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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1890
Page
2
One year subscription in advance costs a dollar. Six months in advance is a dollar fifty. Annual rate due if not paid in advance. No paper sent outside the county without prepayment. Job office advertises book pamphlet circular printing. Advertising slogan claims best service. Reprint mentions Joe Curapas and catalog of page samples.
A battered barroom tale unspools of Jim Sherman and Hiram Peters over a stolen horse. Henry Campbell is exonerated after Alice Campbell hides him in a cave, Peters is captured and hanged, and Henry and Alice plan to marry.
An East resident hosts a New Year open house in Seoul. A native official accepted tea and ate the host’s cake in one bite, triggering a dramatic reaction as he struggled with the meal. The episode reportedly marked his first and last visit of the day, observers noting foreigners seem to be all stomachs.
A brief exchange quotes Gus Suffly and Miss Jenkenoir discussing disappointments and gender roles. The style echoes a 19th century travelogue voice with remarks on male authority and female selectiveness in marriage. The fragment preserves character names and a social dynamic without broader context.
A terse quotation frames courage as fear and honesty as the opposite of bravery. The speaker notes that true courage involves facing fear while the liar masquerades as fearless.
The Arizona Kicker column features a jagged mix of gunfire at the office, a phony drug store advertisement, and a bellicose skirmish with a local businessman. It lampoons editors, inquests, and a public notice of a breach of promise suit while musing on community life in a Western town.
The article recounts Empress Frederick’s reactions to Freytag’s pamphlet on her husband’s views, including disputes over who inspired whom and the empress’s defense of their shared intellect. It also reflects on a later opinion piece questioning civilized nations’ war economies and comparing them to primitive root eaters.
The article describes mourning attire in China Korea and Japan with white for bereavement and red as prosperity. It notes white dress and hair accents for Chinese mourners and red visiting cards, three year mourning periods, and legal or official restraints including Li Hongzhang seeking leave to mourn.
The narrative describes an artist exhausting grief in Iphigenia’s scene and the impact of silence at a Virginia convention. John Randolph sought a measure opposing Alexander Campbell, a renowned debater and later sect founder, though Randolph had never met him.
A weary man enters a hardware store asking for a phonograph that can run automatically and speak to him at night. He explains he wants it to “talk” to him while he sleeps to combat loneliness, hoping the hired help will recount familiar sounds and help him rest. The merchant agrees to arrange an automatic attachment.
The Boston Herald reports the southwest Persian coast near the Gulf of Oman as the hottest region on earth. For forty days in July and August temperatures stayed above 100 degrees, reaching 129 in the afternoon. In Bahrin water is scarce despite a dense population, yet springs rise from the gulf bottom a mile offshore. Divers obtain the water by filling goatskin bags, selling it for livelihood. The springs’ source is believed to be the green Osman hill 500 to 600 miles away.
An Irish juryman enters court claiming he does not know which will die first his wife or daughter. The judge excuses him. The next day a friend asks about them and learns both are fine, revealing the man’s clever ruse as time will tell who dies first.
A talk about painting sizes and brushwork contrasts between artists. Remarks reference Mr. Jackman Hattan Oh and ex Miss Packer of Chicago. A friend who paints watercolors uses imported Apollinaris, highlighting taste and quality in art circles.
An anxious older woman arrives on the 10 30 train in Des Moines and is placed on the top floor by a hotel clerk. A chambermaid, told to hurry, asks what fire precautions are in place. The reply, delivered with a tremor, notes the place is shared for double its value. General Manager.
The essay notes New York households adopting English maid livery with dark cloth skirts waistcoats and a white cap and cuffs. It praises visible domestic life openness while urging discretion about private matters, as luxury class fashions attract curiosity. The piece cites social observer concerns and stresses balanced transparency.
Wilkie Collins receives a letter from New York dated January 12 1868 in which Mr Dickens recalls visiting a Boston medical school scene tied to the Webster murder. He mentions a dinner with Webster and a dramatic misdirection involving burning materials placed near a fire.
A woman credits an old habit of running away with her placidity and endurance. As a child she fled when anger rose, guided by her mother to seek sun and fresh air. Even in school she favored rest over coffee and study, following her mother’s firm rule to “run away for an hour.” Youth's Companion.
A Northwest physician, living in a high tech house with a night bell and speaking tube, was pranked at 1:30 a.m. by a joker who rang the bell and flooded him with caustic liquids. The doctor retaliated with a funnel and toxic substances, causing mess and a costly plumbing bill estimated at $40.
Miss Quartz, a premiere danseuse, shows reporters a pair of shoes and debunks the myth that stiff soles let dancers stand on their toes. She explains ordinary shoes fail and the strain is on the ankle rather than the toes, with proper posture easing strain and enhancing grace.
The remark suggests Pratsk offers little pleasure unless aligned with our views and praises our strongest traits, highlighting a push for agreement and flattery.
A brief note explains that Jack Frost is a contractor by trade and describes how he expands and contracts with the seasons.
Opinion urging universal firearms education for boys and girls. Authors argue rifles and shotguns train discipline and safety, reduce accidents, and foster family bonds, insisting parents teach and model responsible use rather than fear. Emphasizes accessibility of affordable guns and danger of fashion norms.
The Iowa report lists patents granted to residents including W A Bales Des Moines and R Britt Clinton among others. It also covers pensions awarded to original invalids such as Frederick Glitcher Manchester and John Clark Monticello with increases and reissues for various claimants. Postmasters confirmed by the U S Senate include H G Arkeny Corning and J J Grubb Columbus Junction among many others.
A collage of quirky lines and exchanges from a bygone era includes jokes about overcoats in a hard winter, a burlesque of manners, and dialectal quips. It also recounts a Wanamaker led appeal for a Sunday School ventilation project and a marble dealer's switch to charity through a fountain basin.
A club scene spoofs the literary society Swellby as he improvises on Egyptology while Dr Cheops Chipstone, an authentic expert, corrects him about hieroglyph inscriptions. The tale ends with Swellby possibly joining a new fad of senseless boasting.
Two men dined at Horace L Harriman’s at 180 Sixth Avenue then refused to pay. They offered a cardboard box as security but fled when pressed. The box contained dirty snow. John Connors admitted the ruse after capture. Seles Gorman fined Connors ten dollars. ten days in jail for default.
An elderly patron asks about the lively boarder once famed for wit and stories. The landlady reveals she married him, and that he remains home quietly washing dishes in the kitchen, surprising the speaker. The exchange preserves a playful tone from the Boston Courier.
A young girl fell from a ladder at a garden, but her mother caught her in terror. The incident prompted quick action and a call for Christian care, as witnesses described the anxious moments and the child’s survival.
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