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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
3
A commercial traveler recalls a dare with a rope from a third story window. He recounts burning hands, broken leg, and shaken nerves after attempting to slide down a rope. He refuses to rely on ropes in a fire, preferring stairs or a ladder.
A sheriff explains newspapers rarely interest him, preferring to read a book at home. He recalls a woman who once paid a man a dollar and housed him for a night, illustrating a colorful anecdote from Century.
In the Washington Star Meandering Mike claims a water drink laced with microbes ruined his health and left him unable to work. The man with a searching eye recounts his bash tale and its grim consequence.
Quote from the San Francisco Bulletin notes a man ordering many French dishes just to display his ability to pronounce the French names, while others wonder if he can actually eat them.
A collection notes Snifkins vows for a good wife on marriage while The Town Topics calls him a bigamist. A Baltimore News quip asserts a reform recipe urging people to write right and right wrongs.
A playful anecdote from a New York Times item features a woman and her child visiting a friend in a uniform row of houses. The hostess jokes about misidentifying homes by dirty windows, illustrating social gossip and domestic mischief.
A popular young member of parliament faced a noisy audience and growing interruptions during a meeting. After attempted calm failed, he urged silence with the remark Dont let every ass bray at once, then the ringleader challenged him and he had no reply.
Flora notes the tragedy while Clara and Fiora discuss Gussie on board. Fiora recalls he fell in love with a girl met on an ocean steamer, but she spurned him, leaving a poignant maritime tale reported in the Chicago Tribune.
Magistrate questions guilt in a German gentleman case of passing counterfeit money. Detective recalls asking about bad money and the suspect admits familiarity with "some dimes" as a reference to counterfeit coins.
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip recalls a child’s wry answer about a landlord in a flat. The joke reflects everyday humor in a Sunday school setting.
A Kansas City Star feature catalogs notable author blunders from Scott to Campbell and notes how even experts misstate geography and history. It then describes early pin making, detailing a papering process where two girls assemble thousands of pinned papers daily.
R B Baker in Century portrays Yellowstone Canyon from its colossal cleft and sheer drops to the gleaming green river and surrounding pines. He notes crumbling rock shaping water and wind into fantastic forms, with endless views from guarded outlooks as visitors grasp rails to withstand heights.
The article explains birds possess extremely acute vision with a retina that widens the view beyond the front. Birds can see sideways and detect prey early, while poultry locate tiny food grains amidst earth. Hatchlings reveal sight and distance quickly, but nest location affects early vision development.
An Atchison Globe aphorism notes that good jobs seem filled now yet will be vacant when one is ready to fill them, implying persistence and timing in employment. The remark reflects a newspaper voice on labor and opportunity.
The narrator describes catbirds claiming the sky at 4 o clock, singing heartily and inviting listeners into their world. A neighbor, living near Tartarian honeysuckle, shares in the appreciation, noting the bird’s distinct understanding of humans and its lively presence beside the speaker’s books and balconies.
The gag follows Mr Potts addressing his wife in French to close the window, claiming she obeys French instructions but not English ones, to impress a visitor. The scene appears in London Pick Me Up.
In this quip, Trivvet laments Bickers with a hard hearted wife who knocks him with a broomstick and sends him to the store to replace it. Dicer asks what troubles them, while the tale highlights domestic mischief in a sharp exchange.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a well worn jest cracked by Borem at a dinner, contrasting with Wage Borem who did not laugh. The remark is described as a long standing joke from years past.
Doctors declared Blank insane based on observed behaviors and medical evaluation. Parr refused to take their medicine, challenging treatment plans and raising questions about medical authority. The Baltimore American notes the contested assessment and patient autonomy issues.
A collection of eloquent lines extolling women from classical thinkers. The phrases praise feminine beauty virtue mercy and influence, naming Shakespeare Voltaire Gladstone Lamartine and Luther as sources. The anthology emphasizes ideals of repose dignity and benevolence associated with women.
The London News notes a barrister who denounces a matter in plain straight English, arguing the other party’s gloss on a trial is a nefarious transaction. The piece contrasts Anglo Saxon and Latin word origins, claiming many simple words are Latin-derived and some Saxon terms are obscure or long.
The text notes the first historical notices of Niagara Falls appear in Lescarbot's record of Jacques Cartier's 1535 voyage. Maps illustrating Champlain's discoveries (1618 or 1614) show the falls with a cross but lack description, while Brinton contests this. Father Hennepin is credited with the first firsthand description by a visitor.
The Kansas City Journal reports a dialogue where Uncle Archie asks about the death by own action of Colonel Hix. Tom replies remorse driven by a nephew's need for money and the uncle's failure to help, leading to the unhappy young man running away and being never heard from again.
In a Bits illustration a woman carelessly leans to inspect another’s wardrobe and tumbles from a window. Mr Boffin notes such fashion curiosity proves risky and overzealous efforts can backfire.
An Ohio State Journal line notes a quirky, individual approach imagining arrest for burglary if he broke into a smile. The remark blends humor with a formal tone about crime and social behavior.
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