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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1886
Page
1
A reflective meditation on life's hard tasks and the doubt of divine justice. The speaker recalls persistent labor without complaint, questions the fairness of suffering, and finds solace in following the servant-master who makes every humble task sacred.
A land prospecting party led by Rufus Choate narrates a brutal chase on Upper St John’s in Florida. They are taken by renegades to a floating cabin, witness killings by a murderous couple, and are rescued only when neighbor Robert Jackson kills the assailants. valuables and watches are recovered for the murdered man’s widow.
A remnant of the Araucanian race in southern Chili uses a crab shell as a barometer. The shell stays white in dry weather and develops small red spots as moisture rises, increasing in number and size until rain occurs, at which point the shell turns entirely red for the rainy season.
Fragmentary chatter about an aged mill owner with repeated recoveries and a lingering death. remarks ponder how long he may endure as years pass with a foot in the grave. The piece weaves in quotes on truth and virtue from Rousseau and Johnson.
From a Boston Globe excerpt a correspondent describes female vanity and methods to remove unwanted facial hair. Women seek remedies from tweezers to electric treatments, with the beautifier praising a needle-based procedure that kills the hair root and sac. The piece contrasts harsh past methods with a claimed final cure amid cautious remarks on pain.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt notes a small scale co operation among women who share sizes to buy gloves stockings and other goods in bulk and divide them. They say it saves retailers profit and curbs middlemen, seen as legitimate economy amid income shrinkages.
A Boston Courier item recounts a flirtatious scene as a woman shows a bathing suit and asks for an opinion. The man suggests trimming with red or white braid and adds that an overskirt would improve it. She has not spoken to him since, noting a chilly reaction.
A Texas Siftings note recounts Uncle Nace and his wife on Austin avenue after years of dispute. He paid a doctor $25 to cure his ailing wife, who died on the sixth day. at the funeral he gave $50, claiming the doctor cured her beyond the promise.
The piece argues for women taking up fly fishing as a wholesome outdoor pursuit and details a lengthy anecdote about Gov. Curtin, Paris politics, and Count von Gortschakoff. It notes gender norms, companionship in recreation, and a cautious view of espionage and diplomacy after Napoleon III’s fall.
A fashionable Boston manicurist and beautifier laments women’s fixation on facial hair. He notes they take extreme measures to rid themselves of hairs no one else notices, while describing his luxurious reception and operating rooms.
From a Harper's Bazaar account, Texans seeking independence used a melted wax seal pressed with a military button bearing a single star. That improvised seal became the emblem later adopted in the banner of Texas.
A reader quotes De Guy praising Mudge as a true friend, while Boglertop questions the strength of the friendship. De Guy adds he has never met Mudge but distrusts him, saying he would take a dollar.
A succinct aphorism suggests a man’s true character shows in his opinion of his neighbor. The idea emphasizes integrity and community judgment, implying civility and compassion reflect in daily attitudes toward those nearby.
The text describes a card game using four suits of thirteen fours representing Beethoven,Mendelssohn,Mozart,Wagner and rules for trading to complete sets. It then lists ages of majority and franchise voting ages by country, noting United States and European benchmarks and guardianship rules.
A lively parlor game assigns twelve players eleven city names such as Boston Chicago New York and Baltimore. The center caller shuffles seats with exchanges until a general delivery prompt ends the round and a new scramble begins. Also notes practical disinfection tips with carbolic acid bromine pennyroyal oil and other agents.
A favorite parlor activity from Hood’s Parlor Games describes Dr Whately’s tale passed person to person with each reader whispering to the next. The last participant writes what they heard, then compares with the original to reveal distortions and a clear moral.
The description outlines a party word game where players start with A then B and so on, composing lines about a beloved using names and pronouns matching each player’s gender. Each line mentions a love subject and quirky details like a trip to an aviary and gifts.
The text outlines varied ages of majority across Roman English Scottish and French law. It notes Roman infancy to 7th year and adolescence until 25 for full adulthood. English stages with allegiance oath at 12, discretion at 14, marriage with guardians’ consent until 21, and full rights at 21. Scottish minor rights between 14 and 21. and Napoleonic France allowing marriage at 18.
An experienced maker at the Saratoga convention notes wood replacing rags lowers paper prices. Chemical and mechanical fibre production rise, with imports from Canada and Europe increasing. Domestic output and tariff protection cited, with concentrated chemical fibre in Pennsylvania and New York, and mechanical fibre in New York and New England.
A Missouri and Illinois figure spar in the Grand Pacific rotunda. A Missouri woman’s marriage to a Black farmer is recounted in a sharp anecdote about social rank and humor. The Illinois counterpart challenges the tale, while the crowd enjoys the repartee.
The article notes Hastings on October 14 1066 as the last distinct foreign invasion on English soil where William the Conqueror defeated the English king. It adds that later clashes involved French or continental troops only in civil wars.
A writer notes the law of finding grants the finder a clear title against the world except the owner. Proprietors of coaches, railroad cars, or shops cannot demand return of property but may set regulations binding their employees not the public.
An assorted collage of humorous jests, short anecdotes, poems, and quips from era periodicals. Observed are light satirical pieces on poetry, travel, manners, and a faint glimpse of social life with multiple attributions to small newspapers and scattered personal vignettes.
A historical stock exchange episode recalls Jacob Little forcing exchange of Erie shares via convertible bonds to break a corner. The 60 day contract limit followed to prevent similar speculative victories by single traders. This note cites Harper's Magazine as the source.
The narrator describes how a stuffed owl placed in a cherry tree to scare birds caused panic among orioles and robins. Birds flocked to the tree, stole cherries, and generated loud cries, resulting in greater fruit loss than having the owl inside.
The London Home for Lost Dogs provides shelter to fifty thousand homeless and starving dogs each year and reports no rabies cases in its history. The facility emphasizes care and safe rehabilitation for canines in need.
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