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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
7
A short poem contrasts daytime glare with hidden stars of joy. It suggests basing judgment on inner truth rather than outward light. The lines describe stars shining at dusk and smiles masking sorrow, yet joy gleams within gentle eyes.
Charlie Stanhope confronts a devastating confession after a scandalous letter exposes his wife Lilian as morally fallen. She reveals her own sins and the couple confront a marriage built on illusion, offering mutual candor and a stark, unsettled future.
A historic Washington postcard tale recounts Charles Cudlip's remarkable 18 by 24 plate of the monument. Rain and lightning yielded a brilliant exposure but a roof leak ruined the stored plate, destroying the finest negative and all prints.
A Royal Society death roll for the past year lists 19 fellows and seven foreign members totaling 26 lives. Average lifetimes exceed seven decades with foreign members averaging 79 years and 5 months, and fellows 75 years and 7 months. The oldest are 97 and 98 while the youngest are 47 and 67. peers like Lord Aberdare and the Earl of Selborne are included.
A rare horned bird called Paramedia cornuda or horned screamer, noted for a four inch horn and spurs on wings, is described as one of the world’s oddest avian curiosities. The only known living specimen in North America is at the Philadelphia Zoological Garden, arrived about three years ago, with details of its appearance and defenses.
A restless boy confides to a young man that he swallowed his sister’s small gold watch this afternoon to hide it from her. He asks for help and notes he can hear ticking inside his chest, suggesting medical concern and possible panic.
Farmers of O'Brien county start a push for a state law creating grain warehouses. The plan would allow storage when prices are low, issue receipts for borrowing against stored crops, and hold produce until markets improve.
A special Grain Shippers Association meeting will be held in Onawa on January 8. The group expects courts to force railroads to adopt ICC decided fair rates and to refund overcharges. They also demand railroads issue bills of lading showing actual weights.
Boston January 1 The state legislature opened today with George Von Meyer named speaker and J G B Adams serving as sergeant at arms in the house L P Lawrence as president and H D Coolidge as senate clerk.
Albany dispatch reports Governor Morton will announce within days his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the presidency. The development centers on Morton moving to seek the nation’s top party nomination amid early campaign signals.
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