Boarding house sparks six engagements in a year
A narrator notes six engagements formed in less than a year at a boarding house. A newcomer is impressed, calling the place “almost a court house.”
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1895
Page
3
Definition of patient causes quiet in class
A speaker questions the meaning of patience in a classroom. A girl answers proudly that patience means she does not care to hurry and will wait a little longer, expressing a defiant yet curious moment among the students.
Maude Hears Cholly May Marry Soon In 1915
In 1915 Maude believes Cholly will wed soon. mentions he has joined a cooking project and shows plans for marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Cholly
Meter
Rheumatic Relief Offered by Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters
An advertisement touts Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatic pain purifying the blood. It claims quick relief beyond disease onset and also promises cures for kidney trouble dyspepsia liver complaints la grippe and bowel irregularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
An Optimist Buckton Speaks of Commutersville Weather
An Optimist notes the town’s weather is unusually sunny and pleasant for Commutersville, though heavy traffic keeps the cook indoors. The cheerful report highlights good days for residents despite commute pressures.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Aimed At Constitutional Cure
100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CoO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills, 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Coo
Toledo
Guerrilla the bull fighter earns big arena fees
The article notes Guerrilla, a famous Spanish bull fighter, makes $60,000 yearly from the profession and $1,200 for each arena appearance. It contrasts expense and appetite with social sayings about happiness and virtue, humor and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerrilla
Spain
Wagner and Nordau clash over Wagnerian genius and style
The piece argues Wagner remains a great musician despite biographical eccentricities and Lombroso’s critique. It rebuts Nordau’s charges of atavism and argues Wagner’s Leitmotiv and orchestration serve a unified musical drama. It also notes various contemporary figures and events related to culture and politics.
Natural History in Washington and Social Metamorphosis
The Washington Star notes a coming shift as political hustlers aim to rise to society leadership in Washington. Prominent figures who secure residence here undergo a metamorphosis, becoming part of the drawing room and society columns, their chrysalis period already completed by patriotic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Star
Free Fare to Texas Opens Settlement Tracts
Advertisement for Southern Texas Colonization Co offering thousands of acres near Houston with premium soil and drainage. Promises no sales on sight, low rents, easy terms, and pamphlets including plats and maps. Encourages readers to relocate from harsh northern winters and write for details at 110 Rialto Building Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Gulf Coast
Sovuthern Texas Colonization Co
John Linderholm
Mgr
Rialto Bldg
Chicago
His Last Blissful Thought
The organ blower in Pinklebury nears death as a curate asks the organist to play Handel's Dead March. The dying man thanks him and adds relief that he won't blow for the loud part at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinklebury
Jones
Tweedledum Bethoven
Fast Chicago to Atlanta Rail Schedule Listed
The Big Four Route with Queen & Crescent and Southern railways offers a Chicago noon departure to Atlanta noon next day service. It claims the fastest route from Chicago to Atlanta and the south. Time cards and rates available from J. C. Blucker at 234 Clark Street, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlanta
Big Four
Queen & Crescent and Southern Railway
J. C. Blucker
Clark Street
U S Gold and Silver Reserves Totals
The United States holds 1 570 000 000 in gold and 1 072 000 000 in silver, totaling 2 942 000 000 in monetary assets. The data reflects a national reserve valuation set in a historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Syrup of Figs Described as Ideal Family Laxative
The text praises Syrup of Figs for its pleasant flavor gentle action and soothing effects as a laxative. It argues it is the best family remedy and recommends every family keep a bottle on hand.
Anybody Can Catch It The Teacher Explains Heat Versus Cold
A classroom dialogue explores which travels faster heat or cold with a student asking questions and the teacher noting that anyone can catch a cold. The exchange emphasizes public health awareness and everyday science.
Grand Valley Visiters Seek Funding to Relocate
In Grand Junctions Peach Day coverage the author notes visitors could fundraise to relocate near Grand Valley. The piece cites practical experience from Zeph. Chas. Felt of the Boston Building in Denver, Colorado as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Grand Valley
Wing LO
Zeph. Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Denver
Colo
How Are You Going to Stop Him
A brief, wry reflection on youth and pacing daily routines, suggesting the need to balance early rising with social hours and family expectations.
