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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1880
Page
4
A pastoral scene shows sunflowers by a paling and a summer house with ivy and woodland. A woman reads a tattered letter as snow falls, pondering loss and change after the nestling has fled. She sighs that perhaps it is better and contemplates daily life faded into memory.
Margery Howland and Clinton Parke part with unspoken vows as he leaves for Yale. Years later Parke encounters Margery, now married to a wealthy husband, and realizes his lifelong mistake. The tale ends with a meditation on love returned and the hope of heaven.
Nature shows many sing by instinct with variable results while true singing demands long training. Private lessons often focus on notes and social displays rather than art. Real singing treats the voice as an instrument requiring careful, long, and rigorous training, mostly found in professional ranks.
A New York Herald critique of Nihilist theory minutely arguing that a boyish so called revolution fails to frighten the government. The piece asserts the state remains strong, reforms advance, and public courage counters terror through consistent progress over years.
Fragmentary note warns visitors in New York City to use a carriage service near Grand Central Depot. It mentions elevator price reductions and a restaurant supplied by a horse car line, urging care to ensure the Grand Union sign is correct, as the coach may not belong to Grand Union.
A New York Sun analysis describes the clash between Nihilists and authorities in Russia, noting mob violence, arrests, and internal splits within the movement. It compares Russian liberal and radical factions to Spain’s Intransigentes era, and portrays radicals as desperate, willing to burn and kill as they fight to the end.
Washington dispatch reports Ohio's Cossman Finley presenting statistics on the number of soldiers who received no bounty and the projected cost of a bill to equalize wartime bounties. Treasury estimates exceed 100 million, but Finley argues the figure should not surpass 20 million after proper deductions and adjustments.
The Senate and House conduct routine business with debates on the Fitz John Porter case, territorial court bills, and various measures. Speeches by Logan and others accompany adjournments. bills include Indian Territory court provisions, Porter's relief, and legal reforms. Authorization bills, pensions, and appropriations recur amid party routines, with several adjournments through March.
A comic fragment describes an Irishman enjoying raw eggs and a newspaper when he accidentally swallows a live chicken. The bird crowed as it went down his throat and the man quipped that the chicken spoke too late.
An elderly Scotswoman scoffs at a church anthem, a neighbor labels it ancient. She then explains she finally sees why Saul hurled a spear at David when the boy sang for him, a village quip on old tunes and stubborn taste.
A garbled report outlines actions by law enforcement and local authorities in an Iowa county. The text mentions tasers, plant life, and unidentified individuals, with unclear names and places due to OCR errors. The core idea involves a confrontation or incident in a rural setting.
Madame Recamier, long a center of Parisian society, writes to her niece expressing loneliness amid fêtes and theater. She says the ball room and theater overlook her windows, yet she feels solitary, musing on her life and wishing for true happiness.
An old ad touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a remedy. It emphasizes its medical authority and includes a price in cents.
Brief garbled OCR text asks inane query about what friend A has made. No clear names, dates, or details are recoverable beyond a speculative line of dialogue between two friends.
Pall Mall Gazette notes the minuet as eighteenth century grace and social pulse, while country and cotillion dances linger in memory. Modern waltzes and galops fail to inspire like past balls, and aging youth recall a vanished era of decorum and spontaneous laughter.
In Baltimore a father, Lewis F. Allen, seeks return of his five month old daughter Lizzie Allen from John Brooks who has kept the child after a debt dispute. A kerosene lamp fire killed Allen’s wife. the baby escaped unharmed. Allen obtained a habeas writ from Judge Brown to compel Brooks to produce the child in court.
An ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for fever debility rheumatism nervous ailments constipation and dyspepsia claiming thorough work prompt effects and wide trust nationwide. It urges systematic use and notes alleged cures while warning against false hopes of instant cures.
The ad urges readers to use Dr Crook's Wine of Tar to prevent sickness and cure coughs colds consumption dyspepsia kidney and stomach trouble. It claims many thousands have been helped and promotes Glenn's Soap and Hill's Hair Dye as beauty products with low prices.
A 19th century notice warns that white and colored worm candies may contain cal oriel and other minerals. It promotes Laycock's Worm Killer as safe, vegetarian, and more effective than ce ask. priced at five cents, with druggists selling it. Additional ad copy touts Lyon's Heel Stiffen and Safe Pills with testimonials and a free medical treatise offer, plus a cough syrup priced at BC.
An old physician claims a simple vegetable formula can cure bronchial catarrh asthma and throat and lung ailments. He offers the recipe in German French or English upon sending a stamp. also cites a testimonial of Rheumatism relief after using Wizard Oil.
A cluttered 19th century advertisement page promotes Worm Confections, Uncle Sam’s remedies, German Eye Salve, and Kidney-Wort. It touts cures for worms, cholera infantum, croup, and stomach issues, with several product pitches and prices, plus farmers’ feed aids and Bitters. Names include Van Deusen, J. L. McNair, Dr. Jaques, and J. Kramers, targeting families and rural customers.
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