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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
7
A weary wife pleads at her husband’s gate as snow enshrouds the path. She bears wounded feet and longs for entry, dreaming of heat and hope. In the dawn at last she seeks relief from despair as death looms and the house remains silent.
A 30th century narrator from the Bureau of Carpet Tacks recounts a vacation voyage to lak continent ti. He visits a family living primitively, meets Gladys, and witnesses old style dining and music. A radical father denounces modern progress while longing for past freedoms, prompting the narrator to flee and report the encounter.
A Veterans Corner fragment recalls a court martial warning for desertion under Article 32, a Private Will Stokes verse about moonlit love, and a dramatic cannon blast that spares a man who prayed for deliverance amid battle.
The article discusses militia funding and training in the United States, noting a large citizen pool but small trained forces. It contrasts state spending, calls for trebled federal support, and cites Arkansas versus Pennsylvania. It ends with a Summitville address featuring a Lincoln anecdote about aiding a widow in need.
A British and Russian artillery duel near the mamelon ends with the Russian gun Jenny toppled after a series of accurate shots. The crews salute each other as the engagement closes and all batteries resume fire.
An army officer struggles with a habit of foul language amid combat. A clergyman advised kneeling on the ground and seeking pardon after each lapse. During a fierce engagement his sword breaks and his self reproach rises, prompting a decisive moment of resolve.
Bloomington file reports a suit by George A. Hill against William Ferre to recover $5,000 for twelve slaves sold thirty seven years ago. Samuel Lewis of Tennessee died in 1858, his heirs claim transfer of ownership never occurred, making Ferre liable. Ferre, once resident of Missouri and Indiana, is now in Illinois and served with process.
The Rev Dr Meredith known for his friendly tone with Sunday school children meets a dirty faced street youth. The boy calls himself one of the little lambs and chats with him before swaggering away, leaving the clergyman astonished.
Lillie Smith, who gave the name Jane Doe when arraigned in Brooklyn, was jailed for three days by Justice Laimbeer after persistently hugging and kissing tall men on the streets. Police report she targeted only tall men, drawing objections and her arrest.
A Charleville church steeple strike during bell ringing killed a choir boy. Weeks earlier a Liege dentist amputated an injured man’s arm after a scratch led to sepsis. A Hungarian wine dealer cuts ties with Prince Ferdinand amid suspicions around ex Premier Stambouloff’s murder.
Gen Geary recounts Col Pepperton, a high toned antebellum South Carolinian, who visits Frog Level to gamble with Capt Bill Sykes. The dead shot Colonel lays his six shooter on the table as the card game begins.
The French minister of war reports experiments on a new gun guaranteed for 1000 rounds. After 3000 rounds with smokeless powder its rifling remains in fair condition. It shoots at 3000 feet per second. The weapon is built of hardened steel with a choke bore that active lands widen as the projectile advances, preventing gas escape and erosion.
Francis Jeffrey frequently spent two or three weeks developing each article for the Edinburgh Review, shaping their content and polish before publication.
The San Francisco Call plans a new fifteen story building with an estimated cost of $500000. Other notes include Kalama Bulletin motto and various items on laws, archaeology, deer skins, herring trade, diving research, auction of Sala library, asphalt paving method, and a Dryden quotation.
The Harris-Every Co advertises unusually low prices on dress goods blankets and cloaks with a special offer to pay one way railroad fares for customers traveling from various distances to Des Moines to buy $10 to $40 worth of goods. Families visiting together can receive return fare coverage and meals while shopping, plus furniture clothing items included in the deal.
A compilation of brief items: Japan’s 2500 year history claim. Arkansas shipping cypress shingles to Ohio and Pennsylvania. Detroit and Mackinac Railroad line to Cheboygan completed. British opium revenue in India around 35 million dollars. Jungfrau railway capital set at 9 billion francs. Shakers buy 8000 acres near Lake Okeechobee Florida. Clinton Missouri fisherman hauls a 13 foot moccasin snake on a frog bait. Savannah Georgia excited by a now vine with goose body and garbage scent. Wesleyan Methodists in Southern Michigan close a camp meeting near Belleville. Stanford University California near four years old with 1100 students. Chippewa Falls Wisconsin man H C Armstrong dreams he swims and nearly injures himself. Russian court bans many languages with English increasingly used. German Russian and French seldom heard.
A compilation notes Indiana taxable property up by 14 994 009 dollars a new fifteen story San Francisco Call building project a Washington paper urges grab all in sight. Charles Reed near Gallatin Tennessee supposedly owns the finest stock farm. Oshkosh census by wards. A New York plumber patents a silk hat with beer receptacle. Oregon lawmakers limit upland game birds to twenty daily. A New York ferry line pays 22590 annual rent. Peanut states acreage down 10 15 percent from prior years. A Zanesville Ohio property owner sues a tenant for 500 damages claiming a haunted rented house.
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