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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
1
Ames City Described As Agricultural Hub Near Des Moines
Ames sits at the Chicago and North Western Railroad junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road about thirty miles north of Des Moines Iowa. It hosts Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with many students, a public school, and surrounding productive farmland.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculand Mechanic Arte
Hias
County Officials and Board Members Named in Ledger
Reads a list of county offices and officials including Auditor Henry Wilson District Clerk Supervisors and township entries for Lincoln Collins and Howard townships with names such as J Q Burgess Anthony Hae and RK Ballard among others.
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E. G. McCagrTuy
Henry WilLson
Prs
Eee
Seeeamiets
Candee
Nes ¢ Rocha
Danes i
Sheil
R. MH
Mircueti
J. & Hosterrer
Board OF Supervisors
J. Q. Burgess
Lincoln
Local City Officials List
Disjointed OCR reveals city leadership names and titles including Mayor W M Greeley, Recorder E R Chamerataiy, Treasurer W C Shockley, Marshal L Van Dusen, A Richmond, Van Chamberlain, Haverly, G H Maxwell, Council members H Wester man, A Perkins.
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W. M. Greeley
MM. J. Smith
Sesses
E. R. Chamerataiy
W. C. Shockley
L. van Dusen
A. Richmond
van Chamberlain
Haverly
G. H. Maxwel
H. Westerman
A. Perkins
Sunday church services schedule posted
Services every Sunday morning and evening. Sunday School at 12 m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 7 30 o'clock.
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H. W. Wilson
E.c.moulton
Milling Wort and the Millers Song Debris
A fragment from Henry Richs Milling Wort poem collection shows a rustic speaker praising the mill, parson, widow, and sunlit farm life. It interweaves farmhouse duties with amused social glimpses of Doctor, Squire, and neighborly eating.
A Chicago Belle’s Exercise Regimen Described by The Press
A passage recounts a Chicago belle who stretches and moves for thirteen minutes daily to maintain suppleness and color. She uses minimal coffee with water per physicians advice, and reduces exertion when playing tennis. The San Francisco Post notes the routine enhances grace, health, and beauty.
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Chicago
San Francisco Post
Gossip Column Teases Matrimony Plans and Market Gossip
A lighthearted society column notes agents and matrons gossiping about the latest flirtations and engagements. A dialogue snippet shows Cousin George confessing to Grace about an impending marriage with a judge presiding. The piece blends witty banter with social observations from a past era.
War memories and a soldier's tragic love tale
A veteran narrator recalls Civil War eras a restless tramp's tale of love treason and captivity. He contrasts brave soldiers with deserters and mocks war-time generals while recounting a friend's death at Chickamauga and a prison ordeal. The piece blends anecdote with reflections on heroism and suffering.
Generals and courage on Civil War fronts
The piece lampoons pampered officers in Washington who shirked duty, cites Secretary Stanton purging high ranking men, and recalls the mine explosion at Petersburg with Ledlie and the colored division. It commends hard duty, and references General Thomas at Chickamauga and a dying veteran’s poignant street scene.
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Washington
Willard’s
Stanton
Hooker
Petersburg
Pennsylvania
Ledlie
One Hundred and Fifty-first
New York
R. B. Potter
Grant
Gene
Fragmented Humorous Snippets From 19th Century Columns
A collage of quips and anecdotes recalls editors deaths trains fleas and a bojangles of social satirists. The humor touches on Italians politicians and bank men with brief city vignettes and a veteran chaplain profile.
A Narrow Escape from Temptation at the Hotel
A bank cashier recounts a near-miss with flirtatious Marjorie Dissane while his wife Frances is away. He discovers the scheme when she hints at Annette, revealing Marjorie's revenge plot. He returns to his wife, vowing never to gaze at another woman's eyes.
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Marjorie
Mr. Johnstone
Egbert
Miss Dissane
Annette
Miss Marjorie
Aunt Dissane
Frances
Majorie Dissane
Marjorie Dissane
Sara
Papa
Chicago Ledger
Trust Thyself and Timid Hearts in Joint Ventures
A quoted musing on self reliance contrasts with the need to trust others in dealings. The note pairs a Boston Post reflection with a Bulwer-Lytton line about verse and prose clinging to enduring foundations amid upheaval.
