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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
10
The Ames Intelligencer lists subscription terms published by Hudson Brothers Ames Iowa. The official paper or story county terms specify a yearly rate of 1.00 dollars.
The Story County Iowa Board of Supervisors met September 7 to 10 1898 with all members present. They examined and approved claims and conducted tax cancellations for charity and other adjustments. The days cover highway petitions loans poor fund allocations drainage and election board appointments with minutes read and approved.
Pall Mall Magazine laments Spain’s port city Barcelona as a model of industry yet notes slow officials in Madrid and Barcelona. The piece contrasts brisk port activity with distant offices and cautious clerks, imagining how officials would fare in a harsher setting.
The tale recounts Mrs Grover Cleveland rescuing an old lady’s handkerchief at the White House with a gracious gesture. It then shifts to Ben Cable of Illinois recalling a mid ocean iceberg encounter where two evangelists cause mild alarm until a Cockney’s humor defuses panic aboard.
A Boston girl tells a new teacher her father is a conflagration ejector. He puts fires out, the girl explains, in a humorous exchange cited by the Philadelphia North American.
Describes Manila’s miniature horse breed descended from Mexican stock, between 48 and 52 inches tall, ridden by heavy riders. Notes a jockey club with two annual meetings at Santa Mesa, weight scales from 182 to 154 pounds, and a mile in 2 10 with a 150 pound rider. Mares cannot enter the city. only stallions are kept. Everyone rides in the streets during fiestas.
A historic quotation honors steadfast bravery, noting a notable instance of courage on the brink of death. The text emphasizes fidelity and endurance beyond ordinary risk, reflecting enduring moral strength in extremis.
A London Saturday Review account recalls a 18 man expedition cut off in northwest India. Surrounded and killed, the survivors showed courage and cool judgment by removing rifle breech locks to deny enemy use, ensuring captured weapons were useless to the Afghans.
The Buffalo Express recalls Frederick Douglass in Dublin where he bought a violin for five shillings and impressed a shopkeeper by playing Rocky Road to Dublin then The Irish Washerwoman. The dealer’s wife danced with joy and Douglass left, noting a black man could coax value from a fiddle.
The new modulum chronoscope is touted as the most wonderful timing instrument, measuring to one thousandth of a second. It operates like a stopwatch without need for electricians or mathematicians, using a simple mechanical design with electrical attachments. It can determine cannon ball speed, fire lapse, runner start times, and boxer punch duration.
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