14 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
1
The notice invites friends and patrons to the opening of a new store described as the handsomest in the state area and offering the largest lines of dry goods boots shoes clothing furs jackets and house furnishings in Story county. It promises the biggest bargains ever offered and references dates partially readable in the fragment.
A small retail note advertises men’s suits at six dollars and eighty four ninety three cents each with a limited time sale. The garbled line hints at discount pricing and quick purchase urgency in a vintage catalog style.
An alleged satirical verse in The Times mocks the sultan of Sulu and a costly stipend, suggesting critique of colonial or diplomatic arrangements. The fragment references a twelve thousand yearly payment and slave imagery, with a note attributing the line to the Omaha World-Herald.
The note lists Iowa pension figures with 37 955 recipients and 5 156 942 62 dollars annual pay. It then presents a jumble of opinion pieces on Dreyfus, Cummins campaign figures, Jefferson Souvenir depot, and Louisville bank suspension with satirical undertones.
The Roone Standard notes editorials on reform and libel actions, cites Monteonery Ward & Co. suing the Ft. Dodge Post for fifty thousand dollars over a mail order houses piece, and reports Joun Blair turning 97 with Blairstown stores closing in tribute as his life is praised in quiet mourning.
Dr Edward Moore a London trained veterinarian questions American scientist conclusions on bovine to human transmission of consumptive germs via milk The Ames Times presses for a precise history of flies while Boone Standards Bro Brainard jokes about a fly titled female envoy etc
A recent brief misstates Iowa legislature composition, confusing representatives with Republicans. The article notes Iowa has 100 in the lower house and 50 in the senate, and warns against predictions of more representatives, while predicting more Republicans in the upcoming legislature.
The Des Moines Capital reflects on education costs, civic duty, and the ex Confederate James Rush Lincoln who aided Iowa National Guard, earned widespread respect, and faced opposition from Union veterans. Lincoln’s family, service, and three sons in the army illustrate postwar reconciliation and state pride.
Des Moines reports the republican campaign will start on October seventh. The era has been unusually quiet in the lead up with little political activity in recent months and a push to energize the field.
A language in Japan has no word for profanity, making oaths unnecessary. Pro fanity is unknown, and this tongue alone claims such linguistic advance.
The article notes a doubling of postal expenditures from 1898 to 1898 and a near tripling of route mileage in twenty years. It cites figures from the traveling post offices and railway lines, detailing billions of pieces handled and miles covered, emphasizing growing literacy and mail throughput. It ends with Max O'Rell and a schoolmaster anecdote about social slang and inquiry practices.
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