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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1883
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment presents a wartime romance scene with lines of incomplete verse. It mentions a lover, a hero, and themes of bravery, death, and yearning set against a cloudy dawn. The source text is highly garbled with stray characters and misread phrases.
Peck argues prosperity tests character more than adversity and warns that rapid wealth seeking and ferocious pace of modern life tempt youths away from duty. He stresses value of steady work, family ties, and old virtues while condemning hurried, speculative paths.
A historical note describes twenty two sardine establishments along the Washington county coast with Eastport dominating, where herring are canned as sardines in locally made tins with French labels. Workers include boys and girls ages 10 to 15, using knives to trim heads and fins, wash fish, bake, box, and seal in oil, while criticizing oil quality and regulatory gaps.
A critique argues that reading novels is a vice when excessive but beneficial in moderation. It notes fiction provides rest from daily toil, stirs emotion without duty, and can educate moral lessons as great writers aim to teach. Examples mentioned include Pendennis Van ity Fair Oliver Twist and Dick Turpin as contrasts.
The origin of embalming is lost in antiquity and its motive is preservation of honored forms. Italians are now the leading practitioners mainly using arterial injection and mineral salts to preserve natural contour and color. Some cases include petrification, rendering corpses hard enough for sculptors to mold furniture or art objects.
A true friend listens with patience to a friend’s imperfections and infirmities, offering support and understanding rather than judgment. The bond rests on empathy and steady presence during weaknesses and challenges.
A vivid description of an Ojibbeway dance performance filled with war paint feathers and elaborate costumes. Dancers reenact warfare with tom tom rhythms, chants, and jerky expressive movements while recounting scalps and feats of valor by named chiefs and warriors.
A raven named Ralph, famed for intelligence, lived near Chapel-en-le-Frith and chased rewards from farms after pig killings. It later tied to a Stockport surgeon, moved freely, and survived years near home despite injuries. Anecdotes recount its kindness to a dog at Hungerford’s Red Lion Inn and a clever heist at Regent's Park Zoo.
A collection of curious notes ranges from gold leaf and ancient warfare to watches, Quakers, sugar pills at a royal feast, and old coinage. It recounts steel wire use for pens, paper belting in Japan, Verbal legends about the term Quaker, and a Vermont 1870 lightning strike injuring a horse that later recovered.
The essay argues early religious thought is oldest and purest in ancient Aryan records and Vedic poetry. It notes dating is uncertain, with Max Muller proposing up to 5000 years ago and Monier Williams around 1500 BC. It discusses origins of language, fire, agriculture, and the rise of human intellect as foundational to civilization.
A poised forty five year old woman in Pattens block demands a private interview with Major Huse to seek a divorce. She recounts ten years of being fined by her husband for joining societies and misdeeds, detailing his behavior from banning lodges to absurdly endless “fines” and mock rituals. The Major cautions that such actions rarely justify divorce, noting many societies are mutual aid lodges. she rebuts, declaring she will not endure further abuse and will support herself, even promising to remarry if needed.
The article describes prayer wheels in Tibet and at Darjeeling temples, noting wheels and wind or water powered devices spinning manuscripts and inscribed pillars to offer ceaseless prayers for the dead. It compares monastic and village setups, with wheels turning by windmills, streams, and hand operation.
The text offers practical cooking tips for roast beef or lamb with baked sweet potatoes, macaroni with stewed tomatoes, and pop overs for tea. It explains prep steps, quantities, and oven guidance to create tender pasta, bread alternatives, and tea cakes with basic ingredients.
Railroads multiply market value and enable long distance production. Wheat becomes saleable up to 5000 miles and corn up to 2500 miles with rail transport costs far below earth roads. The system drives expansion, tying railroad mileage to broader industrial growth per Poor's Railway Manual.
A French scientist tested oily cotton rags in a thermometer equipped box at 170 F and 120 F to gauge spontaneous ignition. Oil type and time to ignition varied from minutes to hours, with linseed and rapeseed oils igniting fastest while spermaceti and heavier oils did not ignite. The study urges careful handling of oily rags after machinery cleaning.
Lady Stanhope mocks refined ladies and husbands who pretend to feel for creatures yet ignore real suffering. She contrasts their dramatic displays with cold charity, noting the same sensibility fails when a poor beggar asks for help at their door.
Morning glories prove a satisfactory old fashioned flower with easy care. They sprout yearly, climb fences, and form bowers of bloom from midsummer until frost. Hummingbirds moths and bees visit their delicate funnel shaped blossoms in varied hues. The plant's growth and leaf shapes add interest from seed leaves to full glory.
An eleven year old pupil recounts a tale of a lieutenant and his beloved unable to marry at first. A windfall funds their marriage but no children until war yields seven sons, then joy returns as the wife reveals the seven little ones father missed.
The article notes evolution of color and concealment across species from grasshoppers to frogs and fish, and highlights the cuttlefish defense. It explains camouflage with environment, seasonal appearances, and the ink expulsion mechanism that veils the animal from predators.
A London brig long lost in the Arctic returns to memory through a salvage tale. The crew finds a frozen Newfoundland dog, a dead young woman and a dead captain at the table, with a cook frozen attempting to light a fire. The wreck lies in the Polar seas after forty years.
The piece discusses farm work in September focusing on soil richness and seed bed fineness. It urges sowing the best seed, with emphasis on thorough plowing and harrowing and proper seed selection, reflecting a period voice and practical farming guidance.
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