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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
3
A fragment from a recital or juvenile piece describing the difficulty of learning to sew. The narrator, inspired by Crandmamma and Grandma, contemplates stitches that should stay in a row while practicing with a rocking chair, spectacles, and a hopeful tune about progress.
A county match pits military officers against a barristers team. The visitors were served a splendid lunch before the game. The officers expected an easy win but were surprised by a fresh visiting side, the playing team, the unching team.
A vivid anecdote recalls Lord Nelson at a royal levee before King George III. The admiral, praised for Trafalgar victories and his arm loss, honors his friend Captain Berry by presenting his right hand as a measure of shared sacrifice and humility.
A young naturalist recounts an incident in a park where sparrows attack a red chipmunk. The birds pecked and pulled hair, leaving the chipmunk battered and near death before being stuffed as an ornament on a mantel. The narrator notes the sparrows’ wrath and offers no explanation for the chase.
A young Scottish soldier at Aldershot fell ill and was ordered a bath. The boy studied the tub, then exclaimed to the doctor that he cannot drink all of it. The anecdote spreads as a humorous take on bath time fears.
A farm reports two large brown owls of a rare species living in woods by the creek. For fifteen years they have filled winter nights with their quiet, solemn calls, forming a surviving link to a wilder past on the prairie north of the hills.
A Manitoba Sentinel note reports wild owls attacking a farmer’s tame pigeons causing depredations among doves. One night bird was shot for misbehavior while its mate remains in the old grove resting on the ancient oak, recalling winter nights with its partner.
Dublin Journal recounts the Trishman’s disbelief as a hotel lift ascends and descends sealing his fate. The narrator describes the officer’s rope lift and the walls flooding downward triggering fear for Bridget and the children left below. The tale ends with the roof just over his head and a claim that salvation saved him from heaven.
The article explains penguins as flightless yet aquatic birds. It notes their upright land stance, ducklike swimming, southern habitat, large noisy colonies, single-egg brooding with parental care, and a typical height around three feet. It emphasizes their boldness toward humans and varied varieties.
A New Orleans Picayune feature describes a homemade bugaboo brownie. It explains crafting a roly poly face from an apple with hat pin eyes and teeth, a spool hat, wire limbs, and a cloth robe. The figure can be moved by scratching the cloth to walk or wobble toward a finger.
A tale from New Orleans describes a sharp shooter named Pardon firing at metal bells. Bullets strike the bars and emit musical notes as shots follow each other with apparent precision. The piece playfully questions Pardon's ability to shoot chords with bird shot.
A Brussels clock supposedly used to fire a pistol each hour instead of striking a bell. A visitor calls it ingenious. the inventor quips that it is to kill time.
A Philadelphia scene describes the professional market woman who serves busy customers by taking orders, visiting markets, and supervising purchases. She earns a living via commissions, supplying households with tailored shopping service.
A Hungarian noblewoman proposes a lottery loan of 700000 tickets at one florin each with herself as the capital prize. The winning ticket would entitle the holder to marry the lady under the plan presented to the Hungarian finance minister.
An excerpt critiques male moral censorship of women and propriety. It contrasts a sanctified image of women with harsh judgment, referencing Harper's Magazine and a New York Recorder commentary. The piece questions the male standard of morality and the pedestal placed on women.
A Bohemian gathering toasted a hostess as a jolly good fellow. The piece urges caution: true happiness comes from being a devoted wife and mother, not merely witty and agreeable, and warns women against chasing public acceptance that may wreck reputation. It stresses lasting worth over flashy popularity.
Philadelphia women outline a plan for a scientific kitchen restaurant offering low priced meals and a free upstairs library. An educational department will teach local women simple cooking and baking, with talks to share experiences and avoid failures. Miss Johnston of Drexel Institute will manage the kitchen and restaurant.
A London women’s club debates whether it is wise to entrust moral censorship to matrons. The piece critiques female moral guardianship and contrasts it with male control, suggesting the family’s private ethics rest on dainty, immaculate “petticoats” and lingerie as symbols of respectability.
A fragment recounts Jennie Holdredge who followed Ira Johnson to sea aboard the American Eagle now lost off Point Judith. It also tells of Phoebe Hassel born 1715 who loved Samuel Golding a private in Kirk’s Lambs, sailed at fifteen, wed twice, and lived to 106 with a royal pension and a tombstone from George IV.
