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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1879
Page
5
A nostalgic verse recalls a summer landscape and two rustic maidens with blue eyes by a singing school. The speaker asks Nora to remember the scenes of a vine-hid fence, a ruined mill, and the two waiting lovers beside the old schoolhouse as memories drift back.
G W Hawver of this township built a flock of 53 sheep starting in January. Lambs totaled 37 with 446 pounds of wool sold at 24 cents per pound for 107.16 dollars, nearing the cost of the flock. The study urges other sheep raisers to share profit and care details.
The text argues for careful selection and timely harvest to produce high quality, market ready fruit. It stresses that promptly removing the best fruit while young saves labor later, prevents decay and worm damage, and yields higher prices, while leaving unpicked fruit wastes effort and weakens the tree.
A reflective verse recalls a vanished dream of beauty by a lakeside meadow. Imagery of milk white blossoms and sunset glow suggests delicate, fleeting hope and passion. The poem laments a broken human heart and unrecorded personal martyrdom borne in silence.
An analysis of boiler-plate iron notes trace elements and poor rolling quality, questioning reliance on chemical analysis alone for plate quality. It also reviews Dr. Draper and Capt. Abney studies on spectrum behavior, solar spectrum images on silver plates, color formation via oxidation, and the stability of colors under daylight.
A Newport correspondent recalls local tales of the first tomato eating in America around 1823 in a Corne Street house. Stories cite Michele Felice Corne, a painter who turned a stable into a dwelling, and social views that tomatoes were once considered poisonous.
An overview traces early theories of human dispersion from Asia to America, noting Aztec claims of Amerind origin and recent Colorado discoveries. It discusses Karl Ritter’s impact on geography, defining the science as a synthesis of earth form, life distribution, and human-environment interactions.
Pittsburgh Dispatch chronicles the Siwash coast healer's early training, ritual passes, and spirit belief. It describes scant clothes, flighty rituals, and the controversial practice of torturing a supposed witch to force a confession, framing it as historic witchcraft trial by Alaska's tribes.
The case of John Eyre who was convicted at the Old Bailey and transported for stealing eleven quires of common writing paper is recalled. An aunt or uncle’s wills, one favoring a clergyman and another leaving Eyre the bulk of the fortune, expose the calculated deception that led to the crime and its notoriety.
The article describes a Japanese technique for preserving fresh meat in hot weather. Raw flesh is placed in vessels with water to remove heat and form a protective layer, then oil is added to prevent air contact and spoilage. It contrasts this with Western canning methods that boil meat long enough to destroy flavor.
An editorial laments settler losses to Indian raids and praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for consumption. It also mentions a prospering academy near South Bend run by the Sisters of the Hot Cross, highlighting its healthful curriculum and the 12th annual catalogue.
A fragmented page shows insurance ad claiming immediate payment of loss for five years of premiums, sample pol 10Y, an education school note at Highland Park for young ladies, and an offer for hair renewal products Carboline claiming improved texture.
A dated recipe note explains corn muffins made from milk yeast risen batter with sugar butter and salt yielding two dozen muffins and a cheese topped macaroni dish simmered with beef gravy tomato and pepper baked to brown. The tone is instructional with detailed measurements and steps.
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