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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
7
A New York Journal piece argues Napoleon balanced action and thought, using debates on war, government, and religion to sharpen the mind. It notes his method: planned discussions, choice of debaters, and pursuit of real outcomes alongside abstract inquiry.
The article explains that boiler cracking rumors stem from steam pressure. If the boiler stays full of water and is heated, no danger occurs. cracking comes from thermal expansion when water temp is high and is not a sign of danger unless the boiler is worn out.
An advertisement promotes Weeks Break-Up-A-O Cold Tablets claiming to break up a bad cold while you sleep. The offer includes No Care, No Pay and lists fi. M. Bosworth at 29-27.
The Chicago & North-Western Railway issued an illustrated summer booklet promoting low travel to California for the Epworth League Convention in San Francisco this July. The round trip from Chicago is $50 with reduced fares from other cities, and copies are available via W. B. Knisk at 22 Fifth Ave Chicago. The pamphlet covers the state and routes for planning.
The author describes the eel as long and slender with dark green above and yellowish white below. He notes color changes by habitat and seasonal feeding, compares eels to cod in color shifts, and discusses migration and breeding habits observed in ponds and brooks.
A courtroom exchange shows the prosecutor doubting a prior witness claim that the defendant squandered his inheritance. The witness Testifies he urged church visits, but the defendant replied with a sly smile that he was not born yesterday.
The article notes China expects about 21 million pounds of annual silk crop with over 60 percent consumed domestically where it is produced.
The Bastille key now decorates the hall at Mount Vernon the former home of George Washington. The artifact was presented to Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette.
In Forest and Stream, Lewis Hopkins recounts a quail that seemed to place a large dead oak leaf over its back while lying low. The hunter and his pup were witnesses as the covey dispersed and the leaf lay as a convincing camouflaged cover. The observer notes his own credibility and that of the pup.
An early morning specialist sharpens butcher blocks at city meat markets. The adze man removes a thin wood layer from blocks to keep them smooth, a three hour process that nets about $1 for his labor, as noted by the New York Times.
Photographers chase fast money with subjects likely to yield high prices. Ideas include a house struck by lightning with a real strike, wrecked trains at the moment of collision, lifeboat crews rescuing sailors in a storm, an Atlantic liner battling tempest, and a Japanese or other earthquake in progress.
An evangelist in a southern California village church urged last night for enlistment in the Lord's service but saw no immediate response. A veteran with a wooden leg, seated in the rear, quipped from the back row after the third appeal, saying draft em, parson, hang it, draft em.
A Detroit Journal passage describes a woman marveling at nature noting the jellyfish as a prime example of beauty in life. The group debates preservation and the wonders of creation beyond vertebrates.
Reduced rates to points in the northwest apply through February March and April 1901. For full details contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo. E. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers advertised to cleanse the bowels and remove impurities. Tilden & Loughran.
The Des Moines Daily News increases to eight pages and retains a yearly price of 1.00 with 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. It continues full Associated Press telegraphic service, promising world news daily for families and noting a reader base of over 29,000.
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