Ames Tires Long Hardin Editor
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1892
Page
2
The note lists Ames Tires and credits Long Hardin as editor with a subscription price of one dollar per year.
The Republicans of Story County will meet in a delegate convention at the Court House in Nevada on Saturday June 18 at 11 o clock a m to nominate county officers including Clerk of the District County Auditor County Recorder County Attorney and Members of the Board of Supervisors plus fill vacancies. The meeting will also elect fourteen delegates to the Des Moines state convention and fourteen delegates to the Seventh district congressional convention when called. By order of the Republican County Central Committee H C Boardman H Wilson Jr Chairman Secretary Nevada Iowa May 29 1892.
Jim Ross takes in W A K Campbell as partner to publish the Eldora Herald. The move adds capacity and is expected to improve the paper under stronger management. Lord Salisbury’s tariff speech in England stirred free traders with a strong denunciation of free trade policy.
The article notes John J. Ingalls will give a brilliant speech as temporary presiding officer at the Minneapolis convention. It highlights his reputation, mentions John C. Spooner of Wisconsin as permanent chairman, and asserts western recognition in officer selection.
The Webster City Herald accuses the Times of unfairly backing Senator Kamvar in the Tenth district race. It says the Times merely reported insider history of the Doliver fight and exploited an opportunity it could not resist.
The piece critiques withdrawal rumors and notes strong public interest in presidential nominations. It laments party maneuvering and contrasts hoped for mass selection with ongoing influence of money and backstage influence. It also cites John Newton, railroad president, involved in an indictment over mail weights, whose acquittal is attributed to his wealth.
About 250000 listened to President Harrison on Decoration Day in Rochester New York. The people's party state convention will be in Des Moines on June 7 to choose delegates for the national convention in Omaha on July 4. It appears Cleveland may be nominated in Chicago, which would force Dana and Watterson to organize a new party.
Amelia Rives Chandler spent winter in New York and Washington studying for a literary production to be released soon. If her new work echoes The Quick or the Dead, it risks failure. that prior book was criticized as thin, though broadly read, its success attributed mainly to the name.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes that a decade of good crops will be needed to offset flood damage in the Mississippi valley. It warns ambitious careers may yield little despite long toil, while joys of life extend beyond material gain.
The Times invites letters on public interest topics not personal matters. Readers are urged to send names and messages for space in the paper if worthy. The editor supports community viewpoints and does not suppress opposing views.
The Times says Blaine’s presidential candidacy clashes with a political code of honor but supports the right to run. It argues Minneapolis should decide the nomination for the Republican Party, while noting public pressure and that the Times does not fear Blaine’s lead in polls. It also discusses the flood of letters to President Harrison and the nuisance of place hunters.
The piece notes a Republican county convention set for Saturday June 18 at 11 am in Nevada. It discusses debates over Blaine for the national race, predicts positions at Minneapolis, and mentions Gov Boies possibly carrying New York. It lauds the New York Press for its 100000 daily circulation since 1887 and its engaging coverage.
The piece notes how circus crowds attract all, including those poorly dressed for church who buy shoes and bring children, while taunts about attire persist. It contrasts church sympathy with circus bravado and cites Barnum on Americans loving to be humbugged.
Senator Pfeffer from Kansas proposes a treasury loan bureau with three commissioners to operate agencies in each state. Loans range from 100 to 2500 dollars to help buy or save a home, funded by treasury notes equal to 1.5 times gold and silver value. The plan faces practicality objections as it could resemble a government loan office. The piece also cites cautions about traveling salesmen and fake groceries troubling Hamilton County.
Unseasonable conditions push planting setbacks and slow development leaving farmers awaiting a later fall harvest. Local reports note persistent rain and cool spells hampering field work and maturity timelines across the region.
A garbled local ditto mentions Democratic hopes for the Tenth congressional seat, with references to Healy of Fort Dodge and Horace, plus a New York Recorder note on an Albany colored reform meeting and reactions to Cleveland era topics.
A stranger entered an Illinois town days ago and urged the leading citizens to meet him. A local citizen handed him a newspaper and pointed to the notices, suggesting the stranger’s claim may hinge on a significant hint.
Local notice warns youths about the dangers of smoking cigarettes. It cites nicotine poisoning and lung damage as causes of a young man’s death at twenty, urging boys to quit cigarettes and avoid the habit.
A Montana farmer finds a large nugget in a chicken gizzard causing a stir at home. He slaughters more hens in a fruitless search for nuggets, then spends heavily on eggs as the family struggles to eat.
Tax editor notes May rainfall at the central station reached 5.06 inches in the first half of May, near monthly normal. Statewide May rainfall averaged 6.00 inches, prompting estimates of water volume into Iowa soils. Floods follow from saturated soil and extraordinary precipitation.
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