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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1890
Page
1
Eastern or Western Maiden Love Song Turns South Rose
A speaker weighs eastern beauty, western wealth, and southern charm in a playful verse about choosing a bride. He contemplates the east and west rivals, noting looks and farms, then shifts allegiance to a southern rosebud. The piece ends with a sudden, humorous resolution.
Change of Fortune in Pleasantville to Johnstown Tale
A poor Pleasantville girl recounts family hardship after her father’s death, a berry-picking rescue, and a stranger’s $100 gift from Dr. Arbuthnott. She and her mother later wed the doctor and Barry Sexton, surviving the Johnstown flood and adopting an orphan babe as livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Pleasantville
Father
Mother
Woman's Exchange
Philadelphia
Elsie
George
Susie Neef
Tsui
Prest
Dr. Arbuthnot
Phiadelphia
Tam
Barry Sexton
Tam Magsie
Hasford
Mamma
Ralph
Maggie
Mary Noble
John Hosford
Arbuttnortt
Barry
Lake Conemaugh
Penman
Strick
Enterprise and Embarrassment Clash in a Railroad Row
A division superintendent boasts of railroad enterprise while a reporter counters with brutal incidents. The reporter accuses the company of neglect as a Hustler exposé reveals a gravel train mishap and a river dump of thirty two freight cars, all unknown to top management until the article appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Burdette
Hoquiam clergyman to preach on Real Estate
The Hoquiam clergyman announced that his Sunday evening sermon will be on Real Estate. A local dealer offered $25 to speak a kind word for Cam bell's addition in relation to the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acclergym
Hoquiam
Cambell
San Francisco Call
Curious Story of Mrs Hayes in Ladies Home Magazine
A narrative about Mrs Rutherford B Hayes as published in The Ladies Home Magazine is described as vouched by ex President Hayes. It portrays her as devoutly moral, preferring private domestic life, predicting a paralysis death, and arranging her affairs before passing away with calm resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ladies’ Home Magazine
Hayes
White House
Fremont
United States
Mysterious Whippoorwill Witnesses a Murder Scene
An Austin Texas citizen recounts a dark tale from Horses Pasture where a man murdered under a solitary oak after being driven home drunk with money on display. A whippoorwill allegedly witnessed the deed and calls each night with a plaintive note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
New York Sun
Crazes of the Moment in Decorative Book Covers
Ornamental book covers are a fashionable yet economical craze of the day. Readers seek presentable bindings for affordable literature, with pasteboard coverings in satin or cr tone and hand painted motifs such as chrysanthemums and forget me nots on colored grounds. Durable white felt chamois skin and beaded outlines under lamps illustrate varied designs. Table Talk.
Man and cow compare virtue in a merchant tale
The dialogue contrasts human and animal nature with Bingley noting the cow’s generosity through milk while a man works and sells it. Mrs Bingley challenges the claim as a spoof of moral contrast from the Merchant Traveler excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingley
Patient Doctor Exchange About Imagined Illusions
A brief dialogue from the Atchison Globe shows a patient describing seeing snakes and lights when closing eyes. The doctor emphasizes that diagnosis rests on the degree of illness rather than the illness itself, noting uncertainty between nervous prostration and jitters.
Trial drama in breach of promise suit at Paris fil
Major Johnathan W. Gordon and Senator Voorhees clashed in a breach of promise case in Paris fil with Gordon defending and Voorhees prosecuting. The two men shared a hotel and adjoining rooms as the intense proceedings unfolded and the prosecution delivered a gripping speech that Gordon feared would secure a heavy damages verdict for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnathan W. Gordon
Voorhees
Paris
Fil
Gordon
Nicaragua Seen As Rich Yet Underdeveloped Nation
The article reviews Nicaragua as a potential resource powerhouse with gold silver tin and copper deposits and rich placer diggings along the Prinzapulka river system. It notes coffee cocoa and cattle as viable rivals to mining while citing infrastructure shortages and a cautious populace. The canal project and Caribbean trade prospects are highlighted as keys to future growth.
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Nicaragua
Seyunee
Martis
Prinzapulka
Rivar
Lake Nicaragua
San Juan
Caribbean Sea
Pacific
Edison Phonograph Demonstration At Henry Bishop's Home
The Edison phonograph impressed guests at Henry G. Bishop’s dining room, recording sounds from the Seventh Regiment Band and a Newburyport mayor’s son banjo solo. Bishop plans further recordings of Concordia Singing Society and Jerome May’s Banjo Quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Bishop
Bishop
Seventh Regiment Band
New York
Ayor
Newburyport
Mass
Edison
Concordia Singing Society
Jerome May
Seventh Regiment
Bridgeport
Conn
Iowa Pensions Granted in State Ledger of Widows and Orphans
The report lists numerous original invalid pensions across Iowa from Des Moines to Emmetsburg and beyond, naming recipients such as James M., Bob H. White, Israel Gregg Stoneking, and many others, with towns including Des Moines, Centerville, Glenwood, and Clarinda. It notes additional items like a Wright County calf anomaly, farm conventions, and infrastructure updates in Davenport, Missouri City, and Sioux City.
