12 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
1
The Times reports Cato Sells aligning with populists after the Kansas City convention, noting a missing sympathy for the Boxers in the platform. It cites a rise in farm cattle values from $16.65 to $25 per head over three years and calls Des Moines News a sensational Daisy in style for its China legation scare.
Preacher Sam Jones offered sharp opinions on current politics in Kansas City. He mocked Mark Hanna and McKinley while critiquing free silver and government ownership, noting Democrats’ risk if they cling to radical ideas. He contrasted Hanna with Senator Jones as a racehorse and a cow and dismissed any fit with GOP, Democrat, or Populist labels.
The Kansas City convention places Cato Sells of Iowa squarely in the free silver cause. After four years he yields, while Chicago Chronicle forecasts a midwestern battle this year as the almighty dollar loses its grip on voters. The Times notes the midwest aided the 1896 campaign and saved the country. W H Scorp advertises the Collins Liberator for sale at 800 dollars cash. Secord will reveal reasons for selling to interested buyers. Next week the newspaper will be run as Jesse James would run it, with delinquent subscribers warned of six shooter collection. A Democratic exchange talks of a rich Republican coterie starting a paper for the poor to vote Republican, while Hearst's Chicago American is said to have already captured the field. Charley Armstrong sells the Roland Record to J M Mann and plans Kentucky newspaper work, with author predicted to appear in major dailies wearing top boots and shooters. An intimate acquaintance sees Charles as a capable Kentuckian.
The piece argues for republican gains in New York in 1900 and attacks free silver. It notes Des Moines Leader’s likely shift since the 1896 Kan sas City platform and mocks Des Moines News for misrepresenting Cornell College while praising state pride and media rivalry amid foreign policy anxieties and the Conger family situation.
It Saved his Leg recounts how P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered a running leg sore for six months and was fully cured in five days by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad touts the salve as best for ulcers wounds and piles with a cure guaranteed at 25 cents.
An advertisement notes potted chicken ham tongue and other potted meats offered by C F Letts. The listing highlights preserved meat products available for purchase from the shop.
In this biased briefing the author lambasts Bryan and his Democratic platform at the Kansas City convention. It attacks Bryan’s silver plank and claims a boss-driven push, linking it to 1896 and predicting Republican advantage. The piece ridicules the party, warns of foreign entanglements, and frames the issue as money reform versus militarism.
The essay notes that in recent years the United States turns its gaze toward China, its motives unclear, amid echoes of the Chinese Japanese conflict, foreign aggression, and the Boxer movement. It reflects on anti foreign sentiment and the global impact of China's turmoil.
Marion Stuart, a Muncie druggist, reports Mrs Rena J Stout of consumption weighed 90 pounds after Yorktown doctors warned death. After using Dr King’s New Discovery she gained 37 pounds and was cured. The ad claims thousands cured and guarantees relief for throat chest and lung diseases. Trial bottles free at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
All persons indebted to me are requested to call and settle at once as I have disposed of my lumber business and must close up these accounts at once. D. EmMbrer. Try a box of Pure Lustre Mineral for cleaning your tinware, woodwork, etc. Cc. F. Lerrs.
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