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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1893
Page
8
In a humorous exchange from Youth's Companion style, Mr Jakes the village plumber and sheriff and Abijah Snow discuss memory lapses. They joke about a Mrs Willard Franklin who forgets about her husband Willard after sharing a generous dinner, prompting reflections on memory and forgetfulness.
The article explains strass, a colorless crystal glass invented by a German jeweler, used to imitate diamonds. It details composition, purity, and the careful processes required to avoid flaws, noting small to medium stones look best and that facets may be cut by specialists. It also describes methods to enhance imitation gems by cementing a slice from a real gemstone to improve appearance.
The Chicago News Record describes historic Japanese dai mies using trained falcons to hunt cranes. It notes falcons ride on fingers, strike birds midair, and are held by falconers who retrieve both hunter and quarry. Falcons are strong birds from the eagle family, fed and tamed with care.
The text notes sapphires display a grayish blue tint with a star best seen in sun or candlelight. It explains blue hues vary, with the bleu du roi shade most valued, and a fine sapphire should look blue under artificial light as well as daylight. Sapphires form in crystals larger than rubies and the name travels across languages from Hebrew to Latin.
The San Francisco Chronicle report notes U S army officers visit Mexican cockpits during short leaves. Mexicans are praised for skilled sport with a dramatic comeback moment where a seemingly defeated bird rises to strike, highlighting public tolerance and frank behavior around the arena.
A dense spread of medical ads and testimonials for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, Park's Tea, Krause's Headache Capsules, Ripans Tabules, and related remedies. Includes endorsements, varied ailments cured, and local retailer L. M. Bosworth's drugstore notices alongside several generic quotes and health tips.
A chemist was roused at 2 AM by a night bell and a damsel seeking rouge for a picnic, finding the shop out of stock. In another vignette, Cholly and Fweddie share a pun about a tailor’s weekly bill and mercy, reflecting lighthearted noirish humor.
Chicago Tribune quotes a whimsical line as a volcano jokes about starting its fire after waking late, reflecting a playful personification of a natural event. The fragment suggests a lighthearted, imaginative caption rather than a news event.
Minnie and Esther discuss rumored suitors in a light exchange from Harper's Bazaar. Esther praises Mr Dickerman as a generous admirer sending roses, Ed Kelson for violets, Frank Harkness for bonbons, Tom Wilson as a perfect theater escort, and George Hollington as saving for an engagement ring.
The maker announces that Park's Sure Cure will remove rheumatism kidney trouble and liver complaint after purchase. It is claimed to be the only medicine guaranteed to cure these diseases or no pay. Sold by L. M. Bosworth.
A baseball professional, new to luxury, lodges at a first class hotel in the city where his club plays. Unable to parse a French menu, he asks the waiter for roast beef and vegetables. He gestures to the plate’s sides and declares to “make it kind o cloudy around here,” and the waiter complies.
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