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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
4
The essay recalls Bunsen’s absentmindedness with daily dinners of kalbs cotelette and spargel at a hotel restaurant. When asparagus ran out he was shocked to learn the season had ended, then switched to mutton chops and peas for weeks before the narrator moved hotels.
A New York Sun item recounts a woman altered her exit in a street car due to superstition, nearly missing the door at Twenty third Street and prompting light taunts. A Chicago Inter Ocean anecdote follows about a D A R member misjudging Gouverneur Morris as financer of the American Revolution and how post ed knowledge saved her from embarrassment.
The article recounts a hawk’s impressive first and second season kills including rabbits hares partridges magpies and squirrels. It notes a goshawk’s relentless pursuit methods and fearless dives into hedges and rock shelves with vivid anecdotes from Captain Bland and a London Spectator account.
The Kansas City Journal reports a capitol move saga from 1894 where Helena prevailed over Anaconda amid political maneuvering. W A Clark backed Helena with a $5,000 blind bet securing victory without personal loss, while Marcus Daly supported Anaconda.
The late R. D. Blackmore disliked publicity and objected to advertisements on book backs. He objected to a cheap edition of Lorna Doone claiming Blank's cocoa as best and sent a peppery letter to the publisher ending with a quip about drinking chocolate and knowing Blank's cocoa is the worst.
Washington Star recounts a dialogue in which Senator Sorghum says he steered a legislator to the legislature through influence. The exchange suggests the legislator could not manage money bills and relied on Sorghum, who supplied a book of signed checks.
A Somerville Journal snippet notes a man who calmly falls on a slippery sidewalk and rises without glancing for observers, illustrating prized self control and composure.
A Mount Airy florist battled ants invading seed boxes. He used a meat bone as bait, then washed the ants away in water and reused the bone. Trying fly paper as a trap, the ants built a sand wall and formed a marching procession to the bone, demonstrating organized foraging.
An Irishman, pressed into organ blowing, clings to the bellows handle and blows with wild effort while choristers urge him to “Blow” as the wind fails. The scene recalls a prior sailor blower who strips to brace himself, saying he can hold on better.
A humorous exchange at a wedding features the bridegroom and her young brother. The boy questions whether the hook used by the sister caused pain, prompting the mother to intervene and end the table discussion.
A husband praises his wife's voice as having a note of pathos capable of bringing tears to any audience. The cynic agrees, noting he is moved even by her mere statement of intending to sing, in a Moonshine quip.
A Chicago Tribune remark recalls a classroom quip where a new student answers George Washington’s child count as about 3,000,000, highlighting period statistics and the Father of His Country’s era.
Mrs Belgrave asks if he is a steward but the man replies he is the captain of the top. She admires him and requests the spin for Chauncey who is nearly bored. The brief vignette appears in Harlem Life.
A reflective note emphasizes that sincere service to God matters whether shown in everyday tasks at home or in formal worship at a cathedral. It frames kindness as divine in all environments.
Otto Korb Grand Chancellor of K P Boonville Indiana touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for delicate skin and stubborn ulcers with certain good results. Warns against imitation as Bosworths promotes.
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