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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1892
Page
3
The October Intelligencer opens with The Baptis mal Font of America explaining how the continent was named. Dr. Ruge offers a Columbus paper with the first voyage map. President Thwing writes on Education in the West. The issue includes a short story and poetry, continuing the usual charm.
The Mobile Register notes that ovation stems from a Latin word for egg and points to Georgia egg throwing during campaigns. It mocks Weaver as a great talker of the Populist party and suggests he could have ignored such trivial incidents without pay.
Western Union Telegraph company issues new rule for employees effective Oct 1. Each figure will count as one-third of a word, so a three digit number uses one word. The change affects those sending many business telegrams and lowers costs under the new system.
Volume one number one of The Whole Family arrives from the Russell Publishing Co Boston Mass. The reviewer praises the new magazine as meeting the title’s promise and urges readers to request a sample copy to judge for themselves.
A quotation from Emerson urges finishing today and forgetting past blunders. It praises starting tomorrow with a serene spirit and not dwelling on yesterday’s missteps.
A Costa Rican special committee reports in favor of a reciprocity treaty with the United States and predicts quick adoption. The offer expands the free list with corn beans oats rye rice coal lumber mining machinery irrigation gear iron and more, reducing about 300000 dollars a year in duties on American exports. The moves extend American access across Central America as Guatemala and Salvador already have such pacts. New York Dress.
In Iowa City a statewide group gathers to honor former War Governor Kirkwood. Judge Wright and L. H. Lathrop lead the delegation, greeting him with respect as the man who served in the Civil War era. Kirkwood reflects on his public service and the burden of leadership, expressing humility and gratitude for the greeting.
A publisher advertises Alden’s Cyclopedia of History as the best general history. It covers ancient to modern times in alphabetical order with United States to be issued separately. Two volumes, cloth binding, 1.25 dollars. postage 20 cents. A post paid paper volume of 160 pages costs 10 cents to judge its scope. Joan B. Allen, Publisher, 57 Rose St. New York.
The governor referred the resignation question to the attorney general who ruled no vacancy exists until January 1. Judge Stevens’ early filing favors Democrats who now gain time to file petitions and present claims. The piece defends Stevens as a Republican aligned with party principles and privileges, while hinting at political maneuvering and fears of a Democratic judge in 1893.
The October Century features Prof Jeremiah W Jenks on Money in Practical Politics with gloomy notes and real examples. The issue includes the conclusion of two serial stories three short tales poetry chapters by E C Stedman and varied articles and poems. Review of Reviews presents Two Great Americans Whittier and Geo William Curtis while Stead discusses Gladstone's New Cabinet. The Atlantic offers The Betterment of our Highways by N S Shaler. Carter reviews Samuel J Tilden and The College for Women is discussed among feminine education topics. Cavour as a journalist is reviewed in books.
A Vic Sociable at Lloyd Wherry's Tuesday evening drew a good crowd and added a healthy sum to the society fund. Mrs Jewett entertained guests in honor of former neighbor Mrs Smith. John Snyder shipped his steam threshing outfit to Huron SD with Ed Bell William Bell and a fall crew of 12 aboard. A cold wave Saturday brought icy fetters.
Eastern Iowa Dental Association met in Cedar Rapids. Lutherans met in Des Moines. Jailbreaks, fires, drownings, abductions and a fatal barn fire reported across several towns. Notable names include Charles Dahlman, Hardin Nowlin, Arthur M. Cowden, Judge E.S. Sampson, Peter Brill, Jennie England, and M. C. Plummer. Zinc ore mine opens in Dubuque. warship contract awarded to Lowa Iron Works. rail shop moves planned from Keokuk to Des Moines.
College Notes reports slow improvement for Mrs Gilcrist and bettering health for Prof Wilson. It notes boiler work in the main building tested by a cold snap, grounds improvements this fall, and hopes for a class of 1892 monument. Several campus events include a junior reception at Boonewell and a missionary meeting, with various staff activities and a fundraising play in Ames to support athletic grounds.
Questions about free trade papers and wage cuts in the United Kingdom raise doubts about their awareness. The piece contrasts David B. Hill with George Ticknor Curtis on constitutional questions and questions the National Democrat.
The American Economist questions why an Indiana wage report under the McKinley tariff is attacked while Massachusetts and New York findings are treated differently. It asks if Peck erred in withholding papers, compares Cleveland’s stance with Senate access, and ponders protectionism versus free trade amid quotes on statesmen and plain folks.
Weather stays fine yet dry and unmoist. plowing hindered. J W Van Dyke of Des Moines near week to form agreement with Mr Cassem for a new brick block. Rev N B Tvedt and Rev O Wold preach at St Peters Lutheran. Typhoid hits Himes near Geo P Larson’s. Post and C N W depot mail service seeking bids. Roe visits Nevada for property sale and lectured in Roland on education and Scary City college idea. Restaurant trade dull with court sessions impacting business.
In Ames Station a March 1868 confrontation at the Sherwood house saloon saw women defy the proprietor Day. Led by Mrs. B. McLaren and allies, they blockaded, demanded surrender, and compelled Day to relinquish the business after pepper was released from the stove. Husbands watched from nearby as the mob prevailed and a temporary armistice followed.
Weather stays fine and dry as residents brace for the Randall fair on Wednesday and Thursday. A K P Lodge plans to send a delegation to Stanhope to assist Stratford in forming a lodge. Story City Business College catalogs have been issued with classes beginning mid November. Josef Marvick of Morris Illinois buys M W Madson’s share in Cassen Madson Jensen general store. Des Moines brickwork starts on the Cassen building, improving the town. Capt Hull spoke to a fair crowd endorsing Republican principles and American interests.
The record lists bids for heavy steers and cows with heifers and light steers. Beans per bushel and pop per bushel are cited along with fat content and butter prices. Local market figures show mixed commodity values.
Whittier’s three page poem about a visiting party of girls at his home appears in the November St Nicholas Magazine. The issue also features German and American stories, including Hugo Klein’s His Excellency the Fool and Baumbach’s The Donkey's Spring, with Romance Publishing Co issuing the periodical at 25 cents per number or $2.50 yearly.
Advertises refined educational games listing titles Rulers Scripture People Commanders Liter ary People and Religious Teachers Countries. Claims sixty famous people per game at 60c each. Promotes sending for circulars and agents wanted. Author listed as E. W. Frick Ottawa Kan. 25-4.
A noted pamphlet on the wool question edited by Hon. M. Lawrence, president of the Ohio Wool Growers' Association, promises to inform readers. The text invites every reader to obtain a copy for six cents from Wilbur F. Wakeman, General Secretary, 135 West 23d Street, New York.
The Ogden site in New Jersey, once an abandoned iron mine, was revived by Edson Edison with a magnetic ore separator. The New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentration Company set up a plant at Ogden, later renamed Edison, where ore from miners is crushed and processed by magnets into pig metal.
Advertisement claims a "Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia can cure in 1 to 3 days. It attributes immediate disappearance of disease after the first dose, priced at 75 cents, and warrants by L. M. Bosworth, Ames druggist.
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