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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
1
A descriptive, period piece on Iowa politics and the making of a senator. It portrays lobbyists, editors, bosses, and a formal session shaping who will hold the next seat, with sharp observations on political culture and newspaper involvement. The piece references Gear and Roberts and dramatizes the ritual of political power.
The Daily News files a ten thousand dollar damage suit against LaFayette, while Young's Daily Capital is set to receive more free advertising. The Des Moines group is described as quarrelsome and talkative in the passing remarks.
Kentucky faces a heated gubernatorial dispute as the Democratic legislature moves to unseat the Republican incumbent who won the election. The governor has ordered state troops on standby for possible emergencies amid the unrest.
Two German Iowa farmers from Ackley traveling to visit relatives died from gas asphyxiation after stopping at a New York hotel. The report laments widespread unawareness of gas dangers despite extensive newspaper coverage urging caution.
The Companion mourns the death of Daniel Sharp Ford after forty two years as editor in chief and publisher. The Youths Companion notes his name appears in the paper for the first time at his passing, a remarkable fact given his long guiding influence on the popular publication.
Testimonial from D H Turner of Dempseytown Pa praises Dr King's New Life Pills for reversing age to the teens and claims they ease liver stomach and bowels. Pills are vegetable and cheap at 25 cents at Tildeen Loughran's drug store. Also ad offering a 100 piece imported Dinner set for seven dollars fifty cents from T J Miller Son and a price note from Titpen Bros Co for corn and oats.
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