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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1886
Page
1
Advertising rates listed for Ames business locals with five lines or less per year at $500, changeable monthly. 10 cents a line for first insertion and 5 cents a line for each additional insertion by contract. 500 lines changeable weekly at $25. 1200 lines at $50. Post office entry as Second Class Mail Matter.
Ames lies on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at its junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road thirty six miles north of Des Moines. It hosts the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a well appointed public school, and surrounding farms yielding abundant crops.
Fragmentary OCR shows names and offices including County Auditor C G McCarthy and Clerk of the Courts EL Surry with mentions of Treasurer and Superintendent of Schools. The text is incomplete with several misreads and unclear details about roles.
Walter Crane recounts the narrator Jake Allen a once lazy youth who becomes a congressman through stark contrasts. Grandmother forests him with proverbs the rod and later mentors him to political success amid small town life in Turtle Creek and a wave of reform era campaigning.
Congregational services listed for Sundays with morning and evening times. Sunday School at 12 m or after morning service. Prayer meetings held Wednesdays at 7 or 7:30 pm. Pastors named include H J Everly H W Wilson and E C Moulton.
Acadia Lodge No. 249 A F and A M invites Masons to Regular Communication on or before the full moon. W M M. C. Jones and Carlippines, Secretary, sign the notice.
Mes Lodge of A. O. U. W. No. 166 announces its regular meeting on the first Tuesday evening of each month. W. G. Meredith serves as M. W. C. M. Soper is Recorder.
L Geddes Camp No 58 S S of V U S of A meets in G A R hall on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month Capt J H Pickett and Harley Stuckslager O S figure in the notice as officers included in the call for meetings and duties.
Geo A. Underwood is an attorney and counselor at law practicing in all Minnesota? no in all courts of the state and U S courts for the district of Iowa. Office is over Union National Bank in Ames Iowa.
A gossiping column skewers fashion and flirtation with verse about a woman named Gerry. It mocks women and extravagance while celebrating her beauty from head to toe with playful, risqué imagery.
A witty quip from Maverick about exercise gear, contrasting dumb bells with flat-irons. A wife boasts practicing with dumb bells and a passerby questions if they are softer than flat irons in this humorous exchange.
A witty exchange from New York Sun shows a wife declaring she loves for life not just one husband. She affirms deep affection for her first husband and says she would remain fond of her third if the second were to die.
An exchange in the Pittsburgh Chronicle reveals Ethalinda De Wiggs distraught over her engagement to Slmpkins, mocked for his lack of teeth. A friend defends him, noting he was born that way, prompting a softened reaction.
The Warren Pa Mirror urges young men to reject demeaning views of women and to uphold faith in their integrity. It argues that misjudging women harms character in any enterprise and that respect for women is essential to happiness and moral conduct.
A Maine tale is told of a young man visiting his love in a kitchen on a winter night. He eyes the tongs, aims like a gun, and blurts out the question I’m goin ter shoot yer because I love yer. The scene builds with quiet humor and a shy proposal.
A Boston Globe inquiry splits Athens society into five classes the wealthy businessmen salesmen mechanics and laborers finding that raising a presentable girl costs about twice as much as raising a boy. The piece notes parental sentiment favors girls and fathers prize sons, with the largest outlay for first-born children and smaller costs for later children.
A column discusses parental and social pressures on dress, arguing women overspend on attire for girls while boys wear hand-me-downs. It condemns extravagant costs and the widening gap between male and female household expectations, urging frugality before marriage.
Ed Collins of Mercer County faced a cattle theft indictment before Judge Wickliffe in Harrodsburg. Phil Thompson Sr and Col Bell defended, appealing to jurors' gallantry with a humorous recall of wartime misdeeds. The jury, amused, acquitted Collins after three minutes.
The Boston Herald argues reporters deserve respect urging sympathy for them. It cites Keifer and a Union General as examples of careers damaged by snubbing, while the Detroit Free Press echoes the plea for fair treatment of journalists.
A man faced five bills at once, the moment described as the dues overtaking him. The scene captures a quirky, tense confrontation over mounting payments.
A North Carolina correspondent praises rural girls who work like boys, showing strength and refinement, then recalls Lincoln’s humane leadership after Bull Run. A humorous Arkansas cy press anecdote follows, illustrating editor railroad pass antics and small-town humor.
The Boston Journal notes that modern houses show better arranged servants’ rooms with neat decor and private spaces. It discusses housekeepers’ control, daily routines, and the challenge of educating staff from a field background to adopt refined habits within the home.
The passage argues that idle time breeds gloom and stagnation while purposeful activity fuels energy. It contrasts a man with structured work and recreation to one with unbroken leisure, likening the latter to a Dead Sea body of water.
In a St. Louis gathering Nellie Hazeltine visits Adelaide Neilson and the two exchange warm greeting. They share a private moment intently studying each other eyes, remarking on their beauty with mutual admiration and a playful, innocent exchange.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt argues wives should consult on a husband’s business, know all finances, and receive an allowance covering excess household expenses. The piece claims joint governance reduces disagreements and divorces, praising tactful oversight as the key to harmony.
Milwaukee Globe reporter recalls a Missouri tale of a farm near Palmyra where a newly rented house was rumored haunted after a double tragedy. Doors unlatched themselves and eerie noises echoed from the attic until a carpenter found green timber swelling and opening doors. new doors and floors ended the haunting.
A Paris justice of the peace heard a case of non payment of 54 francs. The wife admitted the debt and, amid a quizzical exchange about her husband’s work and their six buried children, the magistrate ordered payment by installments.
A W barre Leader note discusses eastern women urged to move west seeking husbands amid scarce marriage prospects in Minnesota towns. It questions locating suitable brides near eager western suitors and suggests women's benevolent unions establish agencies to match and record eligible candidates for wifehood.
A speaker at a temperance gathering diverts from routine remarks by stating that attaining a blooming perfection has cost him at least £100, addressing ladies and gentlemen and noting the significant expense behind his attainment.
A request asking why a show of anything is sincere and how Ant Man relates to quality, phrased as a puzzling inquiry. It appears to explore sincerity and fictional character quality in a vague, possibly humorous context.
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