17 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
1
The Intelligencer informs readers of subscription terms by hand and pipe of subscription. It lists advance payments for different terms and notes no paper is sent outside the county unless paid in advance.
A tale contrasts two women one fearing age and seeking rejuvenation through lotions and tonics while the other faces life's trials with optimism. It then follows Jim the Tramp a neglected youth who, spurned by society, receives a rare act of kindness and later sacrifices himself to save Hugh Boynton. The story intertwines moral choices with themes of mercy and selflessness.
The article debunks popular notions of vast treasure, calculating world gold at about 6 billion dollars and showing it would fill a cube roughly 26 feet on each side. It notes gold’s softness and loss over time and compares silver’s abundance, arguing the imagined mountains are far from real.
Army men recount a steamboat tale where Sheridan pranks Grant in a poker pot to illustrate strict discipline. The English traveler is astonished as Sheridan explains Grant bet fifty cents and won the pot. A separate line notes Marsuatt of Dubuque laughing so hard her jaw locked and required a doctor to reset it.
Aichison Globe notes public sympathy for a woman facing hardship and humorously suggests selling sorrow to support her motor. The casual column reflects a small town mood and wordplay about communal concern.
A Detroit Free Press记 story recounts two young newsboys, Tom and Pierre, who rise to a daring rail job on the New York and To Broadway line. Pierre is injured in a crash, dies after a hospital stay, and Tom recalls the last word Adieu Pierre as a final vow.
Fragmentary notes discuss Hazen and the U S stamp program, noting his role as Postmaster General and the pattern of portraits on stamps. It mentions Washington and Lincoln likenesses, stamp color changes, and references to military figures and ministers in a broad postal history context.
A lumber camp tale recalls Peters whose injuries from a fall left him weak yet alive after a grim bargain with the boss. The men drank, wrapped the body in a blanket if he died, and Peters survived after weeks of kerosene oil and bean soup.
The piece notes Marshall P. Wilder’s view in Liberty Magazine on English business and leisure. English bankers work in small quiet buildings with few clerks, yet daily commerce is vast and no one rushes. Brits savor calm enjoyment, preferring steady work and refined pleasures over loud excitement.
A Harpers Weekly note argues that maternal love alone may not prepare a mother for child care as mortality from age five remains alarmingly high. The piece warns that relying on instinct could be a dangerous misbelief.
Mrs Smallpay questions Mrs Smallpurse over a forty dollar dress while she wears a twenty dollar outfit. Mr Pay defends wages and notes Mrs Smallpurse does her own work and a four dollar servant helps Mrs Smallpay. The exchange ends with Mr Pay noting nine weeks of employment.
Mrs De Pride frets over a prospective marriage as Mr Richfellow stops visiting. De Pride recalls borrowing the clock-work phonograph for music, returning it with an excuse, and implying the musician was sick. The phonograph may have recorded the couple's arrival, hinting Richfellow's possible change of heart.
In a humorous Q and A from Kearney, Sowders jokes about knowing his wife for only two days before marriage. Riply quips that hearing her talk would deter anyone, and Sowders recalls feeling as if he had known her five years after such a brief courtship.
The passage praises color as a force shaping the universe, while noting the sculptor’s work ends with Na’s last stroke, implying a new dreamlike world. It compares life to color, suggesting vitality comes from beauty and finish.
Capt Tip Harrison at the Capitol recounts astonishing survivals from the Civil War. Lieut Muncie of the Sixty first Georgia was shot through the chest and later wounded again at Monacacise Creek, yet survived and rejoined his regiment. Sergeant Curtwright, later with the Atlanta police, was wounded in the arm twice, first from the front then in a Winchester battle, with muscle repair restoring use. Lieut Leath’s shell fragment tore through his cheeks as he rode to command, yet he recovered enough to return home.
A brief note from Longman's Magazine describes a scene where something is shrivelled in an oven to resemble grains of sand, conveying a metaphor about decay and time. The exact subject remains oblique but implies transformation through heat.
The Iowa Legislature faced heavy activity with a Senate vote on a proposed normal school at Algona costing 60000 and a substitute for three normal schools. The text book bills split along district purchase and uniformity lines, while a half mill tax measure for state institutions and a board of control proposal drew lengthy discussion. The House adjourned after shaping public funding and election law changes and addressing local option and weather bills.
The piece argues women form a league against single men seeking sympathy from other women and sisters. It asserts marriage ends bachelor woes, reduces unwanted attention, and elevates a man's dignity, completeness, and standing as a citizen through superior love.
A historical note describes snail resilience with examples of an Egyptian desert snail reviving after warm water exposure following four years glued in a British Museum card. It mentions snails revived after fifteen years, specimens thawing from ice, and eggs that resist freezing and sometimes produce offspring after extreme conditions.
The account details dire living conditions among Alaska natives with one room houses and floor sleeping. It cites arranged marriages, wives bought by families, and resistance to education as white influence spreads. It notes child marriage, polygamy, abuse, witch killings, and widespread ruin of women under superstition.
A long list of Iowa pension grants includes Andrew Bryan Lake City and Henry Lendschooft Akron among many others. The report also mentions political shifts under President and Prohibition debates, a Bohemian farmer's suicide near Oxford Mills, a Des Moines Evangelical Conference dispute, counterfeit coins found in the east, and a duck island skeleton discovery near Dubuque with a new Sioux County post office named Perkins.
A reflection on aging from St. Louis Magazine recalling childhood dreams of a brighter future and the quick passage of time. The piece contrasts innocent longing with the reality of growing older and the sense of years slipping away. It notes how youth imagined a grand life ahead yet now faces sedate middle age.
A weary jeweler identifies a young man as the desperado aiming to price a pair of ruby lips, questioning the motive and value in a tense encounter.
In the Baltimore American a commentary notes fencing as a masculine discipline though its feints appear more theatrical than rugged, inviting discussion on sport and style within the martial tradition.
The verses describe weather lore linking beasts lights and lunar glow to imminent rain or clear skies. Mentions include gossamer air drying glow worms damp air haloeé moon halos and night rain signs. Concludes with a rainbow night indicating wind from the west and rain clouds moving away.
The text contrasts widowhood, social perception, and gender norms. It discusses how widows relate to living husbands, nicknames like snip for a hating big woman, and terms for fashion. It notes praise from men to handsome women and critical views of rich and poor girls. It ends with observations on patience in women versus men.
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