31 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1887
Page
1
The text lists advertising rates and line prices for locals with changeable monthly and weekly schedules. It references 500 and 1200 line blocks and a $50.00 amount, noting Ames postal handling as Second Class Mail Matter. The fragment suggests a newspaper rate card or classified ad section from Ames.
Ames Iowa lies on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road. It is thirty six miles north of Des Moines and hosts the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The city has a well appointed public school and surrounding farming lands yield abundant fruit and orchard produce.
Fragmentary OCR shows names for mayor recorder treasurer marshal and street commissioner positions. The list includes M Suir E RK Chamberlain W Shocxiey L Van Dusen A Richmond and others, indicating a municipal government slate.
Sunday services held every Sunday morning and every alternate Sunday evening. Sunday School starts at 12 noon. Prayer meeting is every Wednesday at 7 o clock. Pastor H. W. Wilson conducts the services.
An Arabic tale tells of a poet who pleases a sultan with gold for each verse yet falters when he repeats a line. The sultan grows furious, ordering execution after the singer repeats the song, warning that poetic supply can be punished.
In 1846 near St Anne's Well a young couple watch over a dying mother who asks to be buried near an ancient tree. After her death the son finds a hidden bag of money in the grave corner, but chooses mercy over greed and uses the treasure to honor her memory while learning the value of charity.
Two scouts Kit Carson and Godey trail a band of Indians for miles, strike their camp at dawn, rescue horses, kill two Indians, capture a boy, and return after riding about 100 miles in 30 hours. The feat is hailed as one of western adventure’s boldest and most disinterested deeds.
The Tue Patapsco, a United States monitor, joined land battery operations against Fort Sumter on July 11, 1863, contributing to the fort’s near destruction in a later phase of the campaign.
In the New Britain islands a man must avoid his mother-in-law under any circumstance. The piece argues women have many paths to employment beyond teaching and sewing, urging self help and discipline in art, music, or literature to gain independence and esteem, and warning against lingering in unfulfilling roles.
Tom White recalls scouting for Fort Stanton New Mexico facing a two-buck ambush by Cloudy Day and Out-in-the-Rain. He single handedly sneaked to a safe position, shot Cloudy Day in the spine, killed the other Indian as he tried to flee, and carried his deer into the fort. The tale ends with the sub-chief Small Horse confirming the enemies’ deaths.
A Lima resident attributes Peruvian women's beauty to the manta worn by all social ranks. The crepe garment, akin to Spain's mantilla, hides flaws and can cost from 10 to 500 dollars depending on quality.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch writer recalls choosing a wife for practicality over beauty. He praises his spouse's housekeeping, cheer, and thrift, noting stable finances and a tidy home after three years of marriage. He urges young men to value common sense and responsible partnership over mere charms.
The tale recalls Hamlet telling Ophelia to go to a nunnery as marriage prospects fade. She retreats from court life and ultimately dies by water beneath a willow, a grim ending reflective of despair and loss.
A miscellany section contrasts intellectual debate on postmortem state with Beecher and a clergyman critique. A New England preacher’s son questions his father’s vocation while a Boston Record quips on honesty and affordability.
The article outlines Queen Victoria's simple Balmoral routine with Princess Beatrice and other royals, details visits by the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Albany, and notes the queen's daily work, outdoor habits, and affection for collie dogs. It also references ancient Albion, Roman and Anglo-Saxon rural life as context.
The article recalls Millet painting with his children in Fontainbleau, noting his boyish spirit, love of light on trees, and sounds like the forge and a distant cart. It highlights Miller's aim to capture sound in painting and references The Angelus with a sunset spire and praying peasants.
The saying suggests people guard their secrets by relying on others. It implies trust transfers information risks and depends on interpersonal discretion.
A jumble of jokes and light anecdotes unfolds with gossipy chatter from a late 19th or early 20th century humor page. Characters include an editor, a magistrate, and neighbors trading quips about marriage, health, and household mishaps.
An ancient Algerian wedding rite features a bridegroom’s approach to his house with a piped procession. The bride rides a mule veiled, followed by bridesmaids, then friends. she is carried inside amid olive-branch ritual, with dancing and energetic, panting display by the women in the evening.
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