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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
1
A sweeping column notes April immigration surges and a projected 30,000 workers in Panama Canal digging. It cites post office pay trends in Iowa, judiciary views on medicine, and a Belgian wedding with weathered humor. It also covers steel and cement work on a Great Western depot, England’s US trade dominance, and Wall Street views on Roosevelt and Cleveland’s political prospects.
Dr D B Fairchild formerly of Clinton now in Des Moines signified to Drake University authorities his decision to accept the dean position of the medical department. He succeeds Dr A R Amos, who was elected when Dean Lewis Schooler resigned. Fairchild has a long career in medicine and academia, including roles at Ames Iowa Agricultural College and the Iowa College of Physicians.
Cedar Falls Record notes the spring term enrollment at the State University reaches 1,713, reflecting a shift toward higher local attendance as legislators’ liberal policies take effect and urban families favor the home institution over out‑of‑state colleges.
E A Epperson and G W Whitcomb of Boone have leased Watkins Well for four years and plan major upgrades to turn it into a premier central Iowa resort. The Watchman notes the optimistic redevelopment and aims to boost the property’s status in the state.
The piece recounts Bonfire the hackney’s rail journey to Madison Square Garden for a horse show. Aboard the heated box on wheels he endures car sickness and terror, despite an elite breeding and careful pretraining at Lochlynne stables.
At the Philadelphia Ledger aquarium a seal delighted spectators by leaping and catching fish tossed by a keeper. The animal performed rapid stunts, yelping as it seized prey, before cooling off on its platform after a satisfying meal.
A historical look at Johann Comenius who imagined teaching children through visual impressions. He created the Orbis Pictus, the first picture book, using woodcuts to link natural objects with moral lessons, an epoch making shift in children’s literature.
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