26 Nov 1885
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1885
Page
1
Classified ad terms list monthly display rates and per line charges. It notes mail classification and post office entry in Ames as Second Class Mail Matter with variable weekly changes and line-based pricing.
Ames 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 city hosts Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students and a well equipped public school. Surrounding farms yield abundant crops and fruit.
The notice lists worship times every Sunday morning at 10 45 and evening at 7 30 with Sunday School after the morning service. A Wednesday evening prayer meeting is scheduled at 7 30 led by Pastor MOULTON.
A couple's strained union surfaces as they face a sudden emotional rift. She stands at the door in white, refusing to retract words, while the husband embraces her cold head and rekindles life in his arms as tears reveal their reconciled sorrow.
Catherine Warfield grapples with love and wealth choosing between Robert Moore and John Marsh. She deceives Moore to keep luxury, then loses both when truth surfaces. Years later Moore rises to power as Senator, while Catherine learns true love is found in restraint and honesty.
The text portrays a guarded leader famed for reticence amid wartime duties. It recalls his cautious dialogue, the risk of leaking plans, and his celebrated nickname Ulysses the Silent. A Maine town greeting highlights a prominent crowd and a quip about women speaking for him.
The Exchange remarks that few women look pretty when crying and many show disfiguring grimaces. It suggests a woman should study a proper mode of producing tears before a looking-glass rather than rely on romantic fiction.
A cook in an up-town club killed rats by feeding them chopped wine-cork pieces fried in lard and breaded. The rats ate the morsels at night and drank water from a nearby dish. Soon all the rats died and the cook rejoiced at his experiment.
A colored boy visits an Austin butcher asking for meat for their dog. The butcher, in good humor, complies but warns about a previously tough piece that nearly broke a dog’s jaw, noting the boy’s request in a folksy exchange from Teras Siftings.
A boarder tells his landlady he must leave if the regular tough steak cannot come to breakfast. The landlady questions the remark and the boarder reiterates the joke about the steak.
Mr Burnett explains that animal eye shine is due to reflected light from the eye bottom rather than phosphorescence. He notes the light diffuses because hypermetropia is common in lower animals. A father questions a child's fire handling as he defends warming hands versus cooling weather.
The generous Squire Morton suspects theft of Bartlett pears and Concord grapes from his property on Prospect street. He quietly tests two youths, Henry Perley and Charlie Getchell, by gifting fruit each night to win confession and reform, hoping mercy will curb the Boys.
The honey-guide is a small bird that helps humans locate bee nests for honey. It lures people to nests, then flies ahead to guide them, sharing a portion of the honey before moving to another nest. The bird avoids direct bee stings by letting the bees attack others.
The article draws parallels between the Franco-German War of 1870 71 and earlier Franco English conflicts dating back five centuries. It outlines similar events in both eras such as Paris defenses, the National Guard, the States General, and clashes around Paris with government and mob actions while noting recurring themes in leadership and rebellion. It also mentions critics and requests plain language for opinions and states that Mr Tildens secretary has read many books.
A correspondent recalls the Nile cataracts near Rajbur, describing a three and a half mile stretch of foaming water, extensive islets, and a ruined castle perched on a granite rock. He notes Bedouin raids, Roman and Saracen towers, and watchful fortifications along the river. The journey covers stations, inscriptions, and scenic overlooks ending with a hospital rescue and odd anecdotes.
A humorous Santa Fe Democrat piece compares a broncho to a principled animal seeking to be left alone. The narrator recalls riding a broncho once, describing its high strung nature, dramatic bucking, and the dizzying, perilous ascent and descent of the ride.
The article recounts the feats of Thomas Topham born in London in 1710s, detailing his extraordinary strength. He pulled against a horse, lifted heavy weights with various body parts, supported people on his chest, bent a yard-long iron bar, and carried loads with ease, earning a reputation as a formidable strongman of England.
Descriptive account of the Empress and Emperor’s private railway carriages, detailing sixteen cars including a kitchen, police, military staff, and separate compartments for each Grand Duke, with luxurious fittings for the Empress and Emperor and a fully connected train throughout. The piece contrasts the train with English royal travel and mentions Kremsier travel.
An 1817 Gazette reprint in the Detroit Journal extols marriage as a universal boon. It links matrimony to health, virtue, wealth, and national good, urging readers to marry to please God, benefit women, and aid society.
The article lists fruits and their peak seasons from January through the following year. Strawberries in January to June, Japan plums from February, mulberries April to August, pineapples June year round, guavas July to late spring, berries including dewberries blackberries and huckleberries, peaches May to July, melons June to fall, oranges October to next June, and a range of other fruits such as lemons limes LeConte pears pomegranates grapefruit grapes shaddocks and more.
A quotation by Colton remarks that many women never intrigue and many men never game but those who have done either once are extraordinary. Such people are likened to glass cases when they die, more rare than British Museum exotics.
The quote argues that persistent talk and thought about being genteel reveals low birth and a baser disposition rather than true refinement, implying vanity and pretense rather than genuine character. It frames gentility as a social mask rather than a virtue.
A journalist seeking an interview with the King of Belgium was bowed out of the room by aides. The episode halted the attempt and left no formal remarks from the royal household.
The piece contrasts well known society women with lesser ones, praising the former as devoted wives and mothers who guide their daughters. It condemns alleged parasites who seek status through appearance, noting their lack of duties while seeking admiration. The San Francisco view presents a moral judgment on gender and social climbing.
A fable from Home Journal describes kites and crows striking a halves agreement over a wounded fox. The dispute over the head or half leads to war, many deaths, and the fox survives, noting that the weak benefit from quarrels of the strong.
Brown comments that after a man dies people all have something negative to say about him. Fogg adds that the truth about a person will be told someday and the departed won’t hear it, calling it hard.
An editorial notes a ratio of one cow per four people and warns that if wells and springs fail, many could face milk and cream shortages and reduced rations.
A rural resident mocked by urban dandies for his big feet replies that sane feet trump small ones, turning the exchange into a humorous boast about practicality over vanity.
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