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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
5
A Philadelphia case links political influence and medicine as a magistrate is blamed for a family’s misfortune. A physician treats a sick child in crowded rooms during an election period and the mother’s guilt over fraudulent voting is revealed. The magistrate reportedly pays the medical bill after the child recovers.
George Garrick and Spranger Barry vied as Romeo in consecutive London performances at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Public debate followed over which actor suited Shakespeare’s role best, with Mrs. Siddons noting Garrick’s fiery balcony scene and Barry’s inviting charm.
A Washington hostess plans a grand dinner for visiting doctors. The caterer raises quantities and wine after learning the guests are physicians, noting their reputed hearty appetites from the capital. The exchange highlights banquet excess for eminent guests.
The National Druggist warns the pineapple is among the least healthy tropical fruits. Its juice from the green plant is alleged in Java and the Philippines to be a potent blood poison. It is linked to krushes and daggers in the Malay world and once tied to a nail poison used by Jav anese women, who reportedly sharpened nails for fatal scratches.
In a Chicago Tribune piece a man narrates his travels from Gibraltar to Australia then to the diamond mines in South Africa where he claims to have made his fortune. He asks Miss Cryn kle if she follows his tale.
A playful exchange in the Chicago Post jokes about gender and invention. A man claims women cannot sharpen a lead pencil while a woman counters that blame lies with the pencil itself, noting women were invented first.
The Indianapolis Press quotes a joke about optimism and a slow waiter with cheese sandwiches, contrasting pessimism and optimism in a brief humorous exchange.
An English actor who died on the road was shipped in a coffin to London by his manager for theatrical purposes. The journey cost $4, while traveling as a corpse would have cost $60.
In The North American Review a note from Professor Simon Newcomb humorously recalls an incident where Airy suggested honoring ranking scientists. The Admiralty officials questioned Gauss of Gottingen, asking who he was, revealing gaps in public knowledge of key figures in science.
A New Orleans dealer recalls a dagger found in a corner showcase that bled when pressed. He discovers it is a trick dagger with a hidden artificial blood reservoir and a refillable top, used for stage or secret society acts.
A Chambers Journal reflection traces beds from ancient times to Shakespeare and Odysseus. It notes the symbolic and domestic roles of beds in Troy era tents and in Greek and English literature, framing the bed as a stage for life’s great scenes and personal stories.
Descriptions of facial features link nostril size tip position and bridge shape to character traits. Common Roman noses show ambition passion and force, while Greek noses signal artistic sensibility and love of beauty.
A English carpenter who did not build a gibbet for the hangman because he had not been paid for the previous one was summoned by the judge when he visited the circuit. The carpenter apologized saying he would have completed it immediately had he known it was for the judge.
A collector informs Mr Slowpay that the tailor has placed his account with the collector for collection. Mr Slowpay questions commission and the collector confirms. The exchange appears in the Chicago News.
A brief exchange mocks legal rhetoric as a lawyer inflates charges in a humorous courtroom moment. The remark contrasts a lawyer’s severe case against another with an exaggerated self-assessment of being charged.
A New York wholesale fish dealer notes oyster crabs are scarce yet held in high demand for flavoring stews and omelets in city hotels and clubs. He sources them from southern oysters along York and Rappahannock rivers and Chesapeake Bay oystermen. The crabs are a distinct species and all collected specimens are female, with males having a harder shell.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report describes a brutal Chinese practice where turtles are trained for combat. Young men capture mud and snapping turtles, feed them raw meat and drugs, file jaws, starve and tease them until they fight to death in small rings.
A wealthy Pittsburg man, preferring private travel, sought a stateroom for urgent eastbound business but failed. An employee found two berths, but the employer nearly fired him when tickets showed one as upper 3 and the other upper 8.
Thomas Ward, a Walworth lad, never missed or was late for 11 years of schooling. He earned an attendance medal specially struck for him after his eleventh year. When asked how he stayed in class, his mother replied he had illnesses only during holidays.
