25 Dec 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1890
Page
1
In a frost filled dawn Caspar recites a Christmas hymn alone then joins neighbors as more shutters open and a chorus of voices fills the street. The old anthem carries through the frosty air as many voices unite in song.
Plunkett recalls Christmas night in Georgia when Peter Simpson met Lucy Coats and they fell in love amid dancing and singing. Lucy introduces Peter at the games, they marry in 184 and settle with Tom the enslaved man who helps build their life on the old log house road.
An Ames druggist L. M. Bosworth promotes Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claiming it cures itch mange and scratches on humans or animals in 30 minutes. The ad asserts guaranteed effectiveness and lists Bosworth as the seller.
Spare rib plans for Utah believers reflect a shift as the Mormon community signals adherence to a one wife policy this autumn, signaling changes in family and religious practice.
Gargoyle asks if the shop is a dollar store. the teller sternly corrects him that it is a bank. The exchange highlights a moment of confusion and a firm institutional boundary.
An old Georgia tale follows Peter and Lucy who face debt after a barn fire and mortgage pressure from Smith. Tom, a runaway slave, returns at Christmas with gifts, settles debts, frees Peter, and helps Tom marry the woman he loves, restoring prosperity on their Moss Covered log home.
An advertisement claims Nervous women suffer lack of sympathy and health woes described as weak heart and related symptoms. It promotes Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine with a promise of testimonials and a free treatise. Bosworth sells and guarantees the products.
The article surveys Slav Christmas customs in the Gail Thal and Carniola, noting midnight masses in Alpine villages, carol traditions, and the devout practice of carrying saints to homes. It recounts beliefs that animals speak on Christmas Eve, and presents two narratives about hearing animals talk, including a tale of horses and a nine-soles boot and a cat foretelling a mistress's fate.
A fragment discusses elopement with men of color and describes women as nervous and unbalanced. It touts Dr. Fiklin Miles and claims Res nervine offers a remedy with trial bottles and free samples at L. M. Bosworth's store, promoting the New Heart Cure as a tonic.
Readers are urged to organize a Christmas Eve or Christmas morning hunt for poor families lacking dinners. Any number can play and participants claim the activity brings greater joy and merriment than other games.
J B Paxton declares after January 1 1890 he will devote the repairing department to optics and sell jewelry at cost to clear stock. He promises a full jewelry line maintained alongside the new optical business.
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