03 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1892
Page
1
The Intelligencer issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by BH and 8S K Wilson. Terms of subscription 1.50 per year payable 1.00 County Officers County Clerk District Court County Attorney Sheriff Recorder Superintendent of Schools Surveyor Coroner Be
Baptist services are held every Sunday morning at 11 o clock and evening at 7 30. Wednesday evening meeting at 7 o clock. Sunday School follows morning services. Missionary Endeavor meets an hour before the service. M Rickman is the pastor.
Russell Sage, dynamited but surviving his New York office attack, is noted as a Wall Street figure with eight figure fortune. Born August 4, 1816 in Oneida County New York, he began as a Troy merchant, served seven years as Rensselaer County treasurer, and was a Whig congressman from 1853 to 1857. He advocated Mount Vernon purchase in Congress and later settled in New York City as a financier.
A grand London wedding unites Miss Daisy Cornwallis West and Prince Hans Heinrich of Pless. Guests span aristocracy from the Prince of Wales to ambassadors and generals. A long table displayed gifts from pearls and diamonds to sapphires and other jewels.
Hon William L Wilson of Charles Town represents the Second West Virginia district. Born in Jefferson County Va May 3 1843 he graduated from Columbia College in 1860 and served in the Confederate army. He later practiced law and in 1882 was chosen president of West Virginia University but resigned to join the Forty-eighth Congress. He has been repeatedly elected since and has served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution and in other honorary roles.
Brief notices on Benton McMillin’s political career from Kentucky to Tennessee and Congress. theatre profits at Theatre Francais. Minnie Hauk in Madrid. Edwin Booth health. Pauline Hall opera at Tremont Boston. De Missa score for Cymbeline. Mme Janauschek health trip. Maud Banks daughter of General Banks. Long Point hotel at Seneca Lake owned by Edwin Booth.
Rev Samuel A Barnett surveys mankind after world travels and writes of ethical and ethnical findings in The Nineteenth Century He remains unsettled about whether Japanese or American civilization is best Yet he finds value in the memory of good in each culture India he calls the saddest region noting mass poverty conquest caste power and a stark future China yields a civilization that progressed only halfway Japan leaves the traveler with memories of courtesy energy and versatility Unreligious yet civilizing Japan may later adopt Christianity Americanism stresses rampant individualism yet harbors corruption and ignorance Yet Barnett remains confident in America’s bright future.
Reverend Hugh Price Hughes stresses earnestness disinterestedness moral courage lucidity simplicity and humor as keys to effective oratory plus posture and voice. Dr Morell Mackenzie, famed throat specialist, died of bronchitis at fifty four after pioneering work in laryngeal disease and voice management. An automatic railway signaling device uses clock faces red and green bullseyes to indicate safety windows and tracking of preceding trains.
The New York Tribune reflects on staying power as Miss Lilla Vane maintains Gertrude Ellingham in Shenandoah since its premiere. Augustin Daly plans a new New York life comedy with Ada Rehan in the cast. Bernhardt’s successor Mule shines at the Comedie Francaise. Strauss’s Ritter Pasman at Vienna’s Imperial Opera House flops. Paris forms L Union Artistique to promote chorus and orchestra works. Alice Johnson, once in a Brooklyn tent, trains in Paris with a thirty-opera repertoire.
Grove and Zenor Company occupy a new corner store in the opera house block. They invite inspection of an immense stock in their dry goods department featuring wool dress goods suitings and cloakings for the spring trade, with latest patterns to attract customers.
The firm offers among the best grades of carpets rugs and curtains at tempting prices. Hats Caps Notions attract attention along with other goods. The grocery department will maintain the standard stock carried by J. J. Grove. Visitors are invited to call and inspect the new quarters.
Mary J Porter writes in Harper’s Bazaar about mending baby stockings once for a child who died, then finding new joy as a baby’s arrival brings fresh stockings to the nursery, a gift from heaven and a link to a lost child.
In a Chicago News column the NY observer catalogs evolving mouth fashions among girls and actresses, from the chic mouth to rosebud and serene styles, ending with the classic sertive gaze. The writer notes personal preference for rosebud and suggests the placid, worldless expression may become common.
In Willeston Nebraska a traveler killer was set to be lynched by a mob. Sheriff and four deputies stood firm guarding the jail but agreed to release the prisoner when the crowd threatened arson. Susan Corder, the 19 year old daughter, appeared at a window and vowed to shoot any attacker. The mob yielded, praising the brave defender.
Religious sermon notes on Jerimiah and Nebuchadnezzar describe the fall of Jerusalem under Zedekiah with lessons on judgment and faith. Separate brief items report new air train signaling replacing bells, a Naples donkey barrow tale, and a dog’s long journey back home.
Early-stage issues respond to timely prompt action and decisive intervention. Prompt measures prevent escalation and improve outcomes, underscoring the value of immediate awareness and rapid response guided by expert advice.
In Biddeford, Judge Virgin commented on a jury that failed to agree in a case. He noted that in eighteen years on York county bench, only four disagreements had appeared among 400 trials, calling it not a bad record.
A Maine almshouse inmate aged one hundred died after thirty years in the institution. Reports say she was laid out as dead three times yet revived each time to halt funeral plans. Days before death, an undertaker arrived to prepare her remains, but she sat up in bed.
A Varied column notes a proposed air plow for fast express locomotives to reduce wind resistance and increase speed. The piece cites railroad jargon, and contrasts it with the whimsical term shoveling fog. Other items mention a twelve pound turtle found under ice in Dedham and profiles of notable writers.
Melon shaped biscuit jars of cut glass feature silver tops that gleam. The ornamental jars display craftsmanship and add a touch of elegance to an ornate table setting.
The article praises the Weir Furnace Company of Des Moines Iowa as a leader in warm air furnaces for homes and public buildings. It argues against open fires steam and hot water systems and notes the all steel jointless Weir furnace has remained in every building for over ten years without removal. It invites readers to request the Hand Book of Hints and patron lists.
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