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16 Jul 1885
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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1885
Page
1
Ames at the junction of railroads with State College and farms
Ames sits at the Chicago and North Western line junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis roads. The city hosts the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a well kept public school and a large school building, while surrounding farms yield abundant fruit and orchard products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Chicago and Northohh
Desa Motnes
Minneapolis
Iowa
Eee State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arte
County officials and township supervisors listed
The fragment lists county officers including Auditor and Treasurer with names such as G McCann and H BorEs, Clerk of the Courts A Mass, Recorder A K Banks, Sheriff Oxnz O Ror, and Superintendent of Schools ii Ew c. It also notes surveyor Joan I Hostetter and Coroner, mentioning the Board of Supervisors for Union Lincoln and Collins townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. McCannnmy
I. L. Surre
Sass
A. Mass
Es ST Feasurer
H. H. BorEs
A. K. Banks
Ew. c
Joan I. Hostetter
Service and lodge notices in Ames area church and fraternal listings
Methodist services and Sunday School times. Mason Arcadia Lodge 249 meets Thursdays. United Workmen No. 1 meets second and fourth Tuesdays. G.A.R. Post 30 meets first and third Saturdays. Attorneys Stevens Hays Ames and Nevada. Dr McCarthy attorney Ames. Geo A Underwood attorney Ames. H M Templeton physician Ames. G A Meredith physician Ames. C A Beverly physician Ames. Veterinary surgeon Ames. T C McCall real estate Nevada. Post includes King of Pain notices and medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R Ae
G.A.R
Miller Adjutant
San
Joan Henry Ae Jr
Bu Y
Ames
New York House
Bleeding Fashion and a Winter Dog Train Tale
An 18th century fashion lament condemns Napoleon era laws over women and notes fashionable bleeding. A winter dog train in British Columbia is described with brutal hauling, extreme cold, and perilous travel conditions on the frozen plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley
British Columbia
Northwest
Butler
Manitoba
No Shrine for the Brave A Desolate Home Dawn to Death
Lucy Sherrill faces loneliness on her farm as a peddler is brushed off and a neighbor, John Mason, courts her. When Lucy shoots at a shadowy figure outside, she wounds John in the foot, revealing courage and grit. Forgiveness and a proposal follow as romance blooms from danger at the elm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sherrill
Old Dobbin
Sherrill
Lucy
Maria Howard
Mrs. Sherrill
John Mason
Joh
John
Leecy
Lacy
Hollybecks
Kity
Joan
Kitty
Aleady
Luc
Ture
Kity Mason
Eodier
Heroef
Quear
Mae
John Meson
Persian Death Rites Describe a Last Persian Death Scene
A Persian deathbed scene shows a dying man surrounded by about 200 onlookers. Dervish charms fail. reviving mud, tea, and even a fowl on the feet prove ineffective as the man dies and mourners gather, perform rites, and prepare the body for burial within a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiraz
Dervish
England
Mohammed
Persia
Old Arkansaw Traveler item and Nevada gun law note
A fragment from Arkansaw Traveler features a rural exchange about rheumatism and mobility, with a gun threat and a humorous line about opera. The piece closes with a separate Nevada note stating that boys under 20 are prohibited from carrying dangerous weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Ballad of a Seelzing and the Pretty Puritan
A satirical verse about a woman in Japan knitting a stocking while rocking a cottage scene. It blends humor with romanticized gender tropes and playful innuendo as a maidens and Eve motif yields a fateful knitted stocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Ovieur Rose
Flaine Goodale
Opera Glasses and a Whistling Countess
In a box at the opera two women notice a mature countess in diamonds. They remark on her mourning hair and recount her whist playing follies, ending with her partner bearing the humorous ridicule of a badly beaten hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess X
The Robust Belle and Fashion on the Avenue
A Philadelphia North American writer derides the robust belle as she walks the avenue. He notes brisk modern gait, natural coloring, and dislike of yellow hair while describing large dogs and Russian bath fashion. He recalls a streetcar blush and burlesque theatre, remarking on public display and evolving standards of shamelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
St. Bernard
Newfoundland
Women as engines of the French Revolution and its afterglow
A historic survey credits women with key acts and petitions such as the Champ de Mars demand that no king be recognized. It notes their leading roles in the Bastille storming and federation fete, while warning that male leaders later curtailed and sidelined the women's movement as the republic evolved into empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Bonaparte
Champ de Mars
Louis XVI
Mme
Robert
Keralio
Bastile
Michelet
Louis
Versailles
Paris
Mirabeau
Danton
Robespierre
Republic
Untruths in Formal Letter Closures and Varied Yard Measures
A Home Journal note ridicules polite phrases in letter endings comparing them to real greetings and questions the need for formal closings. The text then asks a riddle about feet in a yard, noting regional measurement differences.
Courage and fear in Civil War tales from veterans
The piece contrasts fear in battle with heroism, recounting a tale of two officers sent on a dangerous mission and a Shiloh incident where a young lieutenant trembles. A veteran praises bravery despite visible terror, illustrating the expected stance of true courage in conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Shiloh
Albert Sidney Johnston
Louis Globe- Democrat
Inventor of Deistarianism Creates New Religion
Norristown Herald reports a Michigan man named Fordeck invents a new faith called Deistarianism with unique terms for followers, preachers, services, preaching, and sermons. The founder’s role is not named but may be called a phool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Fordeck
Polimons
Denrees
Norristown Herald
Sermon Highlights Personal Application Beyond the Pulpit
A preacher notes that most listeners apply sermons to others in family and social circles, overlooking personal relevance. He stresses the message is meant for individual transformation, not just communal reflection.
Gentlemanly-looking applicant seeks conductor post in Cincinnati
A well-dressed man arrives at the Superintendent's office offering to become a conductor. He cites a $100 monthly wage, notes prior pay on the New York Central, and lists several properties and investments as credentials. The Superintendent agrees to consider him after a casual interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
South
Chicago
Northwest
Pacific
Cincinnati
New York Central
Hoboken
Orange County
United States
Jersey City
New York Telegram
Smith's Hotel and General Scott's Baltimore Visit
A tale recounted by General Scott describes a Philadelphia to Baltimore journey in a stage coach with a companion from Baltimore. Upon asking who ran the best hotel, Smith asserts quality, leading Scott to stay at Smith's elegant private mansion and praising its hospitality and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Gen. Scott
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mr. Smith
Fence
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W. M. L. Q. Hoachartz
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Brooks
M. W
DR. McCarthy
Stevens’ New Building
Geo. A. Underwood
U_ S
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H. M. Templeton
City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
Hutchinson
C. A. Beverly
Flomeopathic
SeRrarcor
M. E. Church
Story County
E. B. Cramelit
Chas.e. Hunt
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T. C. McCall
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H. L. Carrell
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Ballad of A Seelzing
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Women In Revolution
Lynn Union
Johnson
Merchant Traveler
Teras Siftings
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Pretzel’s Weekly
Chicago Sun
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