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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
5
Try Grain o the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults tolerate it well. It tastes like rich Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains. One fourth the price of coffee at 15c or 25c per package. Biograph note on authenticity ends.
Price listed as Te. The claim centers on constitutional validity and character defined by what is rejected. The promotional note emphasizes the persuasive power of the seller’s statements in determining value.
Advert shows Allen's Foot Ease powder for tight shoes, curing corns bunions and sweaty feet. Sample free by mail from Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY. Separate note states Versailles gardens cost 8 060 000 pounds.
A Minneapolis man J W O'Brien of 322 Third Ave Minn testifies that Piso's Cure for a cough is highly spoken of. The note is dated January 6 1900.
Advertisement notes thousands of acres of government lands in Washington and Oregon plus prairie and timber lands near rail and water routes available for $5 per acre and up. Claims best climate and crop success without crop failure. Provides contact in St Paul Minnesota for information on locations and guidance from R E Werkman.
A concise piece notes that feminine diplomacy hinges on timing and discretion, advising how and when to disclose a secret for effective influence.
The text notes a reader letter about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports on Iowa state actions. It details the boards list of insane asylums and poor houses in four private hospitals and thirty six counties. It also covers Governor Shaw vetoing valued policy insurance legislation and concerns about repeal feasibility and insurance costs.
James G Berryhill says he owns the nation’s largest flower garden west of Pennsylvania. Spanning about 200 acres near Norwalk, Iowa, the site features 4 000 apple trees 3 000 plum trees and 2 000 cherry trees all in bloom. The orchard sits on the east slope of a ravine by the Coon River with Great Western and Keokuk Western rails nearby. From the bluffs the blossom carpet appears as a continuous bed of white and pink across the hillside and level ground. Trees are densely planted and blossoms cover the ground making identification of trunks and soil difficult.
The jury awarded Charlies Downs’ administrator H. B. Knowlton $15,000 from Des Moines Edison Electric Light Co. for the lineman’s death near Hillside avenue on November 9, 1899. Downs worked for Mutual Telephones Co when live wires in Edison’s network caused his fatal accident. The suit sought $25,000, alleging Edison carelessness.
Iowa College plans a four story fire proof engineering building costing 150000 dollars excluding equipment. State architect drafts specifications as the engineering department aims to advance industry with experiments in paving brick and mining work, benefiting manufacturers and public pavement.
At a meeting of the army post location committee at the Lied Dr Lewis Schooler chairing appointed a finance committee to raise funds for purchasing the site. The group may use popular subscription methods with J G Rounds of Citizens National Bank as chair.
Advices from Washington indicate the senate will approve the house bill creating a new district court in Iowa with speedy action expected. The bill, passed unanimously in the house, designates Clarke, Lucas, Union, Adair, Fremont, Adams, Page, Taylor, Ringgold, Wayne and Appanoose counties as the southern district. A circuit court term for this district will be held in Creston on the third Monday in May and the fourth Monday in September, lasting as long as needed.
The Interstate Oratorical Association representing ten Midwestern states selects Des Moines to host the 1901 annual contest in May. Fr. D. Nelson of Des Moines College is elected vice-president for 1901, a role that includes location and general management of the event.
A May 2 dispatch from Metesing dated April 20 reports Boers blowing up railways south of Mafeking with little firing recently. The garrison plans to hold out for another month as Robert’s request. fever runs but health remains good. Nearby Whakarewarewa in New Zealand features geysers hot springs boiling pools mud pools and waterfalls.
Des Moines preparations heat up as the Mothers Congress nears with clubs and affiliated bodies like P. E. O. W. A. C. and W. C. T. U. invited to send delegates for five dollars annually or twenty five cents per member. Hosts will be arranged to entertain delegates and visitors, with boarding options at moderate rates.
Castana May 4 The entire Turin business district seven miles southwest of Castana was destroyed by fire. Loss will exceed 10000 with about 5000 insured. Fire started mysteriously in H C Chrisman general merchandise store. Town lacks fire protection. citizens fought hard but could not save the block.
Two Sioux City saloonkeepers John Manderscheid and John Arendorf were fined six thousand dollars by a Monona county jury for selling liquor to Mrs Faivre’s husband against her orders. He suffered serious injuries after becoming intoxicated and freezing on the way home, leading to amputation.
The two year old daughter of Joseph Noerpel near Bellevue suffered a severe toe injury when a four year old sister dropped an ax onto the child’s foot. The injury occurred while the mother was away in Bellevue and the 15 year old brother prepared to take the girl to town for aid.
Clinton May 4. The post office safe at Mechanicsville was blown open and $200 stolen. The explosion failed to awaken anyone and the robbers escaped leaving no trace.
Sioux City dispatch reports Ernest Meyer’s wife has fallen insane after she says she feared he would return and kill her and their children. She begs protection as her husband’s mind weakens. both may be sent to the asylum.
Small pox breaks out in railroad camps along Creston to Murray double tracking in progress. Camps quarantined and patients sent to fever hospitals as health officers fight spread. A Q construction representative says outbreak unlikely to halt work, noting mild cases though vigilance stays high.
Samuel Pickett, the alleged theatrical swindler arrested in St. Louis, is held to the federal grand jury in Sioux City for using the mails to defraud. He allegedly asked men to work as treasurer of his company and demanded 100 to 300 dollars in security, with two witnesses from Sioux City testifying. Pickett claims he was unlucky and not dishonest, and awaits further court action.
Charles Essex, on trial in Chariton for wrecking the Burlington fast mail last fall, was acquitted on the second trial. He was immediately arrested on a federal warrant charging him with carrying the United States mail to Des Moines.
An overturned lamp started a blaze at Mrs. Wolf hous in Dunvgar. In attempting to save her 4 year old child, the mother was fatally burned while the baby suffered serious injuries.
A Rock Branch family was injured when their runaway team threw them from a corn shelter causing internal injuries to Mrs Mullinix. A Pocahontas child died after being caught between fence rails. Bedford youths’ truancy led to a fatal gun discharge. A Ottumwa farmer was found murdered with no leads. W B Bentley's will leaves 16000 to religious and charitable institutions including 5000 each to local Y M C A and American missions. Weishaar Fasig store in Waterloo lost 2000 in silks. A J Wilcox was shot by his son while defending his mother amid prolonged abuse. an inquest will follow. Sympathy widespread for the mother and son.
At Des Moines on May 4 the Democratic state convention gathered 1 066 delegates to nominate national convention delegates. J B Sullivan led as temporary chairman and urged Chicago platform support, free trade and anti imperial policies while praising Bryan. Delegates at large and district picks were named and a party platform reaffirmed opposition to gold standard and trusts, support for direct Senate elections, and sympathy for South African self government.
London May 4 The Associated Press reports United States Ambassador Choate has asked Lord Salisbury for an explanation of alleged abuse of the international right in the Sea Witch case. Captain Howe says a British warship Wasp boarded the vessel within the three mile limit of Portuguese East Africa territory.
The United States rural mail carriers number over 400 with duties totaling nearly 10,000,000 pieces of mail carried during the just completed year.
The piece notes deaths among college students are rare and attributes health to strict physical training. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for blood, nerves and digestion, claiming it cures constipation indigestion dyspepsia sluggish liver and weak kidneys. It ends with a line about power shifting from many to few.
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