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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1886
Page
1
A lyric vignette portrays two lovers at a mossy spring and later two parents by a fire. The verse moves through courtship to parenthood, then to aging and loss, as red light shadows their quiet room and memories widen the space between them.
In a gold camp rivalry between Fly Gulch and Rat Gully, Mrs. Wilbur arrives as a schoolteacher and stirs passion. Ben and Wilber Graham confront a love triangle, jealousy, and a fatal fire ends with Graham carrying the dead wife and being grievously burned, proclaiming she loved him.
A Senate joke replaces Senator Vance of North Carolina's tobacco roll with manifold paper. He bites the substitute and regains his composure, then drops the paper into the alcove while a mild titter runs through the chamber. The item sits among other misc text about sun and etiquette.
A witty column discusses evolving female fashion and social standards across ages from 15 to 30. It notes luxury, elegance, and grooming as markers of status, with emphasis on dress codes, jewelry, and a shift from youthful simplicity to mature opulence.
Mrs Brown and Mrs Fogg discuss a photo of a young woman on the next street. They alternately call it natural and identical to her, while Fogg questions how both opinions can be true given last week's view that nothing about her was artificial.
Gus DeSmith recalls a compliment from Miss Birdie McGinnis at the ball. She moved him from his usual fifth or sixth on her list to be the first dancer, saying she danced with him to clear her mind and enjoy the rest of the evening. The judge comments on the exchange with sly humor.
A collage of vignettes including a surgical hair removal with electric needles, Parisian fashion guidance, Mrs Grant and George Whitefield fundraising, Lincoln era interviews and Whig history, plus exaggerated Dakota settler tales and Sioux reservation notes. The piece blends memoir, satire, and travelogue across eras.
Grimshaw notes two opposing effects of speed on friction. At low speeds friction per turn may decrease with speed, while at high speeds friction can rise. He cites lubricant viscosity as increasing load-bearing pressure.
A doctor recounts a patient with imagined restlessness who he pretended to give morphine only to use a sugar and water mixture. The patient improves after one teaspoonful and the doctor later reveals the trick, noting the danger of opium and the deception ends with the patient reacting angrily.
A terse saying notes that friendships among the clever are driven by personal advantage rather than pure goodwill. It underscores a cynicism about social bonds formed for gain.
A prominent Washington club ends poker play in its house noting high stakes and losses. The ban follows concerns of disastrous outcomes as top players like ex Postmaster Gresham and Edwards stirred public memory of legendary games and diplomatic careers Chad Edwards later rose to prominence in Brussels while Richard Stockton served in Germany.
A note suggests applying gum shellee to cover black patches on a wall around the stove. The text mentions using psd as part of the covering method.
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