10 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
1
The piece notes the 1900 Democratic slogan including imperialism and anti expansion while mentioning Des Moines hosting the August 16 convention. It recalls Kate Shelley aiding victims after the Northwestern wreck at Moin gonia bridge and comments on predicting political isms.
As the new harvest nears, railroads warn of a car famine. The impending flood of small grain will require many freight cars to move. Without sufficient rolling stock, farmers struggle to get their crops to market and prices may suffer.
Reports describe a grasshopper outbreak across western Nebraska and eastern Colorado resembling the 1870s era infestations. Locals fear crop damage as swarms persist and vegetation suffers widespread debarking and feeding.
W C Payne of the Nevada Representative spoke on resolutions and helped craft much of the 1898 Republican platform adopted at the Iowa convention. The piece notes growing early popularity of automobiles in the East among young women and jokes about hands-free driving.
The Iowa K P grand lodge meets in Davenport this week while the Agricultural College at Ames is crowded to capacity, signaling strong interest. Fire eater Walt Hellen of the Williams Wasp jeers that even a dead man could beat a Democrat in this era of prosperity. Jupar Hubbard denies political involvement, yet many Iowans align with the state of Pukes as the judge makes wild claims.
Former Secretary of War Alger arrives in Michigan with remarks about enjoying a return and a plan to stay, signaling no imminent national duty or political upheaval likely to call him away again. He notes little danger of another call to service.
Polk county outlines Basher as ex preacher and ordinary lawyer from Waterloo in a bio sketch. If he wins the nomination the notice identifies who he is and his modest practice.
Jim Blythe earned his man again as the state convention reconfigured support. Sherwin, a Mason City lawyer, entered as a weak candidate for supreme judge but Blythe’s campaign steered him to victory by the fourth ballot amid speculation on senatorial loyalties and district alignments.
A dyspeptic critic mocks calls for dietary reform and blames democracy for past ills while noting a Chicago protest incident and Des Moines hosting a Republican convention. A twelve year old died after a bottle of root beer exploded, sparking renewed outrage over the drink.
A large group from Iowa explored the Twin Cities this week discovering Minneapolis and St Paul and their suburban resorts for the first time as the C N W Ry opens up new territory for visitors.
A peek into editorials about David Harum calling it tame and a possible love story. The piece then covers a San Francisco protest urging discharging Iowa soldiers there, Iowa Governor Shaw’s response defending soldiers as self respecting, and the cost impact of discharge location on each soldier.
A humorous poem in which a farmer laments rough ploughing with a jackass, contemplating quitting farming. The verses showcase rustic humor with phonetic wordplay and regional speech, ending with a joke about both spouses catching a cough and choosing rest.
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