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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
7
A fragmented excerpt presents contrasts from odd corner topics including a bridge built by an unknown engineer and a morbid meditation on Cain. The prose shifts between a horse’s ambitions, a sleeper dreaming of a murdered man, and a baffling lament on guilt and victory.
The San Francisco Call touts a remarkable 1858 built wooden bridge on the San Mateo to Pescadero stage road. Made from redwood trunks and standing ninety feet above the water, its seventy upright supports were likely erected with ropes and muscle. The bridge remains in use by foot and small vehicles, blending into the wild landscape despite its age.
Alderman Peter R. Hopper of Ison New Jersey owns a large horse that occupies a room in a St. Louis building used partly as a dwelling and partly as a carpenter shop. The horse slipped away unseen, then climbed to a second story window. A neighbor spotted it as it looked out from the window. A cleated incline and a forty foot runway were used to bring the animal back to street level before a large crowd.
Fragmentary list notes the remaining apostles and their burial places including St Peter and six others in Rome, St Matthew in Salerno, St Andrew in Amalfi, St James in Ortona, St James the Greater in Spain, with disputed sites for St John and burials for Mark and Luke not fixed.
The text notes that St. Peter lies buried in Rome at St Peter's, with St. Simon, St. Jude, St. James the Lesser, and St. Bartholomew in churches named for them or on the island in the Tiber named for him. It also mentions St. Matthias under the altar of the Basilica according to Legends of the Apostles.
Moritz Pront the six week coma patient from Beth Israel is now at the home of Mrs. Kroom a magnetic healer. He wakes slowly regaining strength with normal appetite yet too weak to speak. He recalls nothing of the hospital period and shows a scaly eruption blamed on the disease exuded from his blood per Mrs. Kroom’s magnetism no medicines used.
A writer explains ease comes from not thinking of yourself and ignoring self-consciousness. A tall girl asks how to stop feeling awkward, and guidance follows: carry herself well, use height to advantage, and focus on others by entertaining strangers to improve the mood of the group.
A Polish nobleman’s crime led to exile in Sweden triggering a kingly quarrel over missing etceteras in titles. Swedens Charles X Gustav declared war after noting Poland’s king had three etceteras while his own name had two. War lasted until 1660 and ended with Oliva peace and a treaty preserving three etceteras per side.
Frank E. Grover a Roch ester foreman survived a near three thousand volt shock after seventy five minutes due to Dr d Arsenval s revived breathing method using rhythmic arm movements and chest pressure The same system reportedly revived James E Culter after a 4600 volt shock in Pittsfield Massachusetts on November 21.
A man sits on a large box with a pained face and refuses to move after a joke about being hurt by a wasp. When asked if ill, he says he has nothing to lose and chooses to stay to avoid harming the wasp, delivering a wry moral about self restraint.
Yonkers Statesman recounts a brief exchange where Stokely recalls Gibson in Chicago. Gibson says he never would forget him and the conversation hints at a debt obligation.
Soprano Emma Nevada maintains a busy performance schedule in Italy with acclaimed engagements across major venues and cities, drawing strong notice from critics and audiences alike for her refined interpretations and vocal range.
A Roumanian claimant, Mme Augusta Macesco, arrives in New York arguing she is the sole heir to A. T. Stewart’s estate. She presents letters from lawyers abroad and birth, marriage, and education details linking her to the Stewart family. Her claim faces legal hurdles until papers from France arrive and she can file.
A Great Northern freight train was derailed by a landslide near Spokane Washington. Twelve cars plunged into the river and fell over the falls. All but one sank. One car floated then splintered after hitting the whirlpool. Twelve men known as tramps were aboard the car in the river and were all killed. Some tourists on the car’s top survived the plunge. Rescuers on shore failed to reach them with ropes.
Mrs. Harry Heider celebrated, believing her husband Harry had died near the Pennsylvania Railroad yards. A Baltimore man now working there explains he is alive, having read newspapers about his death and sending a letter to his wife last Sunday confirming he is well.
