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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
13
A narrator mocks a humorous failed poem note to a printer prompting escalating laughter. The printer’s reactions grow from a smile to a roar as lines are read, finally tearing apart the waistband and collapsing in a fit. The piece ends with a disclaimer that the author would not write as funny as possible.
Audrey Lovel confronts Colonel North as Lady Latimer plans to elope on New Year’s Eve. Lovel pleads, saves the woman from “eternal shame,” and arranges North’s departure with a false telegram while guiding Latimer back to the house after a perilous pursuit through moonlit, snowy grounds.
The article cites Pliny, Booetius, Serapius and Babinet on gems. It notes diamonds form via star-shine water, are hardest and valuable, softened only by seven days in goat blood. Ruby cures plague and poisons and drives away evil spirits. Amethyst cured nervous maladies.
A woman refused to borrow six dollars for a new parasol and instead transformed an old pongee parasol. She washed the cover, trimmed the lining, reduced the diameter, and added coffee-dyed mousseline de soie from party dress scraps to create a fashionable, by making do with improvised materials.
A crowd gathers as two ragged boys sob and scream at a life size poster showing a heroine’s death outside the Manhattan Athletic Club on Eighth Avenue between Fifty-sixth and Fifth Seventh Streets. A passerby asks what troubles them. the boys answer she is dead, provoking derisive laughter.
Dialogue describes two friends planning a generous wedding gift for an intending groom. They discuss expectations, cost, and aiming for a memorable present, considering a lavish load as one option. The tone mimics a period newspaper snippet of social exchange.
A 16 year old girl in Chambers county Alabama shows a dramatic skin change from dark to pale over nine years due to a skin disease called lucopepa. Doctors note the case highlights unusual pigmentation transformation in a single patient.
In New York there are more than twenty trained janitresses able to command 400 dollars a year and upward. The first woman janitor began her work about two years ago taking care of an apartment house.
Mr Calder of Providence reveals a small sheet of 1846 city postage stamps issued by permission of the National Government. The sheet includes 11 five cent stamps for city use and a single ten cent stamp for outside the city. He values the rare find at fifty dollars, noting only four other sheets exist locally.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt features a man mocking women's vanity and adornment as he adjusts his Dunk social club badge on his vest. He frets over parade preparations and a charm to hang on his watch chain, chasing items for display.
A man testifies in a magistrate court after someone fires at him, the magistrate dismissing the claim as trivial and pressing for a more serious incident before proceeding with the case. The exchange ends with the judge urging the man to wait for a direct hit before continuing.
A massive blaze in Toronto at the Globe newspaper building near Yonge and Melinda streets destroys the seven story structure and several neighboring firms. One firefighter dies, others injured, and property losses reach about 1 million dollars as walls collapse and crews battle the flames.
A large blaze in Baltimore gutted the Griffith & Boyd fertilizer works, the G H C Davidson acid works, and the Standard Oil Canton yard warehouse. Local losses exceed 200000 with Griffith & Boyd at 100000, Davidson at 80000, and Standard Oil about 99000 for oil and 12000 for buildings and machinery. The cause remains undetermined though suspected spontaneous combustion near benzine. An explosion from a 500 barrel tank sent flames and a shockwave ten miles away. no lives were lost.
A humorous anecdote from the San Francisco Examiner about Mrs Frontpew and her Easter bonnet. The tale describes two nearly identical bonnets delivered by mistake, causing Mrs Frontpew to skip church and her husband to suffer social embarrassment as he confronts the fashion envy and his own mild misfortune.
A large blaze in Hamlin W Va last night gutted Eagle flour mills Hamlin handle factory and a big saw mill along with several smaller buildings. Origin and total loss undetermined with little insurance in place. The county seat of Lincoln County was nearly wiped out by the flames.
A large general store at Dvsors Pa known as the company’s store was burned to the first story yesterday. Water ruined the stock and the loss is expected to reach $75,000. Bell, Lewis & Co., coal operators, are believed to own the establishment amid miners’ strike.
Handle factory of Gilbert & Young in Fixpay Ohio burned yesterday destroying all stock and machinery. Loss estimated at $6000 with no insurance. Thirty workers rendered jobless.
A Hastings Minnesota opera hall owned by P Griffin burned yesterday causing an estimated loss of 49000 with 3500 covered by insurance. Fire investigators determined the blaze started in the building early evening causing significant damage to the venue.
The piece argues timing and content of meals affect morning hunger. It advises a light midday lunch with coffee or ginger ale, a good but not heavy dinner for the earners, and limited wine, avoiding spirits and beer. A light bedtime cocoa may help sleep, ensuring breakfast hunger.
A study of African arrow poisons notes the venom can kill quickly, with symptoms of faintness palpitations nausea pallor and profuse perspiration. Reports describe rapid death after minor wounds and highlight emetics wound suction and carbonate of ammonia as possible antidotes when given promptly.
The piece notes rooks and partridges alter little in fog, with partridges remaining wary and rooks staying nearer home. Rooks still fly with noisy wings, often revealing themselves as they depart from human presence, while other wild birds remain still until night clears.
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