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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
4
Atila n ta Constitution notes a rattling whistle and a fast train to the golden gate. It warns believers not to delay and to catch the train before it departs, urging swift action.
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports that Governor Shaw's choice of James Rush Lincoln a brigadier general for the Spanish American War provoked the Union Veterans' Union in Des Moines. The piece notes Lincoln's Confederate service and calls for disbanding the group, praising Lincoln and other ex Confederates who served for the United States. It also discusses Dewey's Pacific victory and western support for oriental trade. Taus Brackett Reed resigns from Congress aiding Dave Henderson's quick rise to speaker.
President McKinley spoke to a large Catholic gathering at the Vlatsburg summer school on Lake Champlain. He praised unity beyond political and religious divisions and emphasized loyalty to the flag and democratic liberty as the nation’s creed. The audience sang The Star Spangled Banner at the conclusion.
In Washington Wilson returns from a western trip to Pacific coast study agricultural conditions. He says eastern rhetoric about west opposition to McKinley’s Philippine policy is manufactured and he did not meet a single anti West of Chicago. He encountered many farmers prospering, especially in the corn belt, noting the wheat crop.
The Burlington Gazette notes widespread belief in booming US prosperity with rising demand for cereals and manufactured goods, contracts for iron products through 1800, and a growing meat and grain market. It foresees America becoming the world’s financial center and granary while foreign nations anticipate gains.
Barton Cheyney argues in Ladies' Home Journal that modern success demands hard work, top equipment, and full use of resources. He notes personality and executive ability matter, and without love for work no profession yields success, yet with effort there are ample chances for notable earnings.
The September Ladies' Home Journal notes women attach fabric samples to postal cards making them unmailable and sent to the dead letter office. Men often paste jokes or political fragments on postal cards which never arrive, and no writing beyond the address is allowed on the ad dress side.
A brief notices canned celery for salads is offered at Miller and Kooser's store. The item is described as ready to use for fresh meals.
Widely promoted remedies claim to cure a range of ailments from scratches and burns to constipation and coughs. Bucklen’s Aroha Salve priced at 25¢ a box. Shiloh’s and Karl’s Clover Root Tea offered with guaranteed refunds through H. D. Miller.
Tickets are sold daily at Chicago Great Western Ry stations including Colorado Springs Puerto and Glenwood Springs Colorado at very low rate. Apply to any agent Maple Leaf Route for full particulars or address F H Lord General Passenger and Ticket Agent 113 Adams St Chicago. 9 30.
Promotions for general merchandise, hardware, blacksmiths, lumber yards and staple lines along with free advice. The notice invites young men with capital to locate in villages near good farming communities to grow with the area and the business. It lists contact at Industrial Agency Chicago Great Western Ry, 604 Endicott Building, St. Paul, Minnesota.
J C Myers of Liscomb Iowa notes he bought land in Wells County North Dakota two years ago at five dollars an acre and now faces a ten dollar offer plus improvement payments but would not accept. He believes value will rise and offers comparable land farther from the railroad for under five dollars. An invitation to view lands remains open. Excursion tickets to the Greater American Exposition in Omaha Nebraska are on sale via the North-Western Line with Chicago dates and agent contact.
Adams Bros advertise fresh vegetables in O llanians with daily morning supply. The note emphasizes daily freshness and local availability of produce at the Adams Bros shop.
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