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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1886
Page
4
A late medieval verse version of the Lord's Prayer appears in Notes and Queries. It renders familiar petitions with archaic forms such as art, sanctify thy name, and daily bread. The text includes variations like forgiveness and protection from evil.
A reflective piece from the Christian Advocate discusses threats to the Sabbath amid rising secularity and foreign influences. It notes a shift toward viewing the Sabbath as a holiday and stresses protecting its sacred rest, while contrasting Christian moral teaching with worldly fame as echoed by Tolstoi Dickens Reade and Tolstoi in recent notices from the Brooklyn Eagle.
The article surveys varied perspectives on Jesus from Strauss to Renan and Tolstoy, tracing how critics and writers across history have assessed his character, miracles, and influence, while noting shifting attitudes toward orthodoxy and secular critique.
A witty critique traces traditional hat lifting as a gentlemanly gesture and laments today’s frantic rush to grab the hat rim. The piece notes the shift from graceful bows to rapid, showy movements and a final monkey-like grin as the woman passes.
A reader tests a tree toad as a weather prophet using a bronze frog paperweight with a glass tube. The toad climbs the ladder inside the tube as humidity rises and descends before dry weather, confirming its foretelling power per St. Nicholas.
After a Sunday sermon praising Wall Street tycoons as philanthropists a stranger challenged the preacher. He promised to back the sermon with a thousand dollar Wa Bash preferred stock bought at 92 if the preacher covered the difference, warning that Jay Gould or he would stay out of heaven otherwise.
Quote notes that 46,000,000 pounds of rice are exported into brewers' vats annually. It adds that CorFipener is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom attributed to William Pitt.
A child named Patty or Mary-Too Little-Juvenile Humor writes stories at a table while an adult asks to read them. The toddler explains she is scribbling as fast as she can and confesses she cannot read her own writing due to being small.
Patty Keniston muses on love letters to Rosinella as Matty Monroe plots a pretend wedding with Sir Leon. Through a playful week of pretend marriage and a telegraph, Patty learns to craft a fanciful romance, while Mrs. Keniston offers gentle guidance and humor.
A humorous sketch of social quips at a dinner party and church, featuring Lorrie and Lottie claiming Presbyterian faith, a child’s prayer ending with a railroad joke, Freppie and a backsliding sermon, and a neighbor’s inquisitive interrogation about illness ending with the doctor.
Players stack hands and draw in turn to a chosen number. The drawer must answer any question truthfully asked by others. This party activity centers on honesty and quick thinking as each round reveals answers from the selected participant.
A group plays a party game where one player steps out while others pick a famous hero from history or literature. The returning player receives remarks about the hero based on events in that life. The guesser identifies the hero from the clues. Once identified, the clue giver swaps places with the guesser.
A circle game where players quote proverbs or poems starting with successive letters from A to Y. Each had two minutes to answer or forfeit. On Sundays, Scripture or sacred song quotes may be used. The exercise trains memory and shares knowledge among all participants.
Hand, or Coddem, is an ancient game shared across nations. Sides sit at a table, hide a small piece, then use “Hands down” and “Hands up” signals to move and guess its location. The guilder watches faces for tells, aiming to conceal or reveal the piece without tips.
A humorously extended passage on preparing sparrows for meals. It riffs on various methods from bacon-wrapped breasts to baked potatoes and gravy, notes the sparrow’s resilience, cites Izaak Walton, and references classical poets while mockingly treating the topic as culinary lore.
A Boston Post writer highlights a sharp line from Brander Matthews recent novel The Last Meeting. The quoted character Fred notes “look not on the wine when it is red” while Uncle Larry retorts that the passage misleads, steering readers toward white wines.
The article surveys the cradle of civilization between 2000 and 500 B C in Babylonia along the Euphrates and Tigris. It details river dynamics, damming works, canal networks, fertility of crops, and urban prominence near Bagdad and Hill a with Nebuchadnezzar’s bridge and royal bank. It notes the use of papyrus and clay tablets with cuneiform writing and seals.
A correspondent notes an unusual Chinese belief and practice on the soul. At 3 a.m. two actors, a departing soul and pleading friends, perform a ritual, with calls of Come, come and Return, return come. The scene, likely Taoist, varies by region and may signal death or illness.
An advertisement urges workers in demanding or outdoor jobs to use Hostetter s Stomach Bitters to revive energy and digestion. It claims the tonic strengthens the body and nerves, aids sedentary lifestyles, and supports restful sleep with safe ingredients and broad social endorsement.
The piece surveys Massachusetts Sunday and Saturday evening restrictions, noting strict prohibitions on travel and commerce, fines for inns hosting non travelers, and bans on unlicensed entertainments. It mentions a Boston petition led by Josiah Quincy and about 600 signatories calling for repeal of these laws.
A claim from an Indiana advocate praises St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism of the back. The speaker extols Demosthenes and touts instantaneous relief followed by a cure from using the product.
Prof Grorue of the Brooklyn Board of Health reports Red Star Cough Cure contains no poisons or opiates and is safe. Price listed as 25 cents.
A traveler praises the Boers of South Africa noting their independence and productivity in Transvaal. He describes large farms, Dutch farmer households, and big horses and cattle as the region grows in population and wealth while remaining remote from outside influences. He observes farmers’ sons eventually expanding farms and employing servants. Ittsburg Dispatch.
The speaker notes Senator Beck can recall The Lady of the Lake, knows Burns by heart, and praises Walter Scott as unmatched among novels.
A French medical authority notes carrot intake is excellent for complexion and states carrots can be prepared in a variety of ways. They are described as easily digestible and beneficial for skin health.
The advertisement asserts the remedy helps with female weaknesses and maladies, acts promptly on functional derangements, and strengthens the feminine system through nervine and tonic properties. Price reduced to one dollar and available at druggists.
An 19th century column extols Forest Glen as a haven for consumptives and lauds Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Red Clover Tonic, Dr Bigon's Positive Cure, Ayers Cherry Pectoral, and Hall's Hair Renewer, with testimonials from C M Connor of Nashua Iowa and general praise for various tonics and cures.
Dr Peter W Schmidt known as Dr Pete stands out for diagnosing without questions and claiming to cure illnesses others fail to treat. He advertises Golden Seal Bitters and Lung Food for Consumption as universal cures with thousands of bottles sold and many invalids saved. Facts for the Million free from Golden Seal Bitters Company, Holland City, Michigan.
An advertisement urges customers to ask their dealer to order a dozen bottles from a wholesale druggist. It promises two free bottles and a free map with medicine. Dr. C D Warner of Chicago is named as the promoter and it targets all druggists.
The Gault House at Clinton and Madison in Chicago advertises first class accommodations for two dollars to two dollars fifty per day. Centrally located one block from Union Depot, with elevator and Hoyt and Gates as proprietors.
An ad notices typical patent remedies and tonics promising cures for coughs colds and consumption. It promotes Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein and Caswell Hazard Cod Liver Oil as pure and superior. It also mentions a hotel guest healed after Athiophoros and credits W P Hammond as hotel clerk in Chicago.
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