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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1896
Page
2
The article outlines refined Easter gift ideas from New York shops, featuring art books, enamel lamps, silver seals, ivory frames, and leather accessories. It notes modest prices for keepsakes like diaries, pencil sets, and porcelain egg sets, plus decorative lamps echoing ancient designs.
In Canaan Connecticut Old Bill Bennett died leaving a rumored buried treasure of cash and government bonds valued at least 100000. He hid the wealth to prevent his estranged family from spending it, claiming only a trusted neighbor could access it if clever enough. The bulk remains undiscovered, with fragment searches ongoing in the orchard or grain field.
The tale recounts Old Bill Bennett a wealth obsessed figure with three wives and a fertile farm. He died without sharing his wealth and left a planned orchard treasure sought by searchers. A separate note details F W Simms proposing prison escape prevention using carbon dioxide compartments bells and a wired alarm in case of wall breaches.
The passage hints that Bill’s wit outsmarted rivals in the afterlife, with his continued humor and charm persisting in the spirit land beyond the living.
Mrs. Annie Zeigler Hayes of Trevorton Pennsylvania filed for divorce two weeks after marrying Edward Hayes who she now learns is a burglar. Hayes and Clarence Ludwick were arrested in Milton on three burglary charges and are jailed in Sunbury as Milton reports coal thefts linked to the pair.
Harriet Ford, a 60 year old Black woman from Columbus Ohio, wandered onto the frozen Scioto River and fell through an air hole. She froze upright with arms outstretched, clinging to the ice, after attempting to escape the water. Fisherman Harry Blair found the body.
Orlando Deweese of Marion Ohio escorted a woman from church when Virgil Eberly and two companions emerged and demanded surrender. Deweese fired hitting Eberly in the lungs. Eberly is reported to be dying. Eberly and friends had intended only to frighten him.
A historical note recalls that decades ago Europe produced about 82 million pounds of milk valued at 64 million pounds, reflecting large scale dairy activity across the continent in that period.
A Chicago Chronicle fashion column highlights color harmony in gowns using cloth silk and velvet with softening contrasts. Describes gray ensembles with layered tones, sculpted bodices, and silver accents, plus brown and blue combinations, jeweled trims, and novel hats and laces.
A noted authority ranks the ideal husband by profession. He praises the fishing lover and the journalist as strong partners while damning doctors and musicians as less suitable. The journalist blends practicality with philosophy, making the best of imperfect domestic life.
The essay debates hat fashion at theaters with big picture hats dominating, notes small toques making faces look matronly, and praises removing hats indoors. It also lightly profiles the lawyer and the politician as social types and hints at bachelor vices and moral quirks in a witty elderinside tone.
The piece highlights gold and silver maire kid evening shoes, overskirt trends, white and black net veils, narrow belts in silver gold or leather, and grace ribbon wear with fur boas. It also describes a mini white enamel boat jewelry piece with diamond sails, new challies with Dresden bouquets, and a Dresden silk frock for a 16 year old with lace, satin ribbon, epaulette sleeves, and pink rosettes.
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