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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
7
Abraham Caren a 36 year old Russian Jew born in Vilna Lithuania Russia fled government suspicion of nihilistic plot and came to New York with little money and no English. His struggles and life on the East Side inspired his novel Yek a Tale of New York s Ghetto and drew critics in.
Mrs. William C Whitney prominent in New York Washington and London society. Daughter of May a New York physician who identified Lincoln assassin Wilkes Booth. She married Captain Arthur Randolph a Queenstown Hussars officer who later settled in New York. Randolph died ten years ago and Mrs Randolph befriended the Whitney family in Washington leading to lasting ties.
Special correspondence notes the secretary of the navy uses a government yacht for coastal cruises and European trips, with entertaining duties funded by the secretary. The Dolphin carries limited armament, generous cabin space, and the secretary stocks supplies and wine. naval officers maintain strict mess norms and respect due to civilian leadership.
Special correspondence reports Professor M. Woodward will leave the engineering department at Washington University but remain head of the manual training school. The school, founded in 1879, trains boys through drawing, books, and shop work, and has produced graduates notable in industry. The program aims at mental development and practical judgment, not just trades, with a three year course and scholarships funded by donors.
Scots author M. Barrie best known for The Little Minister and A Window in Thrums travels to the United States on his first visit. A reserved 36 year old, he disliked publicity and society hunters, and was born in Kirriemuir, the town he made Thrums in his novels.
The note highlights rare uses of the term dollar in Measure for Measure and Macbeth. It cites Measure for Measure 1603 line “To three thousand dollars a year” and Macbeth 1606 line “Ten thousand dollars to our general use” as examples of the word’s appearance in Shakespearean works.
An Exchange note compares two factory rooms where workers show less fatigue on a springy wood floor than on a hard concrete surface. Benches in the new shop were raised with wooden spring platforms, eliminating foot weariness and boosting apparent activity. The tale suggests prettiest floors may not suit workers.
A Pettigrew minister explained why his flock stayed awake by noting his wife slept below the pulpit, so next Sunday an assistant would signal her nap. He peered down to see Mrs. Pettigrew dozing and angrily scolded her, saying she was no beauty nor dowry, and he had a poor bargain.
An advertisement claims the product treats liver kidney and stomach disorders and prevents doctor visits. It describes symptoms of biliousness and torpid liver and promises relief from heaviness after meals and sleep problems with a safe tonic purgative. J. H. Zeilin & Co. Philadelphia.
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