10 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1885
Page
1
The notice lists annual price options: one copy for one year at advance, one copy for six months in advance, and one copy for four months in advance. It states two dollars per annum if not paid in advance and two dollars in advance if mailed outside the county.
Rates list for five line or shorter advertising cards per year with standing ads changeable monthly. Local business ads cost 10 cents per line for first insertion and 5 cents per line for each additional insertion.
The narrative highlights Ames Iowa as a junction of the Chicago and North Western and Des Moines and Minneapolis lines located about thirty miles north of Des Moines near Iowa State College. It notes a well appointed public school, a large public school building, and productive farming lands surrounding the city with abundant crops and fruits.
County officers listed include G. McCartnay as County Auditor and L. Sarr as Clerk of the Courts. Also named are Mraz as Treasurer H. B. Borus as Recorder A. K. Sanus as Sheriff and R. H. Mitchell as Superintendent of Schools. Coroner Joux I. Hosterrer and Surveyor appear in the board roster alongside J. Q. Burguess and Anthony Hare.
Methodist Episcopal church holds services every alternate Sunday and Sunday evening with Sabbath at noon and a general prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm Pastor H J Every. Baptist church offers services every Sunday morning and alternate Sunday evening with Sunday School at noon and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 pm Pastor G H Starr ing United Workmen Ames Lodge of A O U W No 3168 meets every second and third Tuesday evening with M Soren recording and J B Brooks membership.
The G A R post 30G A R meets the first and third Saturday evenings at 7 30 in the Masonic Hall. Officers T J Miller and H W Duncan are noted with Henry Wilson Jr as honored discharged veterans invited to join. Initiation fees two dollars and dues twenty five cents.
A travel excerpt recalling a trip to Stratford upon Avon. The narrator and Hiram Hayes discuss William Shakespeare’s life, grave, and artistic legacy as the coach nears Avon with anticipation of seeing his birthplace and fame.
A weary traveler rents a damp gallery chamber in New Orleans. A pale young woman appears at the rear staircase and recounts a tragic love story ending in murder and a deathbed revelation, leaving Evonnee Latour’s grave inscription and question of fate.
Dr. Alfred E. Brehm notes a tale from Olila on the Red Sea where townsfolk were transformed into baboons for Sabbath fishing. He contrasts Jewish culprits punished by God with Egyptian reverence for simians in temples and Hindu worship of apes, tracing varied beliefs about monkeys across cultures.
Senator Palmer of Michigan argues the three realities of life are a full stomach a good suit of clothes and a bed to sleep in He notes money helps only by enabling comfort but stresses happiness comes from conditions beyond wealth and that illusions can be amplified by income and independence.
A New York artist writes that the public sees bolder sights at balls and opera nights than artists observe in their studios, arguing art and public life cross boundaries beyond traditional exhibition spaces.
A mixed page features a tale of runaways in Kentucky and Ohio with Squire Beasley of Aberdeen performing quick weddings for fees based on wealth, including a dramatic river crossing at Gretna Green. It also includes essays on France's feminine influence, nose symbolism, and a collage of humorous clippings on culture and politics.
A humorous Life blurb contrasts a boy sent out of a room for biting with a parent noting a beating of a music teacher that was not sanctioned. The dialogue humorously questions fairness in children’s discipline and adult reactions.
A father promises a marriage settlement tied to wheat markets. He jokes that a $10,000 check hinges on gains, while a drop in prices would curb generosity. The daughter presses for $25 cash to fund a bridal tour to Chicago.
The Charleston News and Courier notes how a junior class at a young ladies seminary enjoys a quiet lunch of pickle, sardines, and cake, but the presence of a brother stirs envy and malice turning friendship into conflict.
Maysville sits at the blue grass belt with Aberdeen across the river called the American Gretna Green. Aberdeen's notoriety rests on numerous runaway marriages and a state law later deemed all such unions legal both before and after the act. For fifteen years “Squire
Lt. Schwalka observes an Eskimo near King William's Land laboring for years on a single knife blade crafted from a shipwreck iron plate. He uses an old file as a chisel after lengthy sharpening, slowly outlining and cutting the blade. The narrator trades a butcher knife for the finished tool, marveling at perseverance versus industrial production.
A late hour exchange between Young Featherly and Miss Clara in the New York Sun features a playful mis-speech moment about saying good night. Clara assists as Featherly mumbles a word he cannot recall, prompting a lighthearted clarifying joke.
A recounting of how Abraham Lincoln dodged a wholesale cabinet reshuffle after General Cameron's retirement. He humorously compared the request to a Illinois farmer who shot at skunks, underscoring his tact in handling pressure. Also recalled is Senator Matt Carpenter's remarkable memory andlibrary prowess in Washington.
New York firm Us Of Antelope Hair began making life preservers stuffed with renovated antelope hair. Tests show ten pounds buoyancy needed to float a person’s head. A cork buoy of nine pounds rose thirty three pounds, a California rule buoy fifty, and an Alaska down buoy five pounds carried sixty four pounds. The company fitted yachts with antelope hair cushions that can be thrown overboard and support a dozen people.
The population of Europe rose from 145 million to 350 million in a century. Englishmen multiplied fivefold, Russians fourfold, Germans less than threefold, while Frenchmen and Spaniards increased only about 50 percent.
Players list girls names starting with two letters within two minutes. Oldest player reads names like Amy Anabel Alice Ann Annie Armenda Aileen, others cross out repeats. Marks tallied per name, then proceed with boys names starting A. Game continues through the alphabet. forfeit for inappropriate names. aims to fix memory of names.
A terse social remark warns a man against delaying a beard plan as a woman prepares to travel. The line hints at relationship tensions and local chatter without detailing consequences.
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