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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1886
Page
1
A nostalgic verse by Clark W Pryor celebrates a father and son moments on village streets and hill climbs. The speaker imagines guiding the child through life, praying for purity, health, and brightness as the generations part yet souls stay connected. The poem blends affection, spiritual longing, and parental devotion across a sequence of scenes and images.
In Slumborough solicitor James Fox uses fake letters and blue pink paper trickery to woo Miss Nellie Brown and gain Mrs. Johnson's fortune. A vanished ink will leaves Fox exposed as Plumley unveils the true next of kin, Miss Lizzie Roberts.
A correspondent describes Macedonia as a state of anarchy with rampant taxation and corruption. He notes nonpayment of salaries to officials and soldiers, bribery in justice, and widespread consent to rebellion amid ethnic tensions among Bulgarians Greeks and others.
A conversation from the Newman Independent features John Sykes and his wife Jane as they debate splitting kindling. Jane humorously threatens to crack him with the wood if he refuses, and he leaves without asking further questions.
Mrs Snaggs asks if parrots are taxed while Mr Snaggs notes a poll tax in papers. The Pitts burgh Chronicle reports the exchange as a question about taxation policy and public reaction.
A concise exhortation urges one to discover inherent aim and pursue it with determination. The author notes that diligent self improvement enriches the world through each personal advancement.
A periodical discussion on women and tennis with verse about love and space for two. It argues that lawn tennis remains a man's game for now, despite praise for female development, while croquet is said to be dead. The piece cites Ieane R Pennypacker and notes about games, manners, and sport in society.
An exchange quoted in Texas Siftings shows Gus De Smith accusing Gilhooly of insulting him at the railroad depot. De Smith threatens further insults if he can confront Gilhooly, noting he was seen with his mother in law and wife during the confrontation.
Miss Susie keeps Sam under control as James visits for a rink outing. Sammy fixates on Stewpan’s feet and shoes, asking to inspect them. He notes no difference, then jokes that Susie warned he would not be seen with James if he isn’t well heeled.
The piece argues there is no universal rule for decency in clothing, only habit and custom. It notes that norms shift by culture and class, from Turkish yashmaks to African veiling, Connemara cottage life, and Spartan dress, illustrating social convention’s hold on attire.
A male advocate argues lawn tennis harms women’s health and urges croquet as a safer social alternative. A sporting goods dealer, biased toward tennis, concedes women lack the needed muscle and time, predicting tennis may fade for female players.
A man scarred by heartbreak recovers from a harsh start casting aside despair. Angelina rescues him with romance and guidance leading to marriage. He finds renewed charm in conquests of sympathy and platonic friendship but ultimately settles with a well to do widow in later years.
A young New Jersey woman asks Pawpaw to check the dictionary for the spelling of mosquito. He searches but finds no match in the S section. She insists, claiming the word must be present, while he repeats the misspelling and humorous exchange continues.
A Paris club for helping intoxicated individuals return home. If a person cannot provide his address, the association will shelter and care for him until he can.
Mapame ApamM states that listening to Wagner evokes the tramp of Bismarck's soldiers, arguing a link between the composer and militaristic imagery. The remark frames Wagner's music as stirring martial memories and nationalist resonance.
The piece recalls Civil War era figures and episodes. It describes Senator Zachary Chandler’s blunt view of Britain and France, Lincoln’s parables, and political figures like Nicholson and Harney, plus notes on increased longevity, insurance tables, and miscellaneous pithy quotes from the era.
A Baltimore Street liquor shop tale describes a tall man with a drooping mustache guiding young men to drink. The barkeeper reveals the man is a stool pigeon paid by the house, earning commissions on what friends drink and always favoring whisky.
A Minneapolis boy visiting Dakota with his mother bursts into a home in excitement exclaiming he has seen an antelope. The mother doubts the claim, but the child insists imagination isn’t white behind, delivering a humorous memory from the Minneapolis Tribune.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a humorous plea for wealth and cleverness. It lists a desire for rich laughter that could free a prisoner, a farm profitable beyond debt, a fish weighed by its own scales, and a river worth a mill without damming. It also seeks comfort from facts and a safe mule breaking method, ending with a note about weighing words and a string of lies for a lyre.
In Boston Mrs Bunker comments on Miss Waldo as the perfectly dressed lady in the room while Mrs Emerson remarks on the display, reflecting a salon mood and fashionable judgment among the attendees.
The guest sits on circular cushions around a low round table serving one dish at a time on a brass salver. A lamb roasted whole stuffed with a nesting sequence of birds, and a sweet, honeyed Egyptian cuisine lacking standard utensils are described as a traveler observes.
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