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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1886
Page
1
Six Amers lie on the Chicago and North Western at its junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis line, thirty miles north of Des Moines. The city hosts the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a fine public school, a large building, and productive surrounding farmland rich in fruit and orchard crops.
A fragmentary OCR list shows names and titles: Mayor M. peste see covecseser, Recorder M. ie wbeneeth, E. R. CHAMBERLAIN Treasurer, W. C. SHocxiey Marshal, Van Dusen Street Com, RichmMann, Van CHAMBERLAIN C. & Havercy, and Members of G. H. Maxwell Council.
A Chicago Rambler poem highlights a civilian artist who crafts odd ceramic pieces. She models strange figures in clay and decorates with bright colors, painting dragons, lilies, parrots, lizards, and other fanciful creatures on plates and plaques.
John Standon declares a love that endures as Lita wavers and a stranger draws near. A fateful reunion at a Maine coast party leads to sacrifice as Standon shields Richard Earnest in battle and dies with a final vow of love. In the aftermath Lita ponders two futures and Standon’s steadfast devotion.
The Saturday Review disputes Delsarteism arguing that dramatic action cannot be reduced to a universal system and that genius defies school rules. It claims elocutionists only train the awkward and cannot replace natural expression. The piece also notes that some English soaps claim glycerine free and sugar added, while Swift criticizes writers who mix ignorance with malice.
A collection of musings on mothers, old maids, and young maids mixed with anecdotes about busy women and society. The piece argues women need personal independence of thought, with examples of household choices, childrearing, and the value of distinct character traits. It ends urging self-developed individuality for respect and influence.
A Westbound train scene shows a tense woman with gleaming eyes confronted by a near sighted man. She reveals her Chicago trip was business and her husband is a janitor there. A lawyer on Clark Street offers “divorces” with laughing gas, promising to help.
A New York theater first night reveals a merchant heir husband abusive and unrepentant, his daughter-in-law finding refuge in acting. After years of hardship she supports herself as a chorus girl while he, now wealthy, contemplates reform. She remains independent and stage-struck.
In a tight knit village the standout leader or prominent man emerges quickly as the central figure. The text reflects on how the community recognizes those few individuals who shape local life.
In a suburban church a novice preacher, known for parliamentary skill, invites a Deacon to guide him during his first service. The Deacon prompts with hymn numbers and motions, turning the service into a clever desk exercise while the crowd looks on.
In the 1858 House, Giddings joins Crittenden and Marshall, declaring loyalty to friends over foes, recalling former trials. Ida Pfeiffer, Fitz John Porter balloon incident, Tyler’s mercy to dismissed clerks, and Old Dade’s penitent tenure as district penitentiary warden are recounted in a flowing political memoir vignette.
In a crowded city railway station a starving Italian migrant family faces hostility from locals. A child collapses from heat and hunger but is saved by quick aid from strangers. A young doctor and several workers organize care, and a compassionate widow offers shelter, showing people of different faiths uniting to help.
A Utica Observer correspondent recalls a meek man at Sheepshead Bay who orders a tiny sandwich for fifteen cents. He apologizes for overcharging himself, claiming a ten cent mis conception and offering a dime as payment. Alabama iron ore at twelve dollars per ton yields an eight percent claimed profit.
An analysis by Lord Brabazon on English visitors in America. He argues some Englishmen offend hosts by improper dress and manners, notes Americans’ hospitality and helpfulness, and calls for greater care to respect American conventions. He contrasts English rigidity with American civility and warns Britons to reciprocate kindness.
S S Cox notes in Chicago Times that frauds in Turkish petroleum sales hinge on substituting Russian oil for American. He extols the square American tin oil can as a versatile tool seen everywhere from building sites to vineyards and palaces, used for watering plants and even repairing fences on the Sultan’s road.
A short essay portrays Xantippe as a comely wife to a sleepy pedantic husband. The piece humorously defends her to pour a水 upon his head for missing dinner. The Washington Star praises the essayist's grace and humor.
A New York lady tests a thermometer with her Boston niece and the girl correctly reports seventy degrees Fahrenheit. The playful exchange ends with a wry remark on envy and appreciation of small pleasures.
An extract contrasts French fiction about De Makeshift and an Abbe attempting a tunnel escape with American realism featuring Samuel and a shy courtship. The piece mixes dungeon escape bravado with awkward, tender romantic embarrassment in a single vignette.
A mother teaches her infant daughter a small prayer to improve her memory. She quotes Forget me not O Lord and hopes the flower name will aid recall. After a lesson, the child is asked to recite, revealing a cautious parental display of progress amid life’s slow journey.
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