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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1880
Page
1
The report lists the number of colleges and universities, with sums for average salaries of professors at major institutions. It also recounts dramatic weather, fires, and disasters, plus legal and political updates involving railroads and public notices.
Reports from April 10 describe the Alnwick Castle entering the Ele river with a cargo including war material and powder bound for Hamburg and then Valparaiso. The ship burned and was scuttled to prevent explosion, with its guns and cargo valued at £137,000. the ship’s owners face potential actions by Hamburg authorities.
At a Dublin meeting on April 16 with Parnell presiding the National Land League resolved to call a conference of Land Reformers in Dublin on the 29th to demand changes in the land system. Afghanistan report notes Jan's brother and Kohistan chiefs reaching Cabul to submit.
The article surveys European powers led by aging statesmen driving ongoing rivalries. It notes Prince Bismarck and others, Britain, France, Greece, Turkey, Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, Austria, and Germany, each pursuing aims amid tense alliances and rising military preparations.
The text covers Typhoid Fever as a preventable disease linked to filth and bad sanitation, citing 22,187 US deaths in 1870 and Philadelphia's Centennial-era conditions. It then details a devastating Missouri cyclone near Marshfield on April 18, with hundreds homeless, at least dozens dead, a damaged rail line, and a relief effort townwide.
Hubbard notes 10,131 North American papers with 20,677,533 copies per issue totaling 1,836,473,592 yearly. Dailies 3,156, weeklies 13,511,424, monthlies 3,625,958. One year’s press would stretch to 87 miles high if stacked, 13,380 miles end to end, or about 47 Earth circlings and five lunar distances.
The article traces the ancient origins of pins to Pharaohs era and elaborate gold headed examples from royal tombs. It notes needles reaching Europe with Saracen movements, recounts early English pinmaking beginnings in Gloucester 1626 and the Weston Fowler method in the United States.
A German process converts scrap textiles into glucose or grape sugar using sulfuric acid, raising concerns over sanitary origins and public acceptance. Proponents call it economical while critics worry about the association with rag-based sugar.
Lift three tablespoons flour add a pinch salt and a pinch sugar. Beat eggs to white and yolks then mix with flour. Stir in a quart milk. Warm a thin pan with best butter until hissing. Pour batter cook through then roll and dust with powdered sugar. Serve hot with lemon juice. If ragged bake add sugar in hot streaks.
Fragmentary ad style text touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy. It urges readers to try the product, claiming it improves health by aiding digestion and energy.
A collage of light anecdotes and puns about manners and society. Jests range from a woman blaming Miss Demeanor for a man losing his job to clever quips about Paris architecture and a foolish craftsman on a roof. The tone is playful and moralizing.
The article warns mothers to supervise infants closely as injuries from falls or rough handling by nurses may leave no visible marks yet cause long lasting harm. It cites cases where subtle abuse led to fretfulness and later deformities, urging personal care over reliance on hired caregivers.
A rough recipe describes making apple cake by simmering dried apples in molasses then mixing with eggs, soda, flour, butter, and sour milk. It notes soaking two apples before stewing and folding the softened fruit into the batter.
A boy tells his father Bill threw a Bible at him hitting him on the head. The father replies that the Bible has never made any impression on the family except on the boy.
The London Lancet argues excessive obesity is unpleasant but the fear of fat lacks physiological basis. Fat protects stability of heat and fuel reserves. external fat does not reflect internal adipose development. Natural diet with simple food, exercise, and moderation is the safe path.
New Haven Register remarks on spring fever as sunshine warms soil and lures people outdoors. The piece describes a leisurely desire to stroll, enjoy nature, and resist indoor life as birds pipe up and the season invites rest and idleness.
Boil part of the milk then mix in half a cup of milk two ounces of grated sweet chocolate. Temper with boiling milk and return to the pan. Heat to a boil and add beaten yolks of six with a cup of sugar. Blend well, then fold in three whites. Use three remaining whites for frosting with vanilla.
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