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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
6
A Japanese physician Dr Aoyama nearly dies from plague until a nurse uses patriotism to save him. She repeatedly toasts to the mikado and pleads for his participation, appealing to duty and politeness. He drinks to the sovereign, then joins the toast, restoring strength until delirium subsides and he recovers.
The ostrich has powerful but brittle legs with two toes on each foot. One toe bears a horny nail used as a weapon. An unarmed man is likely to be defeated unless he climbs a tree or jumps a five foot wall.
A Jersey farmer visiting New York muses on a bookstore window sign offering Dickens works for two dollars. He quips that the seller may be a poor workman or desperate for work, a wry roadside observation from the Boston Courier.
A short quotation from an Indianapolis source notes a cashier likened to a lamb on Wall Street and a witty conclusion that he skipped. The remark captures a playful cashiers’ persona and urban financial culture.
Studies of the ocean bottom near continental shores find that sizable rivers sometimes discharge into the sea below the surface, beneath the visible coastline.
The Omaha News notes that castles have the redeeming feature of not requiring rent, contrasting with ordinary homes and highlighting a quirky advantage in property imagination.
A young woman asks if actors show egotism and Stormington Barnes confirms it. He recalls meeting three actors who believed they could perform Hamlet as well as he does, highlighting vanity in the profession.
The exchange depicts a man pressed about a rejection. He recalls questions about consent with another person offering only evasive replies. The dialogue hints at discomfort and ambiguity without a direct denial or explicit outcome.
A playful verse portrays Elizabeth Jane's snore sweeping through the chamber from ceiling to floor. The poet uses vivid imagery to emphasize its rising and sinking motion like a bee in June and a bassoon's wail.
Advertisers tout through passenger service with no change of cars while critics claim travelers pay extra fares labeled as Chicago News charges. Officials urge clarity as riders seek seamless trips and fair pricing across lines.
Public authorities provide bathing facilities to all residents, ensuring access to essential hygienic services for the community.
The text notes that famine and drifting ice cause infant hunger and even cannibalism in Greenland areas near Baffin Bay. It also reports belief that murdering a child transforms its spirit into Angiak, an evil haunting force for the village.
The piece cites Dr Reed's minimum air requirement of ten cubic feet per minute per adult and notes a typical 12 by 10 by 8 foot room holds 960 cubic feet. It argues that sealing rooms with multiple occupants causes unhealthy air and strong odor, contrasting with the pure air intended by nature.
A Philadelphia Press snippet features Elsie and Mamma discussing a Pickwick tale. A funny old man warns his son to beware of widows, joking that a widow is skilled at catching a husband. The exchange prompts Elsie to wonder about becoming a widow to wed.
A description notes how postholes are made in Alaska with a powder blast to create the hole, followed by inserting a telegraph pole, pouring water, and using extreme cold to freeze the pole securely within an ice encasement.
In a country setting a man asks how to handle a balky livery horse. The farmer replies with blunt humor that the remedy is to trade the horse and move on, a light village exchange about practical dealing with animal trouble.
In a quoted exchange Mr. Comrox declares he no longer takes pride in his business. He says he and the girls now base pride on his daughter's husband's pedigree, revealing tensions in family and business values.
A historical aphorism attributed to Fontaine notes that rogues reveal themselves through behavior. The saying asserts that those who are wolves will act like wolves, a certainty about character and consequence.
A humorous aside from Harper's Bazar contrasts global blind statistics with a child’s quarrel. Willie cries for his mother as he recalls being hit by a brick, and replies that he only struck back with the brick’s name.
An item from the Chicago Record quotes remarks about Mr Simpkins and a daughter. The dialogue questions their engagement and hints at underlying tensions. The exchange suggests a nearing betrothal with strained relations and evolving fault finding.
A health ad promotes Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets as a night remedy to break up a bad cold with no cure no pay. The offer lists 25 cents and credits L M Bosworth at 29 27.
Fragmentary notice offers an alleged Apple remedy free of charge with a promise No Cure No Pay. Mentions a person L. M. Laswerth and vague date 29 lyr.
An illustrated book issued by the Chicago and North Western Railway explains low travel to California for Epworth League Convention in San Francisco in July. The round trip from Chicago is 50 dollars with reduced rates from other points. copies available free from W. B. Kniskern in Chicago.
Low excursion rates available on the Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway. On the first and third Tuesdays each month tickets good for 21 days to points north of Abbott Shell Rock and Waverly cost one fare plus $2. Full land details available from Messrs Siren Brooks Cedar Rapids Iowa. For travel to many states and provinces call an agent or write John G. Farmer A G P and T A B C R N Ry Cedar Rapids Ia.
Smith Bricker abstractors report multiple transfers in Nevada and Ames Iowa for April 7 1901. Transactions include Leonard to Secord Lot 8 Block 2 Armstrongs addition Nevada Chas Elwood to Eng Evangelical Lutheran Church Lots 15 16 Block 14 East and North addition Ames and numerous other deeds ranging from $50 to $69000 involving parcels in Nevada Ames Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell Maxwell and surrounding areas. Details list grantor grantee property descriptions and monetary amounts from various adits and subdivisions.
Pressonville Kansas readers report universal relief from la grippe coughs using Foley’s Hone and Tar. Not a bottle failed to give relief, according to Tilden and Loughran.
At Whakarewarewa New Zealand the site features geysers hot springs boiling pools mud volcanoes and hot water falls ready for visitors to observe the geothermal activity and natural ground forces.
The article notes that Santa Claus is not recognized in Spain and that the three Magi are revered as the children's gift bringers. It discusses cultural differences in Christmas gift traditions and the role of the Magi in Spanish holiday observances.
In winter 1893 at Wallace Idaho three friends faked the death of lawyer Jack Greene to test his community support. A pine coffin, concealed body, and staged funeral spurred panic until Greene reappeared at the Crystal Palace saloon, ending in a confrontational reveal and a cruel lesson about local opinion.
The Boston Transcript notes Briggs and the Dudleys prize their dog, with both families avoiding blame when the pet shows a fault, the quarrel-free stance extending to their children.
The fragment recalls a talking shepherd and a lone traveler on the hills. A man on a donkey was seen yesterday, and today another figure appears, sparking a quiet exchange.
A Chicago News item notes a woman blocking a street mil liner’s window to express desire for personal bank funds, illustrating social friction over finance and gender norms.
Greatly reduced one way settlers rates to points in the northwest will be in effect via the Iowa Central during February, March and April 1901. For full particulars call on Iowa six-cent ticket agents or address Geo. S. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Ia. DeWitt's Little Early Risers will remove all ties from your system and cleanse your bowels. Tilden & Loughran.
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages and uses AP telegraphic service while keeping a yearly price of $1.00, with 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. It touts worldwide news daily for families, with a circulation above 29,000 and mailing address in Des Moines, Iowa.
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