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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1886
Page
1
The notice outlines acting advertisements at $0.50 per inch monthly with five line minimum, 10 cents a line for local ads, 5 cents per extra insertion, contracts for 500 lines weekly change, $25.00 and 1200 lines $50.00, filed as Second Class Mail Matter in Ames.
The Ameste site lies on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at its junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road, about thirty miles north of Des Moines. The surrounding city area includes a school building and productive farming lands yielding abundant fruits of the soil and orchard.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists city officials including mayor, recorder, chamberlain, treasurer, marshal, street commissioner and several council members. Names such as Van Dusen, Kricu, Chamberla, Haverly, Maxwell and Westerman appear amid scattered titles and positions.
Readable lines show multiple church notices with pastors Everly H W Wilson and E C Moulton. They list Sunday morning and evening services, mid day school times, and Wednesday prayer meetings.
Acadia Lodge No. 249 A F and A M announces regular communications on or before the full moon. W M M C Jones presides and Carlippines serves as secretary.
G A R Wallsworth Post No 30G announces meetings in the G A R Hall on the first and third Saturday evenings of each month. Commander Geo G Tilden, Adj H Hemstreer, Q M H Wilson Jr.
A Pittsburgh Sunday Globe poem imagines a railroad worker forced by low pay to mock heroic labor. A brakeman, baggage master, and conductor voice harsh, comic complaints about pay limit civility and service. The speaker jokes he would not be civil or honest if paid scant wages.
A narrator recalls a penniless traveling actor who boasts of elocution skills and a grand, costly education. The man tells of shabby rooms, a fishy wardrobe, and a failed stage career that ends with him returning to Vermont to copy law papers in Connecticut, living modestly but paying for tobacco.
The Ohio State Board of Health outlines strict measures to contain diphtheria including isolation of patients, dedicated rooms, restricted entry, separate dishwashing, and disinfection. Public guidance stresses cleanliness, ventilation, and avoiding crowded gatherings to limit contagion.
A gray haired man confronts a young man in a Dakota town yard claiming deep past ties with the youth’s father. The exchange reveals a long missed connection from travels on a branch Dakota road and a shared car journey spanning a hundred miles.
An item titled The Lovely Women of Lima outlines their manners dress and amusements. It includes a verse about stolen kisses, dreamlike love and the quiet echo of a kiss, suggesting fleeting romance and sweetness even as memory fades.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that soap bark, a cleaner for woolen goods and gentlemen's clothes, can be bought from any druggist. Use boiling water to make a strong decoction and wash the items with a brush.
The quote argues that American women would not leave government headless if the president died, countering claims of male superiority in political responsibility. It cites an intelligent woman's remark and notes God, children, and the United States as part of the broader reflection in Harper's Weekly.
In a playful exchange a woman notes wearing an Al shoe and her suitor muses about Al shoes and clipper ships named after Alaska. The banter ends with her leaving the room while he plans an engagement solitaire set for a shirt-stud.
Parents lament marriageable daughters while Angelina and Seraphina linger. The tale credits old Scroggins with a love of cozy chimneys and harmonious fires as the lure for suitors, while smoky fireplaces drive away many hopeful beaux.
In a humorous tale a friend describes a bizarre craze where silk handkerchiefs or ties are cut into patches and used with hair monograms to create pretty designs. The piece mocks society fads and ends with an editor reflecting on changing times and employment.
A craftsman recalls consulting a tester while assembling a silk handkerchief quilt. The remark hints at collaborative input during a creative process and planning.
A fragment explores Lima women and Peruvian bull baiting with notes on rabonas and desertions, then shifts to Persian royal harem life in Teheran with details on women’s roles, entertainments, and court dynamics, followed by recollections of the first gun at Fort Sumter and signaling.
A National Weekly aphorism lampoons religious hypocrisy and legalism, arguing that prosperity breeds corruption in families and institutions. It contrasts derisive folk speech with classical quotes urging individual authenticity and self-direction.
A survey of mispronounced words and a review of old mail coaches traces their dangers, pace, and impact on railways. It notes coaches, guards, and accidents, with figures like the Bristol and Holyhead mails and the 259 mile run in 26 hours 55 minutes.
The text notes water powers in multiple mining districts powering hoisting engines air compressors and stamps. It suggests an imminent broad adoption through electricity signaling a long-dreamed economy realization as mines shift to electric power.
Astronomical notes explain Alpha Centauri as the nearest star to Earth at about 20 to 29 trillion miles away and Sixty one Cygni at about 54.7 trillion miles. Light travels 186 thousand miles per second, yet it would take years to reach us from many stars, meaning we see those stars as they were long ago.
The Cowrier Journal notes varied posture among women in carriages. It critiques upright stances and slinky poses while praising the special woman who sits easily with poised feet, a graceful parasol, and calm repose.
An elderly woman recalls riding ten miles alone at night with a man she did not know. Her country sister questions her fear, while the woman says she felt more like kneeling to thank Heaven than screaming. The remark appears in the Somerville Journal.
The Popular Science Monthly advocates sea-bathing as healthy when done properly. Key rules: avoid bathing within two hours after meals or when tired or overheated. keep the body warm, enter water gradually, and exit quickly. Some individuals should avoid swimming. faintness or rapid heartbeats require medical advice before swimming again.
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