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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1883
Page
3
A Wichita Kans newspaper feature argues that a girl's hairstyle shapes perceptions of her virtue and trustworthiness. It likens front bangs to a fence jumping look and warns they invite danger and gossip, contrasting with the aged ideal of brushed back hair.
The writer describes a circular lawn bed near a croquet ground built with bricks and white quartz, filled with loam and raised by stone tiers. Roses, ornamental plants, and a white petunia clump flourished, praised as easy to maintain and a stunning, three year old display.
A reflective note on home decoration and color, urging readers to arrange spaces, hang pictures, and organize shelves. Emphasizes creating character in rooms to improve daily life and mood.
The text describes infantile bronchitis as a frequent illness in exposed outdoor or primitive living, noting cold air revealing symptoms and the harsh effects of unhealthy air. It references illnesses like bronchitis and phtheria as dangers in tribal open tent settings and night nursery conditions.
A fragmented excerpt on interior design stresses arranging spaces to avoid isolation. It advocates purposeful placement of furniture to suit light, comfort, and mood, noting how decor and carpet influence the observer and home ambiance.
Article offers several recipes to repurpose stale bread such as griddle cakes soaked in water and milk, mixed with flour and eggs. It discusses batter consistency, sour milk adjustments with cream of tartar and soda, and notes that many households waste stale bread instead of using it.
The article profiles Master Fremont U S N son of the general and Jessie Benton mother of enduring wit and charm. It notes a runaway romance seven years ago with his wife as the biding lady, highlighting memories and lingering youth in a civic town setting.
The excerpt mocks a style of questioning that bores pupils by asking trivial questions about biblical text. An exchange imitates the method by prompting dates and identities, such as John the Baptist, leading to repetitive confirmatory replies.
New York society declares the first bow should come from the person who spots the other on the street. The old rule that the gentleman must wait is obsolete. The lady may ignore the gentleman if she chooses, even after he has bowed, though she may still offer a cut if desired.
A Western Rural housekeeper fretted over a smoky stove that would not work. A brief inspection revealed the fix: beat the pipe, brush the oven top, and remove built up soot. In minutes the stove operated properly, preventing spoiled food and wasted hours.
A five year old girl Lily changes her bedtime prayer to include a personal petition and a pledge to keep trying. She recognizes she has not been good that day and adds a self devised line to encourage better conduct. The anecdote captures a child's improvised moral reflection and perseverance.
The Continent notes romance norms versus real life practice. It suggests a lady should do nothing if awakened by a serenade, as commonly depicted.
A damp cloth placed over a broom can lift dust from a carpet. This technique helps in sick rooms and spaces with many small items, and brightens the carpet even after sweeping.
A fragment from Longfellow evokes a mother guiding a child to bed after play. It contemplates looming loss and the quiet reassurance that, though present joys fade, new comforts await as life moves toward rest.
The text argues that true manners come from inner sensibility and outward training. It stresses voice modulation, facial expression, and graceful movement as keys to courteous conduct, urging dramatic training for women to achieve elegance in everyday life.
A dapper man wastes no time as a brown soap-dish hat soars into the rack and dunks into the soup plate of an eminent politician. The politician, covered in pea soup, begs the waiter to remove the mess and laments the Irish stop as the scene ends with a roared complaint.
A reflection on industrious youths who earn honest bread through work and study. It highlights students, summer laborers, junior engineers, and ambitious cash boys who build toward future leadership, despite lacking sunshine or status, and the eventual payoff of their ambitions.
One costume already ordered for Mrs. Wm. H. Vanderbilt's great fancy dress ball after Easter will cost $1,000. It seems as if none of the hour wages would cover the expense for one suit of clothes.
The New York Journal details a multi country hair trade with Germany France Bohemia China and Japan supplying vast quantities. It notes pigtail and cue removal from prisoners in China and Japan and describes processing methods from washing to peroxide acids and dyeing. It highlights prices per ounce and mentions firms like Caspard & Co and the varied origins of hair including Bohemian and French sources.
Grevelané notes the cr forty s of the floor ae breath and cites rates of about fifteen hundred words per minute. An officer claims 1,40 words per minute via telegraph, while Western Union sends twenty to thirty words per minute. Prof. Gray adds the wire never leaks and remains in running order, ensuring uninterrupted transmission. Company officers foresee great prospects.