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Iowa
James M
Wacoal
White Oak
Bob H. White
Fremont
Elihu Nathan EB. Maxon
Emmetsburg
Theodore FP. Gordon
Des Moines
Wm. MeGes
Wadena Richard €. Ring
Center Point
Israel Greggy Stoneking
Brayton
James B. Cook
Floris
James el
Nathan L. Jennings
Catlins
Milard A.denburgh
Arme Grove
Mean Sloan
South Ah
de Brinegar
Lester Be
Clare
Henry Parish
Eddyville
Benjamin F. Wise
Thurmann
Simon P. Masteller
Man
Albert Tipton
Marshalltown
William D. Rayless Durbeam
Levi Culver
Salem
David Shell
Carlew
George Bailton
Guernsey
John Lawrence
Navan
Alvah B. Gordon
Centreville
David Marriott
Vernon Silas Wilson
Atlantic
David Pearson
Pleasant Plain
Frederick Markle
New Hampton
Geo. Simpson
Knoxville
William D. Workman
Lebanon
Roxy A
Charles C Markham
Aramosa
Des J McCallister
Clear Lake
John . Jence
Iowa Commissioners of Labor
General Assembly
Silberborn
Sioux City
One Whom Santa Claus Neglected
A South End girl unwraps gifts on Christmas morning then asks if Santa will return that night. She begins a letter noting she wanted a talking doll and that Santa did not bring it. The scene ends with the child’s mixed disappointment and lingering belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Boston Courier
The Forest Chief Speaks Of The White Man And Wariness
A romantic young woman engages a forest chief in dialogue about the red man and the impact of white settlers. The chief’s grave gaze shifts as he blurts that white men drink heavily and are often ill, though he offers no grand indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingun
Ingyn
Inevitable Postscript in a Fractured Dialogue
The exchange centers on Amith asking about his wife’s whereabouts and Jones explaining she has stayed with her mother for two weeks. A six page letter arrived that morning but its contents remain unread, and a publisher’s panel tied to sold papers hints at fading sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amith
Jones
Curious Greenland Ice Cap Hint Ties Mars Oddities
A noted suggestion from Mr. S. E. Peal of Assam posits that Nansen’s Greenland ice cap may reveal an Earth pole anomaly and offer a clue to Mars. Observations of Antarctic bergs and Arctic field-ice are cited to support a theory that the Greenland landmass lies beneath a polar ice cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Peal
Assam
India
Pr. Nansen
Greenland
Mars
Antarctic
South Pole
Arctic
North Pole
Nansen
Earth
Claim Gambler Returns from Oklahoma
Johnson and Snoddy joke about a claim and a Texas man who quickly took it after seeing the papers. The exchange hints at a humorous Western interaction with wide eye dialogue and a show of bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Snoddy
Oklahoma
Texas
Anecdotes From Court Heard By Republic Reporter
Two tales from the courtroom circulate around the Court House. Judge Rombauer once ruled against a boastful young lawyer whose diplomas outmatched his legal knowledge. The other tale involves Counsellor Garvey who challenged a ruling with his Irish brogue, warning the court against harming its own honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Republic
Rombauer
Garvey
Lan
Woman of 117 Pounds Weighed Against Gold in Legend
Denver Times recounts Mrs Jesus Castro a Mexican widow who died in Arizona and was famed as the only woman to weigh her weight in gold. A tale from early California years tells of her uncle’s doomed courtship, church refusal, and the gold payment to wed, with the weight settled at 117 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Castro
Santa Catalina Mountains
Arizona
California
Sonora
Mexico
Permasion
Denver Times
Trapper Near Bowdoinham Catches Mink After Rain
A Bowdoinham man set a mink trap after seeing the animal repeatedly. A heavy rain began shortly after, causing him to move the trap and later discover a mink carcass snagged in the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Columbus Blunder: First Discovery Mistimed Footstep
Fragmentary historic note claims Christopher Columbus misstepped in early discovery, an incident described as a blunder by early chroniclers. The remark highlights a supposed misstep rather than navigational error, reflecting a humorous take on exploration lore.
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