09 Jan 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1890
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows phrases about advance payments and a small monetary figure 1.00, with no clear subject or entities. The readable content is insufficient to identify people, places, organizations, dates, or a concrete event.
A traveling agent for a prosperous house rides at dusk to surprise his fiancée Alice. A highway madman traps him in a ruined hut with a noose and torture, then an asylum escapee sets fire. a rescuer arrives, saving him. The couple marries, cherishing their fragile happiness.
A young ragged reader asks the editor to tell of her brother Rube, a 12 year old newsboy who cared for his widowed mother and sister. The editor grants a small tribute, readers donate coins, and the piece recaps Rube’s burial and a note about William Tell’s literary nods within a Detroit Free Press column.
A satirical recap from the Arizona Kicker mocks local figures and incidents. It recalls a nomination refusal for Lieutenant Governor, judge Gridley’s departure, a pistol incident at the Palace Hotel, cross-eyed Pinto Joe, and townsfolk banter about newspapers and rivals.
A Lewiston resident, familiar with a local shoe store owner, tried on wool boots and lumberman's rubbers. After a quick test around town she returned them, offered to send them to her father in Penobscot County, and impressed the dealer with her thoughtfulness.
A reflection notes humans delay tasks while a cat washes its whiskers promptly, avoiding tomorrow's concerns. The comparison highlights differing approaches to daily chores and worry.
A fragment notes dissatisfaction with a console experience and a paradoxical pleasure found in reaching the age of fifty, suggesting mixed feelings about aging and self presentation.
A humorous notice from the San Francisco Wasp describes Professor Dinghoeffer’s patent rubber chaperone. The hollow inflatable figure imitates a discreet elderly matron with gold teeth and glass eyes, clockwork eyelid action, and a rolling brow. It cruises in crowds and even serves as a life preserver, claimed to provide quiet chaperoning for seaside outings.
A boy recalls a loud bluffing bully of a dog and a cowardly big black car dog that barked daily at a butcher's cart. One day the gate to the yard was left open and the two dogs faced each other with nothing between, then the scene ends.
Captain G recalls a voyage from New York to the Gulf with a girl he mistook for a child. A Spanish gentleman aboard confronted him claiming the girl as his wife, prompting scandal and laughter for the rest of the trip.
In a New York Sun excerpt, a seasoned raconteur recalls 1860 San Francisco where an ascent carried him to sea. He landed aboard a dismasted abandoned ship, claimed salvage of 175000 dollars from a 400000 dollar cargo, and refused further details, challenging doubt with a knife test.
French actor Ollivier, famed for perfect voice and gesture mimicry, laments he can imitate everyone except one man. He seeks extra time for a three year overdue bill at his tailor shop after witnessing a customer pay cash for garments.
An Albany bride returning from her Western wedding trip tells a friend that their journey was lovely and that marriage is not a failure. The Albany Argus adds a note: education begins the gentleman, but reading and good company must finish him.
A fragmented OCR list outlines various historical notes from January to December, naming events, persons, places, and developments. It references emancipation and voting rights, legal cases, shipping milestones, railways, natural events, and political changes with scattered dates and locales. The passage compiles diverse items rather than a single coherent narrative.
A lengthy catalog lists numerous eminent individuals across eras and regions, including ex-Justice Stanley Mays, Philo Remington, Laura Bridgman, Reverend William Beecher, Jefferson Davis, Carl Rosa, and many more. The entries span dates in July through November, noting ages and roles from diplomats to writers and military leaders.
A fragmented notice lists individuals with titles and roles including Colonel John C. Dent, David Irwin, Alvin van b. Taylor inventor, Congressman O K Singleton, Mrs Jay, Rev Alexander T McGill, Archduke Modate, Flora Howman, Thomas M N, and Admiral Sasser Orr. It references ages and positions across regions with limited readable details. The item resembles a wartime era obituary or memorial roll call with scattered biographical snippets.
A historical roundup lists multiple calamities including Richardson’s drug house fire in St Louis with heavy losses, a Pennsylvania cyclone causing 40 plus deaths and major destruction from Reading to Pittsburgh, Brooklyn gas reservoirs exploding for 500000, Buffalo fires over six acres costing 3 million, Sansom steamer collisions, and the Johnstown flood devastating towns with over 6 000 lives lost.
A long roll lists defendants and trial dates across states from Mississippi to Wyoming, with March and May entries for various offenders. The list includes Buck Newton in Tennessee and Albert Martin in Nebraska, among others, alongside notes on a broad calendar of legal actions and regional notices.
General Bare with the sanction of the English war office and two Balloon Society members depart for Gibraltar with two balloons of 40 000 and 30 000 cubic feet. The scientific aim is to map high altitude currents across the Straits of Gibraltar as winds at low level blow from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Aeronauta meteorologists and scientists follow this effort to solve the high altitude current problem between Gibraltar and Africa.
A fragment from New York Weekly shows a mob demanding the inventor’s death while he explains his machine is an attachment for breweries that could drop beer to one cent a glass. The crowd cheers at the prospect of cheap beer as the inventor protests.
Fragmentary Munsey's magazine line presents a humorous dialogue where a tramp asserts lineage and birthright, while the other character challenges the notion. The spoof highlights social hierarchy and family status in a satirical tone.
A reflective note contrasts daytime duties left undone with nighttime thoughts. It cautions that what is neglected during the day cannot be completed once night falls.
The phrase notes that early deaths are especially common among chickens, highlighting a perception of rapid life cut short in poultry. The remark frames a general truth about fowl mortality and resilience.
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