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Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1894

Page

3

The Crank by John Kendrick Bangs in Harper's Weekly

A rambunctious tale portrays a desperate intruder threatening a daughter with dynamite and ransom. The narrator negotiates a farcical bargain turning danger into comic advantage, ending with the intruder surrendering and leaving with a nickel as payment.

Old Mill Mystery Chapter VIII Tense Conspiracy

Mary hides as rioting workers plot revenge in a shed. Gideon Prawle coordinates a risky plan to frame Tom Roylance and smash the target, while the group distributes scouts and a concealed tool stash for the operation.

Face of Christ and the physiognomy of virtue

A sermon argues that the face reflects the soul and moral character. It discusses cynicism hypocrisy kindness and religious renewal as chisels shaping the countenance, praising Christ's transformative, forgiving, and compassionate visage as the ultimate example.

The Flight from Home and the Heavenly Vision

The lesson recounts Jacob fleeing Beersheba after seizing his birthright and the night he sleeps at Bethel with a stone pillow, where God reveals a vision promising blessing. It notes Esau’s anger, Rebekah’s plan, and Jacob’s solitary journey toward Haran, framing the event as unconscious providence guiding history.

Jacob Beth Peloubet B. C Isaac Esau Bethel House of God Jerusalem Luz Beersheba Rebekah Euphrates Paden-Aram Haran Padan- Aram Mesopotamia Abraham Canaan Nahor Jacobs Coleridge

Do the Work God Gives You

A succinct exhortation to discover and use one’s gifts as providence assigns. It emphasizes persistent effort in the path God provides, hoping for the judgment that one has done all possible. The message urges diligence regardless of impact, framing work as faithful obedience.

If you would lift me up you wast be on higher ground

A terse Emerson quotation notes the paradox of elevation through effort. The line suggests that true ascent requires lifting others as well as oneself.

Emerson

Doings of People and Quick Skits Across Town

William Andrew Conant famed violin maker dies at ninety after sixty years crafting over seven hundred instruments. A vain stage anecdote about Kans von Brion and a shy debutante Belgrave scene. Long Island resident Jeupce Winnor M Ssrrnu defeats a salary increase proposal. Senator Stanford’s Willow Chair preserved by his widow with a leather strap across the arms.

William Andrew Conant Brattleboro Kans von Brion Youne Kriya Alexander Belgrave Jeupce Winnor M. Ssrrnu Long Island Senator Stanford Stanford

Purarre Armour described as Chicago's richest citizen

Purarre D Armour, reputedly Chicago's wealthiest figure, employs about 12 000 workers and pays roughly 6 to 7 million dollars in annual wages. He owns 4 000 railway cars used for transporting his goods and maintains 700 to 800 horses to haul his wagons.

Purarre D. Armour Chicago

Democratic party splits promise only a temporary drain

A St Louis Globe Democrat analysis argues signs of factional rifts in the Democratic Party threaten its integrity. It notes disputes over seigniorage silver and Supreme Court vacancies, with Republicans gaining ground nationwide as tariffs and bond issues loom. The piece calls the immediate outlook dark, yet treats party death as unlikely.

Democratic Party Supreme Court Congress Sennacherib Pennsylvania Republican Party St. Louis Globe Democrat

Democracy Driven to Grover Cleveland

The Democracy was driven to Grover Cleveland because it had no one else to whom it could fly its hour of distress. Where will it and succor now that it has all it can stand of Mr. Cleveland.

Mary Gideon Tom Boylance Jack Dilworth Jack Gideon Prawle Gorringe Roylance Gibeon Jos Jos Hamer Ben Druce Ben Tom Carter Tom Iain Dilworth Brooklyn Tabernacle T. de Witt Talmage Ecclesiates God Jesus Christ Esau Israel Job Moses Pharaoh George II Joshua John Paul Homer Hippocrates Galen Aristote Socrates Plato Lavater Alcibiades Josephine Washington United States Philadelphia Benjamin F. Brewster George Whitefield Alexander H. Stephens American Congress Isaiah David Solomon Nero Robespierre Diocletian William Windom Treasury New York Bayonne Europe Abraham Lincoln White House Cleveland Democratic Congress Democratic Party Congress N. Y. Tribune Grover Cleveland Mr. Cleveland N. Y

President fills Supreme Court vacancy with White appointment

The president nominates Sanater White to the Supreme Court, filling the vacancy and signaling a reward for a distinguished figure. The action comes amid party and regional considerations in Kansas City.

Sanater White Supreme Court Kaensas City

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