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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1879
Page
4
A poetic portrait of Benny known as blue-eyed Alice a lighthouse keeper’s daughter with daffodil hair and lily brows who lived from childhood without sadness. Each night she dreamed of happiness and awoke in gladness as spirits of the water surrounded her home with shells sea plants and ocean jewels.
A dancer injured and disfigured in a staged accident recounts how jealousy of Marie Goubaud spurred her to sabotage a lamp on stage. She remembers plotting, the fatal night, and her subsequent rescue of Marie, who survived with a scar and plans to marry the dancer's former ally.
The Wilsons Creek battle near Springfield Missouri August 10, 1861 marked a western campaign clash. General Lyon led about five thousand volunteers against Price and McCulloch's twenty thousand. Lyon fell and the Union forces retreated. Mrs Phelps aided the dead general with care and a later burial, later recognized by Congress with a 25 000 award.
The Economite Society privately buried about 75 000 in silver for wartime contingencies. After the war the coins were cleaned for sale but new prices in pamphlets undermined hopes of a rich harvest. A broker attempted a market sale and the coins were transported in a heavy old cask amid suspicion and secrecy.
Harpooners unleash a furious assault as the whale fights back with tail lashing and oil blood spewing from its blowholes. After a violent two minute flurry the monster sinks, belly up, and floats dead as the boats flee the danger.
A dying man Billy befriends a grim, friendless boy who had once pelted him with a stone. After Billy forgives him on his deathbed, the boy, Bob, asks about the funeral and becomes the sole mourner, revealing hidden nobility beneath vice and ignorance.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher argues in a lecture that man’s natural life is 80 years while the average life is 33, creating a perceived waste of 47 years. He links misfortune in business to breaches of law and asks if early death similarly reflects violations of some rule, insisting knowledge could improve outcomes.
The piece corrects a December 28 anniversary claim, noting Iowa gained statehood after a May 4 1846 constitutional convention, a August 3 1846 popular vote, and admission on December 28 1846 with Ansel Briggs elected governor. It cites Elisha Cutler Jr, Joseph Fales and Morgan Reno in state office roles.
A youth in a driving snowstorm passes through a Swiss looking village bearing a banner reading Excelsior. Townsfolk glimpse a determined figure with one eye, a shy maiden, and wary elders as the boy moves on toward the next hamlet with a tin box labelled Excelsior Corn and Bacon Eradicator.
A collection of humorous anecdotes about sloppy handwriting. Napoleon’s letters to Josephine once looked like maps of war, and railroad manager John W. Brooks complained of a poorly penned notice to a Michigan Central route resident.
The anecdote recalls Ben Wade as a flexible Senate officer with a bold moment when urged to adjourn. Garrett Davis of Kentucky held the floor, Wade pressed the session to suspend, and proposed adjournment with Senators signaling aye or no as the clock neared noon.
A portrait of O'Brien a Bonanza miner partner who remained loyal to his old five cent sledge game in San Francisco and Gold Hill He never involved himself in firm business yet died rich His gambling life is contrasted with a religious community where gamblers are admired as the town’s cream and a state senator is chosen over merchants It reflects broad social tolerance for gambling in the era.
The first requirement of success lies in natural organization. Self made myths aside, character is inherited and shaped within limits, not created anew after life begins. Revolution is slow, but good traits propagate generation to generation, guiding progressive modification within natural bounds.
A Buffalo Commercial correspondent observes Russian women smoking openly at railway stations steamers and hotels often sharing lighters with strangers. Women request a light from passing men and men may reciprocate in turn. The piece notes gendered norms and praises male monopoly on tobacco in America.
Gardening is taught throughout France in the primary elementary schools. Each school has a garden attached to it.
To sick headache that infallible symptom of a disordered stomach liver and bowels many suffer as often as three or four times a week. Hostel ler's Stomach Bitters tones digestive organs regulates bowels and liver removes the cause and dispels the painful symptom aiding overall health and resilience.
Fragmentary notes show focus on cabinet selections tied to austerity aims. Reports indicate prioritizing cost efficiency and value while addressing scarce resources in the administration.
An irritated threat item promotes Brown's iat Troches with high confidence in its efficacy. The sellers claim the product maintains a good reputation recently earned and offers it at 25 cents per box.
A fragment argues against sensational claims and praises a standard set of car ware remedies trusted by physicians. It defends simple, universally known treatments as meritorious while condemning wilder sensational materials.
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