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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
4
Within a month the first iron bridge in Ohio was removed. It crossed Salt Creek on the Central Ohio division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Muskingum county. The 71 foot single span Bollman deck truss bridge was built in 1851 under Bollman the railroad’s chief engineer.
A scrambled ad brief notes Mrs Winslow soothing syrup for teething and a COSMO BUTTERMILK bath product, touts 741 German newspapers in the U S, and mentions Cascarets for constipation. It also cites New Zealand sending English brook trout to London in cold storage.
Dialogue fragment features Johnny asking if Asia has elephants and circuses. Papa replies elephants may exist but not circuses. Johnny insists elephants are useless without circuses.
The article cites French and American women wearing flags crafted from rubies saphires and diamonds while noting Spanish women remark on Englishmen seeking American alliances. The tone reflects wartime propaganda and gendered symbolism.
A Philippine insurgent leader is described as a beautiful woman whose life appears charmed. The piece notes that many in the country seem charmed, but the real charm is vitality sustained by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, used as a celebrated remedy.
A traveler questions an hostler about lodging options and compares the dining table at Mrs Trefry’s with the Digby House, learning the Digby table is at least as good as the other.
The ad cites Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally priced at 75c. It notes the Paris Exposition of 1900 buildings and features cost about $20,000,000. Also mentions Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap for skin care and milk composition with 87 percent water and 13 percent solids.
Paris dispatch reports European chancelleries weighing intervention in the Philippines after possible loss of Spanish sovereignty. Berlin ambassadors advise settlement. Germany favors status quo while protecting own interests if American rule expands. London reportedly prepared to join in, using Monroe doctrine as a pretext.
Yellow fever among U S troops near Santiago forces a shift in plans. General Shafter’s forces may stay in Cuba until infection risk ends. Surgeon General Sternberg advises moving exposed troops to eastern Cuba’s cool mountains, with hold until authorities deem danger passed.
A semi official dispatch suggests Spain may concede Cuban independence and transfer Porto Rico to the United States in exchange for the Philippines. It also notes Spain would allow a U S coaling station in the Philippines, with quick acceptance predicted if formalized.
Berlin reports the emperor shows strong interest in the dynamite gun and has requested diagrams and details of Navy guns used in the bombardment of Santiago forts. He may have ordered Krupp to build a trial model for examination and potential production.
Two more deaths occurred at the Jacksonville Florida camp on Thursday both from typhoid fever. Corporal George A. Jackson of company F Second Illinois and Private William Tardy of company C First Wisconsin died. Jackson’s remains will be sent to Chicago with military escort for interment and Tardy’s body will depart on the same train for Whitewater Wisconsin.
London newspapers hail the American capture of eastern Cuba with minimal bloodshed and predict Spain's likely surrender due to looming famine. They urge Spain to seek peace promptly during the pause in hostilities. Ninth Will Be Under Lee, Springfield reports Col. Campbell's Ninth Regiment may join the seventh army corps under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and proceed to Jacksonville, Florida.
Inspectors examine the sunken Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon and hope to recover the vessel. They believe the ship could be saved and may sail to the United States under its own steam.
Berlin July 16 Emperor William has given 10000 marks to the Red Cross for the relief of wounded Spanish and American soldiers awaiting aid from the society in Berlin.
Madrid reports a royal decree suspends individual rights across the peninsula, with the government to explain use to parliament. Sagasta signals a desire for honorable peace, while Garlistas vow to resist and Army is described as ready to fight. Washington notes the move amid Santiago's fall as potential martial law or a step to dictatorship. Chicago lists July 15 trading quotations.
In Cleveland on July 16 the bodies of the ten remaining waterworks tunnel disaster victims were recovered by a rescuing party. They were brought to the shore end about six thousand feet from the tunnel head aboard a hand car. The surface scene drew an enormous crowd and overwhelmed police efforts to control the mournful throng.
The War Department weekly bulletin lists changes affecting volunteer troops. First Illinois Infantry and Sixth Illinois Infantry head to Santiago, while Eighth Illinois Infantry and Ninth Illinois Infantry are bound for Springfield Illinois.
Washington reports a cautious approach to sending ships into Santiago harbor with larger vessels likely joining Watson's eastern squadron toward Spain. Admiral Sampson to decide entry advisability without fever in the navy. Seattle notes Hiogo News reports Hee Ching sinking at Port Arthur with 118 aboard, none saved.
Washington reports Senator Cul lom of the foreign relations committee says the overall situation indicates Spain will push for peace soon. The remark reflects cautious optimism about diplomatic progress amid ongoing tensions.
New York July 16 The Journal prints a dispatch stating an Italian squadron has been ordered to cruise off the coast of Spats in an official announcement.
A collection of reader letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache headaches nervous fatigue and menstrual complaints. Readers from Ohio Illinois report relief after using the remedy and Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. They credit the doctoring and free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
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