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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
5
A Victorian style essay reviews slender-shoulder gowns with structured sleeves and lace yokes, predicting fall fashion shifts toward trimmed waists, rich fabrics, and new silhouettes. It highlights fabrics, accessories, and the social tone of London society while warning of style revolutions within a year.
A distressed wife recounts ill treatment by her husband the Duke of Tweedledom. She asks her household to treat him with formal courtesy while she remains injured and silent in her complaint.
The Sporting Life editor warns of rising baseball betting as a danger to the game. He cites incidents at the Polo Grounds and notes officials must enforce rules, with Pittsburg and New York highlighting the spread of gambling. He warns that a single bad season could undo years of progress.
A Berlin tale reports a lieutenant in a uhlan regiment wagering six months ago on an unusual trial involving a cavalry ox. The story details the wager's origin and the ensuing events as curiosity grows.
A Cleveland pay roll addition, pitcher Frank Wilson, puzzles experts and managers. Despite high speed and sharp curves drawing praise from OConnor and Zimmer, Wilson fails to win games in Boston and Cleveland as catchers and league hitters expose weaknesses.
Rev. Charles S. Starkweather, formerly mayor of Superior Wisconsin, after being impeached and deposed for bribery and taking funds from police and firemen, accepts acting offers. He has been offered $100 per night by an eastern theatrical manager.
A Hanover Michigan man stunned readers by printing a public card in county papers detailing his past as a drunken brute and praising his present life after recent religious experiences. The note frames a personal conversion tale and boasts current sobriety and virtue.
A man sits on a dry goods box with a pained look and explains he is sitting on a wasp. He refuses to move, reasoning he would hurt the wasp as well as himself, and decides to stay seated for a while.
Caution against fraudsters who imitate Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Reputable druggists will not sell counterfeit versions. If a dealer is honest you will receive the genuine article for malaria rheumatism dyspepsia liver and nervous ailments.
Parsniff and Lessup discuss a humorous dog and camel scenario with a pun on a dentist sign. The exchange centers on a proposed motto and a joke about Teeth inserted. The dialogue highlights wordplay and light banter between two friends.
Nebraska reports plan for 225000 900 bushels of grain plus large crops of potatoes hay and other produce. Burlington Route offers low harvest excursion rates to points on the Missouri river starting September 10. Francis, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb., urges contact for details. Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a $100 reward for incurable cases. Senator Hill supports Sunday opening of New York saloons. The text also includes miscellaneous notes and quotes about salaries and shoe repair ideas.
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