14 Mar 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1878
Page
1
Citizens are asked to contribute local news items for publication. Readers are invited to mail or submit information of general interest to help fill the newspaper with timely community notes and updates.
A reflective reminiscence of old engagements and romances among school friends. The narrator recalls Sue, Ned O'Hare, Willie Lane, and a blue look from a former sweetheart, noting dances, rings, photos, and social expectations that colored their youth.
A Topeka newspaper printer Noah Babbitt met the narrator in the Commonwealth office and pressed for a two dollar loan. The tale recalls Babbitt’s frank, self confident manner and his skillful manipulation in securing the small loan, then guiding the conversation with a calm, measured humor.
A narrator recalls a brilliant but erratic printer named Phil Reade and his doomed love with Minnie Beals. Through years of travel from Illinois to Kansas and beyond, his restless search for belonging ends in tragedy on a Minnesota prairie.
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt reports Mr. Mahoney using bones from exhumed Chinese tombs as fuel, linking this to leprosy among local children. The article warns readers against employing Mongolian coffins as fuel during a tense migration period and notes community fear and medical cautions.
New York letter recounts Edwin Forrest confronting Horace Greeley on Spruce Street stairs after a critic questioned a performance. Greeley identifies himself and Forrest backs away, asking to know the offender. William H. Fry witnesses the exchange as Greeley questions Forrest’s stature.
An elderly resident of Stetson and her son sheltered a troubled young man named William Kimball in their barn. The intruder confronted the woman shouting Who are you and accusing her of being a tramp. The son intervened and rescued the woman as the assailant’s peculiar state of mind led to the incident.
A Washington Letter from the Plain Dealer recounts a biting critique of social deception. An amusing scene shows a servant boasting of wealth while the employer’s carriage doors are opened, illustrating how appearances hide truth and suggesting sober lessons about honesty and service.
A collection of farming advice on moon timing for timber cutting and cattle feeding, plus reflections on farmers’ status and work habits. Guidance covers barn care, seeds, manure, crop rotation, and manure-based fertilizers, with practical tips on bone processing and oyster cooking for kitchen use.
A rundown of improvised recipes and culinary notes, including poverty biscuits with flour and cream, bootwater making with wax and turpentine, and sausage hints. Also mentions poppin es and stews with oysters, salt, pepper, and spices, reflecting household practices of the period.
A lengthy report argues U S rail and waterborne commerce worth billions should be safeguarded by a new law. It outlines how monopolies on routes enable favorable rates for some and harm others, defines inter state freights, and demands a schedule of tariffs with five days notice for changes. Government business and public events are exempt from rate rules.
A Tuscarora lawyer questions a witness about stabbing testimony as jurors hear that the incident occurred just below the Young America hoisting works. The report cites three unimpeached witnesses.
A Newport colored church scene sparked by the minister’s public reproof of a mischievous sister who scattered peanut shells into a contribution box. An aged woman supported the rebuke calling her vain and conceited and urging her to wash her face.
The report notes Tion Aveverm Epwanos, who lived near Valparaiso, died on January 2 at age two. It records him as the wealthiest by fortune amounting to about a large sum.
A long session recounts debates in the Iowa General Assembly on adjournment dates, railroad tariff repeal, and creation of a three member Railroad Commission. Bills on county courts, state charities, and penalties are discussed amid petitions and veto threats. Name entities include Chicago company proposals, Spencer, O'Brien County, and Cass County residents.
Satvrpay March 2 Senate moved bills granting city powers establishing a Des Moines depository legalizing Alamakee lands sale permitting township bonds for railroads legalizing Stuart incorporation Several dozen bills ordered engrossed with some lost Hovar March 4 Senate passed local acts Solon Johnnom county fences enacted a Solon incorporation and other measures. committee members to study reform school funding beibling event and occupancy debated Moxpar March 4 Senate limited business mostly local acts resolution to examine clerks and accountants tabled many bills and Senate attendance affected by Clerk’s duties The House failed to adopt a reform instruction pending full Senate turnout.
The Job Printing department advertises up to date type and materials with prompt, careful work. Legal blanks kept in stock for bill heads, letter heads, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards, and more.
The chamber passed 51 yeas to 47 on a procedural motion to suspend the rules. The measure now goes to the agenda, with action potentially delayed and not guaranteed to be reached soon.
The fragment depicts a devotional plea to the Lord to take the speaker's offering and hidden will. It speaks of tears and longing for purification and union with divine will, ending with a prayer for transformation even in desperate hours.
In the fragment the speaker contrasts seed time with eternal reaping and pious versus wicked life. He suggests endless weeping or a righteous life leads to eternity. The voice questions adequacy of human life and hints at knowing how one died.
The speaker recounts David naming the Bible as a lamp to my feet not a bright sky light. It should be in our hands and guiding every step and emergency, urging continual study of its precepts as we walk in the light.
A reflection on Jesus delaying to raise Lazarus in Bethany shows he avoided secret miracles. The text argues Jesus preferred public witness of divine power, not hidden deeds, and Lazarus could be raised while he remained in the house, revealing God’s works to observers.
A fragmented wartime meditation questions loyalty and merit among soldiers and noncommissioned ranks. It argues whether service justifies advancement or if personal conscience and honesty govern promotions, noting tension between deserters and pretenders within the ranks.
Among all compositions these alone deserve the name of sacred lyrics. They express sacred poetry that suits the spiritual nature in all moods and wants, strengthening virtue with exhortations and lifting prayer to joy. Their gentle music comforts faith, guides ascent to God, and suits both assemblies and solitude in sorrow or hope.
A Corolapo man initiates a dangerous run on railroad tracks in Texas. He intends to move along the rails amid concerns of possible confrontations and safety hazards, with local observers awaiting further developments.
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