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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
6
A navy officer recalls midshipman Hynson who at Vera Cruz in 1846 captured a hidden Spanish merchant vessel by night and burned it to prevent its escape. He burned his arms in the blaze, endured a squall, and sacrificed himself after clinging to a spar, sinking to death to save others.
The weight of a growing child is the key health index. At five years the target is about forty pounds or close to the child’s height in inches. Weight should rise about two pounds per inch of growth, and a heavier child indicates good health. If growth slows or weight lags, rest and monitoring are advised to avoid danger signals.
An American traveler in England recalls a country house boarder who ate only yolks. He explains the white is feathers and the yolk is the bird, insisting he would not make a bolster of himself.
The article describes the Sis ters or Seven Sisters islands south of New Zealand as areas of near constant rainfall. It notes Ti err a del Fuego mainland also rains heavily but often as sleet or snow. A world belt near 4 to 8 degrees hosts zones of perpetual precipitation with pockets of very dry localities.
A Quebec resident recalls a dramatic scene on the Beauport flats where two electrically charged clouds formed tree like columns with interwoven branches. The clouds produced repeated horizontal flashes of colored fire for over ten minutes, none striking the ground and occasional upward beams reaching toward a distant cloud.
Corntessel recalls a phrenologist saying their son Josh has a remarkable head. They sent him to college and now wait to learn if his head will house brains or simply grow football hair.
A dialogue implies a wife remakes a husband through lavish spending and social pressure. Bella jokes that wealth makes repentance hard for a rich man, while Stella questions the method and outcome of such reforms as described in a Harper's Bazar context.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press notes a barber discovers a bald spot and feels the burden for life. The anecdote contrasts a long uneventful life with a sudden vanity concern introduced by a single flaw.
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes that a self made man’s son often starts at the top and works downward. The comment highlights social mobility expectations in American letters.
A retired theater manager recalls Edwin Booth earning 85 percent of gross receipts after expenses under Abbey and Brooks Dixon, with Brooks & Dixon handling rent salaries travel and ads. The manager cites Booth's steady drawing power and notes a $4,000 loss from a Philadelphia week due to the star's wife's death, yielding Abbey profits around $30,000.
In a New England farming district a winter social ends in tragedy when Mrs. Hawkins dies that afternoon. Ben Hawkins the local fiddler appears with his Stradivarius and declares he will play for the crowd despite the death, noting Maria was not blood relation.
The passage recalls Bryan Waller Procter known as Barry Cornwall famed for sea poetry. He suffered intense seasickness yet his wife hummed his sea song on a channel boat deck. He pleaded for restraint while the tide of affection toward the sea remained strong.
A Centerview Missouri Record item recounts a young man who wrote a Minneapolis girl for three years. She replies she is married with a baby and asks him to stop writing. The story notes his reaction would shock a field of oats.
Mr Rother in McClure's clarifies snake facts. A decapitated snake is dead, the tail stays sensitive for hours, and rattlesnakes do not die by their own bite. No snake is harmed by its species poison. Black snakes may swallow their young in danger, making the mother a cannibal.
In a terse exchange Tess notes Dr Killiam attended the late Mr Oldgold a few days before death. Jess confirms Roxley’s wife sent for Dr Killiam immediately after a recent injury.
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt Mrs Uppmann scolds Delia for entertaining a policeman at night. Delia says she invited him to the parlor, but he refused to go to the kitchen.
A playful exchange sees Mrs Grumpy refuse to lend a washtub to a boy and mother, citing a damaged tub with loose hoops and water filling the bottom, in a lighthearted local note.
The saying warns that once a fool commits, the market has already moved on. It reflects skepticism toward forced decisions and highlights timing's importance in finance and judgment.
Low rate excursion tickets available September 2 through 6 on the Northwestern line for International Geology Congress travel. Agents will handle sale and return limits.
Eat All You Want. Dyspepsia sufferers may eat all they want if they take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The remedy aids digestion by preparing the stomach to receive and assimilate food, helping the body form healthy blood. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Professor Edmund Clark Sanford argues in the International Quarterly that most fishes hunt by sight while smell is less used. Catfish rely on taste, even via the skin. He questions fish consciousness and pain, noting sighted fish may repeatedly hit aquarium walls. Learning may resemble deep sleep or low-level human cognition.
Travel rates for events on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway include Deadwood and Lead from Sept 7 to 11 for the International Mining Congress Ogden and Salt Lake City Sept 15 to 18 for the National Irrigation Congress Md Sept 21 to 26 for the Sovereign Grand Lodge Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Oct 7 to 11 for the Brotherhood of St Andrew. Contacts: ticket agents for rates and sale dates. Also land prospects near Winnipeg from W H Dayton Ames Ia.
Chicago's Centennial Jubilee schedules a September to October fest with a Roosevelt military parade and a dramatic burning reenactment using five hundred tons of fire on skyline towers. From Mrs. O'Leary's former home a bomb display will soar while Fort Dearborn is commemorated by 400 Indians at the site. An industrial glow parade, fireworks, boat and water sports will accompany yacht contests and open-air events. the Chicago & North Western Railway will offer fall tickets.
The text notes birds adapt to danger by nesting high or away from ground threats. Skylarks have reportedly carried eggs or young to safety using a special hind claw. When young are too large, parents may transport them on their backs, a difficult method explained by naturalists.
The article recalls Thomas Jefferson as the first patron who personally reviewed patent applications with the secretary of war and the attorney general. It notes the first patent to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for pear ash es and cites Jefferson’s view that patents should benefit the people, not for revenue. It mentions slow early activity with one clerk and pigeonholes, then Dr. Thornton turning the office into a hobby.
A Brooklyn Times query notes an audience remark asking if a piece is by Wagner. The response clarifies the piano is out of tune, implying misattribution and humorous confusion during a performance.
City of Ames Iowa proposes a storm sewer along Barnett Sycamore North Kellogg to roll north and across North to Agate and Kellogg. Drain sizes No 1 grade 12 8 10 8 6 inch to be installed with cost billed pro rata to abutting landowners, city paying street and alley crossings. Hearing set Sept 21 at 8 PM.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company announces its regular annual stockholders meeting will be held in Chicago on Wednesday October 21 1908 at noon. Eligible holders registered as of September 29 1903 receive a free travel ticket to Chicago and return for themselves from the nearest Illinois Central station to their address, valid four days before and after the meeting with countersignature, and only one free traveler per stock holding. Applications to the President in Chicago and countersigned tickets are available during business hours. A.G. HAKKSTAFF, Secretary.
Des Moines Iowa and Boone Iowa receive excursion fare notices with round trip at one fare. Aug 20 to Aug 21 returns, Aug 26 to 29 returns, limited to return by Aug 31. Tickets available through Chicago & Northwestern lines and O N W Ry agents.
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