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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1886
Page
4
Sunday reading features Providence Bunyan in prison and explores the proper use of Sunday. The column also notes some of Sam Jones hot shot humor and observations.
A poetic meditation on Bunyan's prison visions and a rail made into a flute that calms loneliness. The piece reflects on faith, punishment, and the Father’s care found in nature, urging the reader to find joy in daily sights.
A reflective quotation describes Providence as a tapestry of countless fragments. When assembled, these fragments form a coherent and beautiful history, inviting contemplation of hidden order in scattered experiences.
In defense of Sunday education the speaker urges churches to open libraries museums and host lectures to elevate intellect and moral life. He cites charitable aims and invites disciplined religious leaders to lead public education and worship. Albanian marriages section describes arranged matches and strict gender roles with a final reversal of wife’s authority after marriage.
A reflective sermon recounts John Wesley and Whitefield's tireless labors and devotion, contrasts educated fools with temperance, and highlights a tale of kindness, marriage, and a cataract healing. A teacher's decision shapes two boys Stephen gains a home while Jack learns a costly lesson about honesty.
A speaker admonishes a sister about temper and behavior in a domestic and social setting. He contrasts gentleness with aggression, noting a town bully and the fickleness of men toward their wives and other women. The speaker recalls his own past faults and vows restraint.
Mr Dusenberry boasts of bloodline after a long family tribute. Mrs Dusenberry admits envy of Eve as a single notable thing she always envied. The dialogue hints at pride, lineage, and a hidden wish linked to Eve.
A vignette style collage recounts children at play and church scenes from memories and grandma tales. It mixes nursery rhymes with gentle humor from sixities era narrative, featuring Benny Grace the Wee-boy and mamma’s singing. It notes a child correcting a sermon text during prayer.
A fragment portrays a family moment with a child defining snoring as sleeping out loud, a father enjoying dominoes and beer, and children requesting birthday money and more toast. The tone reflects a light domestic vignette with simple humor.
A Brooklyn Union report quotes a stationer describing the diary industry as dominated by three firms, two in New York and one in Cambridgeport Mass. capital runs high, with several million diaries produced yearly and prices from four cents to nineteen cents. Demand has surged in recent decades, though overall market variety remains tight.
A Dakota justice of the peace adjourns a trial after a constable delays returning with a key witness. The officer explains he found the witness talking up a horse trade and waited. The judge fines him five dollars for contempt and notes his plan to reach a mare sale instead.
Mrs Crimsonbeak accuses her husband Crimsonbeak of repeated cheating in a requested purchase. He denies it jokingly and then ponders a drastic escape, opening a window to assess a jump to the ground.
Mr Goodman and his son stroll to the Zoological Gardens. Before a cage of Cochin China fowls he praises them as superb animals. The keeper corrects the connoisseur noting the birds belong to the gardens, not the gallinacae family.
Tid-Bits reports a playful campus exchange about college athletics and social life. Two students discuss gym practice and a theater visit, noting attractive Griggs sisters but quiet conversation. The tone mixes sports and college gossip with light humor.
The quote asserts that exposure to noble ideas shapes both appearance and character. It emphasizes the transformative power of uplifting thoughts on personal demeanor and inner life.
The article surveys micro engineering feats from a Brooklyn maker of fine platinum wire for telescope spiders to foreign hollow flywheels and a cord saw for stone cutting. It discusses German cork lime cement, Geneva railway electrification plans, salt as a fire suppressant, and paraffine preservation of monuments. It notes U.S. potteries investment, wage levels, and a critique of unskilled traveling machinists versus trained apprentices.
A Southern girl travels to the East in 1869 to seek fame as a writer. She publishes works, faces rejection, drains her funds, loses health and reputation, and returns home ruined. The piece warns that writing talent alone may not sustain a career and urges exploring other skills and trades.
A UT professor named Snore is depicted as diligent yet absent minded. His wife teases him about not speaking to her as he laments he cannot find time. He insists his workload keeps him pressed for time and love remains.
Knickerbocker Jones asks Bob Van Slyck about his plans near Grand Central Depot. Van Slyck explains he will travel for a day because his birthday brings calls from three women. He avoids the house to dodge multiple visits from fianc e and two others arriving to congratulate him.
An 19th century health column argues against drastic purgatives for constipation. It recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as safer, noting it promotes natural bowel function, supports liver health, and relieves headaches and dyspepsia when used as directed. It claims fever, rheumatism, and kidney troubles improve with regularity.
A Brooklyn Eagle quotation presents a wry view on value of time. It suggests a buyer would trade today for future days, but a condemned man prefers past days, implying limited use for tomorrow. The piece blends wit with reflections on urgency and consequence.
Dr Foote's Health Monthly reports six gold medals awarded to St Jacobs Oil at world fairs for its claim as a superior pain cure. The ad-like piece asserts it cures rheumatism and other pains and implies wide American business men are bald from hat deprivation, contrasting bald scalps with beards that stay full due to light and air.
Ad claims Red Star Cough Cure is safe and speedy with no nausea or poison risk and priced at 25 cents. It markets immediate relief and assures safety.
A jumble of anecdotes from Nashville and Chicago hotels about pie at breakfast or supper. Included are quips from a Burnet House clerk and a Tremont House anecdote, plus assorted ad copy for Sage’s Catarrh remedy, California Vinegar Bitters, and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for children.
A historical notice touts Dr Peter W Schmidt nicknamed Dr Pete for diagnosing without questions. It claims “Golden Seal Bitters” and “Lung Food for Consumption” cure many diseases, with thousands of bottles sold and lives saved. Send to Golden Seal Bitters Company in Holland City Michigan for Facts for the Million Free.
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