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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1890
Page
4
In Boston Budget Charlotte Stetson recalls a crowded road blocked by prejudice personified as a hulking obstacle. After kneeling in frustration she devises a sudden trick to pass by, lifting her load and walking through the barrier as if unseen. The scene blends strain, imagination, and relief at overcoming an urban barrier.
In recounting his career the detective describes how luck aided captures of famous criminals like Dick Morton the Tennessee outlaw and Cassius Phillips the Chicago cashier. He details tells of eye movements facial quirks and distinctive speech as key clues that led to arrests and recoveries including a $175,000 paymaster case in 1860s Cairo.
A paymaster suspect fled Cairo via steamboat but vanished. A river hunt led to a Keokuk timber farm where a farmer offered $800 for timber venture. The man, posing as the farmer’s nephew, was exposed when he rubbed his hand and fainted. he had embezzled about $60 and planned to hide months then flee to Europe. New York Sun source.
Padre Agostino argues that belief in an afterlife is universal, citing Judaism Christianity Islam and ancient civilizations. He cites scripture and myths to claim immortality is a divine truth echoed by nations from Abraham to Virgil and even distant tribes, concluding the voice of humanity and God confirms life beyond death.
The Polish noble Thadaeus Kosciuszko wills in Albemarle County Virginia that if no other testamentary disposition exists, Thomas Jefferson may buy enslaved people, grant them liberty education trades and civic duties, and act as his executor. Dated May 5, 1793.
A collection of light anecdotes from Harper's Young People and West Shore. A mother jokes about a child’s earache with a pun about ears and cotton. A Seattle woman faints when her husband removes his hat, later explained as a misidentification. A quip notes that claiming to do something if one had a mind reveals a lack of one.
A Baltimore Sun excerpt discusses crime as molded by environment and heredity. It reviews Ellis book The Criminal, arguing prevention via education and societal duty to curb criminal diffusion across generations. It condemns sensational press coverage and urges moral, physical, and intellectual education starting with children.
A devoted father, a potter with an invalid son, wins silent support from coworkers. The shop’s rough workers craft small tokens, quiet in sorrow, and at the boy’s funeral a hundred cone workers march behind the simple coffin. Their act shows communal kindness that softened even the most unruly men.
In light chatter from Chicago Tribune Briggs notes the porcupine’s unattractive appearance yet fine points. Terre Haute Express quotes Braggs on Mr Longwind’s sermon about eternal life. Sir Crichton Brown compares English and Scottish head weights.
A jumble of curiosities cites Julius Stern a blind billiards player. Christian Hausing with an Iron Cross. Dr. de Pressense joining the French Academy. White Cross University honors to several notable figures. a will gift to Methodist ministers. Scotch Irish lineage claims. John Arbuckle a coffee magnate. various nobility titles of the Duke of Wellington. Emperor William’s riding prowess. Crispi superstition in Naples. Krupp’s cannon factory threat and resilience. Isaac Hoffman, a hand and knee locomotion hunter, excelling at farming tasks and marksmanship.
Reports say a painting valued at 950000 was burned in London a few days ago with an estimated loss of 2000 dollars. The item drew attention in the Norristown Herald and was referenced alongside a string of humorous clippings from several papers.
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