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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1892
Page
4
The publishers offer the Edinburgh ninth edition reprint of Encyclopaedia Britannica in 25 volumes at 1.50 per volume with six month sales exceeding four hundred thousand. They advertise full set delivery on easy payments and a special offer of volume 1 at 60 cents by express, with 46 cents postage by mail and credit applied to the full set.
Columbus declares a fortress will be built from the wreck at Navidad to defend the island while he returns to Spain for reinforcements. He selects thirty nine men to stay under Diego de Arana, promising gold, spices, and safe commerce. Guacanagari aids the project as they anticipate wealth, fame, and lasting ties before departure on January 2, 1493.
The article outlines choosing a subject such as landscapes barns or trees and advises lantern slide owners to frame six or nine slides. It mentions making window hangings from silver stains and notes methods to remove stains using iodine and ammonia.
A poem by Joseph Truman opens with reflections on love and memory. The prose section describes Mrs Barnhill and Miss Annie Donovan arguing in Justice Engle's court over unpaid rent, leading to a chaotic chase through Brooklyn streets as the two women outrun a horse car while the judge and court staff shout for order.
A Listener describes a woman who delays Christmas shopping to enjoy the crowds and notes the innate courtesy among shoppers. She observes street corner exchanges and thoughtful, patient advice given to a younger shopper, highlighting polite conduct amid holiday bustle.
Two readers describe meeting Mrs Kendal at an afternoon tea in Boston. A recalls brief words with her while B talked at length about an anecdote and Kendal, and the narrator admired her charm and kindness. The exchange touches on Kendal's plans to perform plays and invites to Harvard.
The article notes that English girls learn drill like Shirley Dare and praises Fanny Kemble for attributing her grace to drill by Royal Foot Guards. It argues that drills teach kicking and throwing, freeing fastbound muscles and improving motion. It claims strong leg muscles create lasting health and grace.
The Rural New Yorker notes the U S growing role in feeding Europe with exports rising from 1826 to 1890 and details shifts in cargo, ships, and meat and breadstuffs, while Pennsylvania plans Mount Gretna Chautauqua summer schools to boost education and culture through outdoor learning and teachers on vacation.
A German Liberal paper cites Emperor William threatening to use guards against relatives in a socialist crisis. Also notes Massachusetts hosting America’s first bog iron works near Wenham Lake in 1640. remains found recently.
The Needlework Guild grows from the English society plan of Lady Wolverton. Two new garments per member yearly, local presidents distribute gifts efficiently. Like the Kings Daughters, it operates with no red tape and has dispersed over 200,000 garments last year to the sick and needy. Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge and Mrs. Lyman Abbott lead the New York and Brooklyn chapters.
A Russian physician visiting district patients found sickness tied to hunger. He prescribed two pounds of pure rye flour daily and arranged with a village druggist to supply it free of charge at the drugstore, ensuring patients receive flour throughout the winter.
Free sites water power and information to locate in Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana. Farmers and stock raisers sought for vacant farming and state lands with high grain value. Describes land at ten dollars per acre yielding twenty to thirty three dollars of grain. Government land abundant near railways. Information and publications free from F I Whitney St Paul Minn.
The queen's reporter seat in Parliament is vacant after Lord Lewisham's elevation to the Lords. It is reported Mr. Balfour will assume the duties in the new office. Both Lord Palmerston and Mr. G led the house in prior years.
The Lancaster Examiner notes a paradox as a Republican convention location is described as west of the Mississippi though the Minneapolis exposition building lies east of the river. In St Louis a business street building was razed over superstition as hoodooed and a Chicago man lost an eye from a needle weapon used by a nearby hat wearing young woman.
Joseph Ranson died recently in small town leaving an estate valued around $6,000,000. He was the largest holder of United States bonds in the city.
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