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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
4
A critical piece reviews two W J Bryan speeches from 1896 and 1899 regarding free silver and foreign-born voters. It contrasts Bryan's remarks on 16 to 1 coinage with a satirical poem imagining Bryan at a county fair, and ends with a reflection on political power and fate.
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo offers 500000 copies of The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser free. Read to mail 21 one cent stamps to cover mailing, book sent post paid. 1008 pages, illustrated, manila cover edition identical to the $1.50 cloth edition.
Charles H Farnham and Marie LaBrady head a strong company presenting Monte Cristo to Sioux Falls audience at the New theater. The production features clear speech, vivid Count of Monte Cristo, Mercedes, and a solid ensemble with well staged scenes and original scenery.
Ames Grocery Co. promotes the product with a bold guarantee claiming loyalty after one use.
W S Fellows of Clinton, through attorney T W Hall, sues Northwestern railway in district court for 16000, claiming 15000 for personal injuries plus 1000 for doctor nurse and lost wages after a June 9 1898 accident at Polk City. He says Conductor W L Raynor ordered him to climb the engine to a defective footboard that knocked him off and amputated his right leg.
The 1899 addition of the pie house to the existing soup house signals growing prosperity. people eat pie when times are favorable and the community enjoys new dining options.
The Columbia easily defeats the challenger in the international yacht race on Monday. Observers note the season's fading days and the Indian summer, while townsfolk discuss daily routines in Roland and question how to verify these details.
President McKinley visited Sioux City on Sunday and attended services at the First Methodist Church in a modest attire and without a retinue. The Journal notes the contrast with monarchies abroad where rulers travel with pomp and guards, praising American government as the simplest and best form.
Bryan tells a Chicago Tribune correspondent at Websterla that no $600 fee was received for his Canton speech. he received $400, funded by citizens of all parties, and delivered a two hour tirade against McKinley. Also an anecdote extols Electric Bitters as life saving.
A comedy neat and clean in dialogue with witty situations and climaxes, featuring high class specialties by artists of ability. The Lyman Twins and their strong company of singers and dancers present A Merry Chase at the Ames opera house on Saturday October 21.
Merchants doctors lawyers and all classes urged to seek new locations at towns along lines built by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Rich surrounding country thrifty towns offer good market facilities and strong money making potential for speculation or business. Apply to J. F. Cleveland land commissioner Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company Chicago.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican is praised as the best evening and daily paper in Iowa. It offers extensive Iowa news, and a semi weekly eight page edition with full features mailed twice weekly for one year at $1. It can be combined with the Timms paper for about the price of one.
Opportunity to purchase a well appointed ten room residence on six acres near Main street Ames. Features include four upstairs bedrooms with closets, modern hard pine finish, furnace hot air heat, large basement, barn and outbuildings, well and cistern. Inquiries directed to Jas Hale or Wester man McLain. Adams Bros offers fresh vegetables and local products in RivFieu.
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