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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1886
Page
1
The piece argues wedding gifts are a grudging social tax benefiting producers, citing ancient Greek and Roman practices with acorns and nuts as emblematic offerings. It ends with a quip about a broker who cut off his hat with a shill and a saying about man needing little here below.
A collage of humorous, ironic quips about love from the Rambler and stage patter. Phrases lampoon love’s folly while praising its grip, ending with a scene from The Judge and a gag about a motherless boy seeking affection.
A collage of vignettes and anecdotes from 19th century letters and columns. It touches on public figures like President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes, Lincoln at Civil War regiments, General Grant’s White House visit, war censorship, social observations on women, and a humorous tale of Rachel and Jacob with a parrot. The prose blends memoirs, travel sketches, and editorial asides in a nostalgic reminiscence style.
A long critical reflection on jokes about death and widowhood in marriage. It condemns flippant remarks about a spouse’s death, contrasts sacred matters with irreverent humor, and notes cultural practices and India’s postal runners. The piece spans moral sentiment, Hindu customs, and colonial era observations on illness and care.
A provocative sketch on aging widowers who loosen their bonds to marriage and seek younger brides. The author notes social ridicule faced by men courting after loss, and how wealth can transform perception into a commercialized gamble.
The Chelan River ferry operator Cultas Jim, a fierce adversary to opening the southern Columbia reservation, has two scouts and resisted government calls. Soldiers escorted him to Fort Okanogan to view a Gatling gun, after which he reportedly submitted to Uncle Sam.
The quote notes many struggle to express themselves because they lack ready thoughts rather than lacking words. It suggests cultivating ideas first to improve communication and clarity in speech.
A Brooklyn Magazine symposium gathers opinions of leading women on the ideal marriage age. Lucious Alcott suggests 23 to 25, Mrs. Stone 25 to 30, Mrs. Davis urges development before marriage, Dorr favors 20 to 25, Booth cautions against immaturity, Whitney says vary with conditions, and overall the writers lean toward marriages between 25 and 30.
A couple shares a moonlit farewell at a gate as he leaves, pledging eternal memory. Six years later he returns, finds she is married, and a party reunion triggers a tense recognition joke about whether it was him or his brother. The exchange ends unresolved.
A social vignette about a young woman who accepts flowers from three admirers while showing little regard for the gifts. Her maid and mother view the roses as signs of attention, and the girl treats the tokens as trifles as she plans for parties and appearances.
A Texas Siftings item recounts a conversation with a Austin widow who explains she mourns her husband, noting a previous bright dress for a special excursion and returning to attire of grief after the trip. The exchange highlights social expectations around mourning.
A playful quip frames a baker's request as a modern prayer. The line contrasts sacred language with kitchen ritual and hints at daily bread as both sustenance and craft.
A description of Madagascar’s traveler’s tree noting its thick succulent stem and large opposite leaves forming a green fan. In moist sand season its tree yields abundant pure water used by natives instead of springs. A spear thrust from the leaf stalk yields a stream of cold sweet water.
The Century argues that the Queen Anne cottage cannot be transplanted to American conditions without significant adaptation. It notes harsher winters, stronger sun, and the need for a piazza and central heating, warning that copying the English design yields an unsuitable hybrid. It praises thoughtful modification to create a distinct American version.
A city official recounts to the mayor how 200 emi grants intended to boost population were distributed. The names were scattered across town and also collected at Minneapolis, where a man was sent to the depot to intercept and obtain every name for that place.
Dialogue from The Ramble shows Mr Younghusband criticizing his fiancée temper while the rich father-in-law negotiates inheritance and social tension. The exchange reveals tensions over wealth and marriage.
A cryptic line notes that the more you check cheques, the faster he goes, implying a financial or metaphorical speed boost tied to verification or auditing. The fragment hints at performance linked to repeated checks without detailing who or where.
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