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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1895
Page
3
A somber verse contemplates isolated life from birth to death. It reflects on a mother’s pain as she gazes at her child and on lovers divided by lost joy. The piece ties fate to urban life in Boston and the ever present doom of sorrow.
Adrien Mauprat stands before Cardinal Richelieu as the mission to marry Julie de Mortemar advances. The cardinal tests him while plotting against rivals, then blesses the lovers and contemplates future treachery and power. Julie and Adrien plan a quiet wedding as danger looms from Baradas Orleans and Bouillon plots.
Marion Delorme expresses white hot fury at being barred from the secret talks of the prince of Orleans Baradas and their confederates. She had informed the cardinal of their support but remains bent on reprisal as plans continue in a house full of traps and eavesdroppers.
A columnist mocks a behind the scenes narrator at a Chicago opera, asking who is making the racket while noting the voiced explanations from the unnamed listener. The exchange references mythic figures Charon and Pluto in a humorous tone.
Capt. John T. Reynolds of Northern Wyoming recalls a fierce winter hunt in Tensleep canyon. He fought a silver tip bear with a rifle, knife, and improvised weaponry, enduring wounds and a brutal struggle before the bear lies dead near the hunter. Roe Avent and other men from the W P ranch aided his recovery afterward.
Theodore Roosevelt criticizes the moneygetters who pursue fortune without regard for duty or principle. He argues such men oppress workers and harm the state, warning that neglect of reform leads to future ruin and that many respectable Americans share this dangerous indifference.
The New Boy marks its first year with a 427th London Vaudeville performance. A hypnotized man is shown asleep for a week at the London Royal Aquarium. Captain Boyton loses a divorce suit and must pay 750 pounds. British infantry limits tighten for under five foot four recruits with height and chest requirements. France ends bullfighting while a court rules a bull is a domestic animal. An infant protection congress is planned for Bordeaux next August. Paris will host Lote Fuller in Salome as a new pantomime. Emperor Francis Joseph contemplates changing succession to his grandson. The British Museum preserves an ancient diorite weight from Mesopotamia dated 605 B C with Assyrian inscriptions.
A selection of aphorisms from Bacon Simond Fuller Raleigh Mortaigne on revenge kindness faced issues and inner vice. The text reflects on virtue vice fate and the self harm of malice and repentance through historical voices.
An old New York analysis describes how lower Manhattan sits on marshes and streams now hidden beneath colossal buildings. It traces swamps from Beekman’s to Lispenard’s, notes mud and pools shaping the downtown area, and cites Montresor’s 1775 map noting a source-less stream crossing the island.
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