25 May 1877
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1877
Page
1
Isabel Fane learns she is an illegitimate child of a former lover and confronts Florence Fane’s scheme to break her from Ralph Stewart. A shipboard reunion and a magistrate’s affidavit set the tale right as truth and love prevail.
A man named Harley, recently recovered from delirium tremens, started a drunken spree in a San Francisco saloon and died after lighting a cigar. Fire and smoke engulfed him as patrons and staff acted quickly, but rescue efforts failed.
Several valuable Indian relics were discovered in Auburn New York last week. The finds include stone axes and hammers arrow heads and pottery fragments with simple ornamentation. The pottery resembles patterns used in Utah and Colorado by partially civilized Indians living there.
An elderly farmer near Milwaukee bet on wheat through a commission house and went long for June. When war news hit, prices surged and he could not keep up with the momentum. He learns his position is wiped out while another man chases a fleeing train amid panic and a ruined record.
A fragment recalls George Washington valuing practicality in dress. A needy sailor offered conch shells to be pressed into buttons, inspiring a stylish yet utilitarian solution with shells crowned by a silver drop. The anecdote hints at a pivotal moment in early politics.
Saur arrives in large quantities from a source at low cost, and owners prefer it to ballast for western range use.
A pasted note in a Circuit Court room sketches a controversial argument about marriage rights and duties. It cites tearing from a wife by a court and references poets like Milton or Pope, with figures such as Greenleaf and a bishop. The fragment blends legal pomp with emotive ritual and requests authorities.
In Leu Saint Remy Belgium a 13 year old boy believed dead was placed in a coffin for burial. Mourners heard knocks from within. The coffin was opened with the curate and mayor present. He had been buried alive during lethargy and died of asphyxia.
William Blackburn lost his life at the Airecide Hematite Iron Company in Leeds when a surge of red hot slag slid from a tip while he slept on slag at the foot. He looked up at the moment of tipping but could not escape before being overwhelmed and buried by the flow.
The Black Sea is a large tideless body of water amid the Russo Turkish conflict. It measures about seven hundred miles across and remains salty despite fresh water inflows. It lacks a strong outlet to the Mediterranean, sustains extensive steam navigation, and contains nearby Danube islands with a remarkably clear shoal-free sea. The connected Sea of Azov is smaller, shallow, and known as the Putrid sea due to marsh-adjacent shores.
A housekeeper suggests using old paper instead of cloth for cleaning and preserving items. Rub stove tops and teapots daily to keep them bright. paper polishes knives and spoons. use brown paper to cover jars for preserves. place paper under carpets for warmth and quiet. lay paper on canned fruit to reduce mold risk.
A Paris obituary describes a man famed for a curious vanity and habit of speaking of his vices. A visitor arrived and the narrative shifts to a gallery of mirrors showing distorted reflections that mock his beliefs, ending with a note on his fragile self image.
A distorted report notes a large peach crop in Delaware and Maryland based on railroad agents estimates. It claims the season will be the largest in years with many orchards showing heavy yields and widespread fruit abundance.
A state has charged Raymond in connection with the long running case involving Thomas W. Pipes of Boston. The family disgrace surrounding the affair continues to unfold as authorities pursue the alleged murder link.
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