-Saxon calm with Spanish volatility. It argues Spaniards fear telling the people the full truth about the Manilla defeat to avoid riots and dynastic overthrow. Americans would endure bad news and plan next steps.
Governor Shaw spoke last Thursday to the National Guard on reorganization, praising clear speech and promising decisive action. He urged unconditional enlistment, called the army’s government absolutist, and stressed the honor of bearing a musket under the stars and stripes with a good moral character requirement.
The article notes Miss Helen Gould offers $100,000 to aid the war, and the president accepts. It rejects gushing praise, arguing patriotism spans rich and poor alike and includes all who contribute, from nurses to soldiers, in the shared effort.
A review notes the May issue Ladies' Home Journal article by Elizabeth Robinson Scovil on the duties, daily life, and rewards of trained nurses. It highlights how the piece informs young women entering the profession about what to expect from hospital work.
The text asserts that illness stems from blood impurities and that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purifies blood to restore health. It claims the remedy orders the digestive system, boosts appetite and digestion, kills disease germs, and has proven successful for over thirty years.
Thirty five years make a generation says Adolph Fisher of Zanesville Ohio who built an erected from piles. He claims cure after using three boxes of Witch Hazel Salve Judish ros.
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces Homeseeker tickets on select Tuesdays May 3 May 17 June 7 and June 21 at one fare plus two dollars round trip with fifteen day going period and twenty one day return limit. Tickets cover broad regions including South Atlantic Gulf Mississippi Valley Southwest Colorado Great Northwest Minnesota Wisconsin Northern Michigan and Northwest Iowa Minnesota Southern Minnesota Southwest Iowa Northwest Missouri. F H Hunter agent Des Moines provides rates and details.
May 3 17 and June 7 see 21 dates announce Home Seekers' excursion tickets to numerous West and South points at exceptionally low rates. Tickets and full information available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Quality health ads follow for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Judish Bros remedies including One Minute Cough Cure and Hood's Sarsaparilla, touting quick cures for coughs gripe and skin issues.
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