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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1887
Page
4
A devotional collage from a 19th century paper blends sermons on faith with a mother's memory of love. A child volunteers to run errands for the Savior, while reflections on the frailty and beauty of an aging mother celebrate charity, endurance, and steadfast piety.
A guide advising a young man to select a wife from his equal or better station, stressing family connections and moral propriety rather than wealth alone. The text urges careful evaluation of a partner’s social position and physical condition, linking wealth to national prosperity.
A collection of traditional sayings about snow and weather forecasting. Proverbial guidance links snowfall to winter severity and crop outcomes, with lines from G. Erman Indian and Boston Journal, and a joke about time and existence.
Two scenes from The Daisy present a lesson in kindness and self reflection. Harry and Eddie share a child's sermon on kindness to family while Jennie and grandma explore guilt and improvement as Jennie resolves to brighten her corner.
A domestic vignette on shining in one’s corner with Jennie Gray and her grandmother stressing duty and purpose in life. The piece shifts to a science anecdote by Mr Richard A Proctor recounting a four week corset trial and lasting discomfort before the narrator returns to normal.
A Boston Record recipe column offers oyster cooking methods. It covers a mock roast with drained liquor, little pigs in blankets wrapped in bacon, pan fried oysters, and an elaborate oyster loaf with cream sauce and fried crumbs baked in a loaf.
A woman asked where to post a letter in a post office corridor. A boy pointed to a slot and she dropped it in, then remembered to add a stamp. She planned to change a dollar and drop 2 cents in a street box on her way home.
Chicago Tribune recalls Abraham Lincoln as a detached case lawyer who read reports before arguing cases. The anecdote highlights his frugal habits and tells of his romance with Miss Ann Rutledge, her death, and his later marriage to Miss Todd.
A club member recounts massage origins from ancient China to Greece and Rome. He notes terms of French origin in early modern Europe, 1688 Dutch Mezger essay, and Prof. Van Mosengeit’s role in establishing scientific basis, with over a hundred works in the last decade.
A Boston Record quotation recounts a Maine coast scene where a pastor preaches on proving God's existence to a simple rural congregation while an Episcopal minister in a blue flannel shirt sits nearby. The preacher points to the guest as an atheist, prompting blushes and amused attention.
A Boston girl with a lively spirit teaches a man nicknames like Nathaniel and bivalved festival. He pleadingly asks her to quit chewing gum to choose between their romance and the gym. She pauses, then farewellly declares friendship for life, a sisterly bond.
Describes cutting timber by halving log diameter to form slabs then squaring. Reports Southampton sewage process using porous carbon to precipitate solids, two alternating tanks, cost about $4.35 per million gallons. Discusses steam compression pressures, zinc in water, galvanized iron pipe, and pipe longevity with coatings. Mentions soil-pipe durability and common leakage causes.
The article recalls Offenbach's 23 year old visit to Ems where a broken gaming table leg became his baton. Noviac, Cogniard and Schnei der introduce Offenbach to Paris Varieties, mounting La Belle Helene and later many operettas. The venture proves a magnificent success.
A hunter near Harney Station New Brunswick captured a young bear after a chase. The cub elicited a defensive squeal when pinched, prompting the old bear to grab and release repeatedly. The hunter fled until Myles’ balsam team intercepted the pursuit and saved him from danger.
A Des Moines letter reports female educators felt sidelined at the annual conference where male voices dominated. Women, though present in large numbers, stayed out of leadership roles and social events, while rural male teachers ogled the attendees and the women made do with cramped lodging and limited nibbling.
A historical advertisement touts Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a tonic for nervous unrest caused by poor digestion. It claims the medicine strengthens the stomach and nervous system, aiding assimilation and relieving fever, rheumatism, kidney and uterine weakness, among other maladies.
The article notes Seneca practice where a maiden dies and a caged bird is released with messages for the spirit world. The bird, loaded with caresses, is freed at her grave to fly to the afterlife. It also mentions the 1174 wedding of the Adriatic Sea and Tyrolean customs, with the Doge of Venice and a ring ritual at sea.
Col. D. J. Williamson once crippled by rheumatism finds relief using St Jacobs Oil, praised as a universal remedy for pain. The note claims the oil costs fifty cents a bottle and extols its curative power. The text then shifts to a critique contrasting corporation and cooperation in the economy and notes workers' savings funding corporate capital via banks.
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