22 Nov 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1878
Page
1
The Intelligencer in Ames Iowa invites readers to send in news items for publication. Advertising rates are announced and the proprietor is open to general-interest notices from Story County residents.
Banks and Polly host a bustling Thanksgiving with relatives and children filling the scene. The feast goes smoothly but Banks frets over mounting bills while a moral nudge from his mother prompts him to acknowledge thanks at the end.
Helen and Robert Gillespie, orphans in a city, plan a frugal Thanksgiving with help from Miss Phebe Maynard. They discover a teapot contains their late mother's savings, enabling a turkey and a modest feast. Robert gains a chance to learn book-keeping while Miss Phebe and Mr Sanford support the siblings and welcome him to dinner.
Last autumn Mr. Gladstone visited Ireland for the first time and this autumn paid his first visit to the Isle of Man. Lord Beaconsfield has never been in Ireland and the piece notes a calm climate, fine hotels, superior beaches, and Manx farmers growing gourds for shell sap-troughs.
A cook provides steps to make Temple Bar beefsteak pudding for four Cincinnatians, including crust, lined basin, beef slices with kidneys parsley butter and Worcestershire, boiling four hours, and serving with rich gravy. The note explains a pudding basin and notes shops sell appropriate basins. Also mentions oyster canning improvements and regional markets.
A large lantern shatters in the elephant house at the Zoological Garden on Wednesday morning. A female elephant steps on glass fragments, sustains a leg wound, and with aid from a companion and Dr. Chapman, the wound is cleaned, bleeding stopped, and the animal rises again, calm and docile.
A Virginia Chronicle fragment recounts Jim Blodgers known as Old Laydown, a lazy man in a secret society who avoided work and benefits schemes. The narration claims he faked injuries, fainted from blood loss, and preferred ease over effort, even boasting about shirting labor and thrift in daily life.
The article notes 1,885 newspapers and 818 periodicals plus 56 learned society organs, totaling 2,759 publications. London contributes 486 newspapers and 598 periodicals, with 542 Liberal and 331 Conservative titles among the papers.
A Royal Irish Constabulary officer, defying regulations to wed a colleen, sailed with his bride on Lough Erne to Ennis kilen. At the landing she fell into the water and he plunged to save her, but both perished. The officer Roe is reported to be leaving the force, while the marriage was brief and ill-fated.
The passage explains nutmeg trees resemble pear trees over twenty feet tall with pale yellow flowers and a fruit akin to a peach that contains the nut and mace. It notes tropical Asian and American cultivation, long bearing life, Jamaica examples with high yields, Dutch control of Banda trade, and the nutmeg pigeon helping spread the nuts globally after Dutch suppression.
The article surveys how horses are shod in the United States England France Netherlands Germany Turkey Servia Russia. Methods vary from kneeling on the horse to stall restraints cages and multi-person handling reflecting breed temperaments and safety.
A professor notes Japanese behavior toward animals in Tokio. Dogs and birds are treated with care, crows serve as scavengers, and stone monuments along roads teach compassion for the dumb beasts. The piece contrasts this with unkind actions and urges humane conduct.
The Troy New York district mirrors a famed 1865 66 Montgomery County Pennsylvania battle where two Wood brothers fought for a Congress seat. A tight finish hinged on a small vote swing, as the Bender family held influence and the law firm Bender and Son vied with a Republican nominee. Three votes swung the outcome after a sharp contest among family members.
The Japanese government must grant a loan of 1.5 million dollars to work coal fields spread across a vast area on the island of Yezo.
An aging uncle and his debt troubled nephew clash over money in a tale of family bonds. The nephew seeks one last aid to fix finances, promising lifelong gratitude. The uncle, moved yet firm, recalls their kinship and declines further help.
A set of home recipes and household hints covers yeast bread, layer cake, pickles handling, carpet cleaning with salt, silk cleaning with Indian meal, an Indian steamed loaf, beef and cracker dish, frosted pies, raisin pie, and a starch preserving colors tip. Also notes on kitchen sunlight and a rhymed maxim for housekeepers.
A gentleman hosting a well known lecturer is quizzed by his young daughter who asks where the wife is. He explains they no longer live together after a separation and disagree, but the child presses for the reason. The exchange ends with a calm but candid admission of separation. Providence Journal.
The Boston Traveller argues against using official titles for Americans. It claims Esquire and similar labels are inappropriate, except for the Governor, and that no one should be addressed as Sir, Mr, or Esq. Peter Snooks should bear no title or suffix even if wealthy.
A butcher asked a lawyer what to do about a dog stealing meat from his cart. The lawyer said to prosecute the dog’s owner. The butcher revealed the dog was the lawyer’s. The lawyer agreed to pay only if the meat worth a dollar was paid back, noting his initial advice was worth two dollars. Springfield Republican.
Fragmentary line indicates taxes are paid on three million dollars worth of property. No further context or specifics provided.
The Job Printing office is supplied with late type and material and will execute all work with neatness and dispatch. They offer legal blanks in stock, bill heads, letter heads, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards, etc.
The deacons seek a younger replacement as the pastor’s sorrow deepens. In a lonely study the minister smiles with everlasting peace upon his brow. Outside, bells ring as worshipers gather and record their loss with hopeful marble statue imagery.
A scattered compendium of jokes and quips about bakers butchers fools and teachers. It surveys humorous exchanges about longitudes clothing lines and rods in school with playful puns and mishearings. The piece ends with a tall tale on measuring height after a door and a long trip of wordplay.
Accounts show dog flesh valued differently across cultures. The Chinese, some North American tribes, Esquimex, and even a Danish captain reportedly served dog meat as a delicacy or feast. Ancient Greeks and Romans also reference dog meat in literature.
Henry Faxon of Buffalo reportedly never recovered from the fright Blondin caused as the daredevil prepared to start a rope walk over a chasm. Faxon teetered on the verge 140 feet above the river while Blondin kept silent observers in awe by motioning.
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