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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1883
Page
3
The piece urges embracing risk to grow beyond tame contentment. It argues fear of loss motivates effort, while defeat teaches resilience and kindness. Anticipation eases pain, and victory strengthens us for future challenges.
In Paris 1832 Paganini recovered amid gossip and charity, creating a wooden shoe violin for a New Year’s show at Villa Lutulana. Proceeds reached 2000 francs, with 500 francs to help buy a substitute and 600 francs from selling the shoe for Nicette’s dowry.
A jumble of notes recounts Coal-Oil Johnny aka Johnny Steele, his oil fever exploits, and later reflections on Yosemite Falls and weather lore. It blends dubious reminiscence of wealth, travels, and a failed claim to riches with vivid waterfall description and a profile of eccentric scholars. The piece closes with a reckless inquiry about violence amid a street scene.
A surgeon aboard a steamer recalls a night when an intoxicated officer from another ship nearly fell overboard. After being left on deck by comrades involved in heavy cargo work, the man was pulled back aboard and later recovered his memory, thanking the surgeon for saving him from a fatal fall.
An excerpt discusses the unpredictable New York climate forcing frequent wardrobe changes. It notes warm mornings with cold afternoons and vice versa, the danger of sudden temperature shifts, and how experts propose varying opinions on year round attire. A narrative follows a man exiting a lodge after a comical misadventure.
An elderly couple visits a circus after driving thirteen miles. The wife insists her husband keep a promise not to enter side shows, sparking a chase as she slips inside while he stays outside, ultimately retreating with her after near misses and a failed entry.
The Boston Advertiser previews a light year of election activity with Rhode Island voting, Massachusetts and Connecticut due to elect governors and legislatures, and October contests in Ohio and Iowa. It notes major statewide races, senatorial implications, and upcoming ballots across multiple states, including New York and Pennsylvania.
A speaker discusses taste in Bach and literature linking truth to nature with intellectual culture. He argues higher culture sharpens art appreciation and explains how aging affects longevity, vitality, and life expectancy, noting differences in men and women across ages.
A new English life table shows longer English lifespans since 1772. Mortality from epidemics fell, with mean deaths per 2000 dropping from 22.5 in 1838-54 to 20.8 in 1876-80 and 19.3 in 1881-82, an almost seventh improvement, uneven between sexes as causes remain uncertain.
A Berlin museum hall of Northern antiquities presents idols linked to weekday names. Sun day shows a sun-faced figure with a burning wheel. Moon day features a man-like idol holding the moon. Tuisco or Tuesday is depicted in animal skins. Woden day honors a Saxon prince praying for victory. Thor Thursday sits under twelve stars with a scepter. Friya Friday wields a drawn sword and bow. Seter Saturday appears wretched with a water-pail of fruits and flowers.
A satirical riff on rattlesnakes and human misuse of animals. The piece notes people collect rattles, exaggerate tales of killing snakes, and spread myths, ending with a tongue in cheek suggestion that rattlesnakes could deter bank burglars if released in banks.
Washington correspondent recalls Lincoln's humorous remark after Jeff Davis’s capture. A West boy’s tale of taming a troublesome coon echoes Lincoln’s predicament: he cannot sell, kill, or return the coon to his mother. The president’s reaction highlights his fond storytelling.
Perry living near the bridge tried to swallow a pocket knife three and a half inches long and other objects including buttons kerosene and thread. He cut his throat as the actions occurred yet is now apparently well with no serious results, a peculiarly singular medical case.
An orderly sergeant tells an Irish captain the unit is entirely out of ammunition during the Wilderness battle. The captain replies and urges not to pretend to do what one is not made for. A Quaker wedding day maxim echoes prudent restraint about courtship and marriage.
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