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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1884
Page
4
A bustling stock exchange gallery buzzes with youths and seasoned brokers as groups surge for stocks. The narrator notes rapid trades, minimal contracts, and the strict honesty keeping deals binding despite chaotic noise.
Engravings credited to Thomas Nast with about 150 plates on 11 by 16 inch pages, totaling roughly 19000 square inches. The full pictorial volume includes government principles, the Declaration and Articles, Confederate history, naval battles, a Civil War chronology, battle rosters, troop counts, flags, regiments, maps, and songs.
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette fragment recalls meeting a once wealthy woman now earning her bread. She speaks of cruel former associates, the vanity of money, and the freedom found in being ostracized by fashionable society. The piece praises earning one’s own way and the inner joy of authentic purpose.
A narrator notes the active role of women in collecting and sharing local news. He cites Mrs. F as an example, observing she gathered a wide range of incidents from bankruptcies to marriages and personal conduct within a short outing, suggesting women are efficient news-gatherers.
A Cleveland Herald piece describes a young army officer's daughter in Washington enduring social rounds. She keeps fresh by a routine of late nights, a bowl of benis on, and a quiet guest room, while her mother advises strict discipline to avoid looking worn by the season.
A column recounts humorous and critical contrasts between Western and Chinese customs, including greetings, dress, taboos, and social roles. It moves to a tale about Rev David Swings and a funeral where a musical melody from a circus song is linked to Chopin, prompting reflections on cultural associations and art.
A swimmer known as Webb battles two alligators near a beach. He uses a double-bladed knife to pin the jaws of the first reptile, then reaches shore and kills both with a rifle. The incident follows vigorous water exercise and a risky resting spot on a rock.
In Philadelphia Times the author describes a nearby rock formation called the Old Man of the Mountains near the Profile house. The forty foot stone face resembles Washington and Franklin at times and may crumble soon due to rotten rock. Nearby a lake yields notable echoes especially at dusk though wind affected the current report.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recalls the first contact of Federal troops with Black communities in the South during the Civil War. Negro laborers received paper wages from sutlers, often misled by unfamiliar currency, and Brer Peter exposed the deceit by quoting Genesis in a local sermon at a soldiers’ gathering.
Ada A. Harper offers consolation to plain girls urging focus on art literature or domestic training. She argues beauty fades with time but character kindness and devotion endure, making a woman beautiful in others eyes beyond youth and appearance.
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