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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
18
An article describes a Beatrice luncheon hosted by several married women for a bride to be. The simple furniture and pink Japanese doilies set a practical mood while guests deliver original toasts about love. Beatrice luncheon is praised as a lasting fixture.
A historic tip explains preserving and restoring black lace as a safe investment. Use strong green tea to treat the lace, dip in a mixture of cold water beer and eau de cologne, then roll in cloth, nearly dry iron with paper or muslin to finish.
A med nurse moves through a patient room sweeping and wiping the carpeted floor with warm water and a touch of ammonia. Upholstered furniture receives the same care, removing dust without disturbing the room’s atmosphere.
A medical authority recommends keeping the patient in a very warm room and bathing in hot water to bring relief for croup. After warming, rub him with blanket wraps and give syrup in teaspoonful doses. For external applications use turpentine and goose grease as described.
A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox praises a warm kitchen as a source of cheer. The speaker longs for a home where the kettle remains perpetually hot and the space feels inviting even in dreary times. Warmth, order, and love are linked to a kettle that sings.
Pour hot water over the berries to loosen bad ones. Measure and place in a preserving kettle with enough water to cover. Stir often and simmer gently. Crush the fruit as it boils. Add a pint of fine sugar per quart of berries and boil gently fifteen minutes, stirring almost constantly. Pour into cold water moulds or bowls. Some prefer straining through a fine colander to remove skins before moulding.
A historic pudding recipe uses one cup each of raisins suet and molasses three cups flour one teaspoon of cloves and cinnamon half a teaspoon of allspice one teaspoon saberatus two eggs. Boil or steam four hours. Serve with wine sauce.
Soak the mackerel in lukewarm water, wipe dry, dip in melted butter and beaten egg, then roll in bread crumbs. Broil until cooked and serve with lemon juice and parsley or maitre d hotel butter.
A home recipe lists butter sugar and flour with eggs and grated chocolate. It notes flour to roll thin and adds a playful line that they are better with age.
Hood's calendars for 1895, shaped as child faces and featuring Winter and Summer designs by Maud Humphrey, are produced in a massive Lowell, Massachusetts lab. The edition reaches 10,500,000 copies, with 162 workers and multiple presses, bronzing, and cutting machines used to meet demand.
A prosperous lawyer recalls his early practice days and shows how his keen sense of hearing helped him decide whether visitors were coming to his office. He notes he was right ninety-nine times out of a hundred by assuming people were not there.
A character scoffs at the idea of removing a hat in a theater arguing that paying $1 for the show justifies haughty ceremony since her hat costs about $17. The exchange highlights vanity and public judgment within a performance setting.
A sentimental young man calls life a poem in varied moods while Miss Passeigh comments on widespread manuscript rejections. The exchange hints at art, emotion, and the publishing process in a quiet, reflective moment.
A dialogue recounts a couple posing as newlyweds to fool others. The bride claims they returned home as a couple, while a friend questions the ruse and the couple explains they tried to appear united.
A dying New York City youth ordered burial in a coffin lined with red white and blue silk and had a nighttime service at 9 o'clock with torchbearers and fireworks. Benjamin Franklin produced the first Gulf Stream map to aid navigation. Egyptians cannot pay taxes due to low cartes prices.
Four renowned labyrinths are described: the Jerusalem path where worshipers knelt through stones recalling Christ’s journey. the Sens cathedral maze circular and lead lined, over a mile circuit. the St Owen blue and yellow tile maze. and the Bayeux black square maze bearing yellow heraldic emblems, with notes on removal and childhood mischief at St Quentin.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal tonic for bilious, nervous, and dyspeptic ailments. It claims to prevent malaria and restore vigor, warning against fiery unmedicated stimulants and urging a wineglassful three times daily.
Frank J. Cheney proclaims his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice quotes Cheney swearing to his status and public endorsement of the remedy. Testimonials and Hall's Family Pills are advertised.
The German chemist Professor Stutzer condemns ammonia and potash treatments in cocoa as deceptive and reducing purity and aroma. Water Baker & Co.’s Breakfast Cocoa of Dorchester, Mass., claims to be pure and soluble with no chemicals or artificial flavors. Also promotes Burlington Route’s Pacific excursions with low-cost second-class fares and scenic travel from Chicago and Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
A solemn exchange hints at Christian Science treatment with a morbid joke. The Southern Italy earthquake toll is eighty six dead and six hundred injured. In Pike County Missouri residents urge Governor Stone to appoint Mrs. Reed recorder after her husband’s death. New York Paris and Berlin together lack forty two square miles of noon area. Railway ties threaten California redwood forests.
A promotional notice offers a subscription to the Des Moines Iowa twice a week newspaper for 50 cents a year. It states nationwide paper money totals with 148 010 000 pieces in circulation valued at 1 157 000 000 dollars.
A boy Tommy returns home crying. his mother asks about the master. Tommy bursts into sobs and reveals the master has recovered after a long illness, ending with relief rather than death.
A biblical student questions workers quitting the new post office during rain seeking comfort from the forty days flood referenced by the speaker. The exchange contrasts work expectations with divine endurance and daily burdens.
A captious critic questions depicting the new year as a nude small boy. The art editor replies that the year ends on December 31, explaining the symbolic choice.
An amused nurse and the baby Antoinette debate prayer habits as they ascend to bed. The child reasons God will be too busy preparing for tomorrow to listen, sparking a playful exchange.
Tickets at one fare round trip to Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida on Louisville & Nashville and Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis lines valid January 8 February 5 March 5 April 2 and 30 1895. Inquire with ticket agents or write to C. P. Atmore Louisville Ky or Geo K. Hagner St. Louis Mo.
The article cites a nationwide bonded debt totaling 5,405,619 dollars held by American railroads, noting the scale of outstanding obligations and the industry’s financial exposure.
Fertile lands for sale cheap along a new road from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. James Donahue in Kansas City offers a free Missouri and Arkansas Fruitman and Farmer with land lists. Sir Edward Arnold praises journalism as a clean profession.
A pamphlet offering free information on Nebraska, northwestern Kansas, and eastern Colorado, with a sectional map, available by applying to P. S. Eustis of the Chicago and Quincy Railway. Also brief notes on horse trade honesty, biopathic physicians, Montana state flower Bitterroot, and Syrup of Figs as a permanent laxative.
John Burns the English labor leader visiting the United States says he has not yet discovered the famed beauty of American women. He issues a prompt to readers offering a free one year copy of the Twice-a-Week News in Yes Moines Iowa for six new subscribers.
A customer asks where to find the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. The clerk reports the book isn’t kept there but mentions the store across the road has fine mackerel.
Dialogues reveal Miss Fanny rejects Mr Jones then accepts to punish him. The exchange notes he is worth about five hundred thousand, framing a mock romance between the pair in a Texas Siftings item.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Wixstow's soothing teething remedy for infants and a trusted cough balsam named Cee s Cough Balsam. The copy claims quick relief for colds and teething discomfort, urging readers to try the old tried-and-true products.
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