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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
2
The piece criticizes a proposed free state debt policy and warns against voting for free handouts. It cites a Messenger editorial on government by insune and republic institutions. It also notes Iowa hog export figures and famine references to argue national stability and contentment with U S life.
In Des Moines Monday, Bryan spoke to a crowd that drew city attendees but fell short of engaging rural supporters. The piece mocks political zeal and cites a folk tale about a slave and his master as a curiously inserted aside.
The article contrasts Japan adopting the gold standard with American politics and the free silver issue. It notes Frep White’s reluctance to be interviewed, criticizes the Dingley bill’s cost increases, and laments high egg prices while praising favorable farming conditions.
The statement asserts newspapers misquoted Fred White and he will not participate in an interview as a response. He characterizes the move as the baby act and cites the misquoting as the reason for refusing comment.
A Democratic paper notes the Milwaukee railroad is handling more traffic than since 1842, contrasting with political shifts from Republican decline to rise, and urging the paper to stop opposing the improving prosperity.
The Carroll Herald notes a wind mill factory at Sac City has restarted after a fall closure due to dull business. It says wind mills were once deemed unnecessary as speakers supplied ample wind, but the breeze has died and demand for artificial wind has returned.
Mr Bryan applied to Southern Pacific head office for a Sacramento to Portland pass while the Owaha World-Herald disavowed any link to him. The piece recalls a prior ticket purchase with no railroad favors requested, noting shifts in support tied to free silver's rise and decline.
The Webster City Freeman reports a Democratic push to oppose farmer H C Wheeler with lawyer L M Shaw, noting past endorsements for Boies over Wheeler and alleging anomalies in Lyon township voting. The writer recalls local figures Lute Lakin and Dora Baldus allegedly switching votes to favor a railroad lawyer.
A letter column blasts Pop editor for shifting wheat price blame from supply scarcity to fearsome economics. It clashes with B F Wheat of Charles City who switches parties, denounces Republicans, and mocks Democrats while recalling tariff battles and Lincoln quotes.
Auction notice invites bids for 120 acres four miles north of Ames and three miles south of Gilbert with a good house barn deep well windmill and tanks. Terms easy, may take town property in Ames. Also debt settlements urged for Bingham Co. plus local ads for fencing boards children's suits seeds and real estate loans in Story County.
A Georgia reader praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only sure relief for bilious colic and notes its quick action. A St Louis user recounts using Chamberlains Pain Balm on a lacerated hand, stopping pain and aiding rapid healing with no scar. For wounds and rheumatism, the product is recommended as a household necessity, with 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by druggists.
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