30 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1899
Page
1
The Iowa state board of control proposes a printing office in the basement of the capitol building at Des Moines to handle printing for state institutions under its oversight. Critics warn this is a fraudulent expansion of the board’s reach and urge scrutiny.
Roland Record endorses Joan H. Williams of Ames as ideal candidate for chief clerk of the Iowa House of Representatives. Williams, a longtime reporter for district courts, is praised as highly qualified to perform the duties well.
The Des Moines Leader expands capacity with a 25 000 papers per hour Goss straight line press. The largest machine between Chicago and Denver will print fold paste and deliver papers from eight to twenty four pages. Total press capacity rises to 35009 papers per hour.
The passage notes a smallpox outbreak in a Storm Lake grader camp near the new railroad, with precautions to prevent spread though no deaths yet. It also collects assorted local items and humorous anecdotes from the period, including a long Walt Mason reminiscence and a correction from Larchwood about a cow going dry.
An anonymous farmer claims onions and potatoes planted in alternating rows make onions strong enough to make potatoes cry, keeping roots moist and yielding a crop despite drought. He also touts a scheme to raise custard pies by crossing eggplant with milkweed, joking that he has succeeded in raising nearly everything except the mortgage on his land.
A Times editor requests the anonymous columnist reveal his identity after criticizing the post election period and recalling the November snow storm and the apparent decline of populism. The editor nostalgically defends sympathy for the underdog but demands accountability.
Lafe Young publisher of the Daily Capital in Des Moines announces a one day only issue on December 28 priced at two dollars. The eight page modern newspaper will be issued to celebrate Iowa’s fifty third year in the union and can be ordered by check to the ac company.
The text laments summer’s passing and winter’s approach. It questions whether the beauty of outdoor days was noticed or wasted, contrasting sunshine with perceived neglect. Birds, bees, trees, and flowers are invoked as witnesses to a lost season.
A rustic poem from the Buffalo News evokes frost, pumpkins, and harvest imagery while describing the first griddle cake of the season. It notes fall colors, quail calls, and quiet loneliness as a reflective mood settles over rural life.
On December 28 1899 the Daily Capital Des Moines announces a one day only offer of $2 for a year’s 1900 subscription. The publisher Lafe Young notes the offer is a first time promotion tied to Iowa’s 53rd anniversary of statehood and to attract readers nationwide. The Capital is Associated Press member and will mail daily reports.
The item notes a location on Joe Cores South Side Street opposite Union National Bank. No additional action or event details are provided.
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