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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1886
Page
4
A plain woman muses on religious identity and the meaning of High or Low Church faith. She clings to family prayers from memory and the Bible while fearing doctrinal labels, awaiting the afterlife with her late husband.
The excerpt traces the Lord's Prayer from an 11th century form through a 12th to 13th century rendering and ends with a Henry II era English version. It highlights linguistic shifts and misrenderings reflecting the transition from Old English to Middle English and the influence of Latin clerical renderings.
A preacher questions church numbers at evening service and derides worldliness through dances and ballroom boasts. The piece includes dialect sketches, jokes about Uncle Isham, and Canadian winter traditions with tobogganing and snowshoe scenes.
Flora and Flora of Burmah outlines Burmah’s rich natural history attracting wartime interest. It notes a colorful flora with many orchids and fragrant creepers, and highlights the snow creeper vine bearing flowers that open only in monsoon.
George William Curtis in Harper's Magazine lauds the Mexican railway from Vera Cruz to Mexico City as a modern marvel. He credits Colonel Nelson for a rosy view of Mexico’s revival, with rail travel accelerating growth, education, and political stability, transforming a country once seen as hopeless.
An excerpt from National Weekly mocks philosophy through a comedic monologue about private boxes at a circus and misinterpreted cues. The speaker notes the bully man who moves through the world without remorse and describes a garbled scene in a beer saloon with exaggerated dialect.
A humorous exchange from California Maverick features a husband and wife bantering about thoughts. The wife teases that he never has a first thought while he retorts that second thoughts are useless if his spouse never has a first. The dialogue lampoons marital dynamics with brisk wit.
A quirky note from the New York Journal finds a Kentucky fashion quirk: an overcoat without a flask pocket is deemed a misfit, reflecting style judgments of the era.
A two year old, Katy, causes mess with eggs during church life, while another scene shows Ivy neglecting care leading to a bout of croup and her mother’s headache. The narrative contrasts a child’s prayerful concern with the consequences of thoughtlessness and backtalk, urging quiet obedience and careful offhand tasks.
The article recalls Paul Morphy's rise from New Orleans child prodigy to a leading chess figure. It notes his self possession, attacking style, and brilliant combinations. Highlights include his 1857 New York Congress feats and later London and Paris successes, plus a 1859 New York reception and his brief legal career.
Brother Gardner opens with homely maxims on study and prudence. Samuel Shin is asked to light lamps as the group proceeds to business, warning against overindulgence in philosophy and fantasy.
A Decatur Illinois reader recounts rapid relief from inflammatory rheumatism after using Athlophoros. Multiple testimonials from clergy and neighbors praise the remedy, claiming lasting improvement after one to one and a half bottles. The ad invites readers to buy from their druggist or order directly from Athlophoros Co. at 112 Wall Street, New York.
A Norwegian observing Swedish village weddings notes a bride treated as centerpiece amid lights while guests jeer and praise. The ceremony centers on long revels with beer and music, a church procession, cradle tax, and a multi day feast ending with official presents and a conclude.
A burglar who ransacked a house without profit confronts the householder in the bedroom alleging empty pockets and unpaid time. The householder blames a chattel mortgage holder who cleared him out, prompting the burglar to apologize and a moral about notifying telephones. Detroit Free Press.
Important travel note outlines saving baggage expressage and carriage hire when visiting New York City. Mentions Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot with 613 rooms and high daily costs, plus European law and an elevated rail road to air depots. Claims families pay less for better living at this hotel than others in the city.
On a Georgia to West Point train a tired mother with a fretful infant faced growing hardship. Governor Onley stepped in, calmly soothing the child by walking the car and talking baby talk for an hour, then returned the infant to the relieved mother. Passengers witnessed the kind act credited to the State’s chief executive.
Mrs. Squildig urges a felt bonnet while her husband jokes about fashion ignorance. The exchange ends with her buying the bonnet after a diplomatic laugh. Separately, a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph brief notes rising opium concerns and calls for suppression. An ad touts Red Star Cough Cure at 25 cents as a non opiate option.
If you have your dealer order from his wholesale druggist a dozen bottles Warner's Wine of Tar Sylvethe, you get two bottles free. Recommend to friends and send the name of the druggist. Free map of the Holy Land with medicine. Address Dr. C. D. Warner Chicago Ill. All druggists.
An advertisement touts Dr Jones' Red Clover Tonia as a rapid remedy for dyspepsia piles liver and kidney diseases. It links health to beauty and promotes Vixecar as a cleansing tonic aiding digestion and organ function.
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