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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1894
Page
3
In a seaside scene the couple discuss a costly gown as the woman teases the price. The man, called away by a hotel caller, departs after paying the bill, leaving the ninety five dollar maid waiting by the waves.
An American novel excerpt recounts Dorr and Coralie as Mr. Bostock dies, Conrad Bostock asserts ownership, Le Fevre offers to buy Coralie, and a tense confrontation unfolds over Coralie’s status and freedom amid looming conflict with Conrad and plantation life.
The Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee bend to internal pressures as reforms to the Wilson tariff falter. Concerns rise over deficits, with Reed and Republicans condemning delays from March to June while key industries resist changes. The piece contrasts reform rhetoric with observed political weakness in Albany and Chicago editorials.
Senator Dolph condemns unfettered free trade arguing it harms farmers and laborers. He says wealth depends on productive labor and warns the Wilson bill would devastate American industry by shifting jobs to Europe and Asia, leveling wages and jeopardizing domestic producers.
The Chicago Journal reports Mr Reed will attack the minority report on the Wilson tariff bill. It argues the proposed measure destroys revenue, harms manufacturing, raises costs for wool and coal, and shifts cost to farmers and miners. It warns of chaos from arbitrary protection and urges Republican opposition.
Across editorials, commentators denounce the Wilson bill and tariff plans as worsening hunger and poverty while industry groups push back. Critics warn debt, deficits, and imported goods threaten American workers and demand protection for iron ore and whisky, with political figures reshuffled in response.
A veteran recounts Maj Brackett and Maj Valentine meeting in single combat near Memphis. Brackett falls when a saber slash breaks his neck, proving courage as both sides withdraw without further fighting.
In a bold night engagement Maj. Williams rapidly organized a defense, seized two Parrott guns from a Confederate battery, and returned them to Union lines. He then exchanged for the two Parrot pieces, boosting the Peoria battery’s effectiveness as taunts and sharpshooters echoed from the enemy lines.
Schmidt uses a shell to avenge taunts from Confederate outposts. Painted cannon bearing inscriptions Lady Davis and Lady Price explode overhead as he raises guns to maximum elevation, shelling the city through the night, silencing the taunts.
A customer jokes about prohibitionist goods while a clothier defends being a temperance man. The exchange mocks temperance slogans as the customer complains soaked umbrellas and ill fitting trousers and coats.
A satirical exchange features a judge remarking that love rarely strikes twice and widows remarry for financial reasons, highlighting humor about romance and practicality. The witticism contrasts widowhood with opportunistic marriage ideas.
Corral Schmidt and Maj Williams led the Peoria battery in Vicksburg. Despite aging Napoleon guns the Illinois unit held an exposed position while Confederate guns closed in. The soldiers earned high compliments from the general for their steadiness and desert.
Describes a male dominated Dolma Bag palace where six thousand residents live under the sultan and his male-only management. The sultan avoids using utensils while dining, yet the dinner services are made of gold or silver.
Contrary to being labeled a half Christian philosopher, Seneca is depicted as a grasping moneylender and usurer who died wealthy, with an estate valued at over three million pounds sterling.
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