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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
3
Professor Trent in Bookman argues Emerson’s prose falls short of the masters in coherence and unity though praised for eloquent passages. He notes Emerson’s lecturer style, occasional pregnant sentences, and strong diction but a lack of paragraph and workmanlike essay construction.
A feature on Lancashire pit brow workers, about five thousand women employed in surface coal handling since 1842 restrictions barred below ground labor. They load wagons, operate tipping and screening, with 6 am to 4 pm shifts and wages around 2 shillings daily, wearing trousers clogs and rolled petticoats, bonnets and handkerchiefs.
A Judge recalls a playful aside about marriage and language shifts at Bowersville, noting how a gentleman and a lady began dropping letters in speech and influenced their father to change his own pronunciation.
A jokey dialogue shows a persistent suitor proposing four times before the engagement. The woman initially resists with sharp refusals then hints at possible future acceptance if pressed. The exchange highlights humor over patience and fate in romance.
A Bolivian valley inhabited by the Kanaa Indian tribe features elevated burial platforms where three to five bodies lie on each, wrapped in garments of death. The high plateau air preserves remains, creating a somber, moonlit scene of shadowed graves.
A woman suggests blowing breath on a pencil written letter to prevent blurring after folding. She says moisture helps graphite adhere to paper and keep words legible, noting you can rub with a finger to blur less. The tip cites the New York Press as the source.
A cynical man watches through a window as a chesty man swings down the street. His companion asks if Chesty knows anything. the cynic replies that he doesn’t even suspect anything.
A kind anti tobacco lady confronts a boy seated on a park bench in Fairmount Park. She asks if his father would be pained to see him smoking, and the boy replies that it is indeed his father’s best cigar. The anecdote appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
The writer encounters Polly Contessel once of Bow ersville England now calling herself Lady Oledebts. She reveals she has married Lord Oledebts and that her father’s funds fund renovations at Oledebts castle. The piece notes rumors of a choice among three local farmers and unfolds the social intrigue.
The speaker recalls asking Sean for his view on an article named The Impending Crisis. Sean visited, but instead shared his own self centered musings and dominated the evening with them.
In Many Places Mrs McCall remarks on a new girl and asks about her cooking experience. Mrs Hiram Offen says she has little experience but many references, and plans to give her notice to find another job after a week.
A fragment discusses the mighty trees of the Sierra and Cascades with their unique growth conditions and lush forest life. It echoes a Century Magazine view on nature and then shifts to Mrs Dolly Madison’s wisdom urging not to cling to worldly troubles as life nears its end.
A former saying extols a woman's tears as a decisive weapon defeating pride and strength. It claims tears sway both soft and stern minds, sway revolutions, and topple great causes, asserting victory comes only with unconditional surrender.
A pleasant gentleman stepped onto a northern express platform and exclaimed how invigorating the air felt. The guard replied that they were at Normanton, and the man promptly retired.
A satirical quip from a Puck cartoon captures two men pondering absence and return. The solemn man notes being present now but gone tomorrow while the other cites inquiries from friends about two weeks away.
A brief scene on a street corner shows a woman stamping her foot in irritation while a man coolly remarks that a letter box exists and warns against wasting postage. The exchange ends with a wry judge's voice remarking on the futility of the action.
A terse reflection cites Bacon on revenge as wild justice that appeal to base nature. emphasizes need for law to weed it out and restore order.
The article describes a Russian post office system with a "black cabinet" that examines all letters for suspected content. Officials sort and select mail by handwriting and recipients, open the letters, and scrutinize private correspondence to monitor free intercourse, fostering underground communication.
The piece traces the button’s rise in the Elizabethan era from needlework to a molded form and the brass button’s 1689 Birmingham origin. It notes a 200 year shift to sewn cloth on a covered button, then a Dane’s two–part design, and finally diverse materials from seaweed to potato-derived substitutes.
Young Mr. Bizz visits Miss Frame at the photograph gallery and asks to marry her, exclaiming in haste that he came precisely as he is and wants a wedding photo after proposing. The scene plays out with questions about cabinet or carte style for the portrait.
In a San Francisco Wasp quip, two men trade Shakespearean lines about fortunes and tides. One notes the tide in men’s affairs, the other recalls the tide of eventide leading to wealth during a garden talk after marriage to an heiress.
A young woman questions a senator who replies with humor about his long involvement in the most influential halls of legislation and his claim to have participated in some of its richest moments.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls Skimmerhorn contracting smallpox and clarifies that the illness did not disfigure him but altered his expression in a noticeable way.
A humorous dialogue features a professor dismissing a claim of telepathy as mendacity. The exchange centers on a man who believes he can sense his wife’s dinner cue by impression, prompting the professor to call it lying.
A playful exchange unfolds as Miss Boston and Miss New York discuss poetry and novels. The dialogue centers on charm verses and a mother’s reading limits, reflecting light social banter from a Life magazine page.
A succinct aphorism from the Philadelphia Record noting caution against rushing to judgments and overlooking obstacles.
A succinct quotation by Ellet notes that finishing one duty grants power to take on the next. It frames duty as a progressive, motivating chain where completion leads to capability for future tasks.
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