A band of robbers attacked the home of Senor Augustine Ristre, a wealthy Spaniard in Chiaco, Mexico. They strangled Ristre to death and robbed the house of a large sum of money and valuables.
A brief commentary underscores that a preacher’s rhetoric should match his daily life, warning against preaching beyond personal conduct and example. It suggests integrity as the measure of true faith in action.
In a Chicago Times-Herald scene two young women debate whether a couple leaving a theater are married engaged or merely friends. They watch actions like hat removal and supper plans to infer status, concluding the pair are married as they pause at a cigar shop and the man enters.
Jerome Rowan of Batavia New York aged 66 father of Maud Lansing Rowan the California actress who issued a boxing challenge to James J Corbett shot himself shortly after reading a Batavia newspaper report. He left a letter to his wife which she will not disclose. Maud Lansing Rowan is described as a young handsome light complexioned actress trained in New York and now with the Frawley company in California.
Arch ie Tatman former mayor died at his father’s Saltair residence after a set of false teeth lodged in his throat and passed into his stomach. He had been ill for three weeks and collapsed from a faint shock four hours before a physician arrived.
A hailstorm swept western Nebraska between Paxton and Brule. Negeath siding on the Union Pacific saw hail over two feet deep with sections men clearing tracks. in places banks reached four feet delaying trains.
A brief quotation from the Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben criticizing a contemporary who labels laziness as a cheerful, contented disposition. The remark highlights a social judgment about work ethic and attitude.
The article notes Paris fashion emphasizing mohairs and taffetas in light, becoming dress toilets. Etamines and open-work goods with silk linings rise in favor, with antique silks paired to plain or changing skirts. Colors favor greens, blues, light grays, and black and white combos.
The text describes white petticoats made of muslin namsook and cambric, noted as fashionable. They feature tucks lace and insertion and are shown under openwork bands.
The bed acts as the focal point of a bedroom and sets the room’s tone. Renaissance lace, brussels net, and heavy embroidered spreads offer rich options from $2.50 to $25, with hand embroidery beginning around $10. Sateen embroidered spreads feature raised borders and floral sprays in vibrant colors, and many have hand stamped fast colors.
In a discussion of summer gowns the umbrella style petticoats with layered frills are praised for expanding the dress skirts without heavy crinoline. Heavy gowns detrimental to this light under structure, authors argue for light hoop petticoats, often with handsewn lace falls in torchon antique or renaissance styles.
The article describes loose sack garments likely worn later in fall and winter, notes mixed reception. It covers small boleros shown above the back, wide belts of satin veering to fitted forms, and belts with darts for versatile wear. Necklines feature high collars, gauze lace plaitings, or mousse de sol decorations, with wired ribbon loops and square tabs for embellishment.
An essay contrasts aging with youth, praising the philosophic calm of age while noting vanity and self deception in some, such as Mrs Gray and Mrs Sere. It highlights transformed figures like Jones and Robinson who gain ease and humor, and lauds a serene elderly figure who embodies time’s gentler touch.
A tall country man with muddy boots entered a Market Street dental office and insisted on a tooth being removed without anesthesia. After probing the tooth, the dentist offered gas, but the man refused, declaring he'd rather endure pain than be sedated. The dentist proceeded with the extraction using neither gas nor coal oil.
Municipal policemen in Bulawayo South Africa enjoy rapid promotions to sergeant with salaries around 13 to 15 shillings a day. Tips are considered legitimate income for a bobby, allowing gifts without fear of disciplinary action.
A dialogue fragment shows a character desiring to keep his daughter longer while another urges immediate marriage. One proposes advancing funds to support them in the interim, reflecting a tense domestic negotiation between pleased and reluctant parties. The exchange appears in Life as a dramatic snippet.
A rude boy taunts a four-eyed boy at the Hub asking to flip pennies. The Bostonian in fantasy replies with a challenge about choosing obverse or reverse. The line reflects a sharp street exchange printed in the Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs Dearborn and Mrs Lakefront are quoted in this brief exchange. Truik notes Mrs Dearborn is unmarried, while Mrs Lakefront is described as unmarried after stating she has been unmarried three times.
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