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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1895
Page
3
A nostalgic verse recounts a playful wind touching many figures from Elsie to Polly and Debby, easing a cough, drying clothes, clearing leaves, and guiding a small ship toward North Oldie’s Island as Youth’s Companion recalls a breezy, cheerful day.
In a grand Rue Richelieu hall during a card revel, Marion, described as a near perfect beauty, captures attention. The scene lingers on marriage tests, on Mauprat’s losses, and on Baradas’s schemes as Adrien Mauprat contemplates a rebellion against Richelieu.
Anne Arundel genealogists note a nearly two century old tomb at Broad Creek South River near Annapolis. The blue flagstone tablet marks Henry Ridgely born October 3 1669 and died March 19 1699 with a skull and crossbones motif above the inscription.
A humorous anecdote about a boy with delicate appearance and a cautious mother. A visitor asks the boy what he will do when grown, and the boy replies he may become a lady due to his mother's influence, highlighting concerns about gender expectations.
In a brief hotel exchange a porter jokes a guest is crazy for wanting the world’s fair. The clerk clarifies the arrival is legitimate, noting the man hails from Philadelphia and is there to see the exposition.
Theodore Cox 21, leader of the National College League, rose from early articles on campaign topics to student leadership at the University of New York law school. Born January 1, 1874 in Port Richmond Staten Island, he expanded the league with self financing and regional department leagues while pursuing law studies.
Four years after the Pine Ridge Wounded Knee fight a baby girl found with her dead mother survives. Zintka Lanuni, under General Colby’s care, speaks English, calls Colby “mother” and “father,” and is raised with American girls’ gowns. Mrs Colby, childless, plans her education as a full member of American society.
Noah Brooks recalls Lincolns inauguration with Andrew Johnson visibly intoxicated after a whisky drink. Johnson misnames officials, requires nudging from Hamlin, and proclaims a theatrical kiss on the Bible. Observers, from Seward to Chase, show varied expressions as the ceremony continues.
Harper's Weekly describes Dr George Homan pushing a plan for an ambulance street car in St Louis. A modified street car will run on trolley lines to transport sick and injured to hospitals, with terminals linking non line hospitals to the rail network for door-to-door service.
The Congregationalists have employed a general missionary in Cincinnati to study the field and provide for churches in neglected spots.
A historic analysis explains why express companies profit mainly from huge shipments. It cites a Washington to New York $15 million haul in 1889 in large denomination bills in two wooden boxes, yielding $2,250 in fees. It notes the Treasury’s $60,000 bid for $20 million, and how 500 wooden boxes and registered mail cut costs to about $2,500.
The appointment of Senor Dupuy de Lome as Spanish minister to the United States is approved in Washington and he will be received with the ceremony accorded European dignitaries. Lome succeeds Muruaga who resigned after clashing with Secretary Gresham and criticizing an American newspaper representative. Marbury, New York’s veteran attorney, noted for founding the Bar association, reflects on decades of practice and a humorous Cockney tale about hen tail and cocktail.
Whitelaw Reid contributed sixty dollars toward a mission effort in Egypt. The giving highlights ongoing support from notable individuals for international religious outreach.
Mr George Murray of the British Museum lectured on The Pastures of the Sea at the Imperial Institute. He described seaweeds near shore, their depth, color classifications red olive brown green, and light relations. He noted floating microscopic plants sustaining ocean life and questioned sargassum origins, urging further study of ocean economy.
The article notes Queen Victoria’s riding mare Jessie remains a pet, aging 27 but still graceful and shown daily at Windsor when the queen is there. Also kept at Windsor is the Egyptian donkey Tewfik, presented by Lord Wolseley, larger than a typical donkey with a white coat and long ears.
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