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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
4
A Sunday Magazine excerpt on Sabbath reading urges the soul to heed the Shepherd's call back to rest. It weaves pastoral imagery of green pastures and evening bells with spiritual un rest and the dove at the ark. The piece invites weary wanderers to return to divine peace and rest.
An exhortation to find joy in faith piety and love rather than worldly gain and envy. It argues true change starts within the heart not in social institutions, urging self examination and a new heart and right spirit from God.
A mythic tale recounts the human need for a deeper speech beyond words. Jupiter grants a prayer for tears and infinite longings and the Muse of Song fills the world with music to let the heart speak. The legend links dawn, childhood, youth, and future light to song.
Sam Jones rhetoric on theology slang and morality is recounted with tales of preachers and “sky pilots” leaving sects for liberal paths. An Arizona exile recalls a parson’s pocketing of a flask amid a sermon and the ensuing row that ends with the minister and crowd departing in opposite directions.
A speaker contrasts religion with living rightly and rebukes sensational press coverage. He recalls a Baltimore preacher hired by liquor sellers to lecture against him and identifies the preacher as an adversary.
The Washington Leiter reports a debate on tornado causation. Prof Ferrer argues rarefaction and convective updraft drive storms, while the signal service notes abrupt mixing is unlikely and records a dense pre-storm pressure. They align on tornadoes as extreme thunderstorm events with strong electrical activity.
A writer in El Diario de la Marina notes orange trees in Rome's Convent of Santa Sabina and the Monastery of Tondi date back to 1200 and 1278 respectively. Seville's Alcazar holds one from Pedro I's era, about 1350 to 1366, with several trees in Andalusia aged 340 years and reaching heights of 13 to 15 meters. Some Malta and Naples trees yield astonishing crops, with up to 30 000 oranges per tree, and two at Huerta Grande in Mairena del Alcor producing as many as 38 000.
A Harper's Young People feature praises William Flower and his crusade against animal cruelty. It notes his early efforts in France Italy and Egypt, a partnership with Sir Arthur Helps, and publications like Animals and their Masters. It highlights his later work on city paving The Stones of London and his vow to end bearing reins for horses.
In Mrs. George Ticknor's hall a stately footman calmly receives callers until alone in the house he erupts with loud howls and yelps. An amanuensis hears it and a maid confirms the footman’s outburst is a release from silence.
A speaker compares a boy to iron passing through processes from rough ore to refined products. Value rises from five dollars as ore to twelve as horseshoes and to three thousand as blades, twenty five thousand as balance springs. He urges hard study plus time for play, to become strong, valuable men.
A biographical sketch of Edward F. Flower the “missionary to horses” who learned kindness to animals from childhood. It notes his rise in England, his anti cruelty activism, and his pamphlet on horses and harness. It also discusses deforestation and its wide effects in Spain Austria Hungary Germany France and Italy and calls for forest protection and afforestation laws.
The Turkish police board selects patrolmen by multilingual ability and prowess with swords and pistols. They are all athletes, chosen for skill over politics, but pay is low and temptations to accept subventions exist. The system allows aiding a "tipsy but discreet unbeliever" and misidentification after dark leads to conflicts with locals.
A grocer insists on Sabbath rest as he and his assistant open the store on Sunday. The parson cautions against unnecessary work and the grocer agrees to delay wetting sugar, noting it weighs more when wet and condemning unnecessary labor on the Sabbath.
A royal household tale centers on Mr. Robertson a Princess attendant who fell gravely ill at findsor. A fireman who tended her revealed her prior rejections yet she wed him in illness and hosted a celebratory fete after his recovery. A note on botany counts 100000 known plant species but suggests many may be added. In Whitby Canada no prisoners remain, a white flag still flies.
An 15th century diary excerpt recalls Eliza Beth Woodville’s early meeting with John Grey on a Monday full of rustic tasks and courtship notes. The entry records milking, dining, prayers, and a farmer’s blaze, ending with dreams of love and a note on later royal confinement.
The Geneva tribunal rejected insurance salvage claims after awarding a total of 15 500 000 for direct injuries from Confederate cruisers. Claims for indirect damages were not canvassed, and a large balance remains in the U S Treasury with interest and principal. Inter Ocean notes the story of false claims hinges on these events.
A San Diego Union correspondent recalls bees' aversion to horse odor and describes a case where a valued horse was stung severely. A damp straw smudge drove the bees away, laudanum calmed the pain, and baking soda solution restored the animal to health, with ammonia suggested as an even quicker relief.
The article explains that sunlight drives plant growth by converting atmospheric carbon into plant matter and releasing oxygen. When Earth's surface cooled plants were buried and transformed under heat into coal, which now fuels steam for electric plants as stored sunlight.
The essay argues that a triad of meals suits most people and supports digestion. It recommends breakfasts around eight to nine, a midday meal at one or two, and a lighter, easily digestible portion between one and two for those away from home.
A Reading Pennsylvania Herald inspired portrait of the modern schoolmarm. The piece contrasts today’s educated, independent female teachers with the past and praises education, dignity, and public conduct. It forecasts travel and refined dress as marks of the profession, concluding with a cheer for teachers and a note on vacation treasures. A brief ad follows touting Red Star Cough Cure for diphtheria prevention and soreness.
French surveys dispute claims of a vast Algiers sea project. They state Northern Africa cannot be flooded, Sahara stands well above sea level, and only two small charts west of the Gulf of Gabes cover about 3 100 square miles or less than half of Lake Ontario. Flooding would yield a shallow lake, not world changing climate effects.
Reform of bodily evils such as indigestion and nervous symptoms is achieved by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The medicine is physician approved and widely used as a wholesome restorative. Demand is strong from Maine to tropical America and beyond.
In a drawing room Balston laughs with Juckles as the boy reveals a cage bird. The boy jokes that Balston is named after the Jim tell trade and jokes about Balston’s big bill. Balston fears the next monthly bill will cause someone to suffer.
The London Geographical Society reports two great North Atlantic valleys with a central volcanic mountain chain stretching toward Iceland and the Azores. An invention by Dr. Auer at Vienna University coats wicks with metallic liquid so they glow rather than burn, potentially replacing gas lighting.
A cautious view questions untried innovation after decades of use. It notes Dr thssae punned attagh the nevseesh ton ublic severest test as the most reliable remedy. Testimonials claim its virtues and price is 50 cents per bottle offered by druggists.
A Dansville Breeze reminiscence describes a barber shaving the first whiskers of a youth, quoting the barber’s casual remark struck down by its blunt humor and small town voice.
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