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Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1878
Page
1
Labor Is Worship In the Heart of Labor
Poem urges relentless labor as worship, praising workers from robin to bee and insect, with lines on hope and duty. It extols the virtue of toil, shaping wealth and growth from seed to forest, and ends urging mighty deeds as prayer to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satie
Peekette
Kahor
Lalor
Real Life Romance Ends in Honest Work and Love
Dick Clemmens rejects Kitty Flipper, seeks a trade, wins Kate the cook, and proves a marriage of equals by labor and mutual respect, as both families are drawn into a shared frontier tale of enterprise and partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Mrs. Clemmens
Kitty Flipper
Aoncieus
Jupi
Job Printing Department Offers Modern, Cheap Services
The office advertises updated styles of fonts and materials for all printing orders. Legal blanks, bill heads, letters, books, pamphlets, posters, auction bills, cards, and related items are produced with neatsness and dispatch, claiming to match any state printer for quality and price.
Poverty Stricken Pedestrian Seeks Night’s Lodging In Garrison
A worn traveler with a ticket valid on country roads arrives at a garrison inn for the night. He overhears the landlady directing Tommy to fetch Charley and report to his father, with errands to Louise, Alice Jim, and Ezra, while someone tends a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Tommy
Charley
Ets Nadillie
Louise
Mies Crozier’s
Alice Jim
Ezra
A Summer Morning Poem Fragment
A fragmentary verse describes a bright morning with sunlit fields and wind. The speaker prays for guidance to see and bear the world as God’s hand, wondering how to lift vision beyond the ground and meet the divine scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seribner
German shipowners dominate Mexican coast trade and river traffic
The passage notes that much of the coast trade with Mexico and the Sacramento River traffic is controlled by German shipowners and shipping and commission agents, while many workers lead a seafaring life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Sacramento River
Shipping and Commission
Conservative press in Germany signals terms with Vatican
In a cautious shift, Conservative organs in Germany indicate a decision toward accord with the Vatican. They argue that recent developments justify seeking common ground and moderation in church-state relations as public debate continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Germany
Weg Dogg
Faith and Letter Move Soldier at Nashville Meeting
Moody recounts a brave soldier shaken by a sister's prayer that moved faith over gunpowder. A trembling man in battle hears the faith of a young woman, six miles away, guiding salvation through prayer and belief in his mother’s Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Moody
Murder near Victoria Missouri shocks town
A widow, Mary Dean, living on a small farm near Victoria, is accused of attempting to murder her three children. She instructed her eight year old son Willie to take the youngest child and then drew a razor from her bosom, threatening to kill them all. Willie wrested the blade from her, badly cutting two of the children in the struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Alden
Alden
Mr. Wells
Ildren
Asie
Schenectady
New York
J Wells
Logan
Tryon County
Mitchell
Tory Newbury
Newbury
Mohawk Valley
Victoria
Mary Dean
Willie
Rmal
Cincinnati Oak Blocks and Pavement Struggle
In fragmentary text, workers discuss oak blocks for paving and associated obstacles. The note mentions bees and piners, with references to paving plans facing delays and challenges in execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ireland's Decay How Emigration Degraded the Old Sod
The article cites population shifts in Ireland from 1800s to 1880s, noting a rise to about 8 million by 1841 and a famine decline. It attributes depopulation to mass emigration to the United States and other regions, detailing emigration figures and livestock declines alongside crop acreage changes. The piece links reduced land cultivation and grain potato output to continued exodus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial
Ireland
Australia
Canada
Snes
Rene Eeee
Eecceesees
Cccec
Cecepess Nestecsavses
Great Britain
Flaws of Decimal System in Trade and Time
The article argues that decimal notation is ill suited for weights and market divisions, as halves and quarters dominate pricing and coinage. It cites French efforts, decimal time failures, and widespread opposition to international decimal measures, noting persistent reliance on bisections and non decimal subdivisions. It quotes Popular Science Monthly-like critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opman
Popular Science Monthly
Wealthy Capt. Holm Case Sparks Lunacy Trial
Boston court hears a remarkable case where a son allegedly paid doctors to certify Capt. Holm as insane to seize his assets. The plan involved locking him in a lunatic asylum, aided by the wife. It took over a week to free him, exposing how easily one can commit a person to an asylum and how hard it is to secure release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Holm
Boston
Pt. Holm
Robbery at One House Atlantic-N Early Morning Theft
A daring robbery occurred at a house in Atlantic-N where the 400-pound safe vanished after the proprietor found an open parlor door. Debris including oil and money fragments were scattered, with the safe destroyed by nitro glycerine and the door blown off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Prietor
Barbers Hear Noise Then Recover Loot After Break In
A noise near 2 o'clock at a barber shoproom preceded a vault fire scene. The safe appeared scorched with collapsed walls yet the proprietor had withdrawn most money, leaving thieves robbed of portions of their haul.
