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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1879

Page

4

Dawn Over A Dreary Night

Poem fragment describes night giving way to day. The speaker notes gloom fading as morning arrives and a blackbird singing with morning joy. The imagery emphasizes transition from darkness to light and renewal.

The Sick Artist and the Two Old Maids Romance

A tale follows two elderly sisters who start a boarding house to earn money and confront social snobbery. They shelter Bernard Waller, a sick painter, who recovers and falls for Mitty. He reveals he is rich, resumes his true identity, and marries Mitty, changing their status.

Mitty Cynthia Caldwell Mr. Pettigrew Clarissa Henrietta Hall Red Hall Birdseye Young Diederman Waller Mr. Birdseye Mrs. Hall Bernard Waller Henrietta Bernard Lever Mrs. All

Eloquence on Bunker Hill and Senate Debate Across the Nation

Rev Dr Newhall recalls Daniel Webster at Bunker Hill with a dramatic scene of masses surging toward the stand and a speaker crying fall back. The narrative shifts to late 19th century congressional actions on coinage subsidies and federal election protections, detailing House and Senate maneuvers, amendments, and votes amid debates over currency and the protection of ballots.

Dr. Newhall Zion’s Herald Daniel Webster Bunker Hil Massachusetts Mr. Webster Bunker Hill Webster

Steamship fleet rankings by nation in 1878

Bureau Veritas gives counts of steamers for 1878. Great Britain heads with 3216, the United States follows with 516, and France ranks third with 275 steamers.

Bureau Veritas Aow Great St Britain United States France

Valuing Useful Books and Public Access

A reflection on life being short urging readers to skip valueless books and keep valuable books within reach for all, highlighting a civilized society’s duty to ensure access.

Senate Resumes Consideration Of Removals Rule And Silver Bill

The session resumes with consideration of Wallace's rule change to have removals and appointments made by the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms. The morning hour ends with the arm bill and debates on the general election laws and legislative appropriation bill. Sessions are set for next week nights. adjournment follows.

House Committee On Banking Conger Garfield Gillette Committee On Coi Newbury Wasumneton Wetieg Wallace Senate Randolph Groome McKinley Blackburn Burrows Gibson Coffroth Dickey Price

Debates On Army Legislation And Federal Bills In Senate

Washington reports a Senate session resuming general legislation on appropriation bills. Debates cover constitutional limits on Congress to regulate elections, and numerous bills proposed by Frye Wood March Murch Goode Felton Chalmers Ellis Ewing Stevenson and others ranging from currency reforms to national banks railroad aid and a branch mint in Chicago. Speeches included Browne Fyost and others.

Senate Washington New York Bayard Blaine Maxey United States Frye Geneva Wood March Murch Goode Felton Ton Chalmers Mississipp Ellis Mississippi River Pacific Ewing Stevenson Chicago Browne Fyost

Classical Boston Feast Of Pulse And Brawn Calends

A humorous highlight on Boston tradition linking Sunday meals of beans and pork to ancient rites. The piece recalls Ovid and Carna as symbolic guardians of hearty fare, noting how locals celebrate the hub's center with beans, bacon, and spelt while joking about historical diets and dietary fads.

May Atlantic Bowlim Yene Ovid Carna Ovid

Old Maids and Old Bachelors In Rural Folklore

A humorous Rural New Yorker piece contrasts old maids and old bachelors. Old maids are capable, amiable, thrifty, and well dressed, traveling lightly and coping with meals in compact homes. Old bachelors are portrayed as ill tempered, needy for help, and reliant on doctors, relatives, and hired assistance.

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One Remedy for One Dollar Hair Cure Sold

A claim advertises CaRBOLINE a deodorized petroleum extract as the sole baldness cure. The promoter asserts it will do the work and is presented as the only article needed.

Mae wins rr a the firm rT dvika of Parkhurst

The article highlights Gee Iron House in the West as a historic scroll saw supplier expanding into Archery and Base Ball. It notes Parkhurst and a firm member's world renown, Graves Patent Rubber Tart Gun manufacturing, and two large factories. Readers are urged to request Mr Wilkinson’s catalogue.

Mae Rt. Dvika Parkhurst & Es Gee Iron House Graves

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