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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1883
Page
4
The speaker reflects on fearing loss of unseen things and the value of anticipation. They note compensation after regret and claim that knowing defeat fosters kindness to others. Attainment in victory brings strength to endure daily pains and responsibilities.
In 1832 Paris gossip swirled as Paganini fell seriously ill. He recovered then staged a New Year concert at Villa Latitiana, presenting ten pieces with a wooden shoe as violin, selling 100 tickets for 20 francs. Proceeds funded Nicette the maid and her dowry.
In a harbor at night a ship’s surgeon helps a drunken officer who has fallen overboard while the crew works to keep him safe. The morning after the officer recalls little of the incident and learns a boat-hook later saved him from further danger.
A discusssion of extreme temperature swings in the United States notes health risks from sudden cold and heat. The piece shifts to a West Side saloon anecdote where a man recounts attending a mum social and is forcefully expelled after a confrontation ending with him tumbling into a snowbank.
An elderly Detroit couple visiting a circus spend their morning near the Western hay market. The husband, Perry, plans to see the sideshow while his wife Mary insists they return home, reminding him of the promise not to enter. She ultimately pulls him away as the crowd swells.
The Boston Advertiser notes the off year pace with Rhode Island voting in April to back Brague and allies and predicts Massachusetts Connecticut and Kentucky contests shaping the national map. It highlights Ohio Iowa and New York races and the looming 1885 senatorial transitions.
The speaker reflects on how taste in Bach and literature intertwines with intellectual culture. He argues truth to nature depends on education, then shifts to aging, noting increased life expectancy for the very old but uneven gains between ages 55 and 70, with improvements most notable in youth and early adulthood.
A life table from England shows longevity rising since 772 with mortality from epidemics declining. From 1838 54 the mean death rate fell from 22.5 to 20.8 in 1876 80 and to 19.3 in 1881 82, suggesting lasting gains in life expectancy across both sexes though not equally.
In a Berlin museum hall of Northern antiquities the days of the week are traced to idol figures. Sun day comes from the sun god with a burning wheel. Monday from the Moon deity holds the moon. Tuesday tares Tuisco in skins. Woden inspires Wednesday for victory. Thursday Thor seated under stars with scepter. Friya bears a drawn sword and bow. Saturday Seter shown wan and bearded with a water-pail of fruits.
Washington Boston traveler recalls Lincoln's humorous reply about Jeff Davis captured after the war. Lincoln tells of a West boy with a coon whom his mother forbids him to keep, leaving the president in the same bind he calls his own.
Perry living near the bridge reportedly swallowed a pocket knife three and a half inches long and other items including buttons and kerosene oil. He also tried to swallow thread. Despite the self harm attempt, he is apparently well and no serious injury is feared. The case is described as peculiar with no known medical parallel.
An orderly tells an Irish captain the Union army is out of ammunition. The captain replies to fire safely, warning against pretending to do what one is not suited for. A Quaker wedding-day advice contrasts courting and married life with practical bluntness.
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