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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1894
Page
5
The poem portrays a dusk battlefield scene with a moving army on a turnpike, white tents in view, and grim harvest imagery. Cannons boom signal hope for victory as darkness settles over villages and hills. the speaker notes the calm before a anticipated conflict.
A young 18th century tale tells how General Early, then a lieutenant, saved a debutante from a swollen creek at Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs. He rode through mud, pulled her from danger, and won her admiration and later attention as the season progressed.
A Civil War memoir recounts a harrowing retreat after Banks defeat, detailing hunger and skirmishes as Gen. Steele’s forces pulled back to Little Rock. A cavalryman’s act of charity to a starving infantryman amid exhausted marching stands out, illustrating shared hardship and loyalty.
Andrew Jackson recounts the death of Frank Shearer at Resaca during Sherman’s Atlanta campaign. The speech recalls a premonition before battle and a soldier’s courage, burial, and a shared Bible torn in two during a Petersburg retreat.
A poem from the Chicago Record celebrates boys with a red drum training with soldierly play. It follows Tom Jim Phil Dick Nat Fred and Widow Cutler's Bill as they march to defeat an imagined Injun horde, mixing playful rhythm with frontier bravado.
A professor recounts a camping incident on Lake Superior to illustrate gravitation. He narrates crossing a river gorge repeatedly with a pursuing bear, the chase ending when the bear falls after the fifth leap. He asserts one cannot tamper with immutable laws of gravity as the class is dismissed.
A fragment from a newspaper notes a village schoolmaster killed himself over a debt of fifty marks, mocking the notion with a critic’s quip about paid debt trials.
The text portrays a woman gazing at a neighbor's hat and at Niagara with dreamy admiration while a lover comments on her arm. It includes two quoted exchanges about warmth and a playful literary exchange between Borus and Naggus.
In a brief exchange a friend notes the speaker’s growing reclusiveness. The poet asserts the change is real, and when asked about debt, replies no data is provided, framed as a weekly publication reference.
A brief exchange presents a dubious compliment about enjoying a novel. He claims pleasure in hearing it. she retorts she was in ecstasy upon finishing the last pages. The fragment hints at literary reception and reader reaction without broader context.
Easter traditions include coloring eggs in bright hues and hiding five or six per child the night before. In the morning each child begins a hunt, stopping when its set is found, while others continue. The charming ritual brings great joy to families.
A Little activity describes making a Biddie on a nest centerpiece using a round box white tissue and a tissue hen. Children place colored eggs around and lift Biddie to reveal an egg. The piece notes hard boiled eggs for safety and cites Millie Abbott in Good Housekeeping.
A Chicago Inter Ocean report describes a new event by a Central American minister's wife, the Alphabet party. The first such party in the country celebrates a child mastering the alphabet with home made boxes cakes and a balloon releasing a tiny alphabet book. Mothers rival for earliest celebration as children prove their letters.
The article argues that lawmakers resist road improvements citing hard times while citing Miller’s internal revenue figures. It notes US spending on drink and tobacco totals over 1.6 billion dollars annually, far surpassing government expenses. The piece disputes the claim that citizens cannot afford road upgrades and urges thrift with public funds.
An Oregon farmer on a Sunday morning chased his dog into a pear orchard fence where an eagle spread its wings. The dog grabbed the bird’s leg, the farmer tackled it, and after a fierce struggle the eagle was subdued and tied to the fence. The farmer then transported the captor home and now exhibits it in a cage.
A mother plans a tea visit by sending her son with a cake to invite Mrs B. She learns the invitation backfires when the reply arrives that Mrs B. will not attend. The boy returns the cake with the message that the host did not want it but would come.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts Ethel and a Chicago man known as Mr Breezy engaging in informal banter. The exchange highlights casual familiarity as the caller is addressed by first name and a playful mispronunciation appears in the text.
A brief vignette describes a man spending an hour with a woman in a warm, lighted room. He then leaves, with three boys waiting in the gloom and bids her good night, followed by a mention of a storm and a 20 pound stake.
In a clipped quarrel the wife protests an order that she calls Heaven's law. He retorts and the exchange reveals a tense domestic scene described in the weekly’s trimmed dialogue. The fragment captures a heated exchange over marriage expectations.
A short dialogue showing Kittie objecting to being called Mary Ann Jane after the cook and nurse. Louie asks what is wrong and Kittie explains the doll dislikes that name.
A court dialogue reflects on life saving care for a poor patient. The judge notes the man could not afford prescriptions, while Cynicus suggests the saving came from more than medicine.
Instruction article on cultivating onions in home gardens summarizing soil preparation manure use and irrigation. It describes marking beds with a wheel marker, spacing onion plants three inches apart, and setting about one thousand plants per two square rods of ground.
Practical dairy guidance drawn from American Agriculturist warns that a pedigree helps milk quality and temper affects yield. It cautions against straw-only feed, uncut vegetables, improper straining, and excessive carbonaceous fodder while stressing ample stable space and proper manure handling to prevent losses.
A Dublin era exchange features Mame declaring a new dress lacks her heart and Jess challenging whether she would wear it so low. A pithy proverb notes each man is a stepping stone or stumbling block in life. Ram's Horn argues no rye can rule unless one masters self.
The article extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for consumption and related lung diseases. It cites testimonials from trusted neighbors and Canadian residents, claiming dramatic recoveries and renewed strength after extensive use. It notes claimed benefits on blood purification and overall vitality, advertising further materials for purchase.
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