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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1890
Page
2
The Carroll Herald urges the public to demand specifics about why the McKinley bill is described as infamous. Readers are asked to move beyond generalities and seek concrete details on the measure and its consequences.
A Floyd Go Advocate quote urges good reading for the young and investment by farmers, highlighting the value of quality newspapers, magazines, and books as a source of healthy, beneficial information.
President Harrison’s speeches on his journey are met with broad approval, though observers note he travels without an encyclopedia or comprehensive reference.
Ohio Congressman Grosvenor stated that everything has risen in value in the country except the Democratic party in a remark reported by the Winterset Madisonian.
Boone News reports on Tuesday evening the town welcomed twenty applicants for a post office position. The article comments that nineteen faces will likely appear in the near future while the others show smiles in town.
Rumor suggests Hon. J. S. Clarkson may be appointed minister to China soon after the general election. The idea would have pleased many Democratic postmasters who enjoyed the prospect a few years ago, per Vallas Co. News.
From every part of this congressional district where Capt Hull held meetings we hear gratifying reports of success. His fine ability is widely recognized and his faithfulness to every trust is well known. He will be elected by a large majority and will be an able and useful member of congress.
The New York Press reports a buyer of sheet lead found a price rise marked two and a half cents per pound. Inquiry shows the duty was lowered half a cent per pound. The buyer’s confusion highlights a misreading of the McKinley bill and its effects.
Leonard Brown writes Captain Hull declaring he will use every honorable means to defeat Hull if Hull does not denounce the Federal Election Bill and pledge to vote for its repeal. The author expects Hull to act as he sees fit, with the Seventh district likely to reelect him by a large majority.
Thousands heard Blatchford Kavanaugh sing at Grace Episcopal Church as his voice nears a change. His manager Professor Roney canceled all engagements and his Europe trip began Saturday, making a return uncertain and the angelic voice a fading memory for listeners.
Captain J E Stuart proposes a national militia camp at Chicago in 1892 to unite the militia from every state for a grand military display. He argues state appropriations support the camps and that assembling 100000 uniform men plus state governors would create an unprecedented show not seen since the Civil War.
The Darington Republican argues the current state issue centers on preserving a vital principle of institutions not tariff policy. It accuses a scalawag ticket of shameless political corruption and calls on Wisconsin Democrats to oppose Milwaukee bosses and back the Bennett law league in a fight framed as defense of citizenship.
Monday marked the deaths of Gen William W Belknap and Justice Samuel F Miller, longtime state and national figures. Belknap born 1829 in New York, Civil War veteran, former Secretary of War, lived in Washington. Miller Kentucky native, appointed 1862 to Iowa Supreme Court, the oldest in continuous service, praised as a great American jurist.
Washington Letter outlines President's western trip schedule with reunions and events in Galesburg Ottumwa Topeka St Louis Indianapolis and Kansas City. It notes costs of funeral department closings under Thomas and describes McKinley tariff launch, Windom assurances, and Democratic fundraising accusations. It mentions Captain James E White new Railway Mail Service head and Navy contract news including San Francisco cruiser acceptance and shipbuilding plans.
The state English Lutheran Synod gathered in Sioux City this week as Davenport reported 900 dogs in the area. Rehabbing items include deaths from heart disease in Bellevue and a 73 year old Fairfield stock buyer killed by a freight train. Fort Dodge to host an institute, while diphtheria deaths reach 105 in the year ending Sept 30. Other notes cover local tragedies, society meetings, and upcoming conventions.
Republican county canvass events listed for October dates across towns such as Huxley Ontario Ames Nevada Slater and Maxwell with meetings led by figures including John Wells C M Morse W P Payne and Lafe Young. Evening gatherings are noted with two o clock time in Slater and other venues including school houses and centers. By order of H C Boardman and Henry Wilson Jr secretary.
The report lists delegates chosen at a Washington Township caucus in Ames on October 11 1890 and at the Nevada county convention on October 18 1890. It records nominations for the 7th Republican Convention in Des Moines and the 7th District Congressional Convention in Des Moines.
The article notes President Harrison has departed for the West, the region where he spent his boyhood and formative years. It frames the trip as tied to his American roots and national identity.
This ad extols Electric Bitters as a cure for digestion problems and all liver stomach and kidney disorders. It claims thousands seek the remedy and guarantees improvement with proper use, selling at five cents and one dollar per bottle through drugstores.
Reported by C A Snow and Co patent lawyers listing Iowa inventors and their patents including freight car electric railway system crank-pin tester roadcart automatic corn planter cupola cooker with drawings and specifications available for government price two cents in stamps and paper date and address required
A consumptive woman weighed less than seventy pounds before reading a note about Dr. King's New Discovery on a scrap of wrapping paper. She used a sample, bought a bottle, and rapidly regained strength, reaching about 140 pounds. Send a stamp to W H Cole, Fort Smith, for full details and free trial bottles.
A compilation of property deeds and quitclaim transfers across Ames Nevada Cambridge and Blair’s add areas including Elling Halverson Oscar Nervig W R Chandler and others with values from 25 to 5500 dollars. The notice also includes catalog ads for remedies and a census update listing Council Bluffs Creston Des Moines figures.
A vintage line highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy across family stages from infancy to motherhood. The ad frames Castoria as a constant helper for children and mothers through decades.
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