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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
22
A devotional poem and meditation on hearing the Lord’s voice at sea and in nature. The piece quotes Eugene Field and urges abiding in Christ while living by faith, resting in redemption and walking with Him through life and beyond. The prose expands to guidance on peace, liberty, and spiritual journey.
Caleb Davis Beadle warns about the brevity of life and the cost of delayed goodness. He urges immediate, daily effort to cultivate the soul with energy, devotion, and affection, arguing our completion of character grows with faithful growth.
A reflective essay urges individuals to keep to the right on life’s crowded path. It warns that idle meddling and gossip block progress and that each person should pursue a definite purpose while allowing others to do the same. Each must attend to their own work.
A devotional meditation explains Psalm 23 imagery of lying in green pastures and walking beside still waters as symbols of peace and refreshment for believers. It notes the paradox of remaining still yet moving forward in faith while the earth orbits, illustrating balanced spiritual life.
A parable tone recalls the servant who fulfills every command with unwavering zeal. He invites from streets and lanes to fill the master’s supper, never hesitating or seeking excuses, and obeying explicitly without complaint. The story praises steadfast obedience and contagious enthusiasm.
The piece notes easing lines between the established church and nonconformists. Balfour opened a Presbyterian bazaar in Manchester and Salfour spoke in nonconformist halls. Derby saw clergy and laymen back a bill to end civil registrar attendance at marriages in nonconformist worship spaces.
Libbie Hellman, a 12 year old in Woodman Wisconsin, renewed a local Sunday school begun by W W Wheeler in 1893. She reorganized with funds from friends, carried on alone after others moved away, and saw missionary visits praise progress in teaching scriptures to pupils.
Rev Dr Faunce recalls a German pastor in the Hartz mountains who eats a heavy Saturday supper and smokes a large pipe, then studies or memorizes a sermon by 4 a.m. Sunday, able to discuss philosophy and science.
The Salvation Army promotes a gospel ship for use among Alaska Indians. A government tug crew abandoned a sharp rock incident months ago and locals recovered the vessel’s fate, highlighting regional efforts and challenges in outreach.
The steamship of the Mission of the Deep Sea Fishermen returned from a six months voyage among Labrador fishermen. The crew, loyal Salvation Army members, patched leaks and spread good news while treating nearly 3,000 patients over 2,000 miles of coastline. The vessel bears both American and British flags and a conquering Army banner.
Twenty five young women study domestic science linking food drink sanitary and architectural house study. Students visit houses under construction and interview successful housekeepers. The Chicago Woman's Educational Association collected 60000 signatures to push Bible in public schools. Georgia taxed property by blacks rose from 5764293 to 12941230 this year. A colored agricultural and mechanical college will open soon in Greensboro North Carolina funded by the state and aims to be well equipped.
The article analyzes wages for clergymen and teachers, noting teachers are generally poorer paid. It cites regional gaps with higher northern salaries and foreign-born congregations earning less, a college president at 10000, and many ministers far underpaid overall. It concludes teachers earn less than clergy on average.
The author rebukes agnostics who boast of ignorance about God, the soul, and a future state. They argue that claiming the unknowable requires knowing all that can be known, and urge continued pursuit of the highest good rather than complacent, uninquiring indolence.
A parade of religious figures is profiled with witty anecdotes and harsh judgments. The piece highlights personalities from England and America including Sir James Fitzjames Stephen and Rev. Dr. George Thomas Dowling, noting their temperaments, faith shifts, and public actions.
A cautionary note that faith without reliance on divine power leads to danger. The text urges humility and trust in God over personal prowess to endure trials.
The Monon Route introduces a new fast train with luxurious Pullman cars and high back seats. It departs Chicago at 8:32 p.m. daily and reaches Jacksonville the second morning at 8:20, claiming the fastest Chicago to Florida time.
Frank J. Reed the General Passenger Agent in Chicago lists the City Ticket Office at 232 Clark Street for time cards and other information. L. E. Sesmaga is named as the North West Passenger Agent in Minneapolis for similar inquiries.
An advanced electric target uses bright colored wire meshes that trigger a signal and bell when struck by a bullet. The underground device signals at a stand and requires no maintenance, reducing accidents in military shooting drills and gaining favor with Austrian army experts.
Free county map showing principal cities in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and parts of Mississippi and Florida. Send address to P Sid Jones Pass Agent Birmingham Alabama or Co P Atmore General Pass Agent Louisville Kentucky. Map folds compactly and includes letters from northern settlers on the Louisville and Nashville line.
A new national women's club named The Home Makers has been incorporated to carry on one phase of women's work. It has national officers, a constitution, and headquarters in New York. Local clubs with the same name are forming in major cities as auxiliaries, led by initiator Mrs. N Coe Stewart of Cleveland who also presides over Cleveland Sorosis.
A three by four foot wall map issued by the Burlington Route prints seven colors and shows every state county important town and railroad. It is mounted on roliers and suited for homes or businesses. Cost is over fifteen cents each plus stamps, with limited supply. Written requests go to J Francis G P and T A Burlington Route Omaha Neb.
