22 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1892
Page
1
The dealer emphasizes a complete stock of watches with the latest novelties including enameled ladies watches. He denies claims of carrying only one make and invites customers to compare his selection with others.
A miscellany item notes Clinton mayors’ road palace talk, re election of Rett Clarkson as National League of Republican Clubs president, and nearby remarks on Grover Cleveland. The column parries with humor about circus plans in Nevada, G A R encampment, Iowa campaigns, cholera scares in Chicago, and political quips from the Des Moines Capital and Philadelphia Ledger.
An exchange notes a young lady in Bellefonte Pennsylvania who smiles in sun but grows morose in clouds and nearly unmanageable in storms. The remark compares her mood shifts to a barometer, though she is not a reliable gauge.
The piece recalls Jerry Simpson winning Congress by going without socks then adopting silk stockings in Washington. It notes his failed bid for re election and mocks a Chicago Herald blame game linking cholera to the McKinley bill. It discusses Australian ballot issues and Wooster City fair teaching voting, plus delays in Maine and other states under the new law.
David B Hill urged Democrats to remain loyal to the party in an Albany speech. He hesitated before declaring support, finally endorsing the ticket and urging faithful turnout.
The writer extols autumn’s beauty with turning leaves and forest color in red yellow and green, noting ground carpeted by leaves and a sense of seasonal splendor.
The New York Press notes light is needed on why Chicago delegates signed a protest stating Cleveland could not carry New York if nominated, highlighting tensions between Cleveland and Hill factions within the party.
A resident of Iowa Falls, home to Judge Silas M. Weaver, pledged support for Weaver for president solely because he lived in the town. The remark hints at local bias and prompts a call to read outside papers like the Watchman to stay informed about candidates.
Tur Dows Register notes diphtheria in towns with several schools closed. A nearby teacher overheard a director’s child arriving at school and quizzed Jenny about sickness at home. Jenny replied Mamma has twins, but it isn’t catching.
The governor, a skilled campaigner, repeats the 67 cents an acre corn proposal this fall. Thought to be discredited after the last campaign, the concept resurfaces with the same nerve, though critics say the public tires of such rhetoric.
A reader notes two papers one Democratic one Republican publish a joint debate between Perkins of the 11th district and Butler of the 4th. Each accuses the other of sharp rhetoric while the writer urges honesty and focus on issues over campaign barbs to secure votes.
Railroad commissioners visited Muscatine after a complaint that producers could not secure enough railcars to ship watermelons before spoilage. An order for eighty cars on the Rock Island fell short by thirty eight, illustrating the scale of the industry on the Muscatine island.
The article notes Bergman, who tried to assassinate Frick, manager of Carnegie Iron Works, was sentenced to twenty one years. Opinion voices concern over rising assassination attempts and criticizes misreporting about a Boone case of $5 fines for throwing waste paper.
The wife of Hon. Chas Aldrich curator of the Aldrich collection in the State Capital has died at her Boone home Sunday morning. She was a kind loving intelligent companion to her distinguished husband and leaves a large circle of friends in mourning.
A Boone county resident reports a theft of potatoes citing a frontier tale from South Dakota Territory where a neighbor dug an acre, hid the tubers, and covered the ground to fool the owner who marveled at why the harvest failed, calling Dakota a poor potato country.
Gen. Dick Taylor argues the South failed by not enacting a rapid Free-Trade act in 1857 1858 to collapse Northern and Western industry. He says such tariffs would have shut furnaces mills and iron works and driven workers to the prairies and Territories, leaving the North unable to wage war.
Report of the Story County Prohibition Convention details support for prohibition, naming J. A. Kerr for Clerk of District Court, C. A. Beverly for Auditor, Mrs. Fry for Recorder, Geo. T. McFarland and Wellington for supervisors, with President Secretary D. M. Hayden, in a politically charged stance.
A historical letter condemns Democratic candidates Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson for wartime actions. It accuses Cleveland of using a substitute who died in a poorhouse and claims Stevenson sold revolvers to evade the draft and aided copperheads. The writer labels them disloyal and urges against voting for copperhead representatives.
A first bid of 120000 dollars marks the exclusive privilege for selling peanuts at the World’s Fair. The piece notes a June sore trend with women taller by two inches than 25 years ago as a statistical aside.
If you want the best and you buy a Garland stove of Binghant you gain reliable heating efficiency and durable performance. The advertisement emphasizes quality and value for homes seeking long lasting kitchen or heating appliance.
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