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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1882
Page
2
A fragmented Ames Iowa item reports a potential dynamite threat to a distillery with a note warning of action if instructions are not followed. The piece also covers a bank claim against B F Allen, a brutal murder near Wapello, and assorted Iowa news including crimes, fires, and local governance actions.
Early returns indicate a Republican state ticket leading Democrats by about 30 000 overall and Murphy's lead over Farwell in Congress at 2 650. McCoid wins First District. Murphy carries most counties in Beconp. Weller and Frederick lead in other districts with varying majorities.
A Bradford Erie and Cub railway passenger train fell from a trestle near Cuba New York on Nov 12. Engineer Joseph France was killed and fireman Charles Creesy seriously injured. Passengers largely escaped unharmed as the engine and car plunged, but other incidents and various fires followed in cities across the region.
A survey of dream belief from medieval mystics to modern writers notes omen visions in history. It cites dream prophecy by bishops and monarchs and cites examples from Tartini to Goethe while warning of misinterpretations and dream-induced mistakes.
Judge M recounts a carpenter who refused to cut corners for a dollar and a half. Although the work seemed hidden, he finished it thoroughly, earning a lifelong reputation and a lucrative future contract. The tale underlines diligence and integrity in every honest effort.
The narrative outlines gum arabic production in Morocco from mid November to December. Resin oozes from seacia trees in colors from red to white, gathered in camel caravans for export to foreign markets.
The Washington Critic reports a tragedy in a gypsy camp near Washington where children teased a chained bear. A man was grabbed by the animal and crushed to death, others tried to intervene. a bystander clubbed the bear, killing it. The infant was buried by the roadside as the camp procession linked hands around the grave.
A series of violent incidents are reported including the assault on Father J B O Donohue in Morrow Ohio by Timothy Green who is charged with murder in the first degree. A train wreck attempt near Limerick Station Pennsylvania is described as thwarted by an oncoming coal train. Other crimes include a $50 000 government bond theft near Cincinnati and a murder in Santa Anna California. A woman Amanda Watts kills a newborn in Kauffman Texas. A deadly field fight in Long Island leaves two men dead. A safe blow at Hot Springs Arkansas yields no loot. A shooting at Missouri Point leads to a fatality and John Hayes in St Louis sentenced to hang for murder.
A would be killer named Corrigan attempted to shoot Justice Lawson in Clare Street Dublin as he walked to his club. Police say Corrigan was a ticket of leave man and not connected to recent trials. Additional arrests are anticipated as investigators probe underlying motives and regional tensions between peasants, proprietors, and magistrates in Galway.
Charles Dudley Warner's terse Century essay argues England and the United States share kinship and clash, yet must draw closer despite old grudges. He notes our literary divergence, praising native American works like Knickerbocker's New York and the Biglow Papers, and urges development on native lines.
In the New York Tribune excerpt, Mullett is depicted as a visionary who built major U.S. landmarks including the Post Office and federal citadels in cities like Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Boston and San Francisco. The piece contrasts his vast public works with personal hardship, noting his immense wealth yet precarious living situation.
A South Carolina statesman’s grandniece, Miss Calhoun, is set to appear after two years of study in London. The piece reflects on unforeseen blessings and a sense of wonder at received benefits.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Denno Bacon Revetine in relation to a Great Senate or indigestion topic. The item lists C. L. Easton and a price of $1.00 with a Hamilton Ontario origin fragment.
A fragment from a New Haven piece recounts a child’s brief disappearance and a playful rescue on a roof atop a hen coop, followed by a shift to a religious poem about seeking rest and satisfaction beyond earthly life. The excerpt blends a child’s mischief with a reflective prayer for fulfillment.
The article urges spring cleaning of cellars to prevent illness, recommends limewashing walls, and explains best methods for heeling in fruit trees. It also discusses walnut tree planting, composting for garden soil, fall livestock care, and burying kitchen bones to enrich vines and fruit trees.
Article explains how wintergreen oil is produced in forests using primitive stills. It notes oil sources from New York, Pennsylvania, and seasonal, day and night operation with a treacherous tax risk from Internal Revenue collectors. Oil sells to apothecaries at about $2 per pound after dilution.
Prepare puff paste on a round tin with paper around it. Spread a quarter inch layer of apple marmalade inside, trim slices to shape, arrange overlapping in a pattern, and bake until apples color evenly.
A fragmented obituary blurb notes Dragemt’s relation to H. F. McCarthy a druggist. It references years past and a tip about taomas’ ec ac rn io om though details are unclear. The item hints at family ties and the professional role of a pharmacist in a historic context.
A storyteller recalls a court scene about jury service. A man admits living bachelor hall in a hotel yet with rooms elsewhere. The judge oddly concludes his bachelor status proves enough for qualification, remarking no one keeping bachelor hall so long lacks property to be freeholder.
A man enters a large dry goods shop days before Christmas to buy a present for his wife. After the clerk offers several ideas, he asks how much cloth makes a shirt and proposes about four yards, then quips about needing forty two yards. The tale hints at the wife’s gratitude or nagging regarding cloth or shirts.
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