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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1886
Page
4
Robert Collyer discusses themes in a Sunday paper piece and reflects on a Pilgrim Song. The column surveys cultural and religious topics, noting how daily media shapes reader perspective and spiritual life.
A London Christian reflection celebrates God as faithful daily provider guiding believers. The poem urges trust amid travel toward heaven, promising mercy peace and joy when Ebenezers fade and the faithful reach the other side.
A Quotation from Rev. Isaac C. Rankin notes a Niagara trip photo where visitors crowd the foreground and nearly obscure the Falls. He compares some men to photographers who always put themselves in front. The remark reflects on self prominence in scenes.
A writer argues against barring Sunday issues from readers, saying the Sunday paper provides unique national and religious discussion and literary analysis. He compares depriving readers to starving a dog of its bone, insisting Sunday newspapers keep people engaged and thoughtful on the Lord's Day.
A speaker warns against bad company in youth and laments lack of politeness among modern young men. He contrasts flirtatious spendthrift types with sturdy, respectable figures of the olden time, praising rough but chivalrous early Californians and noting enduring virtues among early scholars and gentlemen.
Rev. Sam Jones recalls a 17 year old with a wool cap who stays devout and humble. He begins as a store clerk, rises to book keeper, marries Mary Smith, builds a cottage, then leads a growing firm in Cincinnati. He remains faithful. his wife is praised as a blessing to the city.
The Springfield Republican reports Dr Ward of New York recommends scar removal by gentle vibrational massage. Place two to three fingers on the scar or margin and vibrate beneath the surface while avoiding surface friction. Treat in short intervals, up to twenty sessions daily, and pause if irritation appears. Over two to three weeks the scar becomes more movable and wrinkles form as new nutrition improves blood flow.
A young city heiress abroad with two relatives caused no protest at inspection while her pug dog wore a diamond studded collar and lace blanket, which allowed the expensive items to pass duty free despite potential indignities. The scene reflects social conspicuous consumption and influence.
Short reflective quote attributed to Emerson describing day to day life as a uniform canvas where great deeds are made of ordinary moments. The line notes cynicism toward daily routines and the idea that significance arises in simple present actions.
Children work together in bright afternoon the gardener and nurse arrive to admire the neat work. Ben and Bessie laugh as they tend and weed then find the little nook transformed into a flourishing space with flowers dug up and neatly arranged.
A captain questions boy Willie Harrison who seeks a seafaring life for fun. The captain suspects running away from home and cautions about hard work and storms, urging the boy to return home until he is older and wiser.
An elderly juror, serving weeks on a case, interrupts the trial to tell the judge he mistook jurors for a show. He sought sensational crimes and hangings, complains of dry details, and urges being allowed to hang a defendant to satisfy the crowd.
A London hand-book recounts comical wedding blunders. A nervous bridegroom confuses baptism and marriage and mutters renunciations. A Hampshire rustic garbles the ring ceremony. A wooer wavers about his wife and sister. A Seowh lady jokes about her daughter's wedding with wary approval.
The Philadelphia Record reports 600 people reported to police as missing last year. Among them are 56 girls aged 12 to 21 and 74 boys aged 12 to 20, with the rest adults, a dataset that fuels dark speculation.
Col. Fred Martin recalls Billy Wilson and his regiment's goat during the Florida campaign. The beast caused a sand-pit incident that toppled Gen Israel Vogdes, prompting orders to massacre the goat, which were never carried out. Later the regiment returned to Pensacola and New York, goat leading the parade in Broadway.
An account recalls a mistaken escort for a Grand Duchess and her daughter at a royal function, the bouquets exchanged in error, and the ensuing merry correction. It also surveys Turkish ladies in Galata, their yashmaks, lanterns, and etiquette, noting evolving Western influence and public smoking by ladies.
The article notes many women doctors in the United States earning high incomes and running thriving practices. It cites Miss Addie M. Barnes of Danville Illinois now in Ili nois, who credits Athlophoros for relief from a stubborn sciatic case after other remedies failed. Endorsers like E. K. Mercer and John H. Hutsel praise the remedy, with Hutsel detailing a five week rheumatism cure using two bottles.
A well off young man hounds Phil Armour for a quick loan to buy a dirt cheap house and lot on Grand Boulevard saying it will double in value in a year. Armour remains noncommittal and ends the conversation.
A reflection on practice and perseverance follows a scene in a large city restaurant where a waiter recalls the mystery of memory and toiling craft. The article recounts Arago the French astronomer reading a D Alembert letter urging continued effort which led him to become a leading astronomical mathematician.
A farmer near Etna Kansas describes a perfect natural bridge on his property. The arch spans eight to twelve feet wide and six to ten feet high with about 300 feet of cavernous passage. A clear spring of cool water wells up about fifty feet from the lower end.
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