15 Oct 1885
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1885
Page
1
A reflective poem on neglect and decay as hinges rust and life ends. It contrasts a life spent in bustle with the quiet cost of rest and the muse’s price. The speaker warns against overwork and the toll of unrestrained pursuit.
Passengers aboard the steamship Nantic while away nine days out from Liverpool craft bottles with messages. Elsie Annabel hides a note, Guy Chalmers later finds a bottle in Halifax and reunites with her. A wedding follows with Misses Gale as bridesmaids and Papa Gale giving away the bride, the bottle serving as a centerpiece.
A short tale from Texas Siftings describes four Australian soldiers of Polish Hungarian Bohemian and Croat backgrounds quartered at a peasant's house. In the morning the Pole notes the peasant’s fine watch, the Hungarian regrets not taking it, the Bohemian claims it, and the Croat says he already has it, having stolen it from his comrade. Denay loses the hour and haste the power.
A New York Herald feature profiles ladies' tailors in the city, noting a rise in exclusively female shops though most work is by men. It covers customer fastidiousness, the craft of fitting, and a Worth-like Paris-trained proprietor who asserts American workmanship surpasses European, with pads or shapes used to tailor figures and riding habits for fashion elites.
A vivid reminiscence portrays a White House party in Florida with Chet leading a prank that endangers the President Arthur. A jail misadventure ends in a staged rescue as cabinet members scramble to prove his identity amid comic chaos.
A historical column presents recollections of notable public figures and moments in American political life. The author offers concise sketches and reflections on leaders, events, and the era they shaped.
A collage of 1866 era remarks covers Senator McDougall’s push against alcohol in the Capitol, Biblical allusions, and a vaudeville of party commentary. It also recounts Jefferson Davis’s treason indictment, Butler and Hitchcock exchange mishaps, and postwar prisoner exchanges amid a chorus of satirical notices from various papers.
A Red Blu News item jokes about insulting terms for women across ages and roles. It contrasts playful labels like chick and kitten with harsher terms such as witch and cat, noting mixed feelings among readers and the absurdity of gendered insults.
A frightened husband rouses his wife in a midnight scene as he admits swallowing a bottle of strychnine. She urges silence to avoid waking the baby, while the dramatic exchange captures a tense domestic moment from the New York Sun.
Mrs Yerger asks why her husband writes so late. He says he is recording his life and calls her the sunshine of his existence. He jokes that she makes it hot for him, and a rise in the thermometer occurs immediately after.
The piece contrasts the traditional role with a new image of the old maid as round and jolly. She attends concerts and events with acquaintances, carries a parasol, wears fashionable bonnets, travels with poets and philosophers, and balances charm with a bank book and dividends. Men admire her.
The Exchange notes that women, though fond of humor as readers, tend to write sentimental or heavy prose. It argues many women’s books focus on fault finding rather than progress, with strongest works limited to poetry fiction and cookery.
A Chicago lecturer seeks Colonel Ingersoll for a Chicago engagement on Hell with new points. The Colonel muses on additions, noting limited recent Chicago presence, and they settle on a different subject Merchant Traveler. A joke questions why charitable giving is like a newborn babe for its small amount.
In a playful scene Miss Clara helps Mr. Featherly who struggles to recall a word. He nearly says a singular term but catches himself and jokes about a late hour. The Boston Sunday Times records the banter as a light social moment.
A playful exchange shows a strong-willed friend correcting a speaker who assumes a wedding between a couple led by Mr B. The retort insists the proper framing is woman and husband reflecting the bride’s assertion.
A columnist critiques formal letter closings full of polite phrases. They argue genuine greetings from writer to reader would be better than empty courtesies, noting hypocrisy in social conventions and comparing them to public displays abroad.
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