10 Nov 1892
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1892
Page
1
Jack’s sisters renovate his apartment while he’s away, transforming the room with blue ribbons, chintz drapery, and playful labels. He returns, dazed, as they reveal the whimsical, affectionate surprise, ending with him weeping at the sight of the “God Bless This Flat” motto above his bed.
A mother, to administer a prescribed pill to her ill child Little Mamie, hides the pill in a pear. The child eats the pear and the pill is consumed with the fruit, prompting the mother to ask if the child has eaten her pear. The ruse ends with the quip that only the seed remains.
A playful exchange between Mitch Sharpe and Miss Sharpe from the Boston Globe features a flirtatious back and forth about women and men with a light satirical tone.
In a terse exchange from the Detroit Free Press and an Exchange item, two old wrecks recall attempts to be rich or happy and failing. A matinee inquiry reveals a worker’s note on union travel and theater hours, noting play houses that close at 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
A humorous caption depicts a lady spilling sauce on her dress and a waiter replying that he will fetch more sauce. The scene captures polite service and social etiquette in a light, vintage magazine tone.
The New York Herald quotes a quip about public benefactors and growth of grass. It lists English knights honored for music and writing: Arthur Sullivan George Grove Charles Halle R Stewart H Oakley G Elvey J Stainer J Barnby W G Cusins and Walter Parratt.
John Watson Foster born March 2 1836 in Pike county Indiana son of a district judge. He studied at the State university and began law practice in Evansville later serving as postmaster and diplomat in Mexico Russia and Spain after rising from major to brevet brigadier in the Civil War.
President Harrison’s administration names a surge of scholars and editors to foreign posts. Dr Andrew Dixon White is named minister to Russia while Colonel Archibald Loudon Snowden becomes minister to Spain. Snowden, born August 10 1837 in Cumberland County Pennsylvania, served at the Philadelphia mint and as a Civil War soldier. White, born July 9 1831 in Homer New York, is famed as a historical writer.
Hon Andrew Jackson Harlan of Wa Keeney Kansas at eighty wants another term in congress. He previously served in Indiana legislature, went to congress in 1849 and 1852, was the first census taker in Dakota, lived in Mississippi, and served four terms there including three as speaker of the house.
Ira J. Chase born 1834 in Monroe County New York. He moved west in 1855 and became a Campbellite preacher. After minister roles in Illinois and Indiana he settled in Hendricks County Indiana, served in the Union army, and entered politics. He ran against C C Matson in 1886 for Congress and was elected lieutenant governor in 1888, becoming governor after Hovey's death.
The Honorable Theodore Davie born 1862 in England is likely the empire's youngest premier. His brother A B Davie previously led the province and became attorney general after Theodore’s entry into cabinet. Theodore married Alice York in 1884 and was brought to British Columbia in childhood. Verdi concludes Falstaff and begins a new opera project as health remains good.
A snippet about William Vincent Astor as an infant, noting the wealth of his father and the immense fortune of the Astor family. It recalls the November 15, 1891 birth date and the global attention given to this heir, with emphasis on high society and the family's millions.
Guidance from Youth's Companion warns against pushing cloths, pins, or other objects into the ear canal. Do not attempt self treatment for ear wax. consult a physician for abnormal secretion or impacted cerumen. Improper cleaning can injure the tympanum and delicate ear bones.
A busy housekeeper argues in the New York Times that an occupation for fruit preserving by the day should exist. She notes high rates from existing providers and suggests women housekeepers work at $2 to $2.50 daily to put up fruit, with rotating tasks and shared kitchen support.
A recipe from the New York Mail and Express describes making a doll sachet using a small Japanese doll, five inch silk square, sachet powder, white muslin, and narrow ribbon. The process wraps powder treated cotton from waist to feet, then covers with muslin and silk, finishing with ribbon.
Mothers shop in comfort while babies are cared for by a boy who checks the carriage or amuses the child inside the store. The system is reported to work well for shopkeepers and mothers according to the Exchange.
