31 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1878
Page
1
The Intelligencer invites readers to submit news items of general interest for publication. Residents are urged to share neighborhood events, notable happenings, or community notices to be featured in upcoming editions.
F D coos Be attorney MCCALL & THOMPSON AW LAND and COLLECTION AGENTS LA Nevada Story County Iow a RAINBOLT BARNES TTORNEYS AT LAW Ames Towa will practice in all the Courts of the State Collections promptly and carefully attended to Money loaned and land sold Office in Greeley's Brick Block Ovondago Street
A wartime style tale recalls a late night at a club where editors discuss a deadly Erie road incident. A writer recounts an engineer named Blakeley and a dangerous railway dash to save passengers, compelled by a hidden duty learned from years on the job.
A 16 year old in Leipsic described with total insensibility to touch and pain. He loses taste smell and hearing with eye and ear impairment yet can be awakened by sensory stimuli. Experiments show the brain can be isolated from external input to induce sleep and later awaken.
A collection of rural observations on manure use soil amendments and tree care. Advice includes stable manure efficiency lime and soap washes for fruit trees cow feeding and water access horses coat ash fertilization and best practices for dairy heifer calves with emphasis on shelter and moderate grain. A casual anecdote contrasts butter slicing habits.
Recap of legislative work in Iowa with Senate and House committees listed. Highlights include numerous bills introduced, resolutions passed, and standing committee assignments across topics like Ways and Means, Appropriations, Agriculture, Public Buildings, and more. Includes notes on prior days’ proceedings and personnel.
Best horses and best rigs north of Des Moines offered by Nichols & Maxwell Ivery and Feed Stable. Traveling men carried to any part of the country at reasonable terms on short notice.
A local notice promotes ready made legal forms sold retail at wholesale rates. Items listed include Real Estate Mortgages Chattel Mortgages Original Notices Official Bonds Power of Attorney Constable Blank Notes and various notices and bonds for legal actions.
The article describes the Great Trunk Railway system linking Chicago with the Northwest including routes to Wisconsin Minnesota and beyond. It highlights the Chicago and Milwaukee line the La Crosse line the Freeport and Dubuque line and Pullman Palace cars on through trains with connections at junctions and multiple ticket offices in Omaha San Francisco New York Boston and Chicago.
The Job Printing department announces up to date type and materials for neat dispatch. We can match or beat any printing establishment in the state with legal issues kept in stock. Bills heads letter heads books pamphlets posters auction bills cards etc.
PD M M Narrow Gauge offers three first class trains each way daily between Des Moines and Ames with connections to Des Moines and the South. The schedule includes departures at 8:40 p m and 11:20 p m from Des Moines with arrivals around 12 p m and 4:08 p m at various points. service extends to Keokuk and the South.
G. B. Brows, proprietor announces the First C Class Hotel at the Capitol opening. May 16, 1876.
A weary man arrives at a side door with a dead hen claiming ownership from an alley theft. He refuses reward, shares breakfast, but the hen is found frozen solid with only part remaining when the mistress returns.
An American author helped expose mas sacre accounts in Bulgaria provoking English public anger and a shift in ro Turkish policy. Consul General at Constantinople collected evidence. Geshoffs imprisoned in Turkey for aiding MacGahan and Schuyler as four brothers and their families faced removal and confinement.
A German man with a lung attack dismisses doctor visits after paying eight dollars. He later grins as he digs in the garden, claiming cod liver oil cured him. The physician learns the man has consumed vast amounts of oil and even killed dogs for their livers claiming relief.
In State-Charlestown Mass an Irishman named Danannia had a lengthy career. With a thirty year sentence he was released on condition to enlist in the army. His demonstrated bravery earned praise from those who knew little of his past.
Bills commission to investigate swine diseases authorizes city councils to levy a one mill tax in towns and incorporated areas. A court to insure or insure against effects is discussed with provisions for witnesses and permits. Several ambiguities remain as the text mentions Sioux City and Peter brary amid unclear references.
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