Monon Route sets a round trip fare to Atlanta at 15.15 dollars for travel starting December 21. Tickets are valid for ten days. For details contact Sidney B. Jones City Passenger Agent 232 Clark St Chicago or L E B Sessions Traveling Passenger Agent Minneapolis Minnesota.
In Pike County Pa two prize rams staged a lethal duel. They backed away to about forty feet then charged head first until one ram collapsed and died, leaving onlookers astonished by the brutal display.
Comfort to California and economy via weekly excursions from Omaha departing Thursday mornings. Through tourist sleepers to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Second class tickets accepted. See local agent or write J Franks G P T A Omaha Neb for tickets and berths.
Wooden pipes with a six inch bore are used in streets across Washington and Oregon. They last as long as iron pipes and cost far less. A seven mile pine log pipeline recently laid cost about $2,000.
A catalog note advertising The Pilgrim. Holiday Number featuring sketches prose poetry and illustrations by leading writers and artists. Mailed free upon receipt of six cents in postage stamps. requests go to Geo H Heafford Publisher 415 Old Colony Building Chicago IL.
Parisian ladies admire stunted dogs fed an alcoholic diet by at least forty professional dog-dwarfers who raise pups to be smaller in size.
Four related men from North Huron New York including C H Sum faced ill health from tobacco. After starting No To Bac all four stopped smoking and improved health. The Sum family reports complete relief from tobacco use and urges others to try the remedy.
A household paste recipe uses flour and warm water whisked to smooth, then boiling water added until stiff and yellow. A handful of pulverized alum is stirred in to harden the paste, deter insects in walls, and reduce surface stickiness for large jobs. It notes the mix is useful for many household purposes.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with Walding Kinnan & Marvin endorsing their honesty and ability. Advertises internal cure acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75c per bottle. Hale Family Pills 50c.
A young mother outfits her nursery in white with rosebud accents. The cream tinted paper, rose bud frieze, rosebud cushions, and rose bud chintz create a cohesive white room. Brass and white enamel crib features a white china silk head drapery, with white netting, and white painted chairs, table, and chiffonier complete the decor.
The Modern Mother finds Syrup of Figs gentler and more acceptable for children when a laxative is needed. It is produced by the California Fig Syrup Co. and is the only true remedy of its kind.
A long note on social manners explains that asking to help yourself twice at a stranger's table is impolite while at a friend's house it is proper to say May I help you to some of this. The piece distinguishes refined etiquette from simple ignorance in hosting.
The piece argues that visitors are drawn to ten acre fruit farms in the Grand Valley, offering independence from uncertain grain farming and rainfall. Zeph. Chas. Felt promotes the idea from Denver advising pursuit of irrigation based farming.
A Danbury hen produced a rare double egg shaped like a dumb bell. One sphere held the white and the other held the yolk, causing frequent cackles of delight.
Olive, almond, and English walnut lands in California and Nevada offered by CALIVADA COLONIZATION CO. at 25 per acre. Five acres reputedly grants independence for life. Payments listed as 2.50 dollars per month. Suite 502, 215 Dearborn St., Chicago.
A Texas Siftings columnist notes a stump speaker urging readers to stay on the right side after learning of the candidate he supported winning the election. The remark underscored partisan strategy and public sentiment in the period.
An old newspaper advertisement offers Des Moines Daily News at one dollar a year if subscribed before January 1 1806, with the Daily Paper priced at 81.00 a year. This pricing appears historical and indicative of period newspaper promotions.
In Chicago shoe stores shoes are sold by size with a Chicago belle paying thirty to fifty dollars per pair. Adelina Patti has earned five million dollars as a vocalist.
A jumble of quirky product lines and odd phrases appears like a typical catalog or satire. Mentions Parker's Ginger Tonite and various comical cures mix with misused phrases about reporters and postmasters, yielding a collage of misplaced marketing and stray sentences.
A terse classified notice offers a business chance to sell fruit trees with guaranteed income. The ad mentions Nursixits Louisiana and Missouri and notes banks and a president in a brief, fragmentary context.
An old newspaper ad promises Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve will cure corns with a money back guarantee. It urges readers to ask their druggist and notes a 15 cent price.
A playful line equates life to a whist game with mysteries that resolve as the last trump is played.
An old advertisement fragment promotes Dr Kiine's Restorer and Cough Balsam as effective cures with trial bottles in Philadelphia. It touts work attire to encourage habit formation and claims Mag WireLow's Teething Syrup helps teething babies. Also mentions an Omaha man with a ten year old egg as a curious note.
An 1894 testimonial cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as a top cough medicine. Includes an Buffalo New York address and date May 9 1894. Mentions failing returns from congressional districts and asserts Brown's Bronchial Inhaler relieves hoarseness and throat troubles.
A Des Moines Daily News item notes a man who can subdue the elephant lion and rhinoceros but the tiger generally bests him. The column also mentions that Senators Morrill Palmer Pugh Morgan Harris Sherman and Gear are 525 years old in a tongue in cheek line.
The text urges halting the use of the whip on an exhausted horse. It argues food builds strength, improves tissues, and supports muscular, digestive, and nervous systems. It warns that whipping worsens condition and stresses a permanent plan to nourish the animal.
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