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14 Jun 1878
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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1878
Page
1
The Old Home Vision in Autumn Night
A nostalgic meditation on an ancient house, its mossy ruin, and a grand mansion remembered by all. The speaker recalls crimson blossoms, ivy, fading armor, and night visions as morning comes to the deserted halls and shaded garden paths.
A Narrow Escape on the Night Express
A Pennsylvania Central night train chase on Long Island ends in a desperate race with a rival engine. Conductor and engineer struggle to avert disaster as they oil the rails at Lakeland and slip past the Greenport train, narrowly avoiding a collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Central
New York
Washington
Hal Rompe
Long Island
Brooklyn
Greenport
Parker
Lakeland Station
Len
Jake
Laws
Jamaica
Jamaica Station
Hempstead Plain
Franklin
Lakeland
Lakeland Depot
Long Island Road
Job Printing Department Offers Cheap, Fast Services
The Job Printing department is equipped with modern type and materials and can handle all orders with efficiency and speed. We offer high quality work at competitive rates and stock legal blanks. We print bill heads, letter heads, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards, etc.
Old Dow Preacher Roams New England With Bold Edicts
Lorenzo Dow, a famed revivalist, traveled across Connecticut and nearby regions preaching without pay and denouncing salaried ministers. He wore a weathered straw hat, kept a beard, and sparked large crowds, though he faced practical jokes such as a pondside pulpit and mock sermons.
Wordplay Pranks Turned on Buffalo Meat Death
In Atchison Kansas a local item about a man dying after eating diseased buffalo meat sparks a joke about cold poison and bison. The newsroom quarrel over a pun ends with a dramatic curtain and a playful misreading of the word play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
A&a
Atchison
Kas
Intelli Compositor
Funny Man
Burlington
Heir to 150000 Fortune From Port Penn Revealed
The Dover Sentinel reports Isaac Johnson of Port Penn inherits 150000 dollars with 100000 in US bonds and 50000 in the City of Mexico. His life spans piracy adventures, adoption by a wealthy Spaniard, education, civil war service as aid to Gen Sidney Johnston, and eventual return to his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Johnson
Port Penn
United States
Mexico
Johnson
Delaware
Henr Young
John Hall
Don Hidalgo Hernandez
Sidney Johnston
Bort Penn
Dover Sentinel
Speaker Kerrs Disease and Illness Recap
The text recounts Speaker Kerr’s health decline noting William D Kelley of Philadelphia as a reference. Kelley cannot smell or taste and confuses coffee with tea. Kerr attended a Democratic meeting at Walker’s restaurant, walked home ill, then suffered worsening mucous membrane issues. He consulted Dr Rogers and was told he could not live a year but survived over two and was reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Speaker Kerr
William D. Kelley
Philadelphia
Kelley
Cansection
Democratic Party
Walker's
Rogers
Clay
Awkward
Neel
Yonkers Gazette
Gessler
Worcester Press
Graphic
Greenwich
Poodle
New York World
Chicago
Lowell Courier
Daniane
Wasruxeron
Virginia
Moffett Bell-Punch
Coop
The Oldest Christian Hymn in Clement Alexandria
Fragmented excerpt juxtaposes a classical hymn line with a modern domestic scene about social status and bankruptcy. It contrasts early church praise with a Boggs family crisis involving petitions, assets, and potential social exile from church pews and school, highlighting pressure to maintain appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement
Alexandria
Primitive Church
Work and Wisdom for Christian Teaching
The Christian teacher should adapt instruction like a careful farmer. He must study each field’s nature and abilities before sowing. God’s providence remains sovereign as daylight and rain nurture all, guiding effort toward fruitfulness under heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Falana
The Comforter for Strength in Sorrow
Charles Kingsley asks for a true comforter who does not simply ease pain but provides strength, faith, and truth. He argues sorrow should be faced with guidance, temperate will, and spiritual understanding rather than mere kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Charles Kingsley
Bible as the Book of Books and religious truth
Dr. Samuel T. Spear argues in the Princeton Review that the Bible stands as the imperial volume central to faith and life. It defines religion as revealed truth guiding pardon salvation and heaven, while shaping thought on life after death and the soul’s destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel T. Spear
Princeton Review
Urged to Go Into Bankruptcy in Odd Town Talk
A woman presses Boggs to declare bankruptcy claiming it is fashionable and that neighbors like Boggs are in the papers. The exchange shows a comic, social snobbery as they discuss getting named in the lists and keeping up with town trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggs
Mrs. B
Reet
Henry Clay's personal influence and noble humanity recounted
A veteran recounts Henry Clay's power to win friends with a warm heart and direct gaze. Eight Washington journeys by horseback or carriage built a legend, including a touching moment when Clay greeted a boy named Neel, inviting trust and proving his humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay
Washington
Leman
Coreen’s affordable weekly menu from a New York pamphlet
A historical note explains frugal cooking and meal planning with a five day to seven day sample menu. It lists breakfasts and main meals with modest costs and a weekly total of 2 dollars 53 cents, leaving 62 cents for extras like bread milk and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coreen
New York
Mining Prospects in the Black Hills
Heavy snow and rain have damaged mines across the Black Hills camp. Bridges dams and flumes were washed away leaving shafts flooded and workers unemployed. Placer digging is nearly played out though a few claims may pay. Quartz mines may become profitable once operations scale the hydraulic works and mills to extract gold silver platinum and other minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
