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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1887
Page
2
A fragment lists A Richmond affiliated names including Van Chamberlain C E Haverly G H Maxwell H Westerhman A Perkins and others indicating a committee or group roster.
A poem by Charles Eugene Ban.s celebrating Christmas with ringing bells and tender messages. It envisions a world united in joy, peace, and tenderness, praising the morning birth of the Savior and the cleansing snow. The piece emphasizes universal blessing, gentler winds, and a global chorus of praise on Christmas Day.
A rural town editor fails to find an original Christmas story for his weekly paper. His son submits a tale about Bill and a legendary red gobbler feared for bringing luck or bad luck, set against a family facing eviction. The editor wrestles with originality and deadlines as the narrative unfolds.
A tale of Bill and his strained family seeking food before Christmas. After pride and hunger press him, Bill shoots a red gobbler with one grain of corn, but the bird dies and reveals a hidden fortune. The gobbler’s feat ends in death for a cruel man and happiness for Bill's family.
A column quotes and discusses feminine characteristics and marital changes after marriage. It cites the Boston Courier and All the Year Round with observations on women's influence, virtue, and the idea that women are an amiable blunder. The piece ends urging women leaders to guide future generations.
A historical poem recounts soldiers enduring D Day era scenes and campfires as a symbol of home and courage. It reflects on freedom, sacrifice, and continued vigilance for future generations, urging bravery and steadfastness amid war’s toll.
A veteran recounts Private George W. Lyon and companions from the 114th New York Volunteers. He recalls battles near Winchester Cedar Creek and Winchester again, color bearers, heroic wounds, and the courage of Woodmansee Knowlton Edwards and Rory, with Army anecdotes and a western mischief about badges.
Clarindella tells her father of a Christmas dream in which Santa fills her stocking with luxuries including a pony phaeton, a sealskin cloak, a pug, a new coachman and even a tour in Europe. The father humorously responds noting the doll’s wish list and echoes Christmas wonder.
The Wanderer spent an evening with a Boston area family where young and middle aged guests discussed a claim that a woman could compel any man to marry her with enough opportunities to cultivate acquaintances. A female relative contested the theory saying she did not believe it.
Four years after abandoning spiral wire garters we reject arcane leg wear and advocate a sturdy silver spiral garter for comfort. The essays discuss women’s self assertion, wage earners, and the push needed to gain recognition in work, contrasting with male success and societal expectations.
A New York Letter contrasts the Bohemian life of the hall bedroom woman with a frugal urban existence and discusses the Pope Leo XIII daily routine. It notes breakfast, meals, and expenses, including the Vatican vines and formal dining etiquette in the Papal household.
A collection of quips and anecdotes shared by readers and reporters, recounting oddities from battlefields and everyday life. The items feature deserters, a joke about a dentist’s cavity, a Washington horse theft, and witty exchanges in social and literary circles.
A wartime memoir recalls German guards at a Missouri camp mispronouncing the password Potomic to Buttermilk. It describes camp life with bakery pies priced unfairly, a general stopping pie sales by a soldier breakfasting ten pies, and a contraband slave named Cradle with a vivid nickname.
The Indian prayer meetings show a mix of superstition and devotion. A silk-dressed doll with candles and tinwork sits on a table as men drum and sing while women respond. Prayers last hours, ribbons are kissed for favors, the saint is locked away, dancing continues, and alcohol is consumed by men and women before sleep.
Fragmentary, dialect heavy prose recounts gendered warnings and moral claims about oath, family, and fate. The text centers on a speaker warning against deceit and the binding force of vows, framed in a rustic, moralizing voice.
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