08 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
1
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This fragment surveys fading references to Fighting Bob Evans in war dispatches, notes W. O. Payne’s role in ousting Gear from a committee chair, previews the Boone county fair at Ogden September 13–16, and comments on Camara’s indirect war gains and mistaken identity at a state convention. It also quotes Al Swalm’s exile remark from Montevideo, hints at Kansas financial pride, and cites a Chicago Times Herald take on sick soldiers as a political issue.
Nightly suffering escalates as rag weed exposure worsens the day fever victim’s condition. The article describes continuous insomnia and lingering ailment across day and night, emphasizing untreated discomfort and ongoing distress.
The piece contrasts New York and Lona pupil counts and school totals, noting New York’s 1,033,813 pupils and 11,985 schools versus Lona’s 429,990 pupils and 12,879 schools. It mocks New York as claiming the wild west while presenting itself as the effete east.
An old Anglo Saxon practice observed by newlyweds involved drinking diluted honey for thirty days after wedding, giving rise to the term honeymoon. Later traditions show some couples drank gall and worm wood, per the report.
Tur Jefferson Bee warns steam threshers to obey laws as they begin full work. Owners must assist in guiding teams on roads and ensure culverts are planked. Violations common. those with dented planks traveling roads can be fined if reported to a justice of the peace.
The late republican state convention favored the Cummins faction over Gear. Senator Gear, aged and respected, should yield to younger blood and allow Hon. A. B. Cummins of Des Moines to become a leading successor to Iowa’s Senate seat.
The Chicago Chronicle is criticized for shifting stance after urging war at the start of the fever season. Readers recall its prior attacks on President McKinley for delaying hostilities, now protesting.
A critical view laments the Tribune’s decline under Old Joe Medill and calls for selling or releasing control to bring in younger leadership, signaling a need to revitalize the paper’s western journalism prominence.
A veteran statement denounces using wartime suffering for political gain. It calls the war a righteousness for humanity and vengeance for Maine's losses, urging that partisan aims be dropped now that victory is won. The speaker urges letting the dead rest.
Joan Thompson critiques a local Wheat price paragraph calling it misleading. The note argues that wheat reached a dollar per bushel, criticizes the McKinley prosperity label, and questions the accuracy of commentary while praising farmers raising a subscription to challenge misstatements.
The Register notes Iowa Central plans to extend into Des Moines soon and cites local concerns about autumn weather as winter nears. It also reports on political debates over campaign tactics, aging soldiers as issues, and community notices from Ames and Cedar Rapids without graphic detail.
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