An & Girg
Ame Og Ag
Potter Letter Warns Southern Voters About Civil War Risk
Postmaster General Key issues an open letter to the South urging unity and caution against attempts to unseat President Hayes. He argues against Democratic moves in Congress and urges Southerners to support officials who defend the Hayes title, warning of potential civil war if the effort proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Key
President Hayes
Louisiana
Florida
Onty-Sixth Congress
Hayes Ous
Forty-sixth Congress
Pepe
Tilden
Hayes
House of Essaces
Deonasiette Sanberias
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Juan
South Carolina
M. Key
Democratic National Committee
Republican Party
Republic
Cadena. Saale
Baeia
Stephens Letter Defends Investigation Amid Fraud Claims
Hon A H L Stephens writes from New York arguing against Potter and Hale amendment re fraud probes. He calls the reasons untenable and predicts disruption to public peace and party harmony, urging law and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. HL. Stephens
New York
Potter
Hale
Florida
Louisiana
Oregon
Mr. Hayes
Caney Young
Congress
Ae Democrate
Sean
Avex
Steines
Signs of the Times Nay to Republican Future
Senator Morrill of Vermont writes to the Vermont Republican Convention urging the party to persevere. He warns that Southern Democrats and their allies threaten constitutional protections, accuse fraud in electoral votes, and may fuel political violence. He urges duty and honor to guide Republicans to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin 8
Morrill
Vermont
T Taan
House of Representatives
Treasury
House
Haven
Tilden
Mexico
Resolutions Adopted at Repuree in First Congressional District
In the First Congressional district of Towapatos a set of resolutions outlines the Republican party’s financial policy. The document notes a fee or levy related to party finances and calls for adherence to fiscal guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towapatos
Republican Party
Turbulent Louisiana election tale ends in murder
D A Weber once West Feliciana parish supervisor faced intimidation and fraud during 1876 voting. He fled to New Orleans after filing a protest claiming bull-dozing and vote stuffing. He was later murdered in open daylight, as the Returning Board dismissed fraud-studded precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Weber
Anderson
West Feliciana Parish
Louisiana
Weber
New Orleans
Returning Board
Reublican
Awa
ES Parish
Meri ccc
Jageronr
Murdered by Harsh Words in New Bedford Case
Report from New Bedford Massachusetts describes a brutal case where Frederick Jenney abused his wife and terrorized her mother. The fear induced collapse and death are cited as the cause, with Jenney deemed legally guilty as if he had struck her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
New Bedford
Mass
Frederick Jenney
Jenney
Marriage of a Woman to a Woman Revealed in Nevada Case
The Tuscarora Times-Review reports that in September, Marancy Hughes married a man known as Samuel M. Pollard. Relatives opposed. Hughes eloped and learned Pollard was a woman. Pollard allegedly forced silence by threats. aunt exposed the truth, with a trunk of female clothing found. A perjury complaint was filed against Pollard over the marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marancy Hughes
Samuel M. 1
Pollard
Sarah M. Pollard
J. C. Overton
Tuscarora
Nevada
Times-Review
Death by Excessive Drinking Sparks Inquest
An intoxicated mendicant named Allan known as Willie the Banner from Laytown Cumberland induced a bridal party to buy him whisky. Gibson supplied six pints and pressured the man to drink, leading to the victim's collapse and death that night. An inquest verdict held the death caused by excessive drinking with no one implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Allan
Willie the
Banner
Laytown
Cumberland
Gibson
Birds Flies and Apples
A French paper argues birds reduce pest numbers by nesting three to five weeks. It claims a nest with five eggs yields five birds that eat about fifty flies daily for a month, totaling 7 500 flies, while each fly would otherwise consume a flower daily.
Employee's Whisky Habit Costs Company a Fortune
A former employee repeatedly left the office for drinks with the cashier dropping 10 cents into a credit drawer each time. After seventeen months the man was dismissed for drinking himself out of a decent job and now sends a letter claiming four wives two children and assets of about 5000 dollars. The other man is a vagrant claiming distress and hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buanting
Pomeroy
My Beautiful Darling Old Mother As Ever Was
A speaker recalls a beloved mother living sixty-five years with beauty deepened by care. He mentions Susie’s nursing, lovers’ memories, and seven earthly children with four more in heaven. He praises her fading hair, wrinkles, and eyes, calling her the king's daughter in affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie
Elon
Sue
Various light items and quips from a 19th century page
A collage of humorous snippets and aside jokes including remarks on politics and society figures, schoolroom blunders, parents guiding children, and cartoonish wordplay. It features lines about an Aldermanic dinner, spring cleaning, and playful observations about sailors, bears, and animals with punning twists.
Possum Hunt Tale Sparks Family Dispute
An old dialect tale centers on Uncle Pete objecting to a possum hunt and a heated exchange with Maher Martin. The dialogue mentions green tobacco, a Baptis church at the crossroads, and rumors of deceit among church brothers as the hunt and disputes unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Beattie
Martin
Uncle Pete
Wyse
Bruders
R. Stockton
Man Ends Relationship Over Love Rejection
A man turns away from a relationship after his partner refuses love. He keeps his own feelings private and ends the affair.
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Lorenzo Dow
Connecticut
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Ela
Don
Christ
Mra. B
Jen Boggs
Mr. B
Elso
Mr. Neel
Chap Living
John Sherman
West Feliciana Eon
Meles
Sherman
Chicago Tribune
Stephens
Senator Morrill
Croxaman
Tara
Baltimore Telegram
Chris
C Yat
Tention
Hir Maself
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