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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
4
A fragmentary dialect scene describes a harvest where all cotton plants are picked. It references Black workers, rural life, and a songlike chant about completion, with phrases on fence lines and woods and a sense of communal effort.
Coyle Davis rejects love for wealth and status, plans a society wedding with Leslie Wayne’s rival, and finds heartbreak as she witnesses Wayne’s announced marriage to another woman at a Tabernacle event. The tale follows moral choices, social pressure, and a cold postscript of public triumph.
The Signal Corps, vital to Union operations, grew from early signaling methods to field telegraph trains. Led by Dr. Albert J. Meyer, they staffed observatories, supported Port Royal and Manassas engagements, and developed magneto electric instruments for quick battlefield messages.
The piece argues snoring harms sleepers by partially opening the mouth and closing the nose, hindering warmed and purified air. It predicts universal snoring as civilization grows and notes fading joys as time wears on, citing a Fireside quote about twilight recollections and a Richter reflection on dawn and death.
A Washington Star report recounts how ready-made clothing has become widespread and affordable. It argues the age of instant fashion, with stock stock on shelves, matches bespoke quality and lowers costs.
A jeweler recalls a traveling salesman who enters a store and quietly inspects windows. The salesman, ignored by the jeweler, abruptly leaves to discover that a rival sold two carat diamond earrings to the same man. The drummer narrator uses this to illustrate poetic justice in business.
Rebecca Harding Davis notes Petite Anse Island in Louisiana hosts the continent’s sole rock salt mine. Two Northern scientists tour the site as Major Avery revived operations for the Confederacy, extracting pure salt by blasting and grinding. The article highlights regional salt importance and postwar SouthernIndustry revival.
A writer outlines affordable wood staining ideas for humble homes. It covers color choices for parlor rooms, dining rooms, and various woods, recommending cherry tones for pine, oak in warm golds, and olive green backgrounds for walnut or old oak.
An eastern thief group recounts a bold daytime burglary in a vacant New York home. They wore work clothing to resemble laborers and used a horse and wagon to haul tools and valuables while neighbors and police watched unaware. They claim political corruption inspired the scam.
A reflective note argues that criticism harms only if false or self defective and that truth reveals weak points. It asserts critique can forewarn a man against failure and trouble, framing scolding as a chance for character growth.
A Greenland bride rejects a strong suitor until the missionary arranges a match with her blessing. The pastor persuades the couple that love exists despite protests and recommends a wedding that often occurs the same day the bride first rejects the groom. The Manchester Courier notes the ritual.
A courtroom exchange shows counsel questioning a witness about her presence at the defendant's birth. The mother confirms she was in the house and on oath can testify she was paco at the time, highlighting a facet of the defense cross examination.
A terse quotation attributes to J. Amiel the idea that Hemanrry requires saints and heroes to complete the work of her philosophers. The line reflects a belief in virtuous exemplars guiding intellectual pursuit.
A collage of light verse and witty exchanges from various periodical snippets. Jokes about dogs in New York, a boy and a nurse, a clergyman and Giants, a whisper to a baseballer, perms of tailor bills, and a satire on monopolies and trusts reflecting the era’s social chatter.
The St James Gazette reports that a prince is born to King Dong Kahn and Queen Hoang Qui Phione. The king keeps nine classes of wives at state expense, with daily attendants for guard, dress, and grooming, drawn from court officials and taxpayers’ families. Some higher wives are bound to royal tombs after their husband’s death.
A celebrated gambler with a graceful address but notorious character meets a merchant. The gambler offers fifty thousand dollars for the merchant’s good name, saying he could make a hundred thousand from the reputation.
A concise proverb asserts that a person who blends practicality with pleasure succeeds in all aims, valuing both utility and charm in equal measure.
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