10 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1877
Page
1
The Job Printing department offers latest type styles and materials with neat, dispatchful execution. Legal blanks stocked. bill heads, letter heads, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards and more available in state.
On a moving train Cyrus Radcliffe and his daughter Mabel barely escape an attempted kidnapping by two men aided by another. Conductor Davis intervenes, signaling and stopping the plan. The villains are captured, with Radcliffe and Mabel unharmed, while authorities detain the conspirators.
A Turkish traveler praises roadside fountains as acts of piety and public welfare. He notes fountains under plane trees, Korans verses on water, and varied water sources from Asia, Texamildja, and Karakoulak. Vendors serve fresh water to travelers, reflecting hospitality and social practice.
A stray bird perched at a Montreal window, creating a novelty moment in the local posting scene. The incident highlights how advertising notices intersect with everyday life on city storefronts.
The Chicago Tribune notes that through July 1 many railroads face collapse from excessive loads. Courts act as physicians and sheriffs as coroners, with sixteen receivers appointed and thirty-two roads sold. Foreclosures, sales, and reorganizations affect 63 railways totaling 7,225 miles and $maturing capital, signaling a systematic purge of overextended lines.
A Cleveland saloon keeper was tricked by two strangers posing as buyers. One claimed to hold valuable jewels and arranged safe-keeping in a room. While the men spoke broken English, the other presented a diamond cross valued at about 4000 dollars, offering 500 dollars in exchange for 17 dollars in advance. They left with the money and never returned, leaving the boxes filled with worthless stones.
A Pennsylvania local notice chronicles a youth born deaf and dumb who suffers a drum of injuries from a splinter eye loss, a horse’s step causing facial disfigurement, a railroad accident, and being run over by a team while playing in the road. The report outlines the sequence of misfortunes impacting his life and health.
A historical critique outlines Circassian oppression under Russia from 1829 onward, mass emigration, and current wartime hopes. It portrays Circassians as fiercely free minded, stubborn, and skilled fighters in the Bashi-Bazouk ranks, noting traits such as reluctance to tell the truth and tendencies to steal. The piece contrasts Circassian resilience with European sympathy limits.
A fragment describes a spider mother weaving a white paper like nest inside a hut wall. She guards her young for seven weeks, warning cockroaches and other threats, then leaves to forage while returning at night to feed and care for the offspring.
An old-fashioned court etiquette record notes the arrival of T’vince Hassan, son of the Khedive, amid a grand contingent. The document references a 6,500 ey and 1,000 artillery units and mentions a Sultan’s order regarding sacrifices, underscoring ceremonial protocol and imperial power.
A collage of scattered items notes Fugland’s early press from 1588, vanilla gathering in Florida woods, delinquent taxes in Muerats, rapid Loxton population growth, and a Newport writing school. It cites debts, legal writs, deaths near New Albany, a repeated wedding, and railway losses. Mentions German spectacles, conscription drafts, and Cornish language centennial plans with scattered data on mines and labor.
A garbled excerpt outlines a woman’s morning routine including dressing, styling hair, applying rouge to cheeks, shaping eyebrows with black pigment, and cherry paste for lips. Mentions lacquered appearance and cosmetic steps, with references to a tobacco pouch and pipe.
A damaged report notes Avinovui the Emperor and Brasil attendants in Paris when a jewel casket valued at £120,000 was torn open as national visitors entered a location. The incident occurred at the moment of entry, with the theft snapshot capturing the event.
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