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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1879
Page
4
Poem fragment explores grief and a lover’s death. The speaker contemplates who will die first and the afterlife, imagining an Angel guiding souls and a mourner awaiting dawn. The text blends sorrow with spiritual imagery of sleep and transitioning beyond death.
A narrator recalls a dismal November night and an adoptive daughter Katie now grown, whom he loves while her guardian nephew Charlie stirs jealousy. Anastasia, a former caretaker who cursed the union, warns the narrator to never remarry or risk a grave fate. A storm and a crashing branch heighten the tension as secrets loom.
A dramatic tale follows William Raymond haunted by a white clad ghost claiming to avenge infidelity and forcing him to reconsider marriage to Kate Nelson. His nephew Charlie mediates a pact, revealing Kate’s love for Charlie and ending with a joyous marriage, while a second article recounts Queen Victoria assassination scare history at Bow Street and a modern threat case.
A Queensland bank clerk’s son diverts gold and checks from a Brisbane head office. The depot was hidden in the iron safe, unseen by staff. Months later the father dreamed the stash was buried in the Botanical Gardens and alerted the bank to recover the missing funds.
A Boston Courier excerpt argues for assertive management of others. It warns against seeking comfort for others at one’s own expense and promotes decisive, bold authority. The piece mocks false humility and endorses persistent requests to achieve aims.
Tom and friends camped near Walker Lake in Esmeralda county and mixed hot and cold springs to make a bath. Waking at dawn Tom jumped into the hot spring. a sudden burn turned his skin red as it met the night’s hot water and he fled, fearing severe injury.
Watertown Judge Mullin recounts an old NY incident with a policeman at Henderson Bay and Tiffanys. He explains his wife’s dented silver teapot was taken to be fix ed and the officer suspected theft but was satisfied after a brief exchange.
The article describes velvet and satin flower combinations used as corsages and waist adornments, including wide wreaths and garlands on leaf backgrounds. Two color schemes mix deep red, carnation, granate with yellow, and buttercup fringe, with Parisian Flower Company noted for samples.
A historical account describes Hindu ideas of purity influencing meals, noting strict privacy in eating and cooking. It claims the gaze of a lower caste person taints food, risking spoiled meals and ritual expiation, with travelers observing strong caste controls across India.
A simple pudding recipe uses three cups flour one cup molasses one cup milk one cup duet one cup raisins half a teaspoon soda spice to taste. The method and proportions are given in concise form for home cooks seeking an inexpensive dessert option.
The piece recalls cats in historic stage moments from different theaters. It notes a New York Wallack's cat named Reddy who roams after curtains while audiences titter. It also mentions cats derailing performances in Liverpool Cincinnati Dublin and Philadelphia with various rescues and reactions.
The estate left by Stewart to his widow and Judge Hilton has fallen by millions in value. A hotel venture operated after Hilton ousted the women is unprofitable with only a quarter of rooms used since a relocation. Some say moving the hotel to a prime avenue would help, but in its current site it cannot cover expenses.
Henry Brinker, a boy of Central avenue and Water street, swallowed a hickory shell fragment during a nut snack. Doctors Dawson and McMechan performed a tracheal incision and removed the sharp shell piece from the larynx, saving the child who then recovered after sewing.
Miss Mary Anderson told Louisville Courier Journal readers that Sarah Bernhardt slept in a coffin for three years. She said the habit became uncomfortable and she wished to familiarize herself with death. Her boudoir featured black velvet decor and a life sized love-death skeleton before the mirror.
Poem reflects on universal burdens and the healing power of friendship and prayer. sorrow and poverty test the heart while hope and prayer strengthen resolve, guiding readers toward brighter paths and eventual relief.
A severely deformed woman, saved from poverty by a New York doctor, endures years of hardship as a copyist. Her beauty survives despite her body, and after a patient recovery she gains mobility and hope for love, embodying relentless endurance and triumph over adversity.
A fragile woman in Washington, reading a brief marriage notice of her former lover, endures sickness and fading beauty as she listens to the man who has forgotten her at Washington Capital. The scene underscores loneliness and regret in a capital setting.
In the Mexican war a New Yorker musician named Boyd valued a Cremona violin found after the capital’s capture. He won it by force, kept it as a trophy, then traded and passed through owners to Mr. Barnes and Dr. R. A. Barnes of Richmond. Restored by A. B. Clark, the instrument now boasts a strong tone and a refined arch by Nicho as Ammati.
A lengthy excerpt critiques gambling’s grip on miners through O'Brien of the Bonanza firm. It contrasts his rise from five cent bar room games in San Francisco to wealth with lifelong gambling habits, noting miners’ esteem for gamblers and a local state senator’s election, illustrating community attitudes in Gold Hill.
A 19th century remedy asserts a cold runs ten days unless treated within forty eight hours. It prescribes room warmth to stop chills, hot foot baths for a quarter hour, dry and wool socks, and a day of fasting on warm drinks. It claims this breaks the cold without medicine.
The narrative recalls a duchess in Darmstadt whose devoted care for her ill brother the Prince of Wales led to a fatal exposure. While nursing him she risked contagion and, after learning of her four year old daughter’s death, she comforted a recovering nephew, contracting the sickness that proved fatal.
The article extols life extension through healthful habits and tonic remedies. It praises Bitters for digestion, appetite, circulation, and nerve stability, claims longer life even for delicate constitutions, and urges Dr. Winchell's Teething Syrup for infants and Uncle Bam's Condition Powder to improve vitality and livestock health.
A historical account describes the 19th century erosion of Crown and Common rights in Epping Forest from 1851 to the passage of a public access act. Encroachments by lords of the manor led to legal battles, preservation societies, and petitions culminating in London gaining 5,750 acres of woodland and glade as a public open forest.
A short note on the United States Signal Service making weather prediction possible and the progressive medical discoveries of Dr. Pierce and others. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, the Electric Belt and Battery Co., and Virale Liver Medicine as remedies, with sales points and testimonials.
Quotations praise Hop Bitters and Tutt's Pills as meritorious remedies. Testimonials from Washington DC readers extol family use of bitters and pills, with endorsements from ANN JENKINS and others. Multiple patent medicines advertised include Ellert's Daylight Liver Pills Dr Jaque German Worm Cakes Uncle Sam’s Nerve and Bone Liniment and Harness Oil.
An antique ad promotes a cough relief product offered for 25 cents a dose. The copy touts efficacy and countrywide or European authenticity, claiming real merit behind the remedy.
The article argues Mason & Hamlin cabinet organs cost only slightly more than inferior models, yet offer far superior quality and durability. It contrasts price with value for buyers seeking long lasting, better instruments.
W H. Meats BSS IEEE AE A says their hair restorer Carboline has sold for over twenty years and now offers superior results. Visitors to Chicago can find accommodations at the Palace Tremont House at a rate of three dollars per day for all rooms on most floors. Jenarr Wilcox.
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