Vast Totals of Precious Metals Through History
A San Francisco Era summary notes historic estimates of gold and silver mined from antiquity to 1872. It cites cumulative world totals around 23.23 billion dollars, annual production swings from ancient to modern times, and splits of precious metals by region including America Asia Europe and Africa. The piece questions California and the Pacific slope’s place in global commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
California
Australa
Asia
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
Africa
Iite Acme
Pacific
San Francisco
Remembered One Thing in a Canadian Court Session
A Toronto Globe court vignette recalls a sharp cross examination where a witness, pressed to recall events twenty years back, finally recounts a memory of a loan to the witness’s father that was never repaid. The judge’s patience wears thin as the attorney seizes the moment to end the line of questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
Time and attention restrain the tedium of life
The London Spectator notes many men possess a consciousness of time that can become a disease. It contrasts older workers who suffer after noon fatigue with those who incessantly observe and notice every movement, claiming such keen awareness protects them from serious tedium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tediam
London Spectator
Government Printing Office Posts 1400-Page Statutes Revision Volume
Ex Mary Boutwell completed an authorized revision of the United States Statutes and, after state approval, 1400 pages were printed. A calf bound octavo volume was delivered to each Senate Revision of Laws committee member. Boutwell continues to finalize the index to the revised laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Printing Office
Washington
Mary Boutwell
Senate Committee
Boutwell
Silken Hair and Fading Love Between Aurelia and Philip
In the Burlington Hawk Eye excerpt Aurelia distances herself after Philip fondly admires her hair. He muses on beauty, then loses his train of thought as the strand breaks away. Aurelia returns with the hair, leaving them as strangers with cold, unsettled gazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip
Aurelia
Burlington
American farming powers questioned in London Times
The London Times suggests American farming may be driving commodity trends by leveraging large scale production and import levels. The article argues about economic influence and potential impacts on domestic supply chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Secretary of the Treasury Discusses Currency and Resumption
The speech in Toledo outlines the silver and resumption debates, arguing for stable money with equal purchasing power across gold, silver, and paper. It cites the Resumption Act, treasury balances, and plans to maintain parity while avoiding fiat money, urging Republican unity and noting upcoming election dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Republican State Committee
Ohio
Toledo
Senate
Congress
Treasury Department
House of Representatives
Bendixier
Great Britain
United States
Galt Coe
Stollar
Lucas
Abraham
Times
Meng
Sesson
United
Thore
Treaury
Treasury
Tarasvey
Unstrep Starrs
Washmeton
D. C
James Gilfillan
Congresa
Committee of Conin
House
Ite
Pune
Chan Poe
Republican Party
A Fly Causes Domestic Tension in Odd Standoff
An amusing tale from the Gazette describes a fly wandering between James Howard and his wife over coffee. The insect slips into the cup, lands on Mrs. Howard, and a comical exchange ensues ending with the couple separating after the husband retrieves the fly amid a playful yet tense confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaa
James Howard
Wes
Mr. Howard
James
Thas
Suaindt Aileellecher
Rosa Engagements Stir Paubhe and Carl Rosa
The narrative describes Parepa Rosa’s engagement to her quiet manager Carl Rosa after a carriage accident. The briefly described union is marked by modesty and mutual devotion, with the couple described as deeply devoted and content in their pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rosa
Rosa
Parepa
Eagle
Ied Patio Mexicans Do Their Courting
A brief item notes social courting practices among Mexican communities around a patio setting. The report highlights customs, gathering norms, and informal courtship behaviors observed by local readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T . Ied
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Kitty
Richard
Hire
Paul
Cherry Valley
Douglass Campbell
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Stacia
Wells
Indesay
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the Job Printing Department of
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Iey
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H. Gove
W. P. Prve
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D Lindsey
Florida
B. Conover
H. Bishee
Iiowa
H. A McCord
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Ae L. Price
James B. Luckey
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E. L. Martin
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Acklen
J. B. Elam
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F. Fene
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G. D. Tillman
West Virginia
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