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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1895
Page
3
The poem laments Irish sorrow and universal grief. It speaks through a melodic voice of ancient mourning, urging the world to weep with Ireland and seek solace in sorrow and song.
In 1888 near present Oklahoma City, boomer outlaws and settlers clash under night trains. Wilton Jackman, a dead-shot from Montana, courts Nellie Blair, a former schoolteacher amid hidden dugouts and raids. They marry in Oklahoma City after a tense meeting and frontier law.
A city firm unveils a folding bicycle with a pivoting crossbar allowing compact storage after rides. The design preserves durability with interchangeable parts and appeals to car owners, though demand for standard wheels limits production of such novelties.
The American Farmer argues for wide wagon tires to improve road quality and reduce labor on muddy routes. It notes narrow tires waste fuel and time, while lumbermen and freighters already favor wide tires. Farmers stick to tradition but could save energy and money with broader tires.
A long survey details the Bannocks of Fort Hall Idaho, noting 441 members, hunting rather than farming, and strong equestrian skills. It covers origins, bands, treaty footprints, intermarriage with Washaki Shoshoni, and the tribe's decline toward extinction.
In lively city chatter, Pixter questions if the heiress wed the count last week. Onson confirms and jokes about the divorce lawyer status as the most successful in town.
The exchange shows Mrs. and Firstly joking about soothing a crying baby by borrowing a moon from a theatre. The dialogue hints at a comic, whimsical scene without concrete actions or outcomes. The pair's intent seems to pivot on quick, playful improvisation.
A narrator and an artist encounter a ragged man in Madison Square and discuss a rapid photo session to earn a quarter in about ten minutes, noting the subject's wary look and the suggestion of future risks.
A historical discussion questions the existence of truly wild horses, tracing descendants like the Mexican mustang, South American pampas horses, and Australian brumbies to European stock. It notes early introductions to America in 1537 and rapid spread, and cites 19th century Australian efforts to curb feral herds with thousands shot.
In Kansas heat causes two rails of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line two miles west of Emporia to spring two feet out of line. The spike pull and rail bend trigger a loud report that alerts nearby trackmen who flag a passenger train traveling 45 mph, preventing a probable derailment. An hour delay ensues. Earlier two eastbound trains Nos 114 and 41 faced similar delays in Osage county.
The passage predicts a heavy Liberal defeat after Mr. Gladstone's retirement. The London correspondent for the New York Sun notes expectations of Unionist gains were shattered by the first day’s polling, signaling a postponement of Irish home rule under the Gladstonian plan.
The dialogue contrasts modern respect for women with medieval norms where a wife was guarded by a duenna in her husband’s castle. It suggests that today women are more highly valued than in chivalric times, though it notes ambiguity in historical respect.
The passage promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best tonic for weak or overwrought nerves. It claims the remedy invigorates and quiets nerves and has remedial efficacy in dyspepsia constipation chills and kidney complaints rheumatism and neuralgia.
A brief domestic vignette portrays a couple reflecting on two years of marriage and a census moment. The wife mentions turning 31 as a census dialogue unfolds, highlighting a light, intimate exchange about time and aging.
Des Moines to Twin Lakes excursion by D M N W A R with round trip tickets 32.00. Five bands and two orchestras perform. nightly dances at the pavilion. Baseball, boating, fishing and other amusements. Tickets available August 31 to September 2 at 220 Fourth Street city ticket office or Union Depot. Popular outing advertised for convention week.
The New York department of docks recently installed spring piling at the New Yorker's wharf. Mussels and hundreds of sea anemones were uncovered on the old spires. Mr. Spencer from a nearby aquarium collected about 200 anemones for exhibition. They are light buff with brown tentacles and may brighten under stronger aquarium light. Largest specimens reach about an inch across the disk and up to two inches in tentacle spread.
Charles Dickens the younger recalls his boyhood delight in toy theater with miniature scenery his father designed and a spectacular play written for him, highlighting family collaboration in his early interests.
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