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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1898
Page
2
The verse counsels scorn for lowly goods and wealth seeking, urging humility over ascent. It argues that ambition brings unease, as worldly honors bring greater cares and thraldom rather than true ease or happiness.
In the Nelsonville mansion a narrator grapples with a suspected robbery linking to Florence and Grace Jackson. Unearthly voices in the attic, rattling rafters, and a walled cellar fuel anxiety as he plots to uncover the truth while guarding Florence and his own honor.
A heated exchange ends with the speaker pressed to prove devotion. The beloved reassures him he is and will be first in her heart as she rides away, leaving the narrator to return home alone.
A brief tale follows Phil Scott who is a widower and former domineering husband. Belinda, his late wife, haunts a funeral vigil with a supernatural sense of humor. A procession misstep leads to Belinda's quip about burial before death and a later, more cautious reburial ends with a cautionary sign on a tree.
Chicago Times-Herald reports on contrasts between Emerson and Ruskin. Ruskin calls Emerson mind blank on art and a cloud intangible while Emerson says Ruskin lacks sympathy with his views of life, noting deep despondency and detestation from a genius.
Maud envies her friend as Mamie notes she freckles and tans easily. The girl can visit the shore for a few days at season’s end and appear as if she has spent the whole summer away. Washington Star.
Wadings ton Democrat notes that every man can recall some experience he had on the train. The casual remark suggests a broad, relatable theme tied to travel and daily life.
Kansas City married woman dismisses spirit tales after a frightful wardrobe noise in a St. Louis hotel. Six months later in San Francisco at a Spiritualist meeting, a medium claims the mother tried to contact her via the wardrobe. She tells her mother to stop the frightening theatrics.
Ernest Kemper of Pierceton Indiana pursued teaching with relentless study. He fell ill with pneumonia and catarrh after three months of treatment in Colorado and Cleveland. After using nine boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People he recovered fully and resumed teaching, with a sworn affidavit supporting his cure.
Wanted agents to sell Murat Mai stead's Great Cuba Book covering Cuba Spain and war. One agent sold eighty seven copies in a day another earned 13 dollars in one hour. 600 pages with illustrations and photographs. Low price liberal terms freight paid 20 days credit outfit free. Send six two cent stamps to cover postage FE BIBLE HOUSE 224 Dearborn St Chicago IL.
A compact reflection on learning from errors frames a warning about stubbornness. It contrasts a blunt lesson on mistakes with a terse claim about healing a burn using St Jacobs Oil and a directive to read directions.
The Chicago Daily News notes that speculators who buy into the market often must absorb losses from their trading bets, highlighting the risk inherent in speculative activity.
Chicago Daily News promotes St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for a lame back. The ad urges readers to write to S J Sherman in Mt Vernon New York for a free book and hints at a Sure cure. It uses promotional phrases and encourages immediate action.
A seven year old hosted a dinner for 12 maidens, presiding at the head of the table. She sought to do everything properly, but her mother advised skipping grace to avoid formality. The little hostess explained to the guests that grace would not be said, making it an unconventional feast.
Florida and South Dixie Flyer and Double deck Sleepers run Nashville to Jacksonville via Chattanooga and Macon. Buffet Sleeper between St Louis and Charleston via Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Augusta. Rates for Winter Resorts, Land and Home Excursions available from Briard 2328 ag 5 yr Milller Arbor, Louis Mo, through the Chattanooga St Louis Railway office.
Escape the winds this month with through-car service from the North to Winter Resorts in Florida and along the Gulf coast. Florida Chauta in session at DeFuniak with lectures in a perfect climate. Low round trip rates for Homeseekers' Excursions on the first third Tuesday. For details write to Atmore Kentucky or Ridgely Chicago.
McVicker's Theater Chicago presents James ONeill in V ae ol tonight with Monte Cristo and The Dead Heart following. The program showcases a leading attraction by the house with ONeill as star.
A humor item noting a strained issue and a character who never changes his mind. The piece quips that one should not expect a change in a seven dollar bill, underscoring stubbornness with playful dialogue and a comical voice.
A Detroit era clipping touts St Jacobs Oil reducing cold neuralgia and curing ailments, claiming a crippled man from rheumatism is now cured. The piece contrasts onion benefits with spoiled goods, noting onions never spoil in a Washington Democrat line.
A compilation of letters from women across Texas Pennsylvania New Jersey and West Virginia praising Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound. They describe relief from backache headaches bearing down pain menstrual issues and other female complaints after using the product and Sanative Wash.
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