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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1894
Page
6
At Del Monte a striking beauty Miss Morse captivates sunbathers while eyes follow Mr. Harmon. She dives to aid him when he sinks and both perish, found together, a yellow water lily resting on a man’s chest.
A provincial traveler from New England, unaware of New York railroads, overshoots his stop near Stamford after a promised warning from the conductor. He refuses to pay fare for being misled, rides back, and repeats the ruse, provoking meek concession from the conductor and a sly remark about getting even with the company.
The article surveys women’s footwear and outerwear trends, noting the revival of side lace gaiters and a new side-lace effect on boots, plus a beaver trimmed collar and Van Dyke point coat styling. It also describes tea party attire with striped silk gowns, green underdress, large bows, and the undraped skirt gaining favor this winter.
An Anglican clergyman prosecutes a trespasser for placing flowers on her sister’s grave in his churchyard. London Truth notes the clash over churchyard rights, fees for monuments, and the clergy’s control versus public access. The tale shifts to a seaside scene with Mrs. Carson, Miss Morse, and a tense, mysterious encounter by the water.
A dialogue on wedding finances reveals a lack of funds and a request for support. The fashion notes discuss a shift toward overcoats for young girls with double puffs, longer sleeves, and denser trimming, favoring flat folds over fluffer accents.
A cook disturbed by barking dogs finds a tramp hanging from a clothes-line post while a dog jumps at him. She frees the dog, but the man remains aloft. The tramp deflects questions with a quip to the observer.
Mr Janssen exhibited to the French academy of sciences a clockwork device to register observatory instruments on Mount Blanc. It requires winding only once in eight months and uses a lubricant tested at 80 degrees below zero without freezing.
Marion Moore questions old dictates on cake stirring and puff paste turns. The answer says cake can be stirred any way as long as it is vigorously beaten until ready for pans, and puff paste turns are unnecessary. It notes grandmothers made good pie paste without such rules and warns against rigid methods.
A Texas editor recalls a cheeky reader who offered sensational “live items” for the paper. The man bragged about a brother in law running for the legislature and a claim about a cat with five marked kittens linked to local politics. The editor refused to publish dull chatter, noting readers’ appetite for real news.
The piece cites Father Hennepin as first to document coal discovery in America within Illinois over two centuries ago. It then pitches Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatism and related ailments, promising relief, heart protection, and benefits for kidney trouble, malaria, constipation, debility, neuralgia, sleeplessness, and dyspepsia.
A speaker muses on moving between farms seeking steady work. He notes not staying in one place longer than a week before locals tire of his companionship and want paid labor rather than strolling company.
A Watts-A fellow recalls lessons learned from his mother. Potts notes the quick memory of stuffing his bat in his knickerbockers after swimming without permission.
A brief conversational note records a child’s whispered rebuke to a mother figure in a domestic scene. The speaker asserts the mother could not have heard the harsh words and nonchalantly admits their own whispered outburst.
An 1890s style advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is offered with a $100 reward for unsolved cases and a testimonial-led sales pitch targeting druggists and families.
A child enjoys the pleasant flavor and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs as a laxative. The passage urges parents to keep a bottle at home, noting it as the best family remedy and warning that avoiding illness is wiser than risky health outcomes.
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