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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1895
Page
3
A veteran speaker recalls a hundred years of nation building and soldiers who fell in battle. He envisions a reunion at dawn with comrades who enlisted young and grew old, noting wear of time yet faith in the nation and the enduring flag. The chorus speaks of guiding futures and the living memory of those who fought.
Audrey Lovel recalls her love triangle at Lorton’s Crag as Lord Latimer seeks marriage, a risky fortune lifts the family, and Colonel North returns alive after captivity. The tale concludes with two weddings in King's Lorton, and Audrey prepares to become Lady Latimer.
The New York Sun notes a surge in costly mausoleums at Woodlawn Cemetery, led by Collis P. Huntington’s near 250000 dollar tomb built with Quincy granite. Other notable structures include William Foster’s towering design with a 52 foot dome and four crypts, and J Hood Wright’s modest yet artistic mausoleum near Spruce and Observatory avenues.
A dramatic salon scene unfolds with a tramp and Mrs. Youngwife awaiting Madame Patti the prima donna. A crying baby interrupts, and a cigar dealer laments losing a steady customer to a wedding tour and a two-fers joke.
The Netherlands plans a vast dike system to reclaim 350 square miles of the Zuyder Zee over 33 years. The project aims to create a 216 foot base seawall with a 17 foot top, forming a 15 mile wide Ysselmeer channel and multiple embankments to convert sea into arable land, with 24,000 acres usable annually. The government backs the plan and engineers deem it feasible.
A bachelor reacts with shock when a man kneels before a woman. He asks a young lady if kneeling would be best, and she replies that it would be the best for the woman.
The Chicago Record notes a mother urging leniency for a wild but promising son while the father laments paying high interest on his many promises. The exchange underscores family concern and financial strain as the youth shows faint signs of reform.
County Treasurer Albert M. Darling of Suffolk, New York, holds five checks totaling thirteen cents issued by W. N. Dykeman as receiver of the Commercial Bank of Brooklyn drawn on Brooklyn Trust. After a long dispute he received a final one cent payment from the receiver, bringing the total to thirteen cents, now to be framed.
The portrait depicts Mrs Cleveland as round faced and plump with gentle expression. Her coloring is fading and her attention remains on her children who are healthy and merry, with both girls resembling her. The copyright photograph by Bell of Washington accompanies the presentation.
The article advises selecting hats by face shape. Thin faced individuals with pointed chins should avoid broad frontal trim bonnets and wide straight brims. Instead opt for hats with rolling brims and high oval shapes to soften the look.
The 1753 bell hanging incurred a detailed bill for provisions including potatoes beef bacon cheese bread limes and rum. By century’s end customs shifted to only paying riggers and their assistants for hanging later bells.
Russia produced last year 972,000,000 bushels of wheat, versus 336,000,000 the year before, and rye yields rose to 792,000,009 bushels from 752,000,000. Barley and oats also posted strong outputs, with no famine reported in the czarist empire this year.
The fragment recounts Tattersall and Wragges touring with a theatrical troupe, with Tattersall claiming he joined them as they walked back to town and Wragges saying he did not play a part. The exchange is terse and lacks full context.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a bride and groom arguing about who should kiss others first before their union. The exchange hints at social expectations and the couple's playful challenge to tradition.
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