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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1886
Page
4
A Sabbath reading ends with a nursemaid whispering Amen as a child asks for prayer for a dying mother. The narrator asks a higher power to restore health, and the family awakens to find the mother recovering, grateful for the blessing. The scene closes with thanks and relief.
A devotional reflection on prayer that words fail to express true thoughts and desires. Esther's trust and the Spirit's intercession illustrate how heartfelt longing for peace and love can be offered even without phrases. The piece echoes the call to pray without ceasing.
A Victorian era voice urges young women to curb flirtation and reveal no secrets to others. It advises telling Mother everything instead by quoting Fanny Fern, stressing mothers as trusted guardians of honor and guidance. This advice frames discretion as essential to a girl’s moral development.
The article describes the Mosaic Sabbath as centered on village life with farms and outlying fields protected by towers. It notes work paused for farming tasks while animal care and guard duties continued. Most labor occurred in villages with women often in households, making the Sabbath a social day.
The article argues gamblers show no real faith in luck myths, mixing two contradictory ideas: luck is constant when in the vein and must change by maturity. It notes beliefs in luck changing after winning or losing, and compares ritualized hopes to Indian medicine men, highlighting the inconsistency in professional gamblers like Steinmetz.
The London Times reports Indian railways and connected steamers have sunk capital of about £161.9 million with government and private contributions. Last year 80,564,779 passengers paid £5.54 million in fares while 18,925,385 tons of goods yielded £11.92 million, up from the previous year’s totals.
In a rugged exchange Estel line Beil quotes two vagrants debating how to start a dramatic company. One suggests organizing a troupe to pan for work and dodge eggs from an approving but rough audience. Both express familiarity with making money on the road.
In Europe the appeal of California as a distant frontier is noted amid discussions of American states and city pride. The piece cites garbled rumors, pamphlet chatter, and jokes about buttermilk drinking challenges, ending with a note on morning wear including belted Belgian gloves with optional embroidery.
A poetic meditation opens with vivid wings and blossoms, then shifts to a prose story where Nettie cares for a troubled home. She prays for guidance, tidies the house, feeds her father, and sings of renewal as her father vows to stay, leading to a hopeful turn in the family.
A moral essay on peer influence and the spread of bad conduct among youths. It argues that association with mischief leads to worsening behavior, while good company prevents moral decline. Emphasizes honesty, generosity, and choosing virtuous friends to avoid contagious vices.
A St Louis express passenger tale from Port Jervis to Jersey City recounts a spoiled two year old tyrant kept in line by a nurse named Mary and a sharp rebuke from the mother. The scene ends with the child calmed and meek as the train nears Jersey City.
Nettie Willis clings to her father as his sobs rise from a broken home. His wife, once lively, lies drunken beside their infant while the sober husband endures long days of labor and a feared return to the saloon.
The speaker contrasts Napoleon Bonaparte’s imperial glory with a French peasant’s modest life, rejecting ambition and murder for a simple rural existence. The piece then shifts to Days of Wine Jobbers, detailing a hotel wine ploy to boost Marco Bozaris brand sales and expose deceptive marketing practices.
The article compares Swiss and American wages in skilled trades, outlines a method for pipe insulation with wood and roofing materials, notes Germany’s lead in technical training, and explains new forging machinery and water wheel power. It also discusses lighting costs comparing gas, arc electric light, paraffin, and electricity economics for homes.
The narrator recalls Judge Davis in the Senate era with anecdotes about adjourning at 5 p.m., his wife, and the Independent party's popularity among former colleagues. He notes Davis’s weight and a joke about a special chair, then shifts to critique American groceries and a vision for a model store prioritizing customer comfort, especially for ladies, with a carpeted, chair-filled space and orderly displays.
A collage of quips and short exchanges from Tid-Bits and similar papers quotes on dogs, women, editors, and social mores. It includes jokes about Shakespeare, a rattlesnake anecdote, a toy-like dialogue on journalism, and a humorous defense of Xantippe with a witty Athens backdrop.
When visiting New York City travelers should save baggage and carriage hire and stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Depot. The notice promises higher living standards than any other first class hotel in the city.
The article advises self treatment for drunkenness with a drugstore remedy including chloroform and tinctures, followed by food and light exercise to restore appetite and vigor. It also notes a large derrick pole injuring mechanical engineer E. R. Hoyt at the New Orleans Exposition, with swelling and pain relieved after three applications of St. Ja Oil.
A medical note from Dr. De Benzi in Rivista Clinica claims perfect rest and a silent ward restore four of five tetanus patients, with careful feeding via curved instruments. Italian doctors Pisan i Maragliano and Ria are cited as collaborators while noting occasional two month duration.
A humorous exchange tells of a party flirtation ending with a comic misunderstanding. A young woman recounts how Gus Simpkin proposed at a gate after a long wooing, only to be derided by a joke about a philopener. The tale closes with a second snippet about appearances and manners.
Captain Bullwinkle, New York native born March 17 1847, rose from errand boy to head of a vast fire patrol system in Chicago and later led divisions for the West and Stock Yards. He joined the Arizona Cattle Company and aided ranches near Flagstaff, earning fame in business and society. A serialized western tale "Rube, the woman" premieres in The Chicago Ledger with sample copies mailed to readers.
The narrator recalls a lesson from Ulysses S. Grant learned on a farm in Ohio. His father challenged him to clean a dirty stable with a shovel, promising a silver dollar if he succeeded. The boy’s effort and reward taught perseverance and practical problem solving.
A distressed patient, once deemed beyond hope by eminent physicians, credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and local treatments for a dramatic recovery. She reports severe ailments specific to women have eased, and she is now “as good as new” with the product priced at one dollar at local druggists.
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