06 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1893
Page
1
Spring fever and mild weather dominate our pages as Boone enforces bicycle sidewalk rules and Ames faces possible future ordinances. Local gossip links Helen Winterbottom to Mr Blazes in Missouri while political talk hints at forthcoming seasonal shifts and a governor rumor in Iowa.
Friday afternoon M Hopkins, longtime superintendent of the Iowa division of the C N W, resigned his position. He joined the railroad as a brakeman in August 1863 and rose through Chicago posts before leading the Northern Iowa division and later the Iowa division based at Boone.
The town of Ames lacks a sitting mayor as Turner McLain refuses to qualify after being elected. Former mayor Parley Sheldon declines to assume duties, leaving the city effectively headless while Nevada and other neighbors are drawn into the ongoing political jabber and local skirmishes.
Mr. P. E. Hontenneck of the Winona and St. Peter division was appointed Monday to fill the vacancy caused by M. Hopkins resignation as Town division superintendent.
The Tur Des Moines Capital arrived Saturday evening in an enlarged eight page form. It is praised as the best daily for Ames readers, delivering from press to doorstep in under two hours.
The state press debates the Republican gubernatorial candidate for this fall, arguing that the platform matters more than the nominee for shaping the canvass.
Local remark depicts a Nevada Postmaster race as a farce with a tie then a new count. Forty five ballots were rejected and a candidate named Statler was declared winner amid accusations of wire pulling and spoils politics.
Saturday pranks amused locals as a boy in the barber shop basement tied a ring to a silk thread on the sidewalk. Passersby stopped to pick it up, while the boy kept the ring and damaged suspenders from the day's laughter.
The Clinton Herald notes upcoming limited trains on the Chicago and Northwestern line. Train No. 6 from the west may split into two sections to Clinton at 4 05 a m. No 2 will reach Clinton around 7 30 to 8 00. The cannon ball express likely debuts to deliver Chicago papers by 7 00 am and run to Omaha with a short schedule.
A Democratic view argues the state remains Republican inclined, noting past bipartisan boosts for Boies and warning that local option shifts could realign votes. It stresses the need for a 25,000 vote swing to win, referencing Weaver and party dynamics. Also promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as rheumatism relief with a simple application.
A brief fragment from the Woman Suffrage Association notes actions within the department. The readable portion references organizational activity and advocacy without specific dates or events.
A fragmented report hints at tax season anxiety and a peculiar figure described as a man with a long spindle. The text suggests discomfort with the workload and possible den work causing strain.
A Cedar Rapids telegraph reports a heated Kenwood school election over a 1500 bond issue. Mrs W B Carr, eligible as property owner, casts the first woman vote to support paying the bonds, winning by one vote. The item notes broader suffrage implications and quotes Mrs Carr confirming her action.
W B Denny of New Lexington Ohio reports using Chamberlains Pain Balm for two years and calls it the best liniment he has met. 50 cent bottles sold by Westerman Arnold. Farmers sowed oats in fine weather and expect a bountiful season in Iowa as merchants await harvest.
Reverend Joan W. Brown reports eight year pneumonia left her lungs weak and praises White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best remedy for consumption or weak lungs. She asks her local druggist Mr. Gorman in Cabool Missouri to supply more, noting Bosworth's carries it.
A reader reports relief from advanced pulmonary disease after using Wine of Tar Syrup. The wife’s health improved quickly and she is now on the fourth bottle, with better health than in years. The sender endorses the remedy to others and cites address for correspondence.
Fragment reads advertisement note selling items by L M Bos Orth. Address appears in Columbus Junction Iowa with a Pucks Soap brand marker leading phrase manufactured by Pucks Soap pany. Details are incomplete due to OCR damage.
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