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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
2
A fragmentary clue hints at a highborn heiress linked to global affairs in a cryptic item. The readable bits suggest social prominence and potential intrigue but no clear event or names. Further readable details are not present to pin a definite action or date.
A religious meditation contrasts Easter morning with sorrow as the stone is found rolled away and the risen Lord is proclaimed. The second tale recounts Jeanne’s wedding in a castle where she breaks a cursed Easter egg releasing a fire that destroys the castle and all its inhabitants, traced to an evil spirit.
A fragmented historical column blends a French legend of Jeanne and the Beggar with a household Easter ham recipe from St Mary’s Maryland. It recounts charity, marriage fate foretold by a beggar, and a long, ornate cooking method with stuffed greens and decorative touches.
A dramatic sermon argues the prodigal’s return as the wise response to hunger and sin. It portrays repentance as immediate action, the need to acknowledge one’s ruin, and the fatherly mercy awaiting those who arise and go home to God.
Seven week fasts for Greek faith adherents end with feasting that can prove fatal. Callers during Master Time greet hosts with Christ is risen and partake in sandwiches and drink. In the streets, greetings include triple kisses in the name of the Holy Trinity. Despite piety, thieves exploit Easter to rob while families attend church.
A fragment describes a Chinese myth where Poon-koo-Wong emerges from an egg or yolk split into two parts. He raises a hand and the upper shell forms a tower while the lower part yields the convex earth and seas, framing a primordial creation scene.
A New York Press excerpt mocks Indian names listed in the federal payroll, noting Grover Yellow Boy and others like Grover Mountain Sheep Hoke Red Thunder and William Walks Under Ground. The essay jokes at how names reflect culture and humor, ending with a nod to evolving surname dignity.
The brief notes tease readers with the favorite works of famous writers. Emile Zola praises Pot-Bi and The Gentleman of France while Robert Louis Stevenson favors David Balfour ventures. Margaret Deland prefers Philip and His Wife to Join WEN preacher. Marion Crawford rates Zoroaster highly, noting it eclipses his later works.
Fragmentary text hints at a Beary figure courting in Boston and references to months and North Pole ambition. Content is garbled and lacks clear event or dates.
A short proverb states that those who sow sparingly will reap sparingly while those who sow bountifully will reap bountifully. The line expresses a moral on generosity and outcomes.
An overview of Abyssinia describes exports such as gold ivory slaves coffee and dairy goods. It notes Adowa as a major town, mountainous terrain with snow capped peaks, Geez language, Menelik lineage, Galla soldiers, and a long ancient monarchy with a dominant corrupted form of Christianity.
Egyptologist Georg Ebers reveals that many quaint medical receipts in old English and German works originate from ancient Egypt. The prescriptions traveled through Salerno to medieval medical schools via Coptic and Arabic translations.
Latest statistics show European public debt at 23.32 billion dollars total, about 54 dollars per person. Portugal has the highest per capita at 160 dollars, followed by France at 135 dollars and England around 106 dollars. Switzerland shows the smallest burden at five dollars per person.
Jones laments a costly gift bill for a diamond pin from his wife and frets over how to pay it. The conversation centers on finances and anticipation of expense.
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