12 Jan 1888
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1888
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads Ames post office classification as second class mail matter with unclear address details and street name. The note mentions Copolia Road and a partial postal status but lacks full context or dates.
Fragmentary OCR reads multiple scattered names including Ricu Mann Chamberlain Havearzy G H Maxwell Westerman Perkins and Sadata. No events dates places or organizations are readable to establish a notice or story.
Two sisters Mab and Bertie chase a real life turn in a tale titled Saint Max. Bertie's manuscript brings a magazine editor to their door revealing Gerald Harding alive and Aunt Max's long hold on a family. The sketch sparks a hopeful reunion and a lucky reward.
A free native hospital in Shanghai’s crowded Chinese quarter has operated for forty years with European support. A Chinese Christian house-surgeon runs the dispensary as 890 patients pass through annually, with 56 deaths and 12,090 treatments. The waiting room seats 300 as an English missionary shares the Word of Life daily.
A discussion in the press compares wet and dry timber strength. It notes some woods are stronger when dry while others gain tensile strength when wet. Overall, drying makes wood stiffer and less bendable, but brittle in many cases. green timber often bears more bending without breaking.
The Puritans briefly aligned with the Church of England under Elizabeth I but refused the act of supremacy and the act of uniformity. This dissent led to their designation as nonconformists seeking further reforms.
A Washington Critic snippet presents a humorous dialogue on thrift between a wife and husband. The wife chides extravagant spending while the husband claims he has saved for a rainy day, ending with a quip about a gum court.
A critique of adventurous women in society, noting their clever devices and adaptability. It praises some who succeed abroad while warning that many exploit benevolence and credulity through polished manners, duplicity, and an engaging salon, as described in Harper's Bazaar.
The New York Sun excerpt argues French and English habits show women prefer elegant society over dull common cars. It notes many object to ladies compartments, blaming social roles, with a view that wives cultivate refinements while husbands toil in business, widening the gap in polish and leisure.
A Chicago Herald quotation reports that women chase office work and demand high pay, while families offer cheaper domestic posts. The piece argues men should vow to marry only housework engaged women to restore balance and reduce competition for domestic jobs.
A New York widow recounts cutting her visiting card to three sides with a black border to mourn, then jokes she forgot the fourth side after recalling Sam’s engagement and Harry’s memory as she prepares for a future honeymoon.
Mrs. Grundy quips in the New York Mail about buying mourning attire and the cost of black crape. She muses on wasting money by wearing mourning too soon and wonders how to reuse it, comparing it to color fabrics and fearing superstition of resuming old habits.
Solon Lauer writes of a zealous old man driving a wagon through Northern Ohio painting roadside gospel slogans such as Prepare to meet thy God and Repent or go to hell. The messages startle laborers and pedestrians, prompting reflection on eternal life and righteousness in place of worldly concerns.
Washington special: the Pacific Railway Commission issues two reports on Union Pacific and Central Pacific debts and government liens. The majority calls for government action to recover funds, proposes mortgages and sinking fund rules, and cites mismanagement by Gould and Huntington. The minority urges forfeiture suits and receiverships to reclaim assets and restore stockholder value, with a broader plan for sale of the roads.
The fragment notes Amremaxic existed in England during Charles II’s reign and labored for a shilling twenty-four cents per day, often earning less. It records a harsh wage reality and frequent underpayment.
North Carolina business leaders organize a coalition to repeal tobacco taxes. The group plans to lobby Congress and possibly the President, aiming to align state and national interests. The effort anticipates repeal as an almost foregone conclusion among Carolina citizens.
Lofty ambition of Clarksville residents near Jeffersonville and New Albany on the Ohio River. A Louisville special reports Clarksville seeks statehood amid local agitation and financial concerns.
A Dun and Company year in review notes 1887 saw 12,724 miles of railroad completed but freight-rate shifts dampen Western trade profits. Reports include declines in net earnings for several lines, lower iron and woolen output, and large stock pressures from imports. Provisions and cotton show mixed movement while Treasury deposits rise.
The Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore details striking industrial growth in the South for 1887. New enterprises and capital investment doubled in most states, with fourteen Southern states showing substantial increases over 1886, and progress spanning mining and manufacturing across Mary land to Texas.
The report notes activity in cotton manufacturing with seventy seven new mills protected, many under construction. It says this is the largest single year for new mills and mentions mills being enlarged to meet demand as southern industries diversify and grow.
A reflective moral about spending and debt. The author links each act to personal fate and responsibility, noting poverty risk with waste and ownership with rent, while affirming repayment as a civic duty and friendship through defense.
A Chicago boy muses on risk and fate while a swallow circles above. A dialogue follows about hawks, heaven, and a playful jest on divine reach. The piece then shifts to a church surplus discussion sparked by Mrs Bruces and Bloggs debating a reduction in offerings.
The Interstate Commerce Commission notes express companies partly fall under the act though not clearly. It cites large capital, varied operations, and lack of explicit wording. Because schedules and coverage are uncertain, the commission urges Congress to resolve jurisdiction.
The article recounts the end of the Martin-Tolliver feud in Rowan County Kentucky. It notes Tolliver and allies were slain by lawmen six months ago, restoring confidence and halting town violence. Tolliver’s widow threatens Boone Logan, but Logan ignores the menace as rowdy feud participants relocate to Elliott County.
A collage of humorous quotes and brief vignettes from readers and editors. The pieces touch on dinner anecdotes, flirtations, and mischief, with references to Rob inson, Mr. Law de Dah, and a poetic midnight scene from a Macon Telegraph item.
Army headquarters at Omaha ordered evacuation of Salt Lake City in 1885. Commone Sixth Infantry under Capt Britton returned to Fort Douglas as protective troops after a Mormon outbreak fears. The move followed July 4 1885 public actions and an attempted murder of Deputy Marshal Collins, with Gentile residents seeking protection from government.
A three year old girl in Rockland entered a market and helped herself to a green pepper. She attempted to eat it but failed and cried to the market man saying she could not get the pepper because "where was a bee in it."
A brief exchange from the New York Sun features a child questioned about attending church with his parents. Bobby responds with hesitation, while his father or guardian accepts the idea with a simple sentiment about preference.
A fragmentary historical note references a strange child and a four year old named Adelaide with injunctions and suggested names Signy and sogeetons. The passage mentions I have played ye children all my life and cites American Magazine.
A rugged canyon in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado offers incomparable views of Alaska like peaks Shasta Hood Adams St Helens and Baker. The scene shows a cliff edge 2,500 feet above the North Fork of the I lup River with forested walls and snow capped basalt arms forming deep gorges and streams.
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