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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1894
Page
8
This fragment presents a collection of maxims on conduct and social behavior. It covers greetings and pride, anger control, seeking favors, posture, illness as purification, handling a fly in a cup as symbol, and reactions to sneezing with rules about congratulations and repeated sneezes.
The saying notes that quiet men attract few imitators and that lending money invites greater demand. It cautions against being imposed on and describes how death has become a surgeon's tool to fit modern times. It observes men concede daily to injustices they swore to resist.
Aurelia asks about George who promised to call. Papa recalls entertaining George for an hour and showing a list of Aurelia's dresses with their costs, noting George stayed briefly and left hurriedly.
A playful exchange shows Little Johnny asking about the bosom of de struction and Pa explaining it as a machine used in laundries, per the Boston Transcript.
A lighthearted note warns that hiccoughs can spread through a community like an epidemic. In Europe, a staggering one million matches are used every 12 minutes to illuminate and light homes.
An advertisement for Hiall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers testimonials free from F. J. Cuenry & Co. of Toledo and notes druggists sell it for 75 cents with a 2-4 week delivery window.
Anthony J. Drexel Jr plans a grand sea voyage from Philadelphia aboard a French steam yacht with friends to China and possibly around the world. Inspector Peter Conlin, a veteran of the Civil War era, held revenue and police roles in Louisiana and served since 1869. Dr. Lyman Beecher commented on life after trying to save the world. Elijah Morse is described as an orthographical expert of Congress. Senator Mills of Texas struggled to wear cuffs during a major House speech, tearing them off in frustration.
A mixed clipping shows an offer to mail a prepaid souvenir portfolio of the World’s Columbian Exposition for fifteen cents with a refund if unsatisfied. It includes testimonials and community quips from Sioux City and Carthage, interspersed with jokes about marriage and travel.
The article rebukes the 75-cent-a-day labor raid in Cleveland as harmful to workers and employers alike. It argues raids undermine family stability, damage the very workers they claim to defend, and calls for constructive, lawful action. It contrasts eastern and western treatment of unemployed marchers and discusses creole heritage and Molly Pitcher’s Carlisle burial.
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A historic remedy list claims lemon juice relieves bee stings and headaches, helps hair loss, clears complexion, removes ink stains, soothes bunions, and whitens hands with a glycerin lemon mix. use nightly with gloves.
In historical hierarchies an emperor sits above kings in status and power. The phrase reflects centuries old court structure where imperial authority eclipsed monarchic rule.
A Berlin paper notes Kossuth once bore the name Lewin Obut. W. K. Vanderbilt leases an English estate for frequent abroad residence. Ed Wolcott and Joe Blackburn shape Senate style along party lines. John Wana maker buys $1.2 million in Philadelphia real estate mostly cash. Hezekiah Morris of Greentree Wisconsin keeps seven beds, rotating nightly for 20 years. Senator Caffery’s habit during debates shows his face resting in his hand. Admiral Ramsay rises to a vacancy created by Ben ham’s retirement and serves nearly 44 years, starting in 1466. Commodore Edwin D. Morgan fathers a third child. under Governor E. D. Morgan’s will, $750,000 is set for the estate, $250,000 per child.
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