06 Dec 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1878
Page
1
Readers are invited to submit news items or any matter of general interest for publication. Advertisers and contributors are urged to share notices with the proprietor to aid timely dissemination.
A sermon by Professor David Swing discusses doubt as a driver of religious progress. It argues skeptical questions can move churches toward better creeds, with doubts seen as a natural part of faith, not a collapse of Christian truth.
An old Island farmer exposes a neighbor’s theft by testing his hands and a tomato basket. A basin of rain water turns green as the offender’s guilt is revealed, proving even careful crooks can’t hide their fingerprints.
A long address to Congress notes renewed peace with nations, stronger credit, bountiful harvests, revived manufacturing, and general prosperity after a deadly epidemic. It urges national sanitary policy, enforcement of the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Amendments, and robust federal action on elections, commerce, and finances.
David P. Texter of Masmilon road kept an 1828 silver half-dollar bearing his name as a relic. He spent it by mistake years later, and for two decades it circulated. Last Saturday his daughter returned from Massillon with change containing the same coin, bearing the carved mark.
The excerpt humorously catalogs improper traveler behavior such as trampling parcels in carriages, lighting pipes in public spaces, and boorish conduct in hotels and omnibuses. It also includes a crude medical note on wound care using oiled silk, lead sulfate, medicated gauze, and Mackintosh cloth, illustrating a mix of satirical guidance and medical jargon.
A new antiseptic surgical method recently introduced in the United States has been twice successfully used at the Alexian Brothers' Hospital in Chicago. In a case at Gallag h, an amputation was performed with rapid recovery and no pain reported due to the antiseptic technique. The procedure begins with sponging the limb surface in a carbolic acid solution before the wound is opened.
A New Zealand paper reports a dog and a young pig living at a native pah near Tapuaeharuru who cross the river daily. The pig initially refuses to swim, so the dog wades with the pig riding on its neck, ferrying the pair across each morning and returning at night. Observers confirm the routine over several weeks.
Many Yuma Indians worked on the Southern Pacific railroad through the California desert last year and proved to be reliable labor. They will be employed to extend the line eastward from Yuma, continuing the project with skilled and steady performance.
The New York Herald reports 148 Democrats elected to Congress with 53 new men, 133 Republicans with 54 new men, eight Greenbackers all new, totaling 115 new members in the 293 seat Forty-sixth Congress. Twenty one of the 53 new Democrats are from Northern States.
A Corry man, A McKenzie, reportedly swallowed the stem end of a barley head decades ago and recently began vomiting. A lengthy, partially swallowed head has emerged, growing from about five inches to eight and a quarter inches, prompting questions about its presence in the stomach and health implications.
A Great curic woman who can drive a nail is highlighted in a short item noting her skill and a vivid description of her abilities. The piece focuses on her steadiness and precision.
The Job Printing office states it can supply all types of printing needs with any type and material. It keeps legal blanks in stock and offers bill heads, letter heads, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards, and more at competitive prices.
Horatio Seymour argues for rethinking punishment for youth crimes. He proposes magistrates guide reform through binding out, parental or guardian chastisement, and selective work programs instead of jail. He warns current laws waste harshly on families and fail to address early missteps.
A fragmented manuscript passage centers on a girl named Anna Eliza who laments her name, hinting at desires for a more refined or elegant designation. The text explores maternal feelings and social expectations through a rhetoric of personal identity.
A recent Oil City Derrick item recalls a farmer whose wagon laden with butter and eggs sank in mud. A nearby boy shouted, insulting the horse and urging the farmer to pull it free. The anecdote highlights rural life and local humor.
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