22 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
1
The Time notes heat waves and local chatter on expansion and annexation. It mentions Silver Dick Democrat Richard Bland’s death and H E Myran purchasing a stake in the Record. It comments on Gear Cummins senate prospects and toward Summins, with cautious optimism about his chances amid political maneuvers.
Tur newspapers recount a Oklahoma clown who supposedly halts cyclones with a cannon. The Tur Nevada Journal notes a Duluth & New Orleans railway proposal to build an electric line from Nevada to Ames and the college, likely never realized. A Jewell Clipper clash ends in a chewed thumb and punched chin. Hamilton county’s annual newspaper feuds erupt as Walt Hellen rouses rivals into yearly furor.
Pocahontas, the only Iowa county seat without a railroad, failed to secure Northwestern’s construction this season. Citizens proposed pay‑of‑way and concessions to win a line from Rolfe, but the company said it could not expand this season. Locals, known for their resilience, remain hopeful for future development.
The Webster City Journal editor Cuaunery Weaver is praised for sharp editorial pages. The Times corrects a smut misattribution to Dr Eaton, naming Atwood as the actual speaker. Howard C. Smith, cousin of Turner McLain, is a Republican candidate for Hamilton county treasurer, endorsed as a qualified, principled man.
In Webster City, Witt Lewis buys his partner’s share in the Ruthven Appeal while The Times sends congratulations to Will. A joking note wonders whether the white winged dove of peace now hovers over the local offices as both Weekly Freeman and Weekly Tribune fail to mention each other in the current issue.
The Sioux City Journal boasts a top Iowa printing press and reiterates its claim of being one of the greatest daily papers in the great west. Officials note the paper improves with age, reinforcing its celebrated status.
Trustees at Grinnell face a split vote over retaining Herron while Gates signals potential exit. Critics warn the dispute harms the college and free speech, citing past clashes with Gates and contrasting Drake University’s swift firing of a controversial professor.
The piece argues the Democratic party has no clear issue and is reverting to free trade. It notes expansion as a national consensus, cites Cuba and Porto Rico as turning points, and highlights southern cattle trade profits as a driver toward expansion and diversified farming under Wilson’s policy.
Mr A C Thomas of Marysville Texas credits Dr Kings New Discovery with total relief from consumption and lung hemorrhages after years of agony. He says gold is nothing beside this cure and would pay a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma bronchitis and throat and lung ailments are claimed cured. Trial bottles free at L M Bosworths Drug Store. Regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded.
Adams Bros offers fresh vegetables in Ollanville with daily morning restock. Local shoppers are advised to visit as produce is delivered each dawn.
Cabbage and celery plants priced at 35 cents per hundred and tomato plants at five cents a dozen. All plants are best varieties offered by J. M. Dieffenbacher.
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