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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
14
A purser narrates a boarding voyage mystery where jewelry and watches vanish from locked staterooms. A monkey helper and a swarthy Brazilian suspect are tested by a clever test involving a porthole theft. The thief is captured with Mrs Melhurst’s diamonds and others found on him.
The article details a 20 foot snake at Paris Jardin des Plantes eating on average five times yearly through 1895, with goats and rabbits as common prey and a cobra swallowing a companion in captivity. It also reports on American women entering professions, noting numbers in 1890 and marriage trends among university attendees and doctors.
Baseball gossip centers on James J Collins of the Boston Club a standout 1895 find who rose from college and Buffalo startups to major league play at third base. The piece notes arbitration board concerns and recalls a 1869 Forest Citys tale misattributed by the New York Mercury.
Buffalo’s leading organization named for the city is praised for congeniality and camaraderie with Saturday night gatherings for a light supper and jovial times. The Detroit club is popular and hosts an annual loan exhibition featuring a top painting often purchased or donated by a wealthy member.
Soup Perkins produced a strong late move on Lady Inez to outfinish Helen Mar by a nose in the Tennessee Oaks, surpassing the late Isaac Murphy’s noted effort in the same line.
A collection of witty vignettes and derisive musings. A scholar in a club jokes about a barber who claims high education yet shaves himself, provoking laughter from younger members. The scene blends literary quips with ironic satire.
In a humorous exchange an American seeks directions to King William Street. The London officer suggests walking, cab, or bus, then Pillsbury offers a sip of drink. Pillsbury, famed American chess champion, jokes about paying or not paying for it as the exchange ends.
Miss Shingiss tells Mr Van Braam that men in China pay from 250 dollars for a wife. He counters that brides are given away in this country and men hesitate to marry. The exchange ends with the remark that Chinese fashions never change and keeping a wife isn’t costly. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
In a rural domestic scene Mrs Spivins-Weill hears a knock and greets a man claiming to be Ikey Spivens returning after fifteen years away. She tests his claim then assigns him chores to prepare the elderly husband’s supper, reflecting family dynamics and a light rural mood.
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