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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1880
Page
2
The report notes Baroness Burnett C intends to marry regardless of pecuniary loss. Her 20000 dollar annual income remains payable if the decision goes against her, and the Iowa Supreme Court ruling discusses a lightning rod contract treated as a guaranty rather than a liability.
Rev. Robert Collyer urged business college graduates to embrace hard pan foundations of success. He cited honest labor on farms and trades, frugality, and grit, noting a good day’s work and clean living lead to fortune, while mocks of social pressure fade beside steadfast conduct.
A sweep of late December incidents reports multiple fires and losses from Philadelphia to Pensacola and Chicago. Notable events include a fatal burnings in Philadelphia and Albany, extensive property losses in Pensacola and Newark, and a deadly warehouse fire in Cincinnati. Ongoing political appointments, rail and train accidents, and criminal cases accompany the weathered list of calamities.
Washington reports show bills introduced on retirement of small legal tenders and civil service efficiency, with debates on education proceeds from public lands, a pension bill for a late president’s widow, and funding measures. Senate discusses ordination to retire Gen Ord and trichinae findings. House handles education act, pensions, and a disputed funding bill amid disorder and apologies.
A critic explains that water in a room absorbs respired and perspired gases, becoming filthy while the air cleanses itself. Colder water holds more dissolved gases, with ice water absorbing many times its volume in carbonic acid and ammonia. Water aged in a room is unfit for use and should be renewed regularly to avoid health risks.
A sufferer with kidney trouble reports Kidney-Wort cured him and he now recommends it to others. He warns not to miss a dose if urine is disordered. Prof Venner forecasts another warm spell though the speaker doubts it will occur this year.
A lady asks for a skin care wish and a friend claims a product called B Hop Bi makes skin clear and soft. The Cairo Bulletin notes the exchange as a promotional tip.
Government sends two regiments to Ireland under Forster. Healy and Walsh acquitted in farmer intimidation trial after two hours. Threats deter Parnell Davitts and Dillon. Coldstream Guards gain 100 more troops. Scott Guards ordered. Tenant farmer Mullen shot while returning from Balliarobe market on December 20. Protests among Protestant farmers accompany the events.
Lottie Merrill of Wayne County Pennsylvania crosses an inland lake in a light skiff when a large five pronged buck appears. She shoots but the buck wounds her boat, she swims, then kills the animal with a knife. The deer weighs over 275 pounds and is the finest in years. She plans to stuff the head as a memento.
The Fortnightly Review essay argues that ancient Assyrian, Roman, and medieval cruelties rival those of diverse peoples including Native tribes and Damaras. It links gruesome punishments from Rameses II to Nero and Caracalla, asserting Christian Europe did little to curb such tortures, comparing executions, mass carnage, and religious persecutions across civilizations.
Reading split lines describe how the remedy marketed as Dr Bull’s is blamed for deaths yet claimed to have saved lives by timely use, reflecting a controversial health claim. The fragment hints at family distress and broader public concern over the product’s effects.
Vignettes about aging include a man who writes clearly to ease reading in old age and a publishing head who plans to endure workload, alongside a coach era tale of an old man crying by a hedge and a centenarian couple with siblings. The recollection carries moral tones and curious portraits of long life.
A decisive moment unfolds as a witty girl tests her suitor with a bold question, implying he fears rejection if he asks her. Her challenge converts tension into a favorable romance climax in a concise scene.
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