21 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1887
Page
1
A brief listing shows Mrs Geppes as President, Mrs Conorr as Secretary, and Mrs Jones as Treasurer guiding rate week activities.
Mark Hilton and Kitty McLaughlin face a deadly cliff upclimb to reach a rare forget me not. Kitty crafts a milkweed rope to haul him to safety as a storm-darkened sea roars below. He survives, presenting the bruised flower as a symbol of his enduring love.
A large St Bernard belonging to a suburban farmer acts as guardian to a widow living alone. When a suspicious tramp approaches the route to Boston, the dog goes to Mrs Hs house and sits on her piazza, barking softly to deter the visitor. After the danger passes the dog returns home. The dog even walks the woman to her door when she visits its owner.
A fragment hints at a courtroom setting and the phrase Fliegende Blatter. The quote warns that the surest way to be cheated is to suppose one is more cunning than others. It portrays a reflective, pensive mood amid a valley scene.
A New York Reverend named Hops is reported to own forty nine cats. The unusual pet collection has drawn local attention and questions about animal care and housing.
Breezy gossip and humor explore women’s roles and money in marriage. A discussion on unwritten social laws, wives as fiscal partners, and the dynamics of engagements contrasts puritanical norms with rising calls for mutual responsibility in homes. The piece cites cheerful wedding rituals and differing engagement customs across regions.
The narrator recalls a woman who sends fabric scraps to her glovemaker with each new costume and orders multiple glove pairs. Boxes arrive labeled with each dress color like tan and green or black and silver, letting her pick exact matches without trial.
The Bamian Buddhas in Afghanistan rise to 173 feet, taller than the Nelson column and New York’s Statue of Liberty. The figures, carved from rock in valleys near Cabul and Balkh, include a 120 foot statue and a 30 foot seated figure, with ruins of others. Historic descriptions survive from the seventh century pilgrim Hionen Thiang.
The ve locipede carries ten soldiers and is valued in England. Officials plan to fund one for twenty six men with thirteen to operate and thirteen to ride, supplying a combined crew for the machine.
War annals recount veteran verses praising Black Jack as a fearless war leader. The speaker recalls his flashing eye, mustaches, and rallying presence that gave soldiers strength amid red fields and heavy losses. The poem laments his absence and longs for his return.
A Confederate rider Vaughn evades Federal patrols near Brentwood and Nashville, sneaks past a picket, resets a plow with a blacksmith, escapes across Big Harpeth by river, suffers a broken horse leg rescue, and reaches Confederate lines. He reports a force at Brentwood and Forrest plans a bold surprise crossing to capture the enemy.
A reminiscence recalls Breckinridge and Benjamin fleeing through Florida in April 1865 with risk of capture, their covert travel, and subsequent interrogation by Union forces. The account contrasts this with Averill's 1857 glimpse of Grant and Lee in earlier Civil War moments, highlighting personal fears and wartime turns.
The old man argues that ability hinges on persistent effort rather than innate gift. He notes true literary success comes from mastering the details of craft and sustained work, not raw genius or favored beginnings, contrasting with critics who decry plodding writers.
The article notes global land movement with slow uplift or subsidence. It cites Lyell on Sweden rising about four feet per century and Finland surveys showing Baltic shores steadily rising, with M Venukoff reporting to the French Academy of Sciences on post 1810–15 survey changes.
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