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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1877
Page
2
The Job Printing department advertises modern type and materials with neat, dispatchful execution. It claims competitive rates, asserting can match any printing establishment in the state and keeps legal blanks in stock.
Mrs Fanny Kelly recalls captivity with the Sioux and Blackfeet in 1864 1867, detailing her rescue plan aided by Jumping Bear, her husband’s failed search efforts, and ultimate reunion. She describes ordeals, acts of mercy, and civilian mentions from Congress awarding her for services.
A lion and lioness in Presthal Zoo clash with a leopard in a brutal encounter over a partition gap. The fight lasts twenty minutes with the lioness fatally wounded and the leopard prevailing, described in dramatic terms as a theater of combat.
A twelve pounder artillery piece sunk by Burgoyne during his 1777 retreat is to be raised. The cannon rests in ten feet of water, four hundred feet from shore, buried under three feet of mud in the Hudson River.
The article urges families to use a wood fire to strengthen home life and character. It argues an open fire can heat a home and foster togetherness, noting children benefit from a shared parlor ritual and mothers observe their children's friends around the hearth.
A discussion of Jefferson Davis, President Andrew Johnson, and Gov. Morton with telegrams and opinions from Toombs Stephens and others. The piece questions Morton's stance on Davis and ponders whether the war governor had a sour apple tree. Also notes Missouri's new senator and Armstrong's citizenship claims.
The article contrasts crime in Russian towns with Democratic frauds in Hartford. It cites stolen cloaks and unchained dogs in Russia and details election irregularities in Hartford including fraudulent votes, tampered checks, and a list of names checked beyond ballots cast while noting limited investigation into who did not vote.
Fragmentary OCR content describes a farmer, a dog deprived of some possession, and a person named Crowned O ny, with references to legs and tying a wall pole across a creek. The extract is garbled and lacks coherent facts.
The piece denounces the state Democratic Party as exposing its true Tammany and canal corruption nature. J Kelley and Jarvis Lord are noted as leading figures, with Tilden’s faction crushed and anti Tam many forces driven out. The author warns of ongoing domination by old anti reform elements and calls the convention a defeat for reformers.
A terse report notes the French attempt to introduce horse meat consumption in the East ended without adoption. The text hints at resistance and conflicting reactions among local populations and authorities, signaling cultural and dietary friction during colonial or exploration-era exchanges.
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