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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1883
Page
3
The Keeper's Daughter A Lighthouse Romance
A stormy coast tale follows Lizzie a poor island girl and Allen McIntyre who rescue a man at sea. McIntyre teaches Lizzie to read and they fall in love though Lizzie fears class boundaries. A year passes then he returns to find Lizzie transformed into a poised island keeper's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz
Allen McIntyre
Lizzie
Melya
Neddie
Sister
Makind
Mentyre
Ace
Mice
Yoda
Clyde Straghtway
McIntyre
Mr. McIntyre
Lizie
Gal
Allen
Mines and Mining in Japan
Commentary on Japan embracing European culture and industry, noting rapid modernization including an army fleet university gas lighting railways and telegraphs. Focus on coal and iron resources with estimates on coal from Yesso and potential deposits elsewhere plus native metallurgical methods and iron imports and future demand from railway expansion. Also includes a casual note on keeping cool in hot climates with a home remedy.
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Tokio
Japan
Science Department
National University
Eo Ne
Yesso
Miscellaneous Recipes From Historic Kitchen Selections
A collection of old time recipes including Pitems Four pounds brown sugar seven pounds plums one pint cider vinegar a nutmeg cinnamon and cloves. Apple Front with eggs custard. Southern Corn Bread using corn meal sour milk soda and lard. Yeast starter with mash and hop tea. Blane Mange with gelatine milk and vanilla. Effervescing Lemonade with lemon juice soda and sugar. Cream Tartlets with short paste and whipped cream. Stewed Tomatoes with skins peeled onion butter and bread.
Life Among the Arabs in the Sahara Oasis Regions
Travelogue describes the Oued Draa oasis system in the Sahara with 250 000 inhabitants and a 40 mile circumference. It notes oases like Tronlatt, describes wildlife and plants, mentions Adam in Eden legend, and details caravans, dates, olive oil, argan oil, and slave trade practices including prices and bridal customs.
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Oued Draa
Sahara
Great Desert
Russia
Pampas
South America
Great American Desert
Oasis
Tronlatt
Adam
England
France
Italy
Spain
Eden
Kentucky
Ilinois
Sis
Rovas Anea
Did You Ever Think What Makes Humans Miss the Mark
A rambling fusion of questions on hair pride marriage luck Irish Germans and daily follies. The piece muses on vanity wisdom folly and self awareness through playful inquiries about commonplace behaviors and social quirks.
Breakfast Beverages and Their Effects on Digestion
The article reviews tea coffee and chocolate under Breakfast Beverages noting chocolate provides nutrition from albumen and fats while tea and coffee mainly disappoint as nutritive substances. It explains impact on digestion brain activity effects from excess consumption and ends suggesting fresh air as the best antidote.
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Science
Richelieu
Dr Johnsons Marriage to Lucy Porter
The account narrates Samuel Johnson's courtship of Lucy Porter, her departure to Birmingham, and his pursuit amid family opposition. It notes her consent despite class and fortune gaps, their July 9 1836 Derby wedding, and Johnson as a devoted, affectionate husband whose affection endured after her death.
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Johnson
John Hunter
Free School
Lichfield
Birmingham
Porter
Derby
Caprice
Tophan Beaclery
Writing Method and Magnetic Mill Notes
A Victorian essay advocates a free approach to handwriting training focusing on legible results over technique. It also discusses magnets in grain mills removing iron and steel scraps, with magnets capturing dangerous particles. It mentions concealed weapons laws and dangers of handling cartridges in zones without proper oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Gulf Stream warms our shores and stirs the weather
A review of the Gulf Stream explains its origin in the Gulf of Mexico and its journey across the Atlantic to Florida Cuba and the Bahamas. It describes its warming effect on European and coastal climates and notes its influence on winds storms and ocean life.
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Gulf Stream
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Atlantic
South America
Atic
Florida
Cuba
Bahamas
North America
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British Islands
Chimuo
Royal Geographical Society
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How to Preserve all Piano and Keep It Tuned
The article advises keeping the piano closed when not in use to avoid dust but opening it occasionally to prevent ivory yellowing. Protect with covers and avoid damp or drafts as rust and swelling harm movement. Place away from heat or open flames. Use camphor to deter moths. Have pianos tuned by a competent tuner, with new pianos tuned every three to four months in the first year.
Rhetoric, Romance, and Revelry in a Local Salon
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from a 19th century crowd. Jests about temperance, courtship, and witty exchanges populate a reading with playful banter, puns, and social satire. Characters flirt, argue, and boast as anecdotes weave through anecdotes.
The Shaving Trade and Its Economics
A reflective critique of barbering as a profession from pricing to technique. It argues that shaving varies by style and time, calls for fair charges for actual work, and warns that speedy, shallow shaves harm clients. It links shaving to civilization and contrasts it with barbarity.
What Girls Ought to Learn
This piece argues married women should cultivate mind and morals to sustain home life. It praises study at home, such as languages, science, literature, or music, as refining and morally elevating. It links domestic virtue to lasting affection and parenthood, stressing religion and culture within the home as pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oga
London
Fl Ae
Cats Across Cultures From Reverence to Persecution
A survey of feline fate in history recalls ancient Egyptian worship and Turkish compassion contrasted with medieval French persecution. Parisian cat burnings on Saint John’s Day culminated under royal eyes, while figures like Cardinal Richelieu and Colbert displayed affection without saving the cats or the city’s stray felines. Little words, charities, and books are praised in a quip-like close.
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Paris
St. John’s Day
Place de la Grieve
Cardinal Richelieu
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