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03 Sep 1885
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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1885
Page
1
Ames Iowa Description and Regional Highlights
Ames sits at the Chicago and North Western Railroad junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road about thirty six miles north of Des Moines. It hosts Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a well equipped public school, and a large public school building. Surrounding farms are productive and yield abundant crops and fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculure and Mechanic Arte
G AR Post 30G AR Meets Monthly at Masonic Hall
The G AR Post 30G AR meets the first and third Saturdays at 7 30 PM in Masonic Hall. Commander Henry Wilson Jr presides. All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors are invited to initiation. Fees are $2.00 with quarterly dues 25 cents.
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G. AR Ee Post No
A.R
Masonic Hall
Henry Wilson, Jr
Two little hands and feet in a mother's memory
A sentimental poem compares a mother's care for a child to fragile sea shells and rose lips, recalling a life cut short and a mother's sorrow. The piece contrasts a living infant with a lifeless form, ending with a tender image of a mother kissing the clay and honoring memory.
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Detroit Free Press
Unmarried Literary Women and The Hat Folly
A humorous selection contrasts romantic longing with societal pretensions in pieces about unmarried women readers and a satire on hats. Wry anecdotes about a Madame seeking country fare reveal quirks of social display and mistaken generosity from a country farmer. The New York Times and New York Sun extracts offer satirical vignettes on courtship manners and grief rituals.
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New York Times
Learning to Swim for Young Children
The text argues swimming is a useful skill for children, suggesting six as a suitable starting age. It notes that swimming schools are convenient, but that teaching in still water with a waist rope to a fixed object is safe. A life preserver helps timid beginners feel secure.
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Elsie
Willie Spencer
Hanner
Kanner
Elise
Massachusetts
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Philadelphia News
Fredrika Bremer
Emily Pronte
Hannah More
Harriet Martineau
Eliza Cook
Miss Sedgwick
Gail Hamilton
the Carys
Miss Dickinson
Maria Edgeworth
Miss Mitford
Augusta Evans
Jane Austen
Nicholas
Mrs. Somerville
Mme. de Sevigne
Miss Bremer
Miss Edgeworth
Mme. Darblay
Little Treasures and a Cranberry Harvest Tale
An essay muses on small precious things and parental love, then recounts near Pea Cove a farmer in a submerged cranberry orchard using a stomach pump to harvest berries. The narrator reflects on farming passion and ends with a cranberry sample brought home.
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Earth
Heaven
Pea Cove
Mr. Sayward
Bread with buttered side down: Pur French habit noted
A reader’s remark claims the Pur French eat bread with the buttered side down and contrasts it with other bread types, suggesting they use a different variety. The comment reflects cultural food behavior observation.
Kellogg's Compassion for a Soldier's Fate
A private from Kellogg's neighborhood faced a death sentence for sleeping at his post. His widowed mother appealed to Kellogg, who hastened to Washington, arriving at midnight as the execution nears the following afternoon.
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White House
Heintzelman
Washington
Kellogg
Mr. Lincoln
Fair Oaks
Wheeler
Lincoln
When the Czar rides to battle the earth trembles
An Exchange quip contrasts old and modern Russian sayings about power. It notes that the Czar lighting a cigar or opening a family album allegedly causes dramatic effects in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Cheering Finance Advice On A Healthful Vacation
In Broad Street near the Stock Exchange a bright young man urges a weary partner to reduce his heavy load. He suggests saving two or three millions safely and taking a trip to Europe for a year or eighty, promising a healthier return and steadier prospects.
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Atlanta
Gallilee
Jordan
Martha
Mary
Sunday Telegram
Broad Street
Stock Exchange
Europe
New York Tribune
Migratory Birds Prompt a Texan Joke
A New York teacher asks the new boy to name migratory birds. The boy, after visits to Coney Island, answers Bathers. The teacher then quips the boy could name bank cashiers, delivering a Texas Siftings style joke about clever wordplay.
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New York
Coney Island
Texas
The Paragraphers And Their Quirks In A Mock Ledger
A collage of wry snippets from Barbers' Gazette and other papers. Jokes about flirtation style misreads, laborers on trains, farsighted ladies, schoolgoers, and etiquette undercut by practical humor. Includes quips on ear cleaning, cannibal savages, skate revolvers, and soldiers.
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Wuar
Barbers’ Gazette
New York
Daniel
Chicago Ledger
Bearp
Tarboy
Norristown Herald
Boston Courier
Harper’s Bazar
Ballahoolah
United States
John
St. Paul Herald
Sara Jones
Smith
Elate
Brown
Green
Trey
A Queer Sport of Eskimo Boys on Hands and Feet Race
Explorer Frederick Schwatka describes a North American Eskimo pastime in St Nicholas. Boys push forward on hands and feet in a stiff lunge, elbows and knees unbent, leaping inches at a time to cover yards on snow. The tiresome game, though ungainly, builds strength and ends with fatigue and a rest break.
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Edimo
Frederick Schwatka
St. Nicholas
Why Meant to Be Taught in School Director Dialogue
A dialogue from the Newman Independent notes a school director pressing for botany instruction for a student. The teacher questions readiness, while the director insists on earning knowledge to treat old mares and botany’s value. The item reflects local educational debate and language of the period.
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