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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1883
Page
3
The piece laments Virginia’s lost prosperity under William Berkeley, contrasts old and new economies, and mentions farms, rivers, and educated elites. It references Peck's Sun and a humorous tale of a boy and his dog stealing and later returning teeth, culminating in a wormy figs sign outside a grocery.
Mrs Howard reports from The Newburyport Herald that the poet Whittier, in his 76th year, is healthy and living quietly in Boston. The piece notes visitors and lively children, discusses immortality with reference to Dr. Nichols and his book Whence What Where, and highlights the poet’s enduring engagement with ideas.
A Detroit merchant audits his books on a Sunday and accuses clerk John Henry of taking 500 dollars since January. The clerk admits using funds for cotton futures losses but says prior to January 8 dollars were taken for wheat profits and promises to return money, claiming honesty exposed the theft. He suggests taking leave and giving full charge.
A woman storms a Jersey City saloon, overturning a table and breaking glasses, then drags her husband by the ear. The bar keeper, with a sly remark, questions if she was mad, humorously noting a possible drunken accent.
A letter from A Cummings argues the Egyptian obelisk is concrete with granite fragments and bitumen in hydraulic lime. The scene includes courtroom like banter by Gardner and a Toronto communications note, ending with a dramatic pause as a reader asks for further details.
The piece describes Mr Bliven's belief in a future steamship of 465 feet length 72 feet beam and 55 feet depth of hold with 4000 gross tons. It would carry 2000 first class travel and 500 tons mail plus express goods and operate 24 round trips yearly with a one in five risk. safety features include eight cross bulkheads and fore and aft bulkheads per deck. Dual compound screws project from either side near the stern post with independent engines and rapid power connection to steering gear.
A trembling suitor faces Ethel’s father who cross examines his finances. The father asks if he has $75,000 in bank, real estate, bonds, or stocks. The hopeful responds he has no money but vows to work hard and win the fortune.
A New York Sun report describes a downtown trader selling large lots of hair from China. The hair is said to be obtained mainly from prisoners who fear losing their pigtails. Some criminals would rather die than part with their long hair, creating a scarcity of hair in China.
San Francisco papers report a rat captured in the city that yielded a diamond from its stomach. The incident is linked to a craze for decorated interiors and adds a peculiar twist to local crime and fashion chatter.
A Nassau Street saloon tale features two well dressed men, one willful and persistent, the other mild and nervous. A cashier desk dispute ends with the bartender accepting two dimes as payment after a brief chase, revealing the smaller man’s confusion and a mistaken read of character.
A Civil War era soldier notes his wife seemed young by comparison and explains he married her after overhearing her mother counting money in a shop. He was drawn by a stash of silver dollars, thirty counted thirty times, ending in a marriage that puzzled his officers. The tale ends with a humorous nudge to investigation.
An old politician reflects on the anti-rent era in New York. He recalls tenants in Albany to Greene counties refusing payments in 1844, mob violence, and legal clashes as martial law was declared. The piece traces prosecutions, political upheaval, and the 1852 court triumphs leading to feudal rights fading by 1787 law.
A Philadelphia card room tale recalls a Chicago incident where a 54 000 pot was lost in a no limit game. Two players went broke while bluffing and attempting to owe the winner. One offered a ten cent ante and a wink at the pot prompting a stern remark and a reformative lesson.
The piece from the Chicago Inter Ocean Florida Letter describes a tranquil pine woods ride with passengers paused as a conductor visits a cottage in an orange grove. It muses on affection and rumors about the conductor's wife and children.
In Denison and nearby towns a wave of settlers from older states brings winter wheat oats and barley crops while cotton land expands. Fort Worth now a major rail hub with mills, stock trade and 15 000 residents shows rapid urban growth. Cattle drives shift to southern Texas and northern grazing lands, with 200 000 to 300 000 young cattle expected to move this year.
A dialect filled excerpt portrays a debate with the devil as a preacher questions his fate and seeks escape to Jerusalem. The speaker pleads for mercy, asserts kinship, and calls upon Brudder as the story nears a climactic decision under firelight.
In two letters Edwards recalls Trollope in London and Hertfordshire life as a country gentleman who wrote daily before breakfast and built a busy social circle. She contrasts him with Louis Blanc a dapper figure of Parisian salons noted for his unique dress and tall tales of his writing pace.
A quirky exchange centers on a tailor goat offering to alter sleeves and adjust length for a suit. The buyer complains of short sleeves and restricted movement while the seller defends the garment as for a gentleman. A humorous, dialect filled bargaining scene unfolds with playful threats of fashion and social stature.
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