25 May 1899
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
1
The Times notes satire from the Sioux City Journal as it jokes about public figures. It says Simpson has again begun wearing socks and mockingly suggests Peffer remove a large, politically motivated beard.
In New York Senator Frye acknowledged as expansionist comments while admitting guilt and praising himself with exalted company. The Chariton Herald of Chariton Iowa featured a Chariton advertisement showing business blocks and residences as a promotional write up. The piece contrasts wartime politics and postwar scandals with politicians who gained power through influence rather than patriotism.
The speaker denounces young men who avoid labor and pursue easy paths. He urges taking advantage of present opportunities, valuing honesty and industriousness. He warns against wasting time and emphasizes steady effort and attention to quality over clock watching.
A humorous note on the phrase White Man's Burden as of May, suggesting the burden now includes wearing a pleasant smile in a ginsered summer suit and comment on fashion and propriety in public appearance.
The piece mocks opponents of prosperity citing aging neighbor Hellen, a Messenger editor, and local business activity. It notes new Ames church building bids, railroad work between Ogden and Boone, and quotes ex senator James Harlan on expansion and McKinley era policies.
A reflective piece praises the Yankee stove as warmth in fickle weather. It contrasts comfort in Ames with frigid winters elsewhere, noting flimsy housing in South Carolina and piercing cold in England, Colorado, and California, all while highlighting the stove’s steady, if flawed, charm.
The Denver Post quotes a highly educated man praised for morality and engaging conversation yet avoided by women. He is described as handsome and free from dissipation, but the passage notes women shun him and seek sparkling pleasures instead, mentioning a one armed man among the crowd.
AGUINALDO downplays smokeless powder and calls for restraint while Americans seek peace. ADMIRAL Dewey returns to Vermont as pressure to speak grows. The free silver movement wanes globally with Central and South American countries abandoning it, Costa Rica moving toward a gold standard after a presidential visit.
A soldier died of typhoid fever on March 31 at Peorto Principe and was buried same date. His Ames Iowa parents did not learn of the death until May 11, six weeks later, via a returning soldier at the burial. The write fears errors in war rules communication and calls for proper official notification to relatives.
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