Ames Daily Intelligencer Story County Iowa Item
The Intelligencer issued Thursday in Ames Story County Iowa by local editors reporting community items and notices.
18 Oct 1894
Page 1
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1894
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursday in Ames Story County Iowa by local editors reporting community items and notices.
Chronicle of local swindler arrests near Eldora and Steamboat Rock, a Sunday rail timetable note, and political commentary. Reports include E R Little and Joe Watson jailed over a Sioux City Implement scheme. Ferdinand Haas duped, court changes, and ongoing rural fraud probes. Also summaries of press title changes, governor and McKinley mentions, and economic data from the American Economist.
The statement asserts that nothing imported is cheap to Americans if it causes idleness among domestic workers. The governor frames foreign products as harming local employment and economic vitality.
Prof Kent writing in Rural Life compares football injuries to railroad accidents and wartime casualties. He argues the sport offers no nobility and mocks the glorification of players while noting common injuries like sprains and broken bones.
The sermon argues that labor and money are not inherently hostile and criticizes the idea that labor loves to spend. It cites workers buying from England, notes past costs to workers, and calls the church to promote brotherhood and end industrial falsehoods.
The New York and Chicago-led moral agitation reaches Des Moines as church federation targets pool selling. Warrants sworn Saturday accuse prominent police officials of buying pools and a police arrest is made. The cases have not been decided.
An Ames Iowa dealer promotes Metzger's Lightning Colic Cure as a quick remedy for equine stomach colic and other ailments. The ad claims relief within an hour, neutralizing acids and restoring work ability, and predicts expansion of distribution to every city and village in the state. It urges readers to ask their local storekeeper about the product.
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