20 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1890
Page
1
The snippet notes a publication editorship and pricing terms. K Wilson is listed as editor and publisher with a quarterly or monthly advance payment option. The text indicates a 50 cent rate or other prepay arrangement.
A fragmentary poem pleads in dialect over a loss in a harsh frontier life. It mixes grief for a child named Joe with laments on faith, family struggle, and enduring hardship, set beside extended passages about western migration and a brief biographical sketch of Pliny Fisk and local political schemes.
Pliny Fisk, a Wisconsin merchant, recalls a long delinquent debtor named Duffy who avoided payment for years. After Duffy finally visits, Fisk agrees to indorse a note to aid him, sparking a tale of debt, persistence, and old town politics.
The article advises roasting coffee beans lightly within a day, warns against overroasting, and details a cafe au lait method. It prescribes heating all vessels, percolating hot water through fresh ground coffee, and steaming milk without boiling, then combining in a heated jug and saucepan for serving.
Norristown Herald notes a summer theater tribute dedicated to Kate Field as a notable advantage enjoyed by women, contrasting with the absence of similar honors for men.
A clipped aphorism from the Philadelphia Press notes that every ambitious financier eventually clashes with the forces of law and order, a universal caution about greed and consequences.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt mocks the President and Senator Ingalls. It describes an eagle crafted handlike conchordal palm prints and a greyhound motif, praising accuracy and compared to Ingalls crunching the Democratic Senate.
A rural schoolmaster agrees to craft a wedding letter for Lemuel Sipes to woo Mandy Henry. The letter, rich with poetry, persuades a swift courtship ending in their marriage before term ends.
A park proprietor unveils an electric like rabbit for inertial coursing. The device sits in a socket under ground with a narrow surface slot and is powered by a heavy clock weight. A man at a crank controls speed as the rabbit travels a 209 yard diamond shaped course.
A fragment shows Miss Smitherson questioning a young man about singing and painting and other tasks. The dialogue mentions songs like Marguerita and The Heart Bowed Down With Grief and Care and a Boulanger March. The man denies performing each asked activity. The scene ends with a proposal line from Christian at Work.
A New York Weekly excerpt mocks railroad receipts and passenger etiquette. The president complains of extra charges while the superintendent notes objections to paying a dollar for short trips. He advises brake men to hold doors open for boarding during windy weather and to keep them open until the train gains speed again.
A shopper in a Woodward Avenue bookstore discusses family Bibles and discounts. The seller notes a beautiful Bible once sold for six dollars, while the buyer says a cheaper option is needed for a small family. The exchange is quoted from Detroit Press and Baltimore American commentary.
Private memoirs describe the British seizure of General Charles Lee after he defied Washington’s order and rode with his staff to Basking Ridge New Jersey. Lee stayed at a small tavern run by Mrs Wright and spent the day writing letters to General Gates denouncing the commander in chief.
A Dakota society desk report paints a vivid costume tableau for a social soiree. Mary Munroe wears a frock and white accessories while Emma Latrobe sports a yellow dress with high heels and teal accents. Marion Willoughby dons thin white fabric with blue trim and frizzed hair. Jennie Murchinson appears in black attire with a feather, Ella Wexford in red hair and a gray suit, Pauline Taeley in a long velvet ensemble with bold gloves and yellow hair. Pow erence Ross in green velvet is shown with a white check rein. Vinnie Ham mersly wears a white network and red streak with frescoed hair.
A brief remark notes the trapeze performer must be light and dauntless to execute feats high above the crowd. The comment emphasizes the risk and skill involved in aerial acts.
Newell Cowell of Cleveland explains the extensive Standard Oil network from New York to Philadelphia Baltimore and Pittsburgh with feeders from Kane to Bear Creek and a Lima to Chicago line. The system includes diverse lines and tankage valued far beyond six million dollars and is managed as the National Transit Company.
The text recalls Revolutionary Committees of Safety led by Michael Widman, a publican and former vestryman, who persecuted Peter Miller a Baptist convert. Widman was arrested for treasonable intent, tried by court martial at Turk's Head, and sentenced, while Miller’s hearing echoed in the era's civic tensions alongside unrelated anecdotes and quips.
The session details concurrent resolutions and bills on railroad safety equipment and prohibitions, schoolbooks, taxation for widows and soldiers, and pension backdating. Nomination contests in the Senate and House nominate William Larrabee and others, with votes and results noted.
A famed beggar Pietro Marcolini, allowed to beg inside St Peter's, died suddenly of apoplexy after thirty years of service. Pius IX and Leo XIII had granted him privilege and an audience, and he wore a warm dressing gown given by the Pope. His heirs may inherit the gown and a fortune of 50,000 francs.
An Irish businessman in Ballycleary shows a visiting Alderman a new house. A neighbor points to costly parquet floors and jokes the floor could keep whisky for a year. The alderman, shocked by the expense, is told it is parquet, and another quip notes the finest irritation of cilcloth ever seen.
A man recalls past drinking days and recounts a night out with friends that leads him to promise lifelong temperance. He contrasts former freewheeling bar culture with a quieter, more secretive drinkers’ crowd and declares cold water suffices now.
The writer notes that Gilbert claimed spring flowers and train themes relate to the case but omitted that artificial blooms connected to the case have no spring relevance.
The article notes Vermont leads with about 4,000,000 ands annually, followed by New York Ohio Wisconsin and New Hampshire. It argues maple sugar is highly profitable, with a well ordered bush yielding about ten pounds per tree per year and some trees producing up to twenty eight pounds.
The report summarizes Democratic and Republican maneuvering in the Iowa Senate and House over the suppression of intemperance and related bills. It notes test votes, committee referrals, and proposed amendments about prohibition measures, with references to figures like Ewart Chase and Smith. The record mentions petitions, tasks for committees, and the creation of a committee to investigate alleged book trusts amid repeal opposition.
On High street a grocer stacked flour barrels when a pyramid broke causing a crash. He leaped over a kerosene barrel as the toppling stack spilled flour over him and others. He sent a notice to Boston parties reporting damaged flour and requesting discount.
A nostalgic Interior reflection recalls youth as a magical realm where the aged revisit their birthplace. The piece conjures a vivid scene of family unity, familiar voices, and past joys from 80 years ago, with memories of weddings births and daily life lighting the shadows.
Rev Sam Jones comments on excesses with phrase Some things have gone about as far as they can go referencing the globe Gotters per the Philadelphia Record.
The report notes a shifting finance scene with talks of an ice trust capitalized at 2 million dollars and London quotations for a 630 thousand pound loan. Treasury bond purchases total 7.233 million. Windom plans no more 4 percent issues as reserves dip to 13 thousand. English capitalists eye a 5 million cigarette trust but factory owners resist. New Jersey Central issues 3.207 million in mortgage bonds at 5 percent, totaling 34.96 million. Reading company faces a wave of mine closures due to mild weather. eight of its fifty-nine collieries closed, others operate half time. American Tobacco Company formed with 25 million capital in Newark to manage cigars and expansion. John W. Mackay says property value stands at 13, and Chicago earnings nearly dormant amid various electric light concerns.
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