Reticence is praised as a social craft balancing frankness with secrecy. The piece highlights chattering without commitments, guarding confidences, and the social value of restraint to prevent gossip and mischief.
A reflective meditation on fin de siecle manners and the lost art of courtesy. The author contrasts Marie Antoinette era politeness with modern egotism, noting how early social training shaped restraint, gentleness, and honor even in duels, and laments the decline in civil comportment today.
The piece traces corset origins to men starting with the Greek poet Cinesias and Aristophanes, then Emperor Antonius Pius, noting initial waist coverage followed by upper and lower extension. It credits Catherine de Medici with popularizing the bust corset in France, while Italy saw earlier use.
A statistician notes that eight percent of women in some regions wear mustaches while Latin countries Italy Spain and France count many women with downy lips. In Teutonic nations the trait is rare and seen as distasteful, with England not sharing the trend.
Prof Bohr of Copenhagen reports a physiological finding on fish gas storage. Tapped air bladders of codfish contained up to 85 percent oxygen, then refilled after nerve severing, suggesting gas is secreted from blood to restore size under pressure rather than absorbed from water. Supports analogy to animal lung gas exchange.
The article reviews Hawthorne’s progression from burning early fiction to mastering storytelling. It notes anonymous publication in magazines and annuals, then a 1837 volume Twice Told Tales. It compares Hawthorne favorably with Irving, citing stronger imagination and insight into human nature per Prof Brander Matthews in St Nicholas.
The article computes sky area at 41 255 square degrees and 2424 stars per square degree. It concludes the celestial sphere contains about 200 000 moons worth of area, so 100 000 000 stars equate to roughly 500 stars per full moon area, implying sparse apparent density even at high telescope magnification.
An observer recalls a fifty year search for a cat with a tail completely white. He notes many pure white cats lack a fully white tail and cites no authentic record of such a cat, suggesting doubt about its existence.
A clever English girl questions a fantastical claim about the moon. She explains to her grandfather that the moon cannot be green cheese because the Bible states the moon existed before the cow. The exchange shows her early reasoning and skepticism toward so called fun facts.
The anecdote recalls Richard Brinsley Sheridan declining a walk by noting weather. He quips that it has cleared up enough for one but not for two, prompting the guest to go alone.
Up to Date reports Hicks-Harriet unveil a new bicycle rig described as scandalous. The editorial notes light commentary on gender norms with a remark that girls will be boys.
Evanston Wyoming reports a gas explosion at Mountain Coal and Iron mine No. 5 Red Canyon killing multiple miners. Initial figures vary but at least nine are dead with many bodies recovered. still no fire, access and rescue work ongoing and families and communities seek aid as coffins are prepared.
In Bernix on March 24 the reichstag voted 164 to 146 against Von Levetzow’s bid to task the chamber with sending congratulations to Prince Bismarck on his 80th birthday. Von Levetzow resigned as president amid intense political uproar. Wilhelm II and Bismarck issued formal replies praising the exchange as a display of royal goodwill.
In Puorentx Arizona the eighteenth session ended at 1 a.m. after a failed attempt to pass the general appropriation bill. Lawmakers delayed the vote on moving the penitentiary from Yumah to Prescott amid lobbying by Santa Fe and Southern Pacific interests. Speaker Carpenter adjourned as limits lapsed, leaving officers without funds for two years. An extra session would require Congress.
In Florida and Georgia Governor McKinley rejects free silver as a federal stance. A Georgia citizen letter pledges solid GOP support if he declares for free silver, but McKinley says the party must not adopt that position or he would leave the Republicans.
Reports from San Jose indicate General Garza a Mexican regionist and outlaw who operated along the Rio Grande has died. Washington wires say U.S. Minister Baker confirms the report in Costa Rica.
HavANA March 27. The steamers Alfonzo XII and Leo XIII have arrived from Spain with two battalions of troops totaling 1,600 men to reinforce the Cuban army.
United States Minister McKenzie reports three days of bitter fighting around Lima with over a thousand dead in the streets. An armistice was urged to bury the dead and tend the wounded as diplomats intervened to end the conflict.
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