A Tea Gown Debate Between Mrs Gotham and Mrs Wayback
In a light exchange Mrs Gotham questions why a pink dress is called a T gown while Mrs Wayback suspects the label is misplaced. Mrs Wayback notes the gown does not resemble others she considers IT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wayback
Mrs. Gotham
Yarra's Companion subscription offer with calendar gift
The Yarra s Companion invites subscriptions for 1896 with a free four page calendar valued at 50 cents when paying 1.75 dollars. Free weekly issues until January 1 1806 and double Thanksgiving Christmas New Year numbers, plus a full year to January 1 1897. Address Tur Yours s Com PANION 199 Columbus Ave Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Columbus Ave
Boston
Paris Divorce Lawyer Ends Life In Salon Drama
In a Paris divorce court scene, lawyer Eugene Carre shoots himself after falling for a client. His wife, white haired and famed, forgives him then kills herself in a frenzy sparked by a threatened duel. The salon spectacle ends with both spouses dead and a chilling sense of inevitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Carre
Paris
Mme. Carre
Marquise Poudree
Maitre Carre
M. Carre
The Laughing Jackass Bird of Australia
The article describes the laughing jackass as a remarkable kingfisher like bird in Australia. Henry Wheelwright recalls its morning, noon, and sunset chorus that awoke him in the Black Forest and its role as a bushman clock and companion in the forest ecosystem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Henry Wheelwright
Mr. Wheelright
Black Forest
What He Wanted A Brakeman on a Big Four Train
A curious six year old on a Big Four train questions rail workers. He asks if the man owns the railroad and why the brakeman slams doors hard. He imagines a $100 suit and using it to collect money at Sunday school, scaring people like the conductor and brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Sonny
Papa
Yachting Invite Provokes Dismissive Society Chatter
A friend and I discuss a yachting cruise inviting by Mr. Citiman prompts reaction from Mrs. Citiman and a note on mourning hats in society chatter. The exchange hints at social expectations and tensions surrounding leisure plans.
Humorous Quotations and Banter Across Papers
A collage of light center page humor and quips from names like Life's Calendar Boston Transcript Illustrated Fashion Review Roxbury Gazette Truth Harper's Bazar and Indianapolis Journal. Jokes range from clothing hair color to hats and kissing with playful exchanges and puns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soston
Eric Messenger
Jampsey
Bunker
Illustrated Fashion Review
Dozber
Jazlin
Roxbury Gazette
Jones
Miss Kitty
Smoothface
Harper’s Bazar
Wattso
Haicede
Watts
Indianapolis Journal
Plain Man Revealed as Brother in Revealing Exchange
A conversation reveals the ostensibly plain man is the speaker's brother, prompting a surprised reaction from She who recognizes the resemblance only after the clarification. The moment underscores family ties in an awkward social interaction.
Winter fashion and travel on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line
The article notes overcoats and wraps for steam heated trains, touts the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway as fastest and safest, and mentions fashionable Parisiennes traveling with grooms on bicycles. It also advertises a “Free Fare to Texas” home opportunity, and includes brief notices about Piso's Cure for Consumption and a Jamaica boy named William Ludlam White weighing 262 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Teething remedies and remedies advertised in a period listing
An old collection of travel a marketing blurbs and patent medicine pitches includes WixsLow's Sooraine Strut for Children Teething Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve Parker's Ginger Tonte Hindercorns and other health tonics. The notice mentions Hemet California real estate and a remark about wealth and poverty in the 1549 period referencing a Gladstone winter in Monte.
Gems of Thought Verses and Reflections
A collection of brief quotes on virtue motive religion and life from Greville Eliot Labouchere Goethe Hare Brooke Kingsley among others. The passages explore vanity wisdom justice truth and the value of usefulness in a moral life.
Adams laments New York politics as devils incomprehensible
In a 1820s recount, President Adams reacts to New York’s voting role in Congress. George Ticknor introduces a foreign guest to Adams, prompting a quip about New York politics, which Adams calls notoriously baffling after seventy years of familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Lafayette
American Monthly Magazine
Washington
George Ticknor
Boston
Adams
Ticknor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buckton
California Fig Syrup Co
Sh&m
P. O
New York City
Martin & Morrissey Mfg, Co
Omaha
Neb
Drucrista
Nordau and
Wagner
Nordau
Lombroso
Bavaria
Homme de Génie
Cesare Lombroso
Spencer
James L. Gates
Milwaukee
Mme
Adelina Patti
Birmingham
Maud Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
Pacific Coast
Col
M. Lewis Clark
South Africa
Jefferson Clark
Alexander 8. Williams
New York
Mark Twain
Guitierrez
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Portugal
Rome
Vatican
Carlos
Linderholm
Chesterville
Great Rock Island
Lovl
U.S
Wytmawa
Daniel Scheene
Germany
E. C. Movitox
Needham
Mass
Wm. Ludlam White
Jamaica
N. Y
WixsLow
Anada
Riverside Co
Cal
Hemet Land Co
Hemet, Cal
Theater
London
Kline
Kiine
Arch St
Philo
Hanson
Cee
Parker
Cupid
San Francisco
Gladstone
Monte
Greville
George Eliot
Hosea Ballou
Pope
Goethe
Julius Hare
Stopford A. Brooke
God
Charles Kingsley
Historical
Hobb's Medicine CO
Quinn
Emaker Sis
W. B. Eddy & Coo
Whitehall
Atest
ST. Jacobs C
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