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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1895
Page
2
A nostalgic Harper's Bazaar verse. the lilac bush by the farmhouse door fills the scene with fragrance. A mother, children, and grandsire share spring happiness as wrens build in the lilac tree and memory weaves through the scene.
Leslie and Earl marry against Mr Delmaine’s wishes. A counterfeit scrounge and a surprise reveal the organ grinder is Leslie’s father in disguise. He forgives them after a staged ordeal and invites them back to his mansion.
The Baltimore Sun notes Dr. Edkins argues opium entered China via Arab and Portuguese traders centuries before British involvement. Chinese records show gradual legalization and taxation from 1687, with opium use established before 1781 when the East India Company began trade, challenging the view that British pressure created the opium problem.
A boastful young man declares his plan to cross the Atlantic in a twenty foot boat with only a dog. A humane officer intervenes, arguing humanity may not permit the dangerous voyage and questioning the risk.
A clipped exchange notes a classmate who attended Coin’s Financial School and later completed a postgraduate course at a gold cure, with a nod from the Buffalo Express. The dialogue implies continued ties among educated peers in financial education circles.
The Tammany Times presents a puzzle where the pawn broker’s sign of three balls is explained as a two to one bet that the man will not redeem his property. The dialogue uses Old World idiom to hint at pawnshop risk and gambling style wagering.
An 1890s column argues children should sleep early and alone with their own bed, preferably straw, to preserve health and vigor. It opposes night study and late meals, warns against two in a bed, and stresses morning sun, East-facing conservatories, and restraint of storms or outbursts. A separate anecdote recalls a cat’s journey home from Magnolia to Wakefield, surprising its family.
Harper's Bazar notes European observers contrast American women's status with Old World practices. They criticize flattery and deference shown to women in the United States, arguing it harms both sexes and urges reforms. The piece contrasts New World progress with perceived European gender inequality.
A Massachusetts family from Wakefield faces homesickness while missing relatives abroad. The article notes community support and efforts to reconnect, highlighting family ties and local assistance in the search for missing kin.
A Philadelphia Press reflection asks how a mother should respond when children rush in with earnest stories while a torn stocking reveals a dirty knee. The piece contrasts love and joy in children with a mother’s instinct to scold for physical signs of dirt, questioning moral judgment.
A regional guide describes fresh salad methods for cabbage cucumber tomatoes lettuce and other vegetables. It notes soaking and chilling steps and details dressings such as French dressing mayonnaise and boiled dressing with guidance from Elizabeth Robinson Scovil in July Ladies' Home Journal.
The article offers home guidance including using raw linseed oil and turpentine for furniture polish, transforming ironing tables into seats, ornate seat designs, cherry pies and puddings with detailed methods, and a two roller hand washing device to speed laundry without wear.
Mgr. Carini Prefect of the Vatican library, about 50, dies shortly after a committee of Cardinals, including Mozzarella, placed blame on him for the theft of illuminated parchments. The Italian correspondent notes the stress from inquiries and press scrutiny led to a fatal swoon. He was a trusted scholar and kin to Gen. Carini, known to Leo XIII since childhood.
Senator Harris notes that after Andrew Johnson left office the Simpson County Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical Association invited him to attend their fair on Wednesday October 6. Johnson replied with a terse note on the back of the invitation reading I am no menagerie. A. Johnson.
A terse dialogue captures a light exchange between two speakers. One asks about affection while the other cites a physical constraint as the reason for hesitation. The fragment hints at a domestic or comedic tone.
Reports from Alaska Russia China Finland and South Africa highlight temperance trends. Governors officials and organizations push bans licenses and abstinence while police seek stricter Sunday closing and proximity limits to schools. Leaders and activists promote anti alcohol measures worldwide.
The Chicago Great Western Railway has introduced open drawing room pattern sleeping cars on its Minneapolis St Paul Des Moines St Joseph Kansas City line. The line offers luxury travel with Pullman drawing room sleepers and dining cars serving a la carte meals. Miss Asenath Philpott of Gainesville Texas is noted for the longest hair measuring 10 feet 7 inches.
In a late Irrigation Age issue a note recalls meeting with the author of The Conquest of Arid America in Grand Junction. The writer predicts Grand Valley as one of earths fairest gardens and offers to send a full copy from CHAS See G7 Boston Building Denver Colorado.
A fragment notes eight year old Jules Verne as spry and preparing works. a claim praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unfailing. plus a Covington Kentucky letter dated Cet 1 1804 and a London birth rate remark showing 1804 as low.
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