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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1890
Page
4
John K. Allen surveys how the ring moved from pagan ceremonies to Christian rites, tracing uses from Italy to Malabar, Greece, Armenia, Java, Iceland, Ireland, and America. He notes ritual placements, varied materials, and social meanings, ending with advice for brides and jewelers.
Miss Octavia Hill originated the lady rent collector system in London poor districts. She managed a block of workingmen's dwellings collecting rents and supervising sanitation. She also supported families by finding work for youths and aiding wives to avoid the public house.
The article contrasts hair lengths for girls and young ladies, noting long plaits for older females and cropped styles for younger children. It praises shorter cuts as flattering and claims they strengthen the roots of the chair, tying the look to the Season.
Pullman Car Porter Alsop describes carrying many letters and a secretive habit of sending mail to create a false impression of location. He explains letters are exchanged at stops for payoff, noting times when stakes were high and payments were good.
A Buffalo business man, sole U S agent for two Berlin firms, was arrested in Lockport for using mail to injure a local firm by marking postal cards with D B after its name. He claims D B means debtors book not dead beat. Held for trial. this is the first U S court case of its kind. Punishment up to 5000 fine or five years imprisonment or both.
In a Forty second Street car a shabby newcomer with a beard and rough clothes provokes sneers from two fashionable youths. A clergyman intervenes with a calculus book and a prank reveals the truce, as passengers laugh at the fashion police. The tale ends with the crowd amused by the cleric’s ruse and a brief, unrelated anecdote from the San Francisco Chronicle.
An aged Norse king and his courtiers witness a sudden bright bird flashing through the storm lit hall. The momentary vision prompts a solemn meditation on life’s fleeting light and the beyond. The elder courtier concludes life is brief and the nest lies beyond God’s gift.
A compact recounting of Honiton lace origins with Flemish influence, the 1660 royal lace import mark, two fires in 1756 and 1767, and Queen Adelaide’s partial revival. It notes the challenges in 19th century production, the Beers village wedding lace, and the royal family’s sustained patronage supporting lace labor and local livelihoods.
Sir Edwin Arnold likens studying Indian philosophy and literature to loading the Mayflower with new inquiries from Massachusetts Bay. He imagines Harvard as fertile soil where Old World ideas are reinterpreted by New World scholars, urging rejection of useless parts and embracing noble thought.
The Bangor Historical Magazine recounts the life of Rev. Jonathan Fisher, Bluehill pastor from 1796, who overcame early poverty, taught at Dedham for $2 monthly while studying, raised seven children, educated sons, and built a library of debt-free family. He preached for $200 annually plus wood, saving time and paper with a personal shorthand for sermons.
Frank G. Carpenter reports on world funeral practices from Siam to India. He describes Siam’s costly cremations with tiers of ceremony and a royal funeral, and details Hindu and Parsees rituals in Calcutta, Benares, and Bombay with stark contrasts in scale and cost.
A detailed portrait from Harper's Bazar describing a Virginia mother of the era. She loved Bible and classics, valued intellect yet upheld traditional femininity, taught patriotism to her sons, kept a simple neat style, and spoke softly with gracious manners, guiding her home with learned conversation.
The article explains how French mountain herders raise young goats for skin value, keeping kids penned to prevent grass feeding that dulls texture. It notes killing at optimal age, selling hides to bankers and then to tanning centers in Annonay, Millau, Paris, Grenoble, and credits France with leading fine kid glove production.
The article traces early combs from the second Egyptian dynasty in wood with wide teeth to bone six pronged pieces. It notes no decorative combs until the middle ages, remarks on Greek care for hair and Spartan ritual before battle, and cites Roman religious use shown by combs found in the cista with Ceres and Bacchus.
A daughter of Harriet Beecher Stowe gave Frances Hodgson Burnett a thin gold ring with a moonstone. She credited the moonstone for her early success in literature, and she says the ring has never left her finger and never will.
The essay argues that both man and fish adapt to life conditions. Warm Nile waters yield many fish but poor quality, while hot climates prefer lighter foods. Longstanding trade moves quality fish from Norway to the Mediterranean, reflecting how demand and environment shape production and exchange.
The piece critiques auxiliary attorneys who earn fees via fellow lawyers rather than industry practice and notes the mix of precision and flair in law partnerships. It also explains the origin of the term bay as a horse color linked to bay trees and traditional medicine, and ends with a quip about a treasury watchdog and a wealthy wife.
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