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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
2
A Harper's Bazar excerpt notes Princeton dances by the three upper classes. It mentions social customs, talking of gentlemen and ladies as souvenirs, and events at year end and before major games. The Sophomore reception on the eve of Commencement is highlighted as the most famed.
City officials listed include Mayor Maxwell Craei Mewighceiyn Recorder Chamberlain Tesss Sa, Treasurer Oggatt, and Marshal. The document presents an official roster for civic roles.
Hamilton Fish born New York City August 3 1808 and after a long public career including Congress governor of New York and U S senator served as secretary of state under Ulysses S Grant from 1869 to 1877 before retiring from public life.
The Portuguese heir apparent, like other European royal heirs, holds the crown position while facing a growing republican movement and a divided royal family. King Carlos’s frail state adds uncertainty to the future of the Braganza line as political change gains momentum.
The National Memorial Association plans a 59 foot granite obelisk to honor Mary Washington. A new claim suggests famous Mary Washington portraits are actually Dolly Madison likenesses. A genuine Mary Washington portrait has been found, attributed to Mertmuller and linked to Judge Townsend of New York City.
Dr. William Jewett Tucker, born July 18 1839 in Griswold Connecticut, becomes president of Dartmouth College after a career as pastor in Manchester New Hampshire and New York City and as professor at Andover Theological Seminary.
A traveler comments on the very slow train, asking the conductor if he may disembark from the car at that moment. The exchange captures a quiet moment on a lagging journey.
A writer argues that a clergyman’s call for frugality among workers would backfire. Reducing consumption could shutter shops and manufactories, harming employment and transport. The piece contends that today’s abundance requires teaching people to spend, not curb expenditure.
The Meissonier sale revealed a vast 1000 small unfinished works alongside a few finished paintings. The artist’s method focused on sketching and refinement, showing diligent labor as the core of mastery. The text argues no great achievement comes without labor and suggests the sermon’s enduring relevance.
The excerpt juxtaposes poetic musings on dawn and night with humorous notes about Sarah’s toothache, hotel ruin and tourism. It references Boston Courier and Times clipping language, hinting at a miscellany in a 19th century newspaper page.
A fragmented collage of quotes and jokes from varied sources including Boston Courier, Harper's Bazar, and Truth. It references peculiar phrases about sermons in stones, a character Elder Berry-Joblots, jokes about honesty as policy, and a stalled engagement gift exchange with a solitaire aside.
A Geneseo, Iowa letter to Prof. Herbert Osborn explains clover hay worms infesting hay, urges action to prevent moth infestations next season, and discusses curing options. The writer cautions against bisulphide use due to fire risk but offers special directions if removal of hay is not possible.
The essay contrasts nature’s gifts with danger in floods on Mississippi bottoms and grape cultivation near Vesuvius. It notes humans rarely relocate, cites Professor Sargent’s study of 10 000 people and claims typical weaknesses lie in the back and loins, suggesting garden weeding as a remedy.
Brook lyn officials oppose Scott's Lady of the Lake for classroom use while Longfellow's Building of the Ship faced prior rejection. After lengthy debate, Rev. Dr. Briggs is condemned by the Presbyterian assembly.
The obituary notes General Armstrong's death following a stroke and highlights his Hampton Institute work. It credits him with pioneering educational methods for African Americans and Indians and claims his institutional model improved education for white children of foreign parentage. Review of Reviews.
The piece argues the Behring Sea controversy should be resolved honorably through arbitration. It states England winning would end the case, but emphasizes the broader goal of protecting fur bearing seals and the substantial value of settling the suit. It condemns special claims as terrible and shameful.
A brief exchange notes that building yachts from paper is not new, recalling that paper cutters were common in earlier times. The remark contrasts modern curiosity with a memory of past practical crafts.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as fully substantiated by endorsements, promising cures for liver ills jaundice biliousness and sick headache. It claims the sap on an Oliver Umbian stamp is medicated to cure catarrh brace a torpid liver and destroy the appetite for alcohol morphine and tobacco. It also mentions curing warts improving energy and other outcomes, then shifts to shoe making and fabric pieces assembled rapidly.
An account from Harper's Young People recalls Dr. Thornton sacrificing himself to shield the patent office during a siege. The episode spared the building at that moment, but a later fire destroyed it and sparked the growth of the current structure. The office now holds models and drawings of every known invention and has cost over two million dollars beyond its expenses.
A Marseilles government clerk tired from years of work finally gets a 48 hour leave to see The Huguenots in Paris. He falls asleep during the performance and wakes as the curtain falls, missing the show and returning home to end his days never hearing The Huguenots.
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