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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1886
Page
2
Nostalgic verse recalls a quiet green street and the old house of the speaker's girlhood. The narrator mourns vanished hedgerows, May scents, and thrushes as modern noise and crowds intrude. She contemplates departure, remembering past joys and the burden carried toward a final meeting place.
A man longs for his cousin Bell as he prepares to depart for Ireland. He hopes she will confess love, or at least fear, and plans to settle abroad if his business succeeds. Bell remains cool and proud, nudging him to accept parting with dignity.
A narrator recalls a past romance with Bell Gordon, now married to a wealthy man. Bell rejects his marriage proposal, confessing she is a flirt and heartless to others, but warns him gently. He vows to remember her beauty and ache, noting their enduring, unforgotten bond.
Agatha Tunis outlines Wagner’s belief that opera should fuse music and libretto with noble aims. He argues the plot words and music are inseparable, with every character’s action expressed musically and performers fully embodying their roles. The piece emphasizes collective effort from poet to orchestra in sustaining the production.
A column railed against cosmetic excess in New York women with bleached hair and painted faces and mocks the idea of natural beauty as a curiosity. It notes observed height inheritance research by Francis Dalton showing children’s height, especially daughters, tends to resemble the father.
A Boston Courier column jokes about gender roles and courtship with verses from Suitor No 1 and Suitor No 2. It lampoons elegant proposals and the expected dowry, noting the social drift between sexes and the playful slipper anecdote.
A woman enters a King Street shop asking what is bought there while carrying a missing-bite dried-apple pie. She says she bought it from a baker and will sell it for enough to buy soda crackers, but no deal is made as she exits stating you find more hum bung in the world.
A timid suitor asks to keep their engagement secret because his poverty would lead to disownment by his future mother in law. The maiden counters that her family is as good as his, but the lover insists she is better, insisting money must cover the risk. The San Francisco Chronicle reports this dialogue.
A Boston society letter discusses gender roles, leisure, and the rise of women in society. It argues that women smoke and drink in certain social circles, questions women’s amusements, and advocates fly fishing as a clean, skillful outdoor pursuit suitable for ladies with guidance from men. It concludes with praise for companionship beyond domestic duties and references Wells' Fly Rods and Fly Tackle.
A traveler notes English women’s health and habits calling out a belief Americans share that slippers inside are proper. The piece warns morning slipper use causes wet feet and colds, favors thick shoes in cold floors, and notes men prefer dressing gowns.
The Toronto Mail argues women should wear high shoes more and slippers less to improve general health. It notes slippers are used indoors after chores but are impractical for going outside and errands, and ankle support from sturdier footwear is essential.
The Inter Ocean recounts three infamous river mishaps. In 1827 smugglers towed the Michigan, deemed unseaworthy, with animals aboard. a bear leaped over and geese survived, selling high to spectators. The Detroit, Perry’s ship, grounded mid rapids in 1841 and was ruined by ice. In 1837 the Caroline was torched by Canadian rebels and sent down the falls, a dramatic blaze seen by crowds with no one aboard.
An Athens correspondent details Greek burial customs such as linen shrouds with head and feet tied, lemon leaf pillows, violets in the mouth, coin in the hand, and nightly prayers. The piece shifts to a Washington social scene in 1844 with Col. Seaton’s dinners, then recounts Adams, Clay, and other leaders at a Whig gathering, and ends with Judge Howe’s 1878 Senate speech amid Republican tensions.
Long reminiscence on imagination and historical figures, detailing Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown's first and only meeting in Bond Street. Includes Maj. James Haggerty story of politics, wealth, and advice to Brown, plus miscellaneous quips and anecdotes from other papers.
A discovery attributed to Frederic Siemens promises controllable glass hardness via uniform heating and cooling. Radiant heat and edge insulating material ensure even temperature changes, producing glass up to three times stronger than usual. The method could replace iron and steel in many uses and even allow glass houses with reduced risk from stones.
A string of farcical proverbs and quips from Puck magazine plays on common sayings. The author juxtaposes wisdom with irony, noting contrasts between poverty, adversity, art, truth, and social behavior. The piece reads as satirical collage of maxims.
A quoted assertion states that population increases most rapidly among the lowest social classes and in the most precarious subsistence conditions. The claim highlights economic hardship as a driver of demographic change.
Four thousand three hundred seven new books were published in England last year. The figure reflects a robust publishing output across multiple genres and publishers.
A Philadelphia Times critique denounces the kissing post at a church fair where a young woman is paid 25 cents per kiss. It questions the ethics and impact on the participant’s dignity and the crowd’s respect for her afterward.
A garbled humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press shows a doctor advising the patient to take the first steamer for Paris after a snake bite and a follow up joke about a canal boat to Paris, Ky. The Hartford Post adds a quip about remedying cold feet.
The article compares South American countries with Europe, Asia, and the British Isles, listing sizes: Brazil appears as large as Australia, Argentina near Europe, Bolivia and Venezuela twice England, New Granada and Peru about England and Scotland, Paraguay equal to Great Britain, and Guianas nearly as large as Britain, with Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego at least double Britain.
A husband praises his wife’s new dress at a swell reception. A friend asks the price and the husband replies with pride that the gown costs twelve hundred dollars, noting it is a new design.
In Teras Siftings Roseiusko Murphy recalls two strangers on a car. She says they bowed when leaving, and Miss Esmeralda Longcaffin asks what they said. The remark labels all bowing men as knaves.
A Lincoln commercial traveler on a train dismisses a newspaper report that Professor Riley donated 22,000 bugs to the Government Museum saying he doubts the fuss. The Omaha hotel visit is noted as capable of doubling that amount without issue.
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