30 Jan 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1890
Page
1
A sentimental poem about a gift of a wax match case with a monogram. The speaker admires the giver’s affection, promises to cherish the case as a souvenir, and hopes the recipient remains cherished through time. The verse reflects themes of enduring love and gratitude.
A disappointed suitor leaves for England after a note from Bessie Logan. He finds her later in love with Lady Walden, the widow of Sir Harry Walden, who shares a secret past. The uncle arranges a match, then blesses their union as love prevails and they inherit the manor after his death.
A local printer advertises pamphlet circular and fine printing services. The notice highlights quick turnaround and affordable rates for business cards flyers catalogs and posters. Local customers are invited to inquire at the shop for pricing and samples.
A collection of brief items discusses executions and prison ideas, a blood craving case in a young girl, a purse theft in New York, Iowa pensions and local deliveries, a Fort Dodge accident, and assorted humorous anecdotes. Names include Rev. Hugh O Pentecost and Winthrop ty oe. The tone matches late 19th century serialized newspaper miscellany.
A New York Morning Journal note cites a bright young woman who corrected a daily frown by using a mirror and a ribbon band, erasing forehead lines after months of effort. The piece ties facial calm to youth and beauty, urging steady practice and self-control.
The passage recalls centuries of Jewish suffering under tyranny and prejudice, noting social ostracism, lack of justice, and danger to schools and books. It contrasts religious intolerance with imperial moments of liberation, praising a ruler for granting citizenship yet criticizing heavy levies and continued discrimination.
Digestive science weighs cheese as a rich nutrient but a hardship for weak stomachs. Caution urged for sensitive readers, noting many tolerate only when cheese is cooked. Cooking methods vary from broiling to elaborate dishes to aid digestion.
London Times reports the Pekin courier delivering an imperial edict to the Canton viceroy. At the yamen he was greeted with nine gun salutes and kneeling prostrations by all present before the courier unfurled the yellow edict and read the command. He then exited by a side door, losing his rank as he left.
An Ex Canvasser explains his shift away from door to door sales and condemns the practice. He recalls harassing techniques used by agents, urges legal restraint, and contrasts urban nuisance with rural necessity while asserting personal reform and regret. He notes remarks from New York Times and a Chicago cabinet anecdote on public service strain.
A satirical dialogue from New Fork Weekly features Miss Upverten, daughter of a rich manufacturer, and Miss Lowerten debating social status and manners. The mock exchange skewers class pretensions and paternal wealth as a mucilage factory tangents into wit.
A renowned European prima donna visiting New York dined on oysters at an elite hotel after a performance. She requested a hundred oysters, then five servers delivered multiple trays with empty conversation and no questions as the spread was laid out.
A comic kitchen scene unfolds with Spring Chicken Sausage and friends like Veal Ham Brisket and Bologna in a butcher shop as they trade barbs and reflections on origins. The tale shifts to Indians at Carlisle Barracks writing home letters filled with quaint humor and hopeful teasing about holidays and gifts.
A courtier of Louis XIV eager for distinction thought the king asked if he spoke Spanish. He studied relentlessly, hoping to be sent to Madrid, and boasted he could converse. The king then quipped that he could now read Don Quixote in the original.
A Terre Haute Express anecdote contrasts practical sense with weather wisdom. A man explains atmospheric pressure to a woman sheltering under an awning, she disputes it, and an old gentleman walks off soaked while holding an unopen umbrella.
A young woman on a Belt Line train in Buffalo drew laughs as she improvised a hairdo with wads of paper while a man nearby kept a newspaper. They alighted at Black Rock Station and left the car amid lighthearted chatter from fellow passengers.
A boy asks how a knot hole remains after pounding knots from a board. The exchange toys with logical paradoxes about holes and knots while an ominous cracking ends the discussion. published in Everybody's Paper.
The Binghamton Daily Leader quotes a gem of thought on accepting one’s true self and notes reluctance from the conductor and door tender as a metaphor for willingness versus resistance in social or civic roles.
A Manchester New Hampshire trend sees girls collecting and labeling hairs from their male admirers upper lips. Hairs placed on cards with donor initials form a growing display that excites curiosity and may alter romance as boys adapt to the fashion.
In a Washington lunch room on F Street near midnight, patrons consume hot cakes with maple syrup, a habit described as harsh on the nerves. A cake turner notes two dozen regulars nightly and mentions politicians and big guns visiting the Ebbitt, highlighting a lively after-hours scene.
In McCalmont Township Solomon Himes a rugged woodsman fearing typhoid fever dug his own grave on his farm with a mattock and shovel He spoke lightly of death but soon fell ill with typhoid and died without medicine His grave lies ready in his prepared plot.
A humorous scene depicts parents reviewing a child’s school papers. The boy answers with jokes about mountains and eggs at high altitude, while his mother privately smiles at the school’s remarks and the boy’s defiant tone.
A geology themed classroom exchange imagines a mountain peak in Utah covered with oyster shells. The Bright Boy recalls a Kansas cyclone lifting a railroad restaurant toward Utah, offering a humorous, unlikely explanation.
A pithy line notes that an expected pleasure is akin to a wet boot, hard to shake off, and unpleasant to endure until it arrives.
An aged observer recalls a curious scene in a log blacksmith shop in Indiana County where a large toad dragged itself in as a fifteen inch garter snake followed. The snake had the toad’s hind leg in its mouth. the blacksmith used hot tongs to burn the snake, which freed its grip. The snake then leaped into the toad and bit it.
The article surveys three gauges: narrow railroad gauge, broad gauge, and mortgage terms. It compares implications for transport efficiency and financial costs, noting how each standard affects infrastructure investment and financing options.
Peter Coulter of Rashville Indiana, now 84, claims tobacco kept him alive for seventy years. He began smoking at 14, later chewing to ease a dangerous sore on his left side that followed a fever. The sore improved with chewing, but returns if he stops, leaving him at risk.
A soft-coat trast announced in Pennsylvania favors the mine-owner while leaving consumers at a disadvantage, according to a Chicago Herald report. The note suggests government or industry measures will tilt pricing and access away from the public.
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