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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
3
Iowa State News reports 75 year old farmer Eberhart Fette was found shot dead in his hog lot six miles northwest of Fort Madison. The house was ransacked in a search for money, he lived alone, and hogs had begun to feed on the body after an ear was eaten. Farm laborer John Smut ger is under arrest.
Commander M. E. Davis of the Iowa G A R calls on Iowa comrades to donate to assist 150 to 200 families of Union veterans affected by the Galveston hurricane and flood. He urges a prompt, generous response from the state.
At the grand encampment in Keokuk reports show the Iowa branch in prosperous condition. New officers installed include Grand patriarch N S Johnson Bloomfield grand high priest J C Milliman Logan grand senior warden W K English East Des Moines grand treasurer J Norwood Clark Iowa City grand junior warden H A Raney Marengo and grand representative J T Temple Davenport.
H. A. Kelly longtime Burlington school board secretary and attorney is said to have become a defaulter in a sum up to $1,000 within the last six months. He reportedly admitted guilt and the peculations extend back several years. The affair has caused widespread astonishment.
The People’s Accident association of Des Moines reports it reinsured its $200,000 of business with Continental Casualty of Chicago. The organization will suspend operations due to manager Stiles’s removal from Des Moines making work unmanagable.
At the state convention in Des Moines of the Woman's Christian Temperance union officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Georgia W. McClelland, of Denison, corresponding secretary, Mrs. Etta P. Harford, of Indianola, recording secretary, Mrs. Flora J. McAchran, treasurer, Mrs. Nannie B. Howe.
Rural free delivery begins with carriers in Holstein Osage Ames Paulina Galva and more. Obituaries note Mrs. Jacob Rood dies in Spencer aged 83. First Baptist church in Dubuque marks 60th anniversary with ceremonies. Damages sought over a defective sidewalk in Fort Dodge case Minnie Simmons vs city. Balaklava hero W C Harris posthumously honored for Bravery. Flora Powell, penitentiary guard’s daughter, shoots attempt. Hill charged. Iowa state officers audit panel chosen. annual exam required. Bank swindler A Christ arrested in Vincennes with $30 000 forged notes. Prof J N Hamilton dies in Sioux City. Dr George Nelson Jones dies at Burlington. Council Bluffs mayor limits ball games. Jerico man files bankruptcy. W A Smith awarded $6000 for Sioux City injury. Nationalists of Baxter church feature noted.
In Wilkes Barre and Hazleton Pennsylvania the anthracite strike nears a settlement. Operators resist concessions, while sales agents warn of demoralized markets unless a deal is reached. President Mitchell signals a possible new convention as Shamokin reports limited work resumption.
Madrid reports Weyler named captain general of Madrid triggering cabinet resignation. Gen. Azcarraga summoned to form a new ministry.
The article explains casting based on contraction or expansion on solidification. Iron expands like water when it solidifies and rises, filling the die. Gold and silver contract as they cool, making them unsuitable for casting.
Chicago October forecasts from party headquarters show Democratic chairman Jones endorsing a Bryan total of 272 electoral votes and McKinley at 116 with 59 doubtful. Payne notes an even race with Nebraska and Utah possible, totaling 305 if those electors tilt. States listed include California nine and New York thirty six, among others, with detailed state tallies and caveats.
A tornado struck half a mile west of Lodi Texas on Sunday, destroying a central house occupied by colored residents. Six people died, three are missing and presumed dead. The cyclone crossed the Texas Pacific line near Campbellsville Spur, scattering lumber. Further deaths feared in the surrounding area.
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A large brick house, three barns with grain hay and implements, and four horses on W. H. Scott’s farm near Horace were consumed by fire. Loss estimated at 15000 dollars, partly insured.
An advert warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. It notes pricing at 75 cents per bottle and urges buyers to ensure genuineness and availability through druggists.
Mr. Oldham states he is holding his own in business while Mrs. Oldham urges striving to hold as much as others do. The brief dialogue appears in the Richmond Dispatch.
Homeseekers can travel nearly anywhere in the United States at a low rate on the Chicago Great Western Railway. Tickets go on sale the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December for one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip with return within 21 days. Inquiries to Great Western agents or F. H. Lord G P and T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
A society girl sighs she hates men and wants to avoid them. An observing friend suggests marriage as a solution in a Philadelphia Press item.
A 48 by 34 inch wall map shows divisions of U.S. territory since the Revolution. It includes original thirteen states, Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Gadsden purchase, Mexican cession, and Northwest acquisitions. Sent postage paid on receipt of 15 cents from P. L. Eustis, B and Q R R passenger agent, Chicago.
A humorous exchange notes an old family trait, with the line What trait do you refer to? Old age. The Chicago Evening News caption frames the quip as a family trait joke.
Opportunities in Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri as first openings in growing towns for all kinds of business and manufacturing. The list covers Blacksmiths Doctors Dressmakers Furniture Grain and Live Stock Buyers General Merchandise Hardware Mess Tailors Cold Storage Creameries and Canning Factories. Address W J d Industrial Agent C G W Ry 601 Endicott Building St Paul Minn.
A brief item from the Somerville Journal notes a work applicant's pledge to do anything, followed by a curt reply from a mercantile figure asking the door be closed when leaving. The exchange captures a sharp, ironic moment in local life.
An old ad-style prompt promotes Jell O as quick to prepare with no boiling or baking required. It claims two minutes to prepare and cooling time, offering flavors Lemon Orange 4 berry and Strawberry with a 10 cent price at grocers.
A witty exchange in the Boston Transcript where Jones-Come asks about swearing while walking a baby and Smith-Possibly notes the baby’s crying drowns out any words. The dialogue captures urban humor on parenting aloud in public.
In Spare Moments a man and his prospective son in law argue over marriage terms. The father asks if consent to marry his daughter means financial backing. the suitor declines, saying he only seeks board and clothes. The exchange underscores modest expectations in a matrimonial agreement.
Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movement support and gentle liver and kidney action. It claims to cure headaches and offers bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents.
A fragment shows a tense exchange with a woman accusing a man of insult and brutality. Mr. Meekly offers a reluctant defense, admiring the other’s nerve in a brief Chicago post snippet.
A testimonial from William QO Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10 lauds Piso's Cure as the finest remedy for throat and lung ailments. The brief endorsement highlights its effectiveness across affections of the respiratory tract.
Letters from Ohio women praise Lydia E Pinkham's remedy for womb ulcers, back pain, and life transitions. Mrs Charlotte Johnson of Monclova reports improvement after use, and a third letter describes recovery from long illness with claimed cures in change of life. The article promotes continued use and cites numerous testimonials.
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