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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1883
Page
2
Warden Martin reports four term totals for the Anamosa penitentiary with $176,484 appropriated and $19,003.91 balance. 239 convicts, 220 lamps, and light costs. The record mentions hogs as Iowa revenue, numerous county hog counts, and a fatal suicide of Mr Parker. railroad, fairs, beekeepers, and various local incidents fill the page with mixed, period details.
The Citizens & Telegraphers' National Union Telegram and Cablegram Company announces capital of 5 million dollars with $25 shares. No holder may own more than 10,000. Thirteen trustees, seven citizens and six telegraphers, will govern. Subscription books open September 15. Employees must be stockholders. Boston names include Eugene J. O'Connor Charles E. Chute and Thomas W. Green.
Thursday drew about forty thousand to Des Moines fairgrounds as the Iowa State Agricultural Society advanced toward a permanent organization. Henry Clay Dean spoke on the Mississippi Valley while poultry exhibits grew into a massive 409 by 100 foot car with 1,500 varieties.
A fragmented phrase suggests a reflection on silence as a natural virtue or merit. No clear event or entities identified. The text appears literary rather than newsworthy.
A humorous incident from a temperance lecture in Michigan features a mayor struggling to introduce the speaker. The lecturer prompts him to say “Gentlemen” and to announce the intended name, but memory lapses lead to repeated stumbles and an improvised banter as they finally proceed.
A peculiar ad proclaims a machine priced at twenty five cents in which dupes failed to spot the cambric item received. The terse blurb reflects a historic classified style with unclear details and potential satire.
A remark notes that men often face accusations or feel accused because their accusers would act similarly if placed in their position, suggesting a mirror of accountability and bias in critique.
A Muscatine Journal column attacks church anti temperance action and labels the Atlantic District Methodist Conference as opposing saloon interests. It recalls historic clergy involvement in politics and mocks a visiting poet in a satirical office scene.
A long, florid sketch portrays a reckless Texas cowboy famed for range work and murder, then a dramatic rescue of a Mexican trader’s child during a cattle stampede. It ends with a stark funeral for the slain gunman and a vivid prairie death scene.
The piece condemns the Democratic party for appealing to temperance and moral reform while warning that embracing saloon interests will ruin the party in Iowa. It argues teachers and schools shaped public virtue and predicts voters will abandon past loyalties for a platform that sustains virtue and independence.
The soldier boys of Iowa recall Gov. Sherman facing death and privation on Southern battle-fields while a Democratic ticket candidate dodged the draft. The writer denounces the opponent as cowardly and warns veterans that voting for him would disappoint.
The Philadelphia Record recalls Simon Cameron and George Law as the era’s toughest interview subjects. An officer of the army recalls Lincoln and McClellan meeting Cameron, who refused to be interviewed. In New York, George Law eased after a baited approach, then spoke freely about finance and politics though later cursing the reporter.
A maritime maxim urges proactive action when foreseeing danger. It advises moving away from a lee shore to avoid wreck, suggesting courage and foresight in dangerous weather rather than passive endurance.
A lyrical meditation on a summer field near dawn and dusk, describing wheat, swallows, and changing light. The speaker recalls the beloved hand guiding his steps, praising fidelity and love while enveloped in imagery of clear skies, bees, gnats, and the hum of evening. The poem ends with a rustic, affectionate couplet.
The report notes Ida county wheat averaging 244 bushels per acre and the State Fair receipts near 42 000 dollars, highlighting strong agricultural productivity and fair income totals.
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