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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1886
Page
9
A narrator finds a sick mother and a brave little girl on a stairway who asks for prayers. They kneel and a hopeful petition pleases the Great Power, yielding the mother’s recovery after the child’s gentle “Amen.” The tale ends with family gratitude and a quiet, faith-filled conclusion.
The piece contrasts prayerful quiet with the futility of turning in chairs for luck and the double think of gamblers. It cites Esther Bengel and the Spirit’s intercession, then critiques gambling superstition, noting the inconsistent beliefs about being “in the vein” and the maturity of chances.
A dated guidance piece urges girls to confide in their mothers and avoid schoolyard flirtations. It warns that sharing secrets with peers can lead to harm, while a mother remains a trusted ally for honor and restraint. The author stresses honesty and discretion as vital lifelong companions.
The passage describes a land of villages and hamlets rather than farmhouses, with towers for guarding fields. The typical Mosaic Sabbath was a farming village day, suspending farm work while care of animals continued. Social and household duties filled the rest, with limited cooking and shared leisure.
The London Times notes India’s railway system carries 80,564,779 passengers last year, with fares of £5,538,126 and freight handling 18,925,385 tons yielding £11,915,375. Government direct spending totals £82,255,391, with guaranteed and assisted companies adding £74,841,070 and native-state outlays of £4,821,379. The railways’ goods traffic outstrips passenger revenue, and both tonnage and receipts rose from the prior year.
In clipped dialogue two wanderers. one suggests organizing a dramatic company to perform in the Territories and dodge thrown eggs while the public admires, hoping to earn money as a traveling troupe.
In Europe the best known of our States is the farthest California at the west end of the western world. Pamphlets spread about the banana zone near the Northern Pacific line, but rumors travel wider than pamphlets. The great bonanza State’s fame reaches communities that overlook New York as both a state and city and Boston’s claim to intellect with Berlin and Edinburgh.
A fragment recalls daily complaints and social discomfort caused by habitual murmuring. It mentions Groveta claiming a man can drink three gallons of buttermilk at once, then shifts to a quip about whisky and Kentucky. The piece notes morning walking gear and gloves called gants belges used with or without embroidery.
A collage of verse about seeds as winged things, tales of child behavior on a train, a hopeful tale of Nettie saving a home, and reflective essays on Napoleon and virtue. Stories emphasize companionship, gentleness, duty, and moral instruction for young readers.
Nettie Willis pleads with her father as a drunken mother lies asleep by the fire. The sober father weeps while the family erodes from years of alcohol abuse and a strained home life.
A brief quoted line states that disparaging others harms no one while an insect has feeling and an atom shadow. The source presents a reflective assertion from Fulter on empathy and unseen influences.
A student writer portrays Xantippe as a comely wife married to a dusty Athens professor who loves theories over dinners. The piece satirizes the cranky thinker, joking that Xantippe deserves to pour water over him and that philosophy may lead to Athenian birch beer. The essay treats the theme with grace and humor.
A column advises men recovering from heavy drinking to seek remedies at a drug store rather than a bar. It details a home mixture of chloroform ginger and cardamon, with a second dose if needed, plus coffee after. It recommends gentle exercise and oatmeal after the first day, with aversion to repeated alcohol.
Mechanical Engineer E. R. Hoyt suffered a severe foot injury when a derrick fell at the New Orleans Exposition. After three applications of St. Jacobs Oil, swelling and pain disappeared, restoring mobility.
In Rivista Clinica Pr De Benzi reports treating traumatic tetanus with absolute rest yields four of five recoveries. The patient room is silent, with soundproofed doors and carpeted corridors. Feeding via curved tube bypasses jaw clenching, avoiding masticatory stress. several Italian doctors report success though cases may last up to two months.
In rheumatic cases the tonic is praised for halting disease progression at its onset and cleansing the blood of rheumatic virus. It claims safety with no risks and broad usefulness for neuralgia liver issues indigestion fevers and kidney bladder inactivity. It also aids sleep and appetite.
A young couple quarrels over a party prank. After flirting about love and marriage, Gus Simpkin tricks Fannie into saying yes and then shouts Philopene at the gate, leaving her heartbroken and crying.
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