11 Oct 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1878
Page
1
The notice invites Ames readers in Story County Iowa to submit local news items for publication. It asks for any news of general interest and notes advertising rates have been disclosed to the proprietor.
In Atlanta Constitution writer W. Small quotes Old Si from Atlanta recalling Civil War era hardship and postwar aid. A veteran recounts receiving Yankees fighting reconstruction, river dangers, and gratitude for blankets and ice sent to the needy in the northward relief effort.
An 1840s British officer recounts a Napoleonic era tale of Capt. Donnelly later disguised as a vizier in Nepal. The narrative follows his wife Sophy, assumed remarried, and the discovery years later that Donnelly survived and returned to claim a different life.
The office furnishes up to date type and materials and promises neat, accurate work. They print legal blanks, bill heads, letter heads, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards. Competitive prices claim to be as cheap as any printing establishment in the state.
The fragment outlines Pharos as the ancient island near Alexandria, famed for the lighthouse listed among the seven wonders. It notes a square pyramid on a large base begun in the time of Ptolemy and completed around 1280 B C with white stone, about 500 feet tall, and a beacon visible roughly 41 miles at night.
A boy presents at a news office saying there is flesh outside the door, the clerk asks if mistaken and the boy insists there is a whole out there in the fold, identifying a chestnut tree as the target.
Six friends attend Ed Worsham’s burial at Elmwood Cemetery where Rev Dr White conducts two interments. A mourning father asks Dr White to read over his wife and the service ends with the pallbearers, as sorrow echoes through the city’s epidemic times.
England adopts a cowhide horseshoe known as the Yates shoe. It combines cowhide layers with steel meld and aims to prevent hoof splitting, claiming it costs less than iron shoes and harms the foot none.
The text traces early tramway development from timber rails to cast iron in 1767 by Coalbrook Dale Iron Co, noting horse power comparisons, rail gauge details, and the shift toward horse powered tramways on common roads. It also describes US adoption in 1852 and French engineer M. Loubat's 20th century influence on urban traffic layouts.
In O Halloran's History and Antiquities of Ireland a Milesian king Bille has a son Gollamh who seeks his father's leave to aid Phoenician ancestors. He sails from Corunna with thirty ships to Syria, while twelve youths study astronomy navigation arts and crafts and share notes. The passage dates the voyage to 2650 of the era fearal.
Fashion notes indicate a trend toward unique suit silhouettes and bolder fabrics. Retailers report growing demand for modern cuts that blend classic tailoring with contemporary flair, signaling a move away from conservative corporate wear.
The Washington correspondent highlights a Treasury prepared analysis of the U S debt from 1860 to 1878 detailing outstanding debt, interest, cash in the treasury and per capita debt. It argues the policy has reduced the burden and calls for continued fiscal restraint amid political inflation worries and Southern influence in Congress.
The speech frames a pivotal year for policy and commerce, urging Congress to avoid drastic currency and trade changes. It emphasizes financial stability, a frugal government, and a constitutional currency while defending labor and capital as allies and warning against speculative monetary schemes.
A sermon by Rev. David Swing of Chicago discusses the moral world as a vast, evolving composition. It traces streams of thought from Palestine to Greece and Italy, liberty's rise, and the role of language, education, and faith in shaping civilization under a benevolent Creator.
A collage of tongue in cheek jokes and witticisms from newspapers and jokes across the era. Puns about cucumbers pumpkins mangoes and poem lines mix with quips about public schools politics and daily life. Various regional bits and a telegram anecdote wrap the light humor collection.
A narrator recalls a colored brother warning his young friend George about resisting sin. George concedes the temptation to do wrong is strong, while the elder recounts his own past near theft and the struggle to stay upright and avoid taking the boots.
The record notes an eerie year 878 marked by a severe visitation described as vastly worse, signaling a notable crisis or event in contemporary accounts. The phrasing implies a historical context with emphasis on heightened suffering and notable impact.
A fragmented poetic note describes running north toward a distant open sea as river and aurora lights loom. The voice searches for peace and clarity while facing shifting images of water, light, and longing. Dated October Scribner, the piece echoes fin de siècle reflective verse.
A mysterious man aboard a New York bound train refuses to move a large trunk to the baggage car. conductors repeat orders at multiple stops, culminating in the trunk being removed or left behind as the stranger remains indifferent.
In a quirky Norristown Herald item a man writes to his girlfriend asking if she will forget him only after the world’s flowers bloom. Three months later he plans to visit another girl described with a wart on her nose and ten thousand dollars in the bank.
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