20 Sep 1878
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1878
Page
1
The notice invites readers to submit news items or information of general interest to the proprietor Jobn Watts. It requests timely local news and details on advertising rates, signaling a community bulletin in the weekly Intelligencer.
A fragmented dialect passage depicts accusations of stealing “watermillions” amid a charged scene. A figure invokes Abe Lincoln while a crowd or witnesses react to the alleged theft, with threats and moral outrage expressed in regional speech.
A narrator recalls marrying out of obligation to rector Cartwright by Dove ton. She admits coldness, jealousy, and neglect, then follows his absence, letters, and Maud's help. Returning to him after years apart, she confronts the transformed husband and reconciles, noting his happiness and her remorse. The tale frames a true-seeming narrative with a postscript about a separate era.
This office offers up to date printing styles and materials with neat dispatch. Capable of high quality work at competitive state rates. Legal blanks kept in stock. Bill heads and letter heads available.
Fragmentary text discusses ear rings worn in various cultures from antiquity. It notes their links to idols and sun worship, mentions Hosea and Jeremiah references, and cites Roman and Moorish practices as well as historic statues with pierced ears.
A vague financial note indicates a 187 percent figure in the Bla Wim context with a net loss of 21. The statement lacks clear entities, dates, or concrete outcomes.
A lengthy report reviews gauge decisions for railways in the 1800s. It notes experiments on track gauge, comparing three feet to four feet eight and a half inches, with costs in various regions. It cites the Imperial engineers and figures from Canada, India, the United States, and Europe.
President Hayes outlines the national debt decline since the Civil War, shifts in interest costs, and currency reforms. He cites reduced debt from 1865 to 1878, lower annual interest payments, and currency value stabilization while warning of postwar Southern Democratic efforts to curb federal authority and push home rule.
Jumbled clippings reference Irish, English, and American quips about gender roles, social habits, and odd anecdotes. Vignettes include vanity, fashion, and a talking point on a lawyer and a judge, with odd transliterations and clipped punchlines from various columns.
A reflection on remembering ancestors and the fading names in family trees. The piece notes the urge to leave a mark in history, from personal engravings to public memory, and mentions a Virginian carpenter and his steel tool innovations as a nod to lasting craft.
The unnamed narrator notes a prevalence of bald heads across denominations, except Quakers who keep hats on. He observes one in four men bald, recalls a red head causing a laugh during a Sabbath sermon, and a youth clapping to warm his fiery crown in the gallery.
Edward Gantz of Black Hawk Wisconsin heard a peculiar noise near a field fence and found a large sunning snake. When it opened its mouth a stream of young snakes fled. He killed the snakes after the mother burst, uncovering forty six young about six inches long.
A Greek vessel laden with powder neared Mandruka in Turkey Asia seeking to dispose of cargo to Bedouins along the coast. Turkish sponge boats operated nearby as final warnings were given against selling to Bedouins until further notice.
A martial tableau unfolds with a king and his sword, banners, and armor as the poet’s coffin stirs a chorus of call to arms. The scene evokes duty, sacrifice, and faith as coffins lie low beneath a radiant sunset and cross and crescent emblems.
A practical French device proposes blunting dogs teeth to prevent mad dog attacks. The instrument allegedly poses no danger to humans and could reduce rabies risks, with reports describing its safety and potential usefulness amid fears of bite injuries.
Prof Langston American minister to Hayti writes the State Department that American silver is circulated there in large amounts. He notes 81 000 000 of it circulates and that silver dollars could find ready circulation, with no coin larger than a half meter previously in use.
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