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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1899
Page
1
The publication presents its price and county affiliation, noting annual subscription rate of one dollar in a brief promotional line. No additional facts are provided in the readable text.
Several men from Iowa towns announce sheriff bids subject to the Republican county primaries. Names include J F Gillespie Nevada January 3 1899 J A McKER Cambridge January 26 1809 W Earl Tama February 1899 GEO Child Nevada February 17 1899 Caroline Son Roland February 27 1899 H R Boyd Story City February 28 1899.
Readers report candidates for Story county superintendent of schools in the Republican primary. Meyer Brandying Gilbert Station. W D Rion Town. Fred Hansen Roland list their candidacy dates and requests for publication.
Multiple notices show candidates for State Senator in Story County Iowa with deadlines in February 1899. J A Fitchpatrick and W M Greeley announce candidacy subject to Republican primaries. Additional names appear from Boardman Iowa with dates February 28 1899.
Nevada Iowa February 16 1899 A Woon listed as candidate for the office of county treasurer in Tama County subject to publican primary.
Maxwell Miles Pearson of Iowa announces candidacy for supervisor in the upcoming Republican primaries on March 6, 1899. The filing appears in a local party notice and confirms his bid in the county contest.
The piece notes the year’s primary season begins with candidates stumping while Congress adjourns and no extra session is planned. It highlights bids by ex-Gov Merriam to head the census and mentions a 1900 U.S. census and a $1.5 billion Congress expenditure. It references the Des Moines state convention and other political and campaign themes of the period.
A Ke lly Iowa letter defends the town against outside misrepresentation. It describes attempts by so called good people to raid a blind elderly man’s business, arrest his 13-year-old son, and threaten a bondsman. The writer condemns cruelty to humans and cites Rev. E Edwards praising Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatic pain.
The fifty fifth United States Congress completed its work and adjourned at noon on Saturday. Members sang hymns and national airs in the galleries as the session’s eventful history was praised and noted for future study.
A reader from Germantown, Cal. reports fourteen years of rheumatism with no relief until Cham berlain's Pain Balm was used. He states immediate relief followed by a cure and no recurrence. Sold by druggists.
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