New Year Reflections On 1896 And Ames Progress
The Ames Times looks back at 1896 noting hard times amid plenty and a strong political year. It highlights the year ending with hope for 1897, the sixteen dollar electric light plant debut, new residences, college improvements, and overall local health and prosperity. It also mentions the Iowa Legislature special session and Jefferson depot expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigut
Father Time
Ames
College
Institution of Learning
Nevada Senate Representation and Voter declines discussed
A discussion notes Nevada’s small population and equal Senate representation with larger states, compares electoral votes to northern districts, and laments low state voting totals. It cites silver mining decline and potential migration as factors, mentions territorial column debate and historic Negro enfranchisement issues in the South. A Minnesota jewelry ad follows.
Stage News and Arts Gossip From The Theater World
The piece notes Edwin Forrest’s mantle falling on Thomas W. Keene in a Cassius role, Stanislaus Strange working on a new opera likely to be produced by Jefferson D Angeli s next spring, Cyril Vernon finding success in London with May Fortescue, and a new one act play Smoke by John Ernest McCann. It also reports Mrs Bernard Beere recovering and Caroline Miskel Hoyt’s health improving with a Jan 1 season in A Contented Woman, Robert Mantell touring Michigan cities, Thomas Q Seabrooke leaving Frohman to star in The Speculator, libel suits by Klafsky relatives, and limited details on Klafsky’s death.
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Edwin Forrest
Thomas W. Keene
Cassius
Stanislaus Strange
Brian Boru
Jefferson D’angelis
Cyril Vernon
W. H. Vernon
London
May Fortescue
John Ernest McCann
Bernard Beere
Caroline Miskel-Hoyt
Facts Ring Through Time in Curious 19th Century Notions
A miscellany of observations notes diamonds as the only true gems, a gourd that lengthens thrice daily, and language curiosities. It claims vast animal skin use for Oxford Bible bindings and gilded edges, while guessing why horses sleep with one ear forward.
Various Occupations Across Global Professions
New Scotland Yard houses 3 000 officers making it the world’s largest police office. Silk industry in China employs between 40 and 50 million people. West Indies bananas shipped to the United States total 13 to 14 million bunches yearly valued above 20 million dollars. If Europe’s armies moved eight miles per hour five abreast fifteen inches apart it would take nine and a half days to pass a point. UK has the most women workers per population with 616 000 dressmakers. Pearl shells require three to four years to mature though small pearls can be opened as readily. Pearl fishers seek money over sentiment. The country has liberal lawyer allotment with 89 442 men and 208 women practicing law and about 896 300 ongoing cases in US courts.
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Nevada
United States Senate
New York
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Congress
Dolliver
Washington
Free Liver
South Africa
Alaska
Union
Jow
South
China
West Indies
United States
United
Europe
United Kingdom
Notable Facts From Diverse British Lore
The piece surveys aristocracy numbering about 14 000 and notes a single pound of finest spider webs could circle the globe. It mentions heart rate changes from standing to lying, a lone marble statue with eyelashes the Sleeping Ariadne in the Vatican found in 1503, and highlights a remarkable underground canal between Worsley and St Helen's in Lancashire spanning sixteen miles.
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Vatican
Worsley
St. Helen’s
Lancashire
Odd Facts and Figures From Around the World
A miscellany of curiosities notes London and Paris lamp counts, New York figures, and quirky remedies in Maryville. It mentions a Chicago letter to "Lame Water," plans to raise francs for Avignon palace restoration, and leather shoe production in Japan. It cites Mycenae coin finds, a Wyoming hunter, and surprising stats on the British Empire and Prussia as of June 14, 1895.
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London
Paris
New York
Maryville
Chicago
Cripple Creek
Avignon
Japan
Mycenae
Sicyon
Corinth
Argos
Argolis
A. B. Hamilton
Laramie
Wyo
Tartary
United Kingdom
Prussia
Poland
Denmark
Saxony
Kingdom of
Hanover
Worth Coming Do the Little Things Now
A reflective piece on virtue and behavior discusses kindness, tact, home life, charity, self-interest, and silence. It urges doing small acts now to yield future rewards, valuing sincerity, restraint, and the dissemination of good while avoiding cynicism and excessive criticism.
Ram Horns and Lessons in Faith and Conduct
Ram's Horns urges readers to find comfort in divine purpose behind afflictions and warns against shallow religious expressions. It admonishes quitting vice, seeking Christ over sensational experiences, and warns that public self advertisement harms faith while suggesting a hopeful view of human nature when lived with a cheerful demeanor.
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City of
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Northwestern
Minnesota
Jewelry Co
Lake City
Minn
Robert Mantell
Kalamazoo
Flint
Port Huron
Robert
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
Katherina Klafsky
Klafsky
India
Italy
New Scotland Yard
Christ
Ee Ae
Fei EC Pee
Opera House
Judish Bros
S G. Hamiltons
Inter Ocean
West
Igi
Inter Goean
Alleeshony Mountains
The
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Omaha Weekly Bee
Orange Judd Farmer
Farmer's Almanac
Orange Judd
Tanneae Nawa Bia
Omaha Bee
Omaha, Nebraska
Business Directory
M. Soper
Adams Bros
J. E. Davis
Sian
N. Main & Main
N. Main
M. Read
East County
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H.S
H. L. Munn
John H. Queal & Co
Movor Depp
May Miller
Farm Implements
Tewehran Machinery Co
East Motor Erwin Randall & Co
Nothwestern Fence Co
Stock Yard
J. H. Cook
Mata
Society
Ite
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Los Angeles
Maple Leaf
Santa Fe
Kanes City
Chicago Great Western RY
F. H. Hunter
Youngerman Brock
Des Moines
F.h.lord
Quincy Building
National’ Recorder
Washington, D. C
John Wedderburn & CO
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Washington, D. Co
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John Weddersurn & CO
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Columbia
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N. J. Spencer
Miller
Koosers
A. L. Bartlett, Atyvorney
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Story City
M. Hemstreet
Ames, Iowa
Story County
Imseurance
W. P. Fitchpatrick
Masonic
Acadia Lodge
Val. Giddings
Lee
B. F. Sims
W. M
Daniel & Carthy
M’carthy
College Park
JS Fo Martin
First National Bank Dld
H. Kelso, D. D.S
Perkins Block
Ames, Lows
Siciia NS
W. E. Harriman
Story County Bank
W. E. Winsett, M. D
Martin's Hardware
Straith & Son
Union National Bank
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W. M. Greeley
Atlas National
Third National Bank
New Y Valley National Bank
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