05 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1877
Page
1
A fragmentary verse recalls violets blooming time and a memory of gray eyes. The speaker vows to never forget, addressing a beloved with a tender, bygone moment framed in poetic nostalgia.
A narrative recounts a lover’s promise and a betrothal amid death fears, a dream of guardian visitation, and a conversion to a posthumous bond. The speaker describes a second life beyond death, with weekly trance meetings and a vow to reunite in heaven or the land of the gods.
A letter from Turkey laments crippling taxation under the Sultan, noting Mohammedan and Christian farmers bear the heaviest burden. Revenue officers outsource grain and cattle taxes to contractors who pay in cash and deploy police to collect, enabling abuse and oppression.
A seventeen year old Giovanni Del visiting Turin with an invitation from his uncle attended a gathering where he smoked heavily with friends after dinner. The room remained filled with smoke and he died from nicotine poisoning. Dr Tessier of Turin attributed death to nicotine poisoning.
The piece argues that Democratic platforms since March show the party’s continued backward gaze and stubborn opposition to progress. It portrays Democrats as unable to see ahead and prone to fault finding rather than forward thinking, ending with a garbled closing reference.
The Albany Evening Journal presents two financial portraits of public debt. Republican view covers U S and New York City debt figures for 1877 and per inhabitant estimates with yearly increases and reductions. The other portrait shows general debt growth, per head costs, and total increases across periods.
A surveying party reports beaver activity along Green River and tributaries in Wyoming. They describe dams up to 100 feet long built in curves, water strangled by lodges under banks, and treetrunks dragged to build or repair structures. The landscape shows axed aspens and gnawed willows along the waterline.
The Detroit Press notes that New York papers except the Times ignore major regional events like the Detroit regatta and the Knight Templar gathering in Cleveland. It laments a broader decline in news enterprise and suggests Western papers provide more notable coverage.
The Job Printing department advertises latest type and materials and promises fast, neat service. Legal blanks are kept in stock and work is advertised as high quality and affordable compared with other printing establishments in the state.
A lyrical scene describes crickets silent as summer winds, the honeyed notes of season memories, and evenings fading toward dusk. The speaker recalls roses plucked and meadows mown while nerves tremble at each distant note of changing days.
A collage of humorous lines and blunt witticisms captures social foibles from New Jersey praise to church pew vanity. The piece parodies daily talk, jokes about hair dye brain effects, and notes language shifts like suiciding in contemporary usage.
The Manchester papers report harsh treatment of recent emigrant workers from here hired by Robert Neill & Son. Striking joiners allegedly frightened or persuaded them to abandon contracts signed before troubles arose, with tools valued 10 to 60 pounds held as security.
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