14 Jan 1904
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
1
We start invoicing to reduce stock and close out small lots across departments. Prices cut again on top of prior reductions, goods dropping to five tenths of a dollar. Customers urged to buy now before cold weather ends, with savings of 35 to 40 percent on reliable items.
Humorous notes mix with local and national items. Reports say some government workers fear seven hour shifts, while others in Lake City attend revival led by Pastor Orzan and evangelist VanHoro Biwe. The week brings storms, a suicide under an Iowa bridge, and Senate approval of W. S. Buchanan’s Panama minister nomination.
Gen John B Gordon commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans died in Miami Florida on a Saturday night at age 71. He was a polished man and famed orator who served as Georgia governor and US senator and later lectured on the Last Days of the Confederacy in Ames. He was known for kindness and courage and differed from the Tillman type of southerner.
Collier's Weekly outlines population densities and military manpower for Russia and Japan. Japan with 44 million people and higher education leads in intelligence, while Russia totals 140 million with higher total armed forces. In peace, Russia spends far more. in war, Russia mobilizes more personnel but Japan could outpace Russia.
The state teachers association in Des Moines debated male high school teachers for adolescent boys, arguing men offer a stronger life guide while praising good women teachers. The piece also notes a January rainbow near Ames, a shift in land investments to the Canadian northwest, and concerns about Iowa farm debt and Capitol fire repairs.
A severe and wet season devastated crops, leaving farmers without corn to market. Many sell few hogs or cattle to raise money for feed, with only about 20 000 bushels unloaded from the region as the shortage hits.
The article describes Japan and Russia contending over Korea after Japan’s victory over China. It notes Korea as a mountainous eastern Asian nation with forests, mineral wealth, and a small horse population, ruled by a king with ministers and boards.
Strayed notice seeks two spring calves, a steer with horns and a red white heifer. Contact J M Arrasmith at 11313. Also an ad for Man-Er-Vine Table cure claims to renew energy and vigor and improve debility. 1-2-3 LoucHRran & BAUER.
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