Ames Intelligencer Advertising Rates and Local Details
The notice lists annual and six month subscription prices and advance payment terms, plus advertising rate details for five line entries and per inch changes. It notes Ames location on the Chicago and North Western Railroad near Des Moines, the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, a public school, and surrounding productive farming lands.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
County Officers and Supervisors List Names and Roles
County officers and supervisors are listed, including C G McCarrny, L Surra, J A Mills, H H Boyes, A K Banks, Ove O, R HW Mitchell, Joan I Hosterrer, J Q Burgess, Anthony Hae, and various township supervisors and officials such as County Auditor, Clerk of the Courts, Treasurer, Recorder, Sheriff, Sup t of Schools, Surveyor, and Coroner. The page references Union Lincoln and Collins townships and mentions the Board of an Ernsland.
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C. G. McCarrny
L. Surra
J. A.mills
H. H. Boyes
A. K. Banks
Ove O. Or
R. HW. Mitcheey
Joan I. HosTerrer
Methodist and Masonic Notices and Schedules
The snippet lists church services for a Methodist Episcopal congregation with two pastors H J Everly and G H Starr ing including Sabbath School at 12M and midweek prayer, plus Arcadia Lodge No 3442 Masons with regular Thursday meetings and United Workmen Lodge No 1660 meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays with officers C M Soren and J B Brooks.
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H.J. Everly
Masonic
Arcadia Lodge
A. F
A. Masons
A. BH. Duckworts
W. M. L. Q. Hogearr
MES Lodge
C. M. Soren
Brooks
M. W
G A LLSWORTH POST 30 G A R Meets Monthly at Masonic Hall
The G A LLSWORTH POST No 30 G A R meets the first and third Saturdays at 7:20 PM in the Masonic Hall. Commander J Miller and others listed. Henry Wilson Jr honored joined. Initiation fees 2.00. dues 0.25. All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors invited to serve.
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G. Ala Llsworth
A.R
Masonic Hall
T. J. Milleree
BK. Duncanee
Pere Tere Henry Wilson, Jr
Local Professionals and Services Directory for Ames Iowa
Attorney and medical listings for Ames Iowa include Stevens Hays McCarthy and Underwood Attorneys at Law physicians surgeons dentists and real estate loans. The ad notes offices over local stores and banks with service locations in Story County Iowa and nearby Nevada.
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Stevens & Hays
Ames
Nevada
Barstow
D. McCarthy
Stevens’ New Building
Iowa
Geo. A. Underwood
U.S
District of Iowa
Union Bank
Old Scots Theme Poem Fragment
Fragmentary Scots verse reflecting seasons and longing. Imagery of trees, fruit, and winter hurts. The speaker laments nourishment lost and mourns the fading blossoms. Names and places are implied through archaic phrasing, with a nostalgic, rural voice.
Cinderella Ball and a Blossom of Destiny
Cecil, envied at a charity ball, secretly finds joy in a masked night of dancing. An elegant aunt outfits her as a fairy tale heroine, while a Prussian officer and a lucky guardian weave a hopeful romance that ends in a quiet family wedding.
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Cecil
Charity Hall
Aphrodite
Aunt Aphrodite
Maria
Sweet Charity
Paddington
Young Lovel
Elysium
Cinderella
Alice
Jack Thurston
Jack
Mr. Pepperton
Judge Paddington
Mantle of protection but a rough reception in Detroit
An elderly man with a horse complains to a police officer about mob aggression as snowballs strike him and his horse. He demands constitutional protection while a crowd pelts him further, prompting his irreverent vow to defend liberties before chasing a boy for molasses on the sidewalk.
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Cecil
Megs
Mr. Pepperton
Mrs. Goldberg
Maria
Pattington
Aunt Maria
Mr.Pepperton
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Sleep as Armistice in Life's Eternal Battle
A reflective travel through sleep as a pause between struggles, framing rest as a temporary ceasefire in the ongoing conflict of existence. The piece ponders sleep’s role, rhythm, and the mind's retreat from daily toils.
A Bundle of Letters From The Century Era
A brief literary note on found love letters bound in an old trunk. The speaker traces emotional fragments and signature autographs revealing a past romance, with references to poets and lovers, ending with a note that the affair cannot be.
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Love
Marriage a la Francaise
A humorous French paper recounts a scene at a wedding where the mayor asks the bride for consent and she answers no until she reveals she valued being asked, noting the groom was the first to seek her opinion.
Engagement News and Family Etiquette Recounted
In a playful Harper's Bazar excerpt, Mr Societe comments on his sister's engagement and wonders how Jack Simmons summoned courage to speak to the father. Miss Unplucked Flower explains the father's distant manner is misread, and Miss A F. urges abandoning that notion.
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Mr. Societe
Jack Simmons
Miss Unplucked Flower
Mr. Sr
A. F
Harper’e Bazar
Russian Wife Beating and Dress Fetishism Observed
A Rev Dr Buckley describes a Russian folk game where husbands test affection by gifts and blows, ending with the wife kissing in submission. The piece contrasts with England where such acts were once legally tolerated. A tale of etiquette and gender roles is recounted alongside a shy admission from a woman about clumsy kissing.
