06 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1890
Page
1
The notice states an $11.50 annual rate for prepaid subscriptions and notes no papers will be mailed outside the county. It emphasizes payment in advance and indicates Lewis has prepaid.
Jasper Alexson runs a cross roads store in Tennessee. He adores his daughter Beulah as a romantic symbol and pushes Jim Buck to marry her. Jim pretends affection while the old man spoofs the jewel notion until a comic clash ends with a butter-slinging fight.
The New York World describes Mrs General Grant as physically healthy but emotionally depressed. She ignores social events and mail, rereads her husband’s books for solace, and venerates his medallions. Her children remain devoted, sending letters and mementos while she rarely writes back. She suffers rheumatic knee and foot pains hindering leather shoes.
While President Cleveland attended a Boston banquet at the Vendome Leopold Morse offered his own white cravat to the ex President after Mrs. Cleveland forgot to pack one. Morse sent a boy to fetch the cravat from Morse’s house, but the boy delivered two cravats to E Rollins Morse instead, before the mix up was cleared and the banquet continued.
M Jules Simon, a renowned French author and statesman, has published a new book dedicating it to his deceased mother. The preface recalls a tale from fifty years ago when he rushed to show his work to her she asked about money and gently criticized the lack of financial gain. He now vows this to be his final publication in memory of his mother.
An Irish dog fancier jokes about his pups pedigree by saying they come from Shepherdy. A Afghanistan expedition soldier notes Afghan sheep with famously fat tails. Two Irishmen speculate on how the tails grow fat as the sheep are brought for slaughter.
A cryptic line proclaims that a money changer named Acesnise is akin to God and will accept no base coin. The phrase appears as a historical or marginal quotation with archaic language. It reflects a moral or satirical stance on deceit or value.
A New York Tribune piece recalls a famed hotel keeper on a sandbar coast near a lighthouse and his sharp handling of summer guests, plus a rambunctious Washington visit described by Mr. Dundy. The tale blends seaside hostelry lore with contrasts to Nebraska life and Omaha World-Herald reflections.
A Wisconsin constable leads a small party to a dark barn to confront a tramp. He orders the man to surrender and goes in unlit, soon followed by a grunt and a fall, leaving the outcome uncertain as the crowd waits.
The Listener describes a idea of self playing cards that would sit at the table and play themselves. It imagines whist or euchre being handled by machines, freeing hosts and guests from tedious hosting duties and even joking about wood sawing by an eccentric friend. The piece ridicules the notion that machines could replace human players in athletic games.
A sewing machine man recalls a widow with corn she did not pick clean and a blind sow with a single pig crossing a log. He and his father used a rifle to cut the pig’s tail as it crossed, then guided the sow and pig back to camp by grabbing the pig’s tail.
A man asks about a salary raise on the first of the month and cites prior failure. He plans to join a rival, who offers five dollars more weekly, while referencing a family interest and a devious bean chicory coffee mix. The dialogue implies a potential career move tied to marriage prospects.
A produce dealer on Michigan avenue asks if the public noticed his ad about a house selling six pounds of olea real butter and urging immediate settlement. The same notice warns a dead beat to pay for eggs bought two years ago or the matter will go to a lawyer. Bomrood em.
A sprawling reminiscence outlines awkward christening scenes and stern sermons. Clergy recall baptismal mishaps and stubborn parish customs, then shift to tales of land disputes and the spreading reach of church and railroads in rural life.
Fanny Davenport argues performers should command feelings, not be driven by them. She contends authentic sorrow is simulated, not real, noting sobs rather than visible tears can convey grief while true recollection would disrupt performance. She admits stage reflexes like trembling hands can occur without genuine murder emotions.
A Montana scout named Biedler, recently deceased, was famed for daring and ingenuity. An incident at Miles City describes him narrowly escaping a pistol from a desperado, demonstrating his quick wits in danger.
A brief dialogue from the Arkansas Traveler style sketch where two old-time Black men greet each other and joke about twins and family kinship while discussing church and travel. The humor centers on misheard words and a playful misunderstanding about twins and generations.
A Christian account from Cairo recounts a Mahometan man who kicks a veiled woman in the street and explains the act as acceptable toward women. The narrator contrasts this with Western views, noting women are treated as useful but unworthy of respect.
A fragment suggests a man viewed as a poor excuse cannot persuade his wife of the truth before the wedding. The speaker hints at letting the matter pass afterward.
The House and Senate resume after a bitter deadlock over Speaker election. A Democratic Republican compromise assigns key posts and committees, with a 99 member House proposal to prevent future ties. Jointly, committees study school books and organize state institutions while Governor results are canvassed.
A compilation from Iowa reports incidents across Des Moines and Sioux City including Frank Raymond's recent disappearance after IOU debts, failed East Des Moines hardware firm Entwistle & Odea, and plans for Davenport sports, Fairfield bank, Burlington street paving, and a Mason City hotel.
The report notes Atlanta added 800 new industries of all types during the previous year. The piece also mentions the London school board backing free education and that 37 former pupils of Dr. James McCosh are now college professors. It cites Grady memorial land near 26000 dollars and mentions Superintendent Porter directing census supervisors to value fitness in appointing enumerators amid political considerations.
A collection of maxims on truth honesty and travel warnings with a concluding nod to the moth and lamp metaphor. The sayings mix caution about crossing rivers and judging others with metaphorical wisdom.
A burglar in a dim room threatens the awake resident. The intruder introduces himself as Sam Jackson and reveals he is a reporter seeking a scoop and asking for drinks, while the resident remains silent. The exchange unfolds as the intruder requests handling of orders.
A year into use, L A Groth’s electric tanning heats a circular tank hides on a revolving frame. A dynamo drives current through liquor to aid tannin extraction from bark and hide gelatine, finishing in two weeks versus three to four months by the old Maey method.
A young lawyer in a distant lice court asks a question, claiming defendent status. A magazine for feminine instruction mocks eating advice, urging restraint for modest budgets yet sensationalizing lavish costs when paired with an affluent escort.
Vague household counsel urges harmony with a wife and cautionary maxims. Advice warns against sleeping with cold feet, leaning on cold surfaces, unnecessary travel, and rough handling of stoves, while stressing prudent routines and quiet speech.
Jackson declares near ruin as he warns Witherbee of an imminent financial panic. He notes Bagley and Roberts once lent small sums but now refuse, claiming others have the money, pointing to a broader catastrophic loss of credit in the business community.
A York Weekly snippet humorously contrasts child tastes for weekly magazines. A child recalls hiding Progressive Youth issues from parents to read in secret, while the mother questions the child’s dismissive view, noting the mother’s page reveals curiosity about the publication.
The text portrays a rough scene with McAllister insisting his name clears him of blame as a band leader declares punishment for a man caught with the Captain’s horse. The dialogue hints at frontier justice and personal honor in a Texan setting.
A Savraareck, Michigan resident, recently reported finding a garment with two heart shapes and two liver forms stitched into its fabric. Officials have not noted any broader significance or health risks.
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