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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1895
Page
3
The poem describes a morning rose born beside a cold wall shedding a tear as a sunbeam persuades it to wed and offer its life. Birds sing as a pledge of joy. Samuel Hoyt Portland Transcript.
Marion and her sister flee to Longchamps with Marion disguising herself as a maid in the service of Richelieu's circle. She infiltrates the minister’s cabinet, hints at a planned messenger mission to Italy, and schemes to outwit Baradas while the cardinal weighs risks of a planned marriage and royal intrigues.
A Maine native recalls Chris Page a daring rural schoolmaster famed for taming violent classes. He used a whip and fists to subdue fights at opening, then led the boys to dances and formed a feared nightclub of mischief before keeping order with bold discipline.
The Worcester Gazette recounts Mrs. Paran Stevens replying to a social snob who pressed for the identity of a guest. She claims she cannot disclose Miss's name any more than she could reveal who the snob was when first arriving to Newport. Kansas sunflowers bloom across Abilene fields inspiring a paper mill trial turning sunflowers into pulp and paper. The report notes sunflowers' value for animal feed and as artichoke like treats, praising the crop as a versatile resource for waste land farming.
A fragment notes a plan to visit the cardinal’s treasurer, famed for honoring drafts more readily than the royal exchequer cashed those of Baradas the Ambitious. The line hints at court finance and patronage within a historical tapestry.
A Dorchester patrolman and a local milkman testify about a large Newfoundland dog owned by Mr. Kennedy on Armantine Street in Dorchester. The tale, if true, surpasses any of Munchausen's boasts about animals he encountered.
The brain remains unaffected by violent body movements because it sits on soft cushions between the spine bones. This protective mechanism dampens shock and prevents injury during physical action.
A comical column notes sea birds outnumber land birds due to food, a Boer with two racing ostriches and one stride of fourteen feet. A Kingston man's two cats greet him after a year apart, while a Berlin menagerie keeper jokes that his lion tiger wolf and sheep live together about nine months. The Bee Rock hive in Cal. is the largest in the world, a granite boulder seamed with fissures housing vast bees and honey.
Notes on how famous readers chose books. Michael Angelo favored Moses and Psalms, Bunyan read the Bible, Alexander the Great slept with Homer, Bancroft studied early US history, Shakespeare drew on many sources, Lamb explored Shakespeare’s sources, Walter Scott liked border tales, Coleridge prized Shakespeare above all others.
An interview with a leading grocer credits former Prime Minister Gladstone for urging British farmers to grow fruit and make jam. He notes rising demand for preserves, jam’s health and affordability, and predicts Irish fruit growing could boost prosperity if opportunities are seized.
The piece notes rising demand for horse hides over five years with leather finding new uses once deemed impracticable. Prices are low, $2.60 top, raising questions if western horses yield higher returns. It warns against breeding mediocre stock and urges focus on quality horses to preserve value and avoid slaughter.
A letter from the Journal of Agriculture argues that young farmers who plant many walnut trees can build a large fortune in old age. An acre worth $100 at ten years, yielding $10 to $20 yearly for a century or more, could reach $1,000 per acre. Walnuts, with care and fire prevention, beat pears and other crops for steady income and long-term value.
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