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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1883
Page
3
A philosophical poem imagines escaping earthly cares by leaping into space. It envisions a swift, painless departure from life as humans drift from the solar system, finding rest in a vast, vaporous ocean beyond the sun.
The Brass industry in Waterbury Connecticut grew from a small start to a major, well equipped sector. Early settlers shifted from farming to crude brass work, then Americans and skilled immigrants combined craft with Yankee ingenuity to build a nationwide brass output. The article notes extensive home manufacturing and suggests new settlements offer fertile ground for starting such industries and growing them locally.
The narrative describes a solitary picket between a reserve and enemy lines. The guard’s vigilance is tested by distant enemy patrols, creaking waters, and blood-tinged streams as fear and duty clash. The eerie, detailed scene contrasts war’s quiet watch with the threat of sudden violence.
A stark, mythic scene unfolds as a tiger turns on a man and his family. Mercy fades into hate as the killer strikes, the wife and children glimpsed in tears and memory. The creek laments the bloodshed, calling it war and murder.
A poor seamstress with an eleven month old baby is accused of stealing three 10 franc coins from her employer. She insists she was about to return them when arrested, but the court doubts the tale. A judge replays the scene with the infant, and the coins are shown. the mother is acquitted.
The account explains how John Wilkes Booth was buried at Arlington after his body, initially buried in an unmarked grave in the Arsenal grounds, was exhumed and moved to Baltimore with the family’s consent arranged by Edwin Booth. The brain and heart were kept in the Surgeon General’s museum and the Ford's Theatre building became army medical headquarters. The transfer to Baltimore was kept secret from Secretary Stanton and approved by President Johnson.
A brief note highlights frequent misuses of words in English such as pride vanity alone and only versus alone. It cites examples and outdated spellings to illustrate common errors and suggests careful wording to maintain proper grammar and meaning.
A 1520 visit to London leads Parr to feast at the king's table. The indulgence causes his demise by plethora though internal organs show good condition. Other centenarian cases noted include Mittlestedt, a Prussian soldier who fought for decades and married three times, finalizing a marriage at age 10.
In February 1837, John Adams faces fierce House backlash over a petition signed by eleven enslaved people. Speakers spar, threats of censure fly, and Adams argues for the universal right of petition, while Southern members insist the House table or condemn the measure. Henry Wise weighs in on slavery petitions. The House ultimately declines to receive the petition and adjourns amid heated debate.
The article describes vanilla, cinnamon, and cocoanut cultivation in Ceylon. It notes vanilla plants spaced twelve to eighteen inches apart with long plantation lines, cinnamon thriving on sandy soil near the southwest coast, and cocoanut trees producing oil and nuts. It cites yields, prices, and processing methods including distillation for cinnamon oil and pulp drying for cocoanut oil.
An anatomist examines a dried lion tongue with dense sharp papillae. Front papillae are larger, rear ones smaller but closer together. Spines curve backward, scraping meat from bones. hyenas crack bones. Similar roughness seen in domestic cats, impacting lion health.
The text describes an unfinished Brutus bust in Florence by Michelangelo with a cardinal inscription about guilt. An English noble added a reply praising the virtues of the man, noting the sculptor’s restraint and his astonished admiration.
In a chaotic street drama a fire alarm spurs horse drawn firemen racing to a blaze while a crowd watches. A Sioux and Cheyenne wrestling match near the river ends with a tense clash and mutual respect, concluding the snowball battle.
A humorous, dialect filled tale about a boy’s odd composition titled Ihe Mule A Boys Composition. It blends mythic imagery and rural slang, mentioning Noer, Mount Areat, merkorn, and a profiled series of local characters. The narrator jokes about training a mewl and warns of its dangers.
A guidance piece urges a young man to become indispensable to his employer by faithful, attentive work. It warns against excessive nicety and idleness, using Washington and Russian history as examples. Focus on alacrity, reliability, and viewing the job as one’s own path to future success.
A Philadelphia Times correspondent recounts a snow ball clash between Cheyenne and Sioux youths aboard a Red River of the North steamer. About twenty five per side sparred at first, then closed to close quarters with ground-scrambling throws and headlong grappling as youths shed moccasins and fought with fierce, athletic precision. No blows landed yet the tension stayed high and spectators urged restraint.
A Detre Presse piece notes soldiers fighting under fire, detailing perceptive tactics and misfires. It cites Malvern Hill Mine Run Pittsburg Landing and Yellow Tavern to illustrate cover use discipline and ammunition management by Union and Confederate troops. It emphasizes few fighters per regiment and the psychology of calm under fire.
The article compares national wealth and income per inhabitant, placing the United States behind the United Kingdom and France in capital value but ahead in annual accumulation. It notes the US population, rising wealth since 1550, and a daily growth estimate of 2,300,000 people joining the Republic.
The text argues that ancient tools mirror body parts, from the forearm in the hammer to the teeth in the saw. It claims invention follows organic development, with each instrument an extension and completion of human anatomy as described in Scientific American.
In a Brooklyn Fage piece, Mr. Spoopendyke lies recovering while his wife ministers with a mix of sarcasm and care. He demands figs, citron, cherries, fruit, and medicine, while lamenting hospital life, death, and life insurance as he swats away care with grumbling humor.
A Fisk University singer recounts how he and his wife wore life preservers as the Bean burned. She clung to him until exhausted and urged him to sing Rock of Ages. The song steadied them as others rose above the waves and a boat approached, saving him and several others.
The first female clerks in the national treasury were appointed in 1862 by Secretary Chase in the office of the controller of the currency at $600 a year. Women now number over 1,300 in Washington across engraving printing and government printing offices. They excel as counters and copyists with increasing pay from $900 to $1,800, often widows or daughters of war officers, many with little prospect of marriage, as they continually seek federal jobs.
The passage assigns specialized trades and professions to animals and birds, describing bees as geometricians and the mole as a meteorologist. It expands to list creatures with roles such as navigators, musicians, architects, engineers, soldiers, paper makers, silk spinners, ferrymen, hunters, and fishermen, ending with a trailing thought about white bear and heron.
A matron of a women and children’s hospital recalls a blind inmate who ate with a dinner tray on her lap. The cat watched, then stole a morsel by approaching quietly and pawing the plate, confirming the cat’s practical use of learned knowledge about the girl’s blindness.
A passage on how small causes can trigger large effects. It notes that tiny forces and minor details accumulate, from air eddies to a pin in a balloon, and warns that seemingly trivial matters shape outcomes and daily life through time and careful action.
A playful historic note dated December Year Two emails Adam to Eve about seeking a new home, lost garden, and hardships. He mentions Cain’s behavior, the cold weather, and promises to return once a claim is struck, closing with a loving sign off.
The text traces the word sowa and its Indian origin linked to the tribe named by French explorers. It explains the evolution from Ioway to Iowa, noting usage for the state river and county, and identifies the city once called The City of Iowa later becoming Iowa City.
A Galveston man deposits thousands of dollars in a local bank and later overdrafts his account. He argues that it is his money and can be spent as he pleases, while the banker counters that he is owed money. The exchange ends with the depositor walking away, leaving the banker uneasy.
The piece mocks claims that egg shape, air cell, or ends reveal sex and recounts odd beliefs about onions curing diphtheria. It then describes Konigstein’s giant tun, Dickens wills, a meditation on growing old, and a perplexing Texas duel report with humorous ambiguity.
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