06 Sep 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1878
Page
1
Local notice in Story County Iowa lists rates for newspaper advertising as the paper seeks to inform potential clients about pricing. The readable text notes an application to the proprietor and the establishment of the rate structure.
Readers are invited to submit items of interest for publication. Send any dogal news or notes to the newspaper to share with the community.
Fragmentary poem recalling memories and the ache of loss. The speaker laments a life departed, voices nostalgia for a former beloved hymn, and conveys grief as time dims the end of years under June stars.
A fragmented reminiscence traces Edward Wilder and his cousin Jenny at Beechwood. He recalls their long courtship, Jenny’s pranks and elegance, a moonlit confrontation, and a hidden confession that seals a vow fulfilled and a questionable kiss. The tale blends memory, longing, and family tension.
A garbled message mentions a week long hold at a location with a plan to kiss the bride and eat a walla onion. The fragment lacks clear names, places, or outcomes.
The article outlines harsh penalties for tramps and certain offenses under a New Hampshire law. It details imprisonment ranges up to five years for property injuries, notes exemptions for women and minors under 17, and describes enforcement provisions including rewards and posting requirements. Separate items discuss counterfeit money exports to Germany, including notes seized by secret service, their travel path via Austria, and extradition disputes between the United States and Austria.
The article notes vast wartime expenses including a November 1876 loan of 860,008,000 paper rubles and a foreign loan of 93,750,000 silver rubles, totaling substantial disbursements. It cites a 285,000 rubles figure alongside other accounting.
In Lae Berlin police face confusion after a river incident led to a probe of missing youths. Officials say an initial report is being reassessed as new details emerge from local hunters and residents.
Special agents report extensive sugar frauds involving misgrading imported and exported sugars to evade higher duties. Evidence shows sugars of low grade pass as higher quality, shaving cents per pound and yielding large illicit profits. Case materials and shipper records are to be presented in the United States Court at the next term.
The piece argues for State's rights as a core Democratic idea, praising Confederate-era principles and denouncing federal power. It cites Southern and Northern editors, defending Bourbonism against radicalism and claiming broad support across regions.
A San Francisco undertaker clashed with a Pacific coast magnate who fenced off his corner lot to block sun and block sale. The undertaker kept vines growing on the tall barrier until persistent delays ended in a decisive act.
The article notes a remarkable Chinese pagoda and asserts its primary, though unspoken, aim is to torment the previously triumphant millionaire. The piece hints at provocative purpose without specifying the uses proposed by the planner.
A New Subscriber visits a newspaper shop asking for the boss and promising to pay for a month. The scene includes dialect dialogue about prices and services, plus a long column of pithy quotes, humorous notices, and brief anecdotes ranging from a prize fight to a tombstone sight gag and a mock reader letter.
A fragmentary report describes a fisherman on Falton Ferry in New York who killed a large unidentified fish after catching it on a long line. The text mentions a white belly, possible jaws or teeth, and distorted, fused fins, with further unclarified details.
The Job Printing department offers up to date type styles and materials with neat, prompt work. Legal blanks kept in stock. Bill heads, letters, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards and more printed cheaply, aiming to be the best in the state.
The piece depicts a veteran poet or musician recalling a ruined harp and time’s decay, contrasting past mastery with present silence. Two figures, Marian and the speaker, contemplate memory, music, and loss. The narrative voice laments faded silver strings and echoes, while a childlike persistence suggests hope in art despite ruin.
A dubious process blends colors by pressing a painted cylinder onto a plate to transfer yellow then other colors. The method, though noted in court proceedings, appears complex and unlikely to succeed, with the overall system deemed not promising.
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