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A man confronts a rival lover by a kitchen range, draws a pistol, and orders the man to die. A woman challenges him and asks for one boon, which is granted, before the scene turns to a police matter.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1894
Page
8
Puck Dialogue Reveals Pity Between Henry Peck and Bride
In a brief comic exchange Mrs Henry Peck confesses she married out of pity, and Mr Henry Peck laments being pitied in return. The dialogue captures a lighthearted, resigned mood between the two characters with a playful sting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Henry Peck
Mr. Henry Peck
Puck
Man Refuses to Yield Seat On L Train
A man on a Sixth avenue L train keeps reading a newspaper while a florid woman stands nearby. She finally corners him and demands his seat. He answers with a stammering, comical apology claiming he held the seat for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Avenue
John
New York Recorder
Encore plan in high society drawing room
A sylphlike guest in sea green silk and an athletic pink vision quarrel over paused music. Irritated, she demands more, and the other proposes an encore. Applause erupts as the piano resumes and voices blend in the refined Detroit Tribune scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laike
Silk
Detroit Tribune
Prophetic dream and a vanished cook noted in toast
A professor recalls a prophetic dream in which the heavens blaze with light and the dead rise, followed by a voice warning of disaster. The next day their cook leaves, cited as the curious result of the vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Coincidence on Room Exchange Amid Rent Dispute
Two students discuss a possible room swap as one cites a year of unpaid rent and faces eviction. The exchange suggests a solution amid housing tension.
Rheumatism treated by blood disease theory promotes cures
Ayer s Sarsaparilla shown to be effective in rheumatism with radical cures claimed. Park s Sure Cure praised for liver and kidney disorders. Various notes mention Moody in Richmond and local endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
S. B. Basford
Carthage
S.D
Sioux City
Park
L. M. Bosworth
Noted Minister's Neck-Tie Stirs Teacherly Attention
In a playful Chicago Inter Ocean exchange, a speaker compliments a minister as Robbie expresses keen interest. The banter highlights a fussy detail about a necktie riding high above the collar, delivered with light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie
Chicago Inter Ocean
Spicerly’s Proposal Rejected Over Lacking a Cook
In Brooklyn Life a joke scene has Briggs recounting Spicerly’s proposal to his cook and the rejection. Griggs notes the cook declined due to not knowing where they could obtain another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Spicerly
Griggs
Brooklyn
Basement of Art Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
A brief Detroit Free item records a humorous exchange about moving a picture from the dealer to the cellar. The pair remark on not liking the basement of art, sharing a smile as the moment ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Tobacco Troubles in a Quirky Exchange
Estelle asks Charlie to quit tobacco for her sake, but Charles says he already quits every day as Sue and a parade of suitors offer him cigars, in a humorous exchange from the Somerville Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle
Charlie
Charles
Somerville Journal
Fragmented dialogue and farming tips from an old page
A dialogue fragment shows a household exchange about a visitor and missed presence. The text shifts to farming advice on keeping hens lean by regulating feed and meal times to prevent overfattening.
Castoria and Patent Remedies Buzz in Local Ads
Numerous claims tout Dr King’s New Discovery Park’s Tea and DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla as cures for coughs colds rheumatism and blood conditions. Advertisers urge trials samples and endorsements from local residents and merchants in Ames and surrounding towns.
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Catarrh Claim
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure. It guarantees a $100 reward for a catarrh deafness case not cured by the remedy, and directs readers to send for free circulars from F. J. Conry & Co of Toledo, Ohio, with a 75 cent product price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Coenry & Co
Toledo
The Golden Rule Debates Open Minds With Essay Prizes
The Golden Rule urges readers to think and enter short essays on debated topics. It proposes questions such as US Canada political union and women’s suffrage. It praises school literary societies and calls for debating clubs in every district to sharpen intellects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Country
Barber and Customer Face a Murderous Daydream
A barber harbors violent thoughts from grisly newspaper murders. He envisions slitting a client’s throat with a razor as the client, Castleton, struggles to escape. The exchange ends with Castleton breaking free and fleeing, in Brooklyn Life style.
How to Broil Veal or Pork
Veal and pork must be broiled slowly and for a long time. There should not be a trace of pink in the fibers when the meat is done. The chops should not be cut more than half an inch thick. They will be well done with 12 minutes' cooking. How to Prevent the Rusting of Screws. Before using dip them in melted tallow or raw linseed oil. This will also prepare them to be drawn easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Barber
Brookyn
Italian king to sell royal palaces for cash
The king of Italy plans to sell some royal palaces to a millionaire American while keeping Rome headquarters and five palaces with hunting parks. The piece notes a king cannot casually travel the world when bored or worn by nervous prostration, unlike private individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Humbert
Rome
Economic Barometer Wheat Silver Link Cited in Essay
A writer notes wheat and silver track together over years except during the Russian famine when wheat outpaced silver. He cites current silver around 60 cents and asks why a national health board is needed, proposing a federal bureau. He mentions Irving-Terry tour grossing $600,000 with half as net profit and questions American theatre finance versus British takings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Irving-Terry Company
Great Britain
Unclear fragment on spring suits and cooking steps
The readable lines describe treating spring suits with salt before use and greasing a pan. Steps include heating grease, wiping excess, then pouring grease and batter onto the pan. The passage mixes clothing and cooking instructions without a coherent event.
How to Make Apple Dumplings
The recipe uses a crust of flour lard baking powder and salt mixed with sweet milk to form a stiff dough. Roll and cut into squares add tart apples filled with sugar and currants then fold and pinch. Bake until brown brush with egg white and glaze and serve with butter sauce.
How the Ostrich Hatches Her Eggs
A fable claims the ostrich hatches eggs not by brood but by the sunlit gaze from its eyes. If the gaze pauses even for a moment, the eggs become addled and fail to hatch.
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W.M. Greevey
E. R. Chamberlain
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Atlas National Bank
Chicago
Third National Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
M. Hemstreet
F.T. McLain
Hemstreet & McLain
Eee
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Summer St
Boston
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Uncle Sam
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BI Ittner Bigs Gee , Torevo, O
Conversazione
J. A. Stirley
Ottumwa
Hood
I. Hood & Co
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Delte
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Temperance
Moody
Richmond
Tomdik
Dubois & Dubois
Washington, D. C
Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
EL Medical Ass
Lil
D. D. Bales
Art In
Pune
Lo Bcaccia Pensieri
ANN & CO
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Brroadway
Emmett Proprietary
Gco
Pitcher’s Castoria
House of Representatives
J. B. Wilson
Clay St
Sharpsburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cooksport
L. M. Bosworth’s
de Witt
OD. D. Bales
J. W. Hailey
Batavia
N. Y
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Electric Bitters
Cleveland
Sir Pith
Prince Ree Elphia
Sco
Cal Toronto
Bucklien
Arnica
Howard Carleton Tripp
Lowa
de Witt’s
India
Castoria
London
Society For Ethical
Stanton Coit
America
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
L. M. Bosworth Drugfist Ames
Eliot
Harvard College Sys
D. D. Bates
Huggist
Mason City
Catherine Black
LeRoy
Vark
The
Golden Rule
International Societies of Christian Endeavor
National Board of Health
National Bureau of Health
Congress
National Bureau
Samuel Pitcher
Dn. G
Osacon
J. F. Kinenetos
Conway, Ark
H. A. Anowgr
M. B
Oxford St
Children’s Department
Auten C. Sarre, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
North America
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