Miss Willing speaks of a proposal and second love as Mr. Woodby, a widower, argues that after the first pound of sugar is gone a second pound is equally sweet. The exchange illustrates a playful view of repeating affection.
Kendrick, after two months studying French, claims he can now write a good letter in French. Sutton challenges his claim, doubting the quality of his French letter. The Boston Transcript quotes the exchange as humorous banter between the two.
A fragment from a humor column shows a reader claiming the arrestee is deaf and expected to hear next week, with a punchline that plays on hearing.
A young man rejects industry, arguing his father’s wealth justifies idleness. United Presbyterian notes warn that reliance on another’s fortune leads to lifelong dependence and stunted growth.
The Iowa Central Railway is touted as the direct line for Homeseekers excursionists. Tickets sold on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to western southern and southwestern points including Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo at one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Inquiries to coupon ticket agents or Gero. 8S. Barry G. P. T. A. Marshalltown Iowa.
A brief exhortation about life being short urges readers to avoid fault finding and act with urgency in daily matters. The line emphasizes finitude and mindset over hesitation.
Iowa Central Railway offers one fare round trip tickets for the Cedar Rapids firemen event August 7 to 10 1900 with sales August 6 and 7. For details contact ticket agents or Geo G Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa. A movement in Erie Pennsylvania seeks a monument to Captain Gridley who commanded the Olympia in the Manila Bay battle.
Iowa Central Railway announces reduced fares for 1900 excursions to events in Chicago New York Boston Wheeling Detroit Mendota and Humboldt including National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic and other conventions. Tickets go on sale Aug 25 1900 with round trip rates certificate plans and time limits. inquire Geo Batty Marshalltown IA.
A new species of potato bug has shown up in local areas, stripping potato plant foliage. Unlike the Colorado beetle, it attacks the plants in groups, with larvae not feeding. Adults about one inch long with grayish bodies and dark wing covers, common in the southwestern states, appearing late June to early July.
The notice asserts that fatigue backache and malaise indicate kidney disorder and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure by Tilden and Loughran as a remedy to restore strength and vigor by improving kidney function.
A quirky comparison describes an average Easter bat as resembling a previous bird nest with a large bouquet, creating a vivid image for readers.
Pretty souvenir offer from Geo 8 Batty G. P. T. A. Iowa Central Ry Marshalltown Iowa promoting Clear Lake as the Northwest summer resort. Special low rates with board and lodging at Lake Lore Hotel during July and August. Inquiries to Iowa Central ticket agents for fall particulars.
The Knicuts of Emprasson, KnIouts of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters hold a Waterloo Iowa gathering August 6 to 9 1900. Chicago Great Western Ry offers excursion tickets August 4 to 8 good for return August 10 at one third fare. Inquire with Great Western Agent or H Lord G P and T A 118 Adams St Chicago.
The Iowa Central Railway advertises round trip tickets to Clear Lake Iowa with two seven and fourteen day board at the Lake Shore Hotel at very low rates. For full information booklets and details contact Iowa Central agents or Geo 8 Batty G FP and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
The Iowa Evangelical Association meeting runs August 23 to 28 in Waterloo with a concurrent excursion ticket sale by the Chicago Great Western Ry from August 20 to 25. Return fare is one third of the round trip. Inquiries: Great Western Agents or F H Lord G P T A 118 Adams St Chicago.
Illinois Central announces low rate excursions to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Ogden and Salt Lake City Utah Hot Springs Spearfish Deadwood Rapid City and Custer South Dakota and Wyoming towns Sheridan and Casper. Tickets from Cairo Paducah and northern lines apply with round trip fare plus two dollars final return date October 31 1900. Stopovers allowed on Colorado and Utah routes with limits as stated. continuous passage rules and fifteen day transit windows apply for Wyoming and South Dakota routes.
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