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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1903
Page
6
A curate bound by a by marriage contract refuses to release. he tries to break the engagement with the young woman. In despair he is told by the girl’s mother to marry her instead. He agrees, and the curate then marries the mother while the girl weds a wealthy stock broker.
The piece notes early references to nightcaps amid Tudor fashions, citing Henry VIII’s wardrobe with a black velvet embroidered nightcape. It recalls Bishop Latimer described with multiple caps and a large townsman style hat, illustrating historical beliefs in keeping heads warm.
The piece explains cadets at West Point receive 500 dollars yearly plus ration commutation, living on simple means. An anecdote shows strict economy as a cadet asks for four shirts, the superintendent refuses, and the cadet is told to wear a single fatigue jacket until debt is cleared.
A Baltimorean recalls Russell Sage paying a New York based kidney doctor who refused payment for visiting patients. The physician later profited from stock trades via a Wall Street broker on Sage’s bill. The doctor’s daughter received stock tips by telegram, and the doctor eventually sold holdings and left the market amid questions of luck versus skill. The tale blends fortune, philanthropy, and stock speculation.
A fragmented marble block from Carrara quarries is detached and leveled, then removed using posts driven into loose stone, screw jacks, and a sloped skid system. Workers carefully position and secure the load with ropes and chokers to ease the lift.
The article argues baldness and toothlessness existed long before white flour. It notes ancient artifacts and statues show bald heads and dental work, and cites ruins like Pompeii and Herculaneum yielding false teeth. It suggests these afflictions may be less common today.
A city man recalls a painter who offered a dog portrait for 50 dollars last summer and mocked the idea of selling the dog for 100 dollars. The tale reflects curiosity and disappointment in value and taste.
In a brisk society note Dorothy reports six luncheons in one week testing gowns. Isabel confirms outfits held up but admits a lack of conversation for two days, reflecting the social endurance expected in the season.
An old century of cultivation drains 12000 pounds of alkalis from an acre. Cannel coal a versatile bituminous fuel burns freely with bright flame and was known as candle coal in England. The stone is denser, lathe workable, and jet jewelry is made from a Yorkshire variety.
A playful notice suggests May has lost her heart and promises a handsome reward to the finder. The quirky exchange implies a romantic clue within Town and Country’s page. It reads as a lighthearted plea with a social twist.
W H Pickering notes in Century that a steady atmosphere is essential for planetary astronomy. He explains atmospheric tremors magnify with telescope power, affecting detail, and cites personal observations from a favored site enabling clearer planetary markings even with small lenses.
A snapshot of 19th century scientific curiosities notes lightning clouds near earth at about 700 yards away and cloud to earth distances around four miles. It cites Jupiter's size versus weight, heart blood flow, star motion, microscope magnification boosted by vaseline oil, and a polished metallic surface.
The text notes positive electrical behavior on an unpolished surface with sticky substances and dust producers.
The story recalls Bismarck as a student in Berlin who served for a few months as court officer. A disruptive witness provoked him until he threatened to eject him but the judge intervened saying the court would handle such throws. The witness then raged and Marek warned he would have the judge eject him personally if misbehavior continued.
A Kansas City Journal quip notes Featherly’s marriage and headlines his wife as the subject of sly gossip about eyelashes and “tong lashes” in a playful, local gossip tone.
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