A Wood River Times note recalls a Idaho born young woman visiting the south and encountering the bullet headlight of the lightning express. She balked at the depot whistle and was blindfolded to ride the train. She later feared bridges, believing cars and horses flew over rivers.
A Burlington Hawkeye item denounces the railroad station loafer as the ultimate nuisance. It condemns his tobacco spitting, blocking passengers, loud remarks, and general uselessness, calling for severe penalties for youths and reform measures with hanging after twenty one.
A four year old girl in bed is reciting the Lord’s Prayer when she pauses to consider the frightful thought of dying before waking. She then adds a humorous line about the rumpus it would cause in the house before finishing her prayer.
The piece states that only four nations cover costs today England sustains a small surplus to cut debt, the United States saves nearly fifty times as much as its deficits, and Holland and Belgium break even, while most civilized nations run annual deficits.
The piece surveys global population growth risks, noting Britain and India strains, potential shortages, and the promise of new lands. it then traces the petroleum boom from 1859 onward, highlighting Pennsylvania oil origins, vast export growth, and global reach by 1882.
A reflective verse speaks of songs not owned by the singer but drawn from a vast, timeless chorus. The speaker claims to briefly tune the ear to catch a pure strain that exists beyond time and space, a universal melody heard in moments of grace.
John Burroughs praises keen observation akin to a hound’s scent and the South American fait reader. The capable observer senses subtle physical signs, linking them to weather, minerals, and truth, while great naturalists like Agassiz and Darwin illustrate this skill.
Detroit Free Press reports Constable Jones attempts an execution on a farmer. The farmer denies the wild steer as levy property and offers a tame heifer in place, prompting the constable to pause and resume writing as the standoff unfolds.
Wiener Gewerbe Zeitung reports a Vienna chemist has created a new glass containing no silex potash soda lime or borax. The crystal is brilliant transparent white and clear and can be cut and polished. It fuses and adheres to iron bronze and zinc.
In Austin Mrs. Peter Schinsky muses on care for pets over children. Her son Bob asks to share sugar with Fido and she declines saying a child should not spoil the dog’s teeth, insisting he eat it himself.
A south end man and his wife argued the other night. The dog scratched to be let out of the room, and the couple decided to stop the discussion.
The discovery that compressed fodder preserves grass and corn through winter could revolutionize farming, enabling cheap winter cattle feed and raising eastern land prices. This method, developed by a Frenchman and two Americans, promises to end western cattle-raising dominance by using summer surpluses to stock eastern herds and boost farm values.
A cook job applicant quips that the interviewer is overly curious and accuses the previous employer of lying about the cook leaving. The exchange highlights sharp humor in a hiring scene.
In a segregated Black community story, Perry Hanner patrols his household as a stern patriarch while Dorcas Hannah and Joe Nelson defy family authority. A camp meeting confrontation erupts when Perry confronts their romance, leading to threats and a broken kinship.
A writer argues the power of numbers by tracing cent interest from the Christian era to huge future sums. From one cent at 1 percent per year to trillions and beyond, he claims even one second of one percent yields decillions of dollars and compares wealth to globes of gold. Geo W Mixnzuer signs the letter challenging proof.
General Longstreet revisits Chickamauga with F. A. Burr and Captain E P. Howell in Walker county. The party recalls the battlefield’s scars and tells of Granger and Thomas lines, the old stories, and a planned full history by Burr.
An 1900s era tip explains a simple two-house telephone using two cigar boxes, a half inch hole in each bottom, five pounds of iron wire, and a cord. The piece notes a reader’s 200 yard version costing forty five cents that can carry music from an organ thirty feet away.
In a reflective note from Cincinnati, the author questions urban crowding and persistent social problems. He links unemployment to migration westward for work, noting farm abundance and rising city pressure, arguing improved opportunities and migration patterns affect wages and survival.
A veteran laments the passage of two decades since enlistment in a patriotic fray. He recalls barracks, hard tack, and marching, with vivid memories of Burnside Fredericksburg and life behind the lines. Guilt and fear haunt him as he recalls a fearful deed that earned world scorn, and the long ache of aging legs.
Gambetta wrote for La Republique Francaise while fueled by strong coffee later changing to burgundy. He was not seen as a good writer as his essays appeared torpid and labored, read with effort rather than ease, revealing a feverish and spasmodic writing motion.
The Albany Evening Journal notes population sizes and lawyer density. It states Great Britain and Ireland have about 37 million people with 11 000 to 12 000 lawyers and the United States has a higher population with roughly one lawyer per 900 people.
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