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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1895
Page
4
Poem fragment describes distant lovers in Lonely land and Midnight land, urging intimate gesture across metaphorical distance. The speaker pledges to answer, despite being lost, and to creep through darkness to reach the beloved. The verse emphasizes longing, gesture, and undying connection.
Edwin Flint a brilliant but troubled lawyer narrates a tale of murderously clever schemes. He engineers a hypnotic brain band to pass delusions from a lunatic to a sane man to ruin his rival and win the woman he loves, only to see his own plans unravel in a deadly confrontation.
The article describes navigation up the Min River past Sharp Peak and Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow. It notes narrow passes Kim-Pai and Min-Ngan with formidable forts, the Drum Mountain monastery, and Foochow as the river head of navigation. European ships stop at Pagoda Anchorage before continuing by small boat.
In a cottage at 7537 Ellis Avenue Asa Haddex, over eighty, a Bedouin descendant and former slave, recounts personal ties to presidents from Andrew Jackson onward. He describes his life, families, work at Pullman, and memories of Jackson, Polk, and other leaders, with vivid anecdotes and reflections.
In Texas a party of men tricked a tall English passenger into role of a robber sans warning. They staged a fake heist until the Briton finally fought back, later earning a banquet and $3,500 as a reward in a quiet upstairs draw. Source Washington Star.
Oil City Derrick reports a Tionesta Pennsylvania family reunion of Harmon Coleman and his wife with six sons aged over 71. Each son’s height is listed: J I 6 feet 5 inches Henry 6 feet 2 inches William 6 feet 3 inches J E 6 feet ? inches S W 6 feet 3 inches Frank 6 feet. Total combined height 37 feet 4 inches.
A letter from La Hague describes a funeral car in Holland as the most mediaeval conveyance. Black draperies conceal the horses and coffin alike creating a towering mass that resembles a drifting shroud. The coachman wears a huge hat and the overall look is antique though not strikingly beautiful.
The Boston Herald notes caution amid confident English yachtmen who expect Valkyrie to win and keep the America’s Cup, while warning that the race has not yet happened and many things could still go wrong before any victory.
In Halifax Nova Scotia the Chronicle notes Edith and Sadie in a playful exchange. Edith recalls Mr Wilson doubting her whistle skills and proves him wrong by puckering her mouth to whistle.
An exchange of pulpits between a Scarboro minister and a Sacarappa minister leads to a rain prayer. The Scarboro soil is described as desperate for moisture and a fruitful harvest is requested by the Sacarappa pastor, offering blessings upon the Scarboro people.
A character tries to choose between two familiar tales as she rests on her knee and asks Edward to tell the old, old story. He contemplates the options, weighing which tale is oldest.
A press plant in Haydenville Massachusetts shows remarkable loyalty among workers. Of 265 employees 155 have ten years or more of service, including 27 with twenty to thirty years, 10 with thirty to forty, and 6 beyond forty years. The record includes a 43 year uninterrupted span, a credit to both sides.
A practical joker at Babylon New York was whipped after convincing a friend to drink hartshorn mislabeled as gin. The victim struck back with a horsewhip, exposing the prank and resulting in a punishment.
A collection of witty lines mocks politics and culture with sharp one liners. Singers publish dabbling quips about Nestor figures and social mores. The snippet touches on fate, fashion, and public opinion in a playful extract.
Prohibition candidate John G. Woolley is named as probable for 1896. Salvation Army service in Copenhagen draws 6000. An 86 year old Texas missionary reports 31 sermons last month due to bad weather. Anchorage Mission Chicago aided 242 young women with 2000 lodgings last year. St Louis Jewesses form Sisterhood of Personal Service to aid their denomination. Belgium orders school placards on alcohol harms. A Chinese mission fund supports a teacher living on half salary and funding missions. In 1822 India banned Christian teaching. today the government supports missions with hospitals and lands for education and missions.
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