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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1886
Page
2
A compact verse extols a cricket as the supreme music maker in a world of birds. The speaker praises the cricket’s tuneful cheer, saying no flute, organ, or banjo matches its mood and art. The cricket’s presence is tied to memory, home, and life’s quiet moments by the hearth.
In 1876 at Devil's Gulch a mixed group of gold seekers pursue a coach robbing gang. Mustang confesses to the theft and saves Dan Skillet, but is killed by a detective defending the lynching. Mustang had hidden the loot and is buried with his treasure. The party honors him as a gentleman who called Bill Husick by his given name.
A compact discussion traces the restoration impulse in literature and church, contrasting Garrick’s stage edits with earlier bad treatments, then moves through notes on female education funding, scientific vanity in beauty, and varied vignettes on society, industry, and maritime life, ending with reflections on lake ship captains and work discipline.
The George and Susan, built in 1810, was lost in the Arctic Ocean after sixty seven years of service. It reportedly brought home about 45 000 barrels of oil and 126 000 pounds of whalebone to New Bedford.
A fragmented 19th century discussion critiques marriage’s impact on women’s intellect. It cites Shakespeare, Emerson, and scholars, debating whether educated women maintain intellectual progress after marriage and childrearing, with references to generational trials and practical experiments.
A witty exchange between Emith and Jones follows their marriage, with Emith noting the ease of tying the knot and Jones replying that the real challenge lies in parting ways with the furniture. The joke lands on the quirks of domestic life.
A father asks about George Jackson who went west to seek his fortune a year ago. His daughter admits she waited despite his fondness and a promise to wait for years if needed. She reveals a letter asking for twenty dollars to return home.
A parlor scene shows Tommy presenting a box of bones and a risqué game named play. the minister questions the game and later preaches against gambling, targeting Bushman who suspects someone exposed his actions.
At a ball at Col. Yerger’s residence on Austin avenue Gilhooly remarks Kosciusko Murphy appears gay and happy. He names his income as 21,500 salary plus 500 from literary labors and 1,000 debt, totaling 33,000, joking that a single man should subsist on such earnings. Texas Siblings.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle remark notes composer Gounod preparing a pamphlet advocating reforms to place opera on a sound basis for future success. The exchange questions whether the proposals are new, suggesting opera has long been on a sound basis.
A speaker recounts planning a pipe surprise for a person who unintentionally revealed it. Humorous exchange shows disbelief and playful blame as the prank is confessed. The dialect and tone reflect period informal dialogue and Southern vernacular.
The notice claims over 100000 pounds yearly goes to Queen Victoria from intestate estates without heirs, all property resting with the crown under royal prerogative. The piece notes a Seneca maxim about error and forgiveness and a remark on Millie drinking poison.
A historical piece contrasts life on Great Lakes steamers with sailors and deck hands, noting bleak prospects for cabin boys and idealized sailors. It also recounts Jay Gould's whisky anecdote and reports a Norwegian wax tablet book found in Hopperstad, dating to the 13th century, now housed in Christiania.
A reminiscence recalls twelve pairs of twin boys traveling with a Pennsylvania wagon train to the western Ohio town of Brookfield in Trumbull County. The tale names Samuel L. Corning, his tavern, Squire Chew, Ambrose Hart, and David B. Corning with notes on local curiosity and gifts. A separate Alabama calf theft report ends with a rustic jury quip.
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