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Boston Post
Bulwer Lytton
Divorce Petition Sparks Sudden Union of Lovers
Tid Bils records a dramatic exchange where Rudolph asks Clorinda to consent to a divorce, and Clorinda responds with joyful consent indicating a hopeful resolution and union. The scene centers on a consenting tone and emotional relief in the couple's interaction.
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Clorinda
Randolph
Rudolph
Bold but Gentle Courtship Advised by New York Sun
The New York Sun advises that maidens value modesty and respect. A bashful suitor earns no regard, while modest courtesy and manly self assertion win friendly advances. Show worthiness and protectiveness, and a sweet girl will encourage friendship and affection.
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New York Sun
Night Out With Rouge Sparks a Bargain
A mature man would rebuke a partner’s makeup but a young man tries to coax reform. He plans a theater night and matches her rouge with his own, proposing a wash off bargain. They argue briefly then agree to cancel the outing, and she is pleased with the outcome.
Gown Rooms Boom at Watering-Place Hotels
Women store vast wardrobes in fireproof gown rooms at summer resorts. Reports note four Saratoza rooms this month and similar suites in New York Chicago and Kansas City, with women like Mrs Lawton and Mrs Moore maintaining extensive collections of outdoor and evening gowns and a dozen outfits per season.
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Watering Place
Saratoza
William Lawton
New York
Piazza
Chicago
Moore
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
The Handsomest Woman Earned Health Through Daily Habits
A narrator recalls a woman over 30 who maintained her beauty by hygiene. She described a routine including a sponge bath each morning, careful apartment ventilation, and long walks, contributing to her rosier cheeks and brighter eyes.
How Often to Change the Dress at Summer Resorts
Clara Lanza argues in the Albany Express that refined women should change at most three times daily, and twice in summer street wear, underlining social expectations and warning that four or five gowns daily mark incivility at summer hotels.
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Clara Lanza
Albany Express
Sound Travels 1700 Miles From Krakatau Eruption
The Krakatau eruption of August 1883 was heard as far away as Dorei in the Malay archipelago, about 1,710 miles from the volcano. Journal entries note distant cannon-like sounds and mistaken local causes as observers inland learned of the catastrophe.
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Krakatau
Java
Marchesa
Malay Archipelago
New Guinea
Guillemard
van Hasselt
Gorontalo
Dorei
Ternate
Moluccas
Glass eyes produced in Germany and Switzerland exceed two million yearly
Disasters to eyesight are evidently more common than supposed. More than 2,000,000 glass eyes are made annually in Germany and Switzerland. An artificial eye often lasts less than five years due to gland secretions turning it cloudy. Many a man has got into trouble by hiding his light under a bushel.
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Army of the Potomac
New York Illustrated
General Custer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Germany
Switzerland
Dick Turk of the First Wisconsin Infantry Narrows His Fate
A Civil War tale recounted by M. W. B. describes H. Turk known as Dick of the First Wisconsin Infantry. While building breastworks under enemy fire he fired with a rail still on his shoulder and survived unscathed as bullets clipped the rail with several strikes but did not touch his clothes.
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New York
Hix
Harper's Weekly
People
War Department
Uched
H. Turk
T - First Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers
Turk
Crawford County
Blondes Decreasing in Germany and Europe Versus Brunettes
A compiled survey reports Germany Austria and Belgium showing 32 percent pure blondes and 14 percent pure brunettes among 11 million schoolchildren with mixed types rising to brunettes. English statistics suggest marriage rates favor brunettes, while eye color inheritance trends are noted across France and England.
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Reddoe
England
France
M. Adolph de Candolle
Peren
Flinck
Birthday Boy Recites a Busy Day from Brooklyn Eggie
A Laiety birthday scene features Billy recounting a chaotic day full of errands, scoldings, and small mishaps. The fragment includes family reactions and a quirky line about not being born every week, attributed to Brooklyn Eggie with a George Eliot aside.
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Billy
Jim Black
Fay
Brooklyn Eggie
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