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Russia
Buckley
Methodist Advocate
Bazar
Sympathetic Education for Women and Its Pitfalls
The narrator mocks a medical student’s concern over rib and collarbone alignment caused by stiff corsets and then outlines a controversial “system” for educating women through sympathy and strategic ignorance. She argues that pleasing men with false modesty and social maneuvering is a path to knowledge, condemning traditional schooling and urging mothers to adopt this modern approach.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Angus McLachlan
How Hue Conciliated Her
A Boston and Providence Road conductor recounts a train encounter where a woman scolds a man for staring. He reveals his glass eye and compliments her charm, turning her indignation into a lighthearted mood. Mansfield News.
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Hue
Boston
Providence Road
Mansfield
London clerks dine well on premises with generous meals
The Exchange notes London clerks, including insurance clerks, enjoy meals at work with multiple meat choices and pudding for 7 pence. An American writer earning by copying would envy such a daily meal and even cheaper weekly options.
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London
Exchange
Grant Annotations on General Grant's Military Genius
Grant Anecdotes draw on Badeau's analysis of Ulysses S. Grant. The narrative outlines Grant's campaign successes from Belmont to Vicksburg and Chattanooga, his open order fighting, and the civil war strategy of annihilating enemy resources. It notes Grant's rise to General-in-Chief and his combined operations with Sherman, Meade, and others toward a united victory.
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Adam Badeau
Badeau
Grant
Buckner
Donelson
Beauregard
Shiloh
Pemberton
Johnston
Vicksburg
Bragg
Chattanooga
Lee
Virginia
Belmont
Holly Springs
Buell
Sherman
Appomattox
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridge
Republic
Army of the Potomac
Butler
James
Sives
Meade
Rapidan
West Banks
Mobile
Sigel
Banks
Christian
Apollyon
Mar
How Grant Re entered the Army in 1861 Tale
An old classmate recalls Grant seeking a path into the Union Army in 1861 after hardship in Galena. He helps muster regiments for $120 a month and learns urgent news from Governor Yates and President Lincoln about rebels near Cairo. Grant’s restraint surfaces during a Chattanooga dinner toast, declining to give a public speech.
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Washington
Grant
Ilinois
Galena
Army
Halleck
Sherman
Thirteenth Infantry
Hallock
Tom
Gov. Yates
Gen Prentiss
Cairo
Kentucky
Carro
Lincoln
Grant as a Boy A Horse Trade An Early Fighter
A boy named Ulysses learns the word cannot from a teacher after a classmate doubts his ability. He negotiates a horse purchase with fatherly instructions, insisting on his own price. A Canada-bound cousin challenges American loyalty, leading to a fight that his mother would punish, but his father defends him as defending Washington’s honor.
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Ralston
Ulysses
Canada
John
America
Washington
Jack
Separes
Washburne Defends Grant On Pittsburg Landing Glory
In a House speech Hon. E. B. Washburne lauds Grant at Pittsburg Landing, calling the battle a bloody yet bright page in history. He credits Grants bold tactics and Beauregard’s rout, asserting the victory cements efforts to drive rebels from the Southwest and will be recorded as a glorious moment.
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House of Representatives
Grant
Shiloh
E. B. Washburne
Pittsburgh
Order of Wellington
Beaureguard
Pittsourg Landing
General Wright Visits Grant and Hints at Richmond Date
General Wright and staff stopped at General Grant's headquarters to pay respects. Wright asked how long before entering Richmond. Grant said he aimed for the Fourth of July but received a letter from California prompting a quicker push. Richmond fell nearly a year later.
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Gen. Wright
Gen. Grant
Richmond
California
Heaven and King Align in Township Tale
A fragmented verse than prose item mentions Heaven nearing a mane and a king, with the “other place” often in a township, suggesting a local lore or poetic quirk without concrete events or names.
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Ames Intelligencer
J.e.duncan
Ietenn
Teree
Official Directory
Board OF AN
Ersland
J. Q. Burgess
Anthony Hae
Union Township
Lincoln Township
Collins Township
Methodist Episcopal
G. H. Starring
United Workmen
H. M. Templeton
City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
Hutchinson
C. A. Beverly
M. E. Church
Story County
E. B. Cramblit
New York Hous
Chas. E. Hunt
West House
T. C. McCall
Laws
H. L. Carrell
John Glidden
Willis Clark
Ams
Crosse
He, Wayne Co
Mich
Savage & Farnum
Prorriztors
Island Home
Grossz Ine
Detroit River
Manne May Oot
Campauau
Savace & Faxnuu
Georgiana Ffatherstonlbaugh
Methusela
Silas Pepperton
Professor Megs
Prusian
Pepperton
Dearrie
Dashe
Howells
Dobson
Locker and Tennyson
Leo
Deserta
M. le Maire
Mademoiselle
England
Clara Belle
Twenty-first Illinois
Alexander
Yates
Hower
Washburne
Congress
Galen
Springfield
Twenty-first Illinois Infantry
St. Lou's
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