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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
5
A poem notes the impact of a laugh breaking gloom in a dim room. The speaker reflects how a single laugh reveals a hidden happiness tied to a beloved voice, while loneliness and gray hair linger in the shadow.
A storyteller recalls a South Carolina yarn about a simple mountain storekeeper who paid $6 for boots as prices fell to $2.50. The boot maker later offers a reduced rate of $4.40 as a "special low" due to esteem, while the deacon payer insists on keeping old prices to avoid profits.
The Renaissance tale portrays Pope Alexander VI promising a grand palace during famine. A Venetian builder suggests inscribing over the gate, Let it be thus: Command that these stones be made bread. The pope, touched, abandons the palace plan and feeds the hungry.
Horace Greeley wed Mary Young Cheney on the day they first met through a mutual matchmaker. She initially confessed she was not in love, though they married and enjoyed a long, happy life until her death deeply affected him.
A brief dialogue contrasts trust and disclosure with a man who reveals a secret entrusted to him. The exchange notes that betraying trust places him on equal footing with the betrayer.
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Record shows a caller asking for the mistress and a servant confirming uncertainty. The dialogue hints at the mistress being inside or nearby, with a hint of a lighthearted back and forth.
The excerpt contrasts ancient seismic events with today’s milder shocks while offering aphorisms on self improvement and initiative from Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and Atchison Globe.
The article describes the royal burial rites for Spanish kings at the Escurial palace tomb. Processions form from Madrid, the coffin rests overnight, and the lord high chamberlain proclaims the journey before vaulting doors and a final relic-breaking ritual. Bells and guns announce the king’s final resting.
A Washington woman sought a colored helper after losing kitchen help. The first applicant, a well dressed mulatto, claimed no cooking or washing abilities and admitted she could not sweep. Her sole claimed skill was dusting.
A Texas newspaper anecdote recalls a renowned statesman in Dallas who encounters an old former slave. The man asks for fifty cents, is told he is a robber, and receives a dollar. Tears stream as the elder praises the statesman’s generosity and faith.
The passage notes how hogs rapidly revert to wild type under freedom, with three generations of roaming transforming them into sharp snouted, bristled beasts. It describes tusk growth by age and the fierce, ill tempered nature of wild boars that seek revenge by ripping bark from trees.
An Irish traveler in London plays a joke by giving copper coins to two Englishmen after they mention the devil's death. He explains the coins are to aid the poor orphans, a custom from old Ireland.
A humorous exchange shows Uncle returning to pay for a simple meal at Tommy's Lunch. The boy says he is thirsty, prompting the uncle to react with surprise at the assortment of items and the sheer cost implied in the order.
Napoleonic era chronicle recounts 1799 defense at Aquilla in the Abruzzi where 12 French troops wore old plate armor to spike fort guns. They worked under cover of artillery to disable enemy ordnance while outnumbered 20 to 1 and under heavy musket fire.
A brief historical note recounts how Louis Napoleon's demand over Bethlehem church keys and a silver star led to heightened tensions with Russia. Nicholas I's counter moves, Turkish resistance, and the eventual entry of Britain and France created a protracted, brutal conflict.
In September 1833 Dicky Turner urged support for the tee-total pledge at the Temperance hotel in Preston. Joseph Livesey cheered, declaring That shall be the name, and the term spread across Lancashire and beyond as the designation for total abstainers. London News source.
In Kansas City Independent, Rip van Winkle laments a changed world after a long nap. He wanders into a store, finds a comic paper, and bursts into joy at the sight of “the same old jokes,” a moment of bittersweet recognition.
J Q Hood Justice of the Peace Crosby Mississippi testifies that One Minute Cough Cure relieves his wife from breathlessness after the first dose and has benefited his entire family. The remedy is claimed to act immediately curing coughs colds croup grippe bronchitis asthma and lung troubles. An endorsement emphasizes wide range and rapid relief.
The article laments a recurring town meeting figure who persistently pursues debt claims against the town. Affected voters endure long-winded pleas and later vote to pass over the article, blaming “old matters” and the persistently suing claimant. The piece cites Lewiston Journal commentary on civic culture and responsibility.
An ad for the O. K. Barber Shop promotes clean and up-to-date service. Six chairs and three bathrooms listed, with a shiny stand. Hours close at 9 p m except Saturday 12 p m, and no baths or barber work on Sundays. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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