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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1883
Page
3
A grand mansion on a wooded slope with turrets and lakes is described in vivid detail. Once enchanting with fountains and roses it now lies crumbling with ivy, broken gravel, barren streams, and withered beauty as decay takes over.
A narrative following Helen Irving and Barton Halliday on train encounters with a mysterious mother seeking her son. The tale shifts to romance, misunderstandings, and eventual marriage as Helen's view of Halliday changes. Other fragments discuss social issues and public ethics in a separate column.
The text debates stock markets, wealth, and public trust in Wall Street as a trap for lambs. It then shifts to a discussion of heredity, examining its role in intellect and genius versus environmental factors like education and environment, questioning whether heredity alone explains complex mental traits.
A garbled excerpt quotes a Buffalo police chief describing a suspicious person as a man on a street corner with hands in view. The passage then devolves into fractured dialogue about honesty, familial peers, and allegiances, with unclear context and participants.
The proprietor quotes Artemus Browne answering questions about his Civil War allegiance. Browne claims he sent a substitute and avoided active service, then humorously vows to defend his home if Gen. Lee and 50,000 troops approached his Norwest New York homestead, though Lee never came.
The piece reviews Massachusetts findings on rising divorces noting figures and a proposed remedy. It condemns shifting responsibility away from parents and urges educators social scientists and church groups to apply relief measures instead. The excerpt also includes a lengthy fatherly lecture on luck and personal habits as factors in success or failure.
The narrator rails at a lone, “torn” Mrs Gummidge who follows her about like a piece of furniture, scratching her hair and hindering exploration. The piece contrasts domestic tyranny with travel hardship in Mexico and notes the servant’s odd, decorative role and peculiar duties amid social expectations.
The scene is Kordofan near El Obeid where the self-styled prophet of the Soudan defeated 3,500 puan troops in June, then seized Sennaar and extended control over vast Soudan territory. A British expedition later besieged him near El Obeid, suffering heavy losses, and his forces reportedly crushed by Hicks Pasha. The next move may be the reoccupation of Bennaar and a possible advance toward Khartoum.
Prayer by Elder Littlejohn from 1840 laments widespread drunkenness among settlers and lists towns from Milwaukee to Mishawaka. He pleads for God’s blessing and enlightenment for communities including South Bend Niles Mishawaka and others, pausing amid a garbled closing fragment.
The piece argues against romanticizing moonshiners while noting their defiance of taxes. It recalls a sorrowful event at the Patton House where two boys, Johnnie White and Joe Patton, drowned after a night of suspenseful dreams, with their bodies later buried in Philadelphia.
The text surveys rural beliefs about wine across Germany and neighboring regions, noting proverbs about flavor from St John’s day, biblical phrases on casks, and tied toad charms in Switzerland. It reflects on ancient languages and education, criticizing overemphasis on Latin Greek and mathematics while urging practical use of liberal talent and lifelong study.
Ameer of Bokhara enters his capital after a summer residence retreat near Samarcand. The grand procession includes the ameer on a white Arab horse, divers members of his suite, two of his sons, cannons, musicians, and a long train of carts and attendants. Russian and German residents are noted amid the crowd.
Fifty women employed as adjusters at the San Francisco mint work eight hours a day from morning until late afternoon with Saturdays shortened. They handle silver and gold in two carpeted rooms, weighing and correcting coin blanks to standard weight, while a dedicated lunch room serves tea and cleanliness is kept by a janitress. Several have long tenures at the mint.
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