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23 Jun 1887

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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa

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Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1887

Page

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Post Office Receives Second Class Mail Matter

Notice indicates mail item was entered at the Ames post office as Second Class Mail Matter.

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Ames
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Ames Describes Location and College Setting in Iowa City

Ames lies at the junction of the Chicago and North Western Rail Road with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road, thirty six miles north of Des Moines. It is the seat of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with many students, a well appointed public school, and surrounding farms producing abundant fruits and crops.

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Ames Chicago and North- Western Des Moines Minneapolis Iowa Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
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Baptist Services and Prayer Meetings Schedule

The notice lists Sunday morning worship and alternate Sunday evening services. A Wednesday prayer meeting starts at seven o'clock. H. W. Wilson is the pastor.

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Methodist Episcopal Ayers H. J. Everly Baptist Nervices H. W. Wilson Congregational FE. C. Moulton
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The Ames Intelligencer Poetry Feature

Poem by William B. Hayne set in the Ames Intelligencer issue of June 23 1887. It frames Arthurian imagery with reflections on battle and fame, concluding with a brief note from Youth's Companion.

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Ames Intelligencer Republican Journal Ames Story County Iowa
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The Junior Partner and the Desperate Marriage

Eleanor Byrne, trapped in a tempest of temper from Abner Byrne, seeks independence through work. Cullen Leighton, junior partner at Nichols Leighton, grows fond of her, and a fateful pistol shot on a steamer reveals concealed secrets. Abner’s apparent suicide note unveils a past alias Leon Harding and ends with Leighton’s sudden death.

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Abner Byrne Abner Love Eleanor Byrne Eleanor Byone Nichols & Leighton Dleanor Cullen Leighton Leighton Eleanor Mrs. Byrne Mr. Leighton Hitself Leon Harding Harding Benson
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Reminiscence of Lindley Murray and Civil War Tales

A New York reminiscence recalls Lindley Murray's wartime New York activity, his family ties, and possible Pearl Street residence. It describes his later exile to England where he published grammar books. The piece also covers Indiana and Missouri Civil War episodes, including a Canton ambush, and anecdotes about Generals Logan and McPherson at Vicksburg.

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New York Lindley Murray Pearl Street Harper Building Islip America Bellevue Twenty-fifth Street Bethlehem England Madison and Oliver Streets George Washington John Hancock General Moreau France New York Tube Gilbert A. Pierce New York State Indiana Chicago University Valparaiso Ind Fort Sumter Indiana Volunteers Virginia G. B. McClellan Philippi Laurel Hill Carrick’s Ford Lincoln Paducah, Ky Fort Donelson Shiloh Vicksburg Thirteenth Army Corps Stanfoni E. B. Gray Madison Wis Ransom Post North Washington Navy Yard Peterson Contreras Churubas Chapultepec Washington College Davidson College North Carolina North Carolina Military Institute Big Bethel Yorktown Mechanicsville Cold Harbor Malvern Hill Lee Hill James Bull Run South Mountain Antietam Fredericksburg South
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Nighttime bed mystery and a Maine territory note

A wife accuses her husband of hiding a man under the bed and fails to wake him. He discovers there is a man under the bed. A separate item notes Hibbert's Gore in Lincoln County Maine with 334 acres and ten families. A Russian study finds only 12 of 134 healthy people show equal pupil sizes, indicating imperity in pupil symmetry.

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Elmira Gazelle Lincoln County Maine Artemus Ward Louisville Michigan Erie Canal Dakota Bell
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Soldiers’ Wartime Echoes and a Memphis Disaster Tale

First person reminiscence recalls battle scenes with cannon fire and bayonets, a prophet of the camp, and suffering. It includes survivor accounts from a Memphis steamer disaster, rescue efforts, and a Chicago couple lost at sea, with a veteran from Indiana noting skepticism about postwar tricks.

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John Covode War Committee Vicksburg New Orleans St. Louis Vicks Memphis Tacleman's Landing
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Reminiscences of Public Men and War Tales

A long reminiscence recounts the 1865 Sul steamer disaster near Memphis with survivor notes of a harrowing escape and explosion aftermath. It includes anecdotes from Civil War veterans, bomb-proof visits from Rev Dubuque, and memories of Senator Willard Saulsbury and General Daniel Harvey Hill, plus vignette quotes from 19th century political and social life.

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Not Accommodating Neighbors Question Funeral Attendance

A visitor questions neighborhood relations with Mrs. Pretense as they discuss the Potworthies across the street. The talk notes that the Potworthies are “unaccommodating” and mentions a funeral where only three of Oken attended despite pressure from rivals the Pattersons who boast of large funerals.

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Oken Arkansaw
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Looking Sinister Phrase Sparks Witty Wordplay

Washington Critic notes a quip sparking wordplay on the term sinister from Latin sinistrum meaning left. The remark suggests some people move fastest when retreating, a humorous aside on urgency and motion.

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Boxly Washington
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