British burlesquers perform Car men Up to Date in Vienna. The Charles Dickens dramatic syndicate forms in London. Dr Parry composes in Sons of Tarsus. Jennie Hill sick with consumption sails to Australia. Harry Pepper aims for oratorio. Ali Baba heads on tour with 115 cast and seven cars over 12000 miles. Keene’s supers to costume Richard III and Louis XI this season.
Mrs Ingersoll a member of the Henry Bergh Society prevented abuse of a horse by a driver. She escorted the exhausted nag to the sidewalk, produced authority papers, and had the horse cart and driver taken to the police station. She bought four quarts of oats for the horse.
The article notes several trained nurses praised for service with the British Army in South Africa and Egypt. Henrietta Saby receives the Legion of Honor for twenty years of hospital service in Oran. Miss Alice Fisher is named superintendent of the Philadelphia Training School for Nurses. Detroit Free Press discusses why women are paid less than men, citing living costs, career interruptions from matrimony, and women entering industry as a new economic factor.
A London journal counsels a correspondent on outfits for America noting that old fashioned dresses are out of fashion there and women dress to perfection. It warns that washing linen is very dear, recommends American trunks as best, and says travel arrangements in America are well organized.
During her Chicago visit Susan B Anthony urged women to cultivate their voices and learn to speak so they may be heard before attempting to present to the public. She warned against audience strain from fragments and disconnected words.
The queen sent the parents a layout a silver baby service and a new egg after Spain announced the thousandth baby named for her husband Alfonso. The message stated two Alfonsos have made a woman happy.
The Boston Commonwealth comments that the gallus girl could benefit from observing proprieties as lords of creation avoid walking in public with suspenders showing. It notes that waistcoats and coats should be worn modestly.
A home decor book suggests a summer table scene using a pink lampshade as centerpiece. Large clear glass fish bowls hold red pink and yellow roses with turquoise silk sashes weaving through the flowers and tied in large bows at each end.
Observant ladies embrace vegetarianism for clear complexions, including Lady Paget wife of Britain's ambassador to Austria. The article also notes pansy flowers require constant moisture at the roots to thrive all summer.
Henry Jacobson of North Manukau Heads was in a boat six miles from shore when a squall swamped it. He swam three miles against a strong tide, fought a shark with an oar and a sheath knife, stabbing the animal multiple times. After two and a half hours in the water, he was hauled aboard a passing boat.
Poised and dreamy line evokes a speaker envies the sea and longs to be the ocean as the line echoes through the Atlanta Constitution. The verse uses delicate imagery of movement and nature to express yearning.
A fragment from Life features Mrs Cilly accusing a doctor of underestimating women while Dr Sharpen defends himself, stating he has seen women at autopsies. The exchange highlights gender bias and professional claims in a clipped historical tone.
Real estate transfers listed through Oct 29 and Nov 5 1892 show numerous deeds across Ames Nevada Colo Story City and surrounding areas, including transfers to Fenton Jensen Ostrem and others with prices ranging from 35 to 3700 dollars. Population data from the 1890 census notes 62,979,766 in the U S with 7,638,360 colored, 9,249,547 foreign born, 11,503,675 foreign parentage, and 325,464 civilized Indians, per Bradstreet's.
Leftbridge recalls how Smith drew four aces in the first hand and refused to continue, ending his wife's progressive euchre party. The remark is from Smith & Gray's Monthly.
A collection of lively quotes covers rudeness and honesty, a performer’s career shifts from stage to variety, Paderewski’s Germany absence due to critics, Ambroise Thomas’s lingering reputation, a warm Conservatory moment with Massenet, a moralizing ad for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, and a note on Yale's Republican club formation drawing a thousand students.
A veteran furnace man with fifteen years in the trade lauds the current reading material on the subject for its quality and breadth, attributing the high standard to the excellence of the apparatus that inspired it.
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