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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1884
Page
1
The narrator describes leaving port aboard the Little Loo with tug assistance and duty assignments. Old Windward, the ruthless first mate, scrutinizes new hands while the crew scrubs decks. Miss Louisa Franklin visits, brightening the foremast life and rekindling memories of past meetings on shore.
After a week at sea the crew reveals Old Windward as a brutal mate while Captain and sister Miss Franklin observe from the deck. The narrator, steering at the wheel, notes tensions, insults, and a quiet budding interest as Miss Franklin probes ship life and seeks a lesson in handling the helm.
The crew recalls Deacon, a striking yet enigmatic man aboard the Hussern Monarch. His dual nature, clever legal tale, and secret stash of rum reveal a complex character who captivates the forecastle and hides a personal past amid shipboard tricks and diagrams drawn and erased at sea.
Chicago readers learn of Mr Goodwin of Boston and his celebrated yacht the Sinker. Tales portray its perilous Atlantic voyages and daring escapes, with tugs racing to escort it home after every mishap. He plans a new accordion like yacht to avoid damage and losses.
In the Chicago Herald report Col. Cash asserts that in every regular duel in U S history the man with the shorter name syllables killed his opponent. He cites examples from biblical times to Burr and Hamilton.
Fraucie recounts Carlyle meeting Daniel Webster at breakfast and leaving a portrait. He praises Webster as a stiff logic buffer and parliamentary athlete with a stern yellow-skinned visage and sharp brows. Despite the intense features he notes, Carlyle says Webster is a clever man with a didactic manner about republican institutions.
Lawrence in The Lancet proposes typhoid may be started by bovine evacuations and may account for epidemics traced to meat and water contamination. The brief notes the potential connection between cattle waste and typhoid outbreaks with direct implications for public health.
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