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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1894
Page
8
A lyrical portrait describes a dashing, poised gentleman with powdered eye and Roman nose. He settles beside a straight backed chair and whispers of a kiss under the mistletoe, evoking memories of a long ago romance.
The London News notes that giants are mythologized figures, contrasting claims of Emperor Maximinian at eight feet and Orestes at ten feet with skepticism about ancient measurements. It argues modern people are not smaller and urges caution with relics of antiquity.
Hankinson visits Miss K Jones and Fergu son in a Chicago Tribune vignette where casual banter about free list raw material hints at social intrigue and witty repartee in a late evening draw.
A London Spectator note recalls Duke d Aoste as king of Spain instructing a muleteer to cover himself to avoid sun, making him a grandee. Marshal Prim allegedly disrupted the moment by knocking the hat away, with some claims the muleteer influenced the later assassination.
A junior partner remarks a traveler should be discharged after alleging to a customer that the speaker is an ignorant fool. The senior partner vows to curb disclosure of office secrets. A granite monument in Swe den marks John Ericsson's birthplace, funded by local miners.
James McEntee of the Union Pacific says a deer was lassoed by a bellcord during a high speed run near Echo Utah. The claim is supported by the train crews who allegedly witnessed the event. The article notes this as a sign of a progressive age.
A long OCR filled with ad blurbs and brief notes cites medicine ads from Ames Drug Company and Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Park’s Sure Cure, and DeWitt’s products. It references Gov McKinley, Atlantic Monthly, and several periodicals with promotional tone and consumer health tips.
A January Review of Reviews item by Albert Shaw offers a timely summary on relief for the unemployed in American cities. The piece critiques political bills and cites social unrest amid Prohibition era concerns.
The Illinois Central Railroad announces six Southern Llorne Seekers excursions leaving Sioux Falls at 2 45 p m and Sioux City at 5 00 p m on Mondays—Nov 20 Dec 18 Jan 15 Feb 12 March 19 and April 23 1894 with round trip fares. Tickets valid 30 days from all points north of the Ohio river to selected southern lines and allows stopovers. A Tourist Sleeper service from Sioux City to Hammond Louisiana via Chicago is offered at discounted double berth rates. Applications and printed matter available from J F Merry A G P A Manchester Iowa. Also notes agent powered sale for South travel and brand promotions. A separate advertisement promotes Dr King New Discovery with trial bottles and refund offer at L M Bosworth's drugstore. A Brownie series begins in January St Nicholas with Primer Cox feature.
A note on Mark Twain works in St Nicholas and the Century with Sawyer Abroad and Puddenhead Wilson. Also references scattered ads for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and various medical cures, druggists, and political forecasts for 1894 election dates and tariff debates.
A old guide advises rousing sleepers by gently tapping the front wall with a stone three times to trigger bells and awaken neighbors. Cabmen reportedly use a whip butt for similar late night work, and reporters have employed the same stone method.
The Boston Globe urges daily practice of head erect posture and in door breathing exercises. It recommends dry land swim to widen the chest and shoulder expansion, plus daily posterior chest weight drills with hands weights bells or clubs.
A brief note observes the Hawaiian language movement as a social fad in Washington. The piece also states 1,500,000 acres are used for tobacco culture and recalls a thirteenth century superstition about horseshoes. It cites the world wheat output as 45,000,000 tons and a tiny Homer Iliad copy once said to fit inside a hens egg.
The annual Pope Manufacturing Company calendar for 1894 is cut with improved appearance. It keeps the pad calendar format with a leaf for each day and features bright pen drawings by a clever artist. It includes many appropriate and interesting contributions, bright and wise.
The piece argues that birthplace and early life rarely determine genius. It cites Scott Byron Wordsworth Keats Dickens Bronte and others, noting unlikely links between early surroundings and later exceptional talent. It concludes that origin is usually a surprise and not a rule, with few exceptions in famed thinkers.
A Washington Star corresp describes southern black superstitions such as crossing in the path, belief in witches, and a 30 year case of a witch killed by a pine tree cross and silver bullet. It notes charms like cedar balls and white men’s countermeasures with buckeyes, Irish potatoes, and iron rings.
The London Western Mail reports that ex Empress Eugenie seeks solitude and minimal contact. She shops personally and prefers the same salesman, as she moves quietly through a well known west end shop waiting for Mr. to return.
A jailed vagrant faces six months for contempt after an insolent exchange with the judge. The respondent quips that he has appeared numerous times, prompting a harsh reply and an additional 36 days added to his sentence.
George Ebers argues in the Forum that rest and solitude foster major insights and creations. He notes that time spent in quietude nurtures youth and prepares future philosophers poets and artists through nature art and circumstance.
A comic quip notes a student lamp becomes too natural and is given away after admitting it smoked all the time. The exchange from Truth humor column reflects witty social fodder.
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