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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
3
A sixteen member party finds shelter at a Mexican hacienda where the family and workers smoke cigars around the veranda. The lady, ranchero, daughters, and children all partake as a three year old boy smokes a full cigar and nibbles a banana between puffs. The incident is cited for adaptability to climate.
A Boston drummer recalls a con on a fake diamond ring offered for fifty dollars in Pittsburg. The ring was valued at three hundred fifty dollars, and another buyer later lost fifty while the conker walked away with the jeweler’s higher price. The drummer reflects on his error and jokes about it.
A spokesman at a Sullivan County lake bet ten to one that no one could guess how he injured a finger. He explained that a bluejay, flying low, struck his hand with its bill, bone through and blood spurting. The jay is noted for aggression, nest robbery, and occasional predation on young squirrels, though it often robs English sparrows.
Captain Hayes recounts amusing Maori stories from South Africa and New Zealand. A court scene features a chief who says he has brought a man though none is visible, adding the man is here by proudly stroking his chest.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes unusual Dutch levies including a 1791 passenger tax, and in 1874 a 2 shilling duty on tavern pre noon entrants and on marriages deaths and other events. If buried outside the district the tax could be charged twice.
A man buys three horses and a caddie for 220 dollars. If the saddie sits on horse one, the total equals the other two horses. If on horse two, the total equals twice the sum of horses one and three. If on horse three, the total equals three times the sum of horses one and two. Determine each animal and caddie cost.
A man recalls a past drunken night and the lasting lesson his wife taught him, though the remark is delivered with humor about a flatiron leaving a bump on his head. The anecdote underscores a strong domestic lesson from ten years ago in Indianapolis.
A reflective line on human effort, urging focus on the next duty rather than the last done. It frames labor as continual, like daily sunrises and sunsets across the world, emphasizing ongoing responsibility and forward motion.
Atchison Globe notes pallbearers wear gloves that hang over fingers, a visual detail during funerals. The item reflects common attire norms and practical fit issues at services.
A witty Louisville Times piece portrays a woman scolding a friend for skipping reform club meetings. The friend cites childcare and husband duties as barriers. The caller contrasts her own supportive husband, noting the difference that led to a social shift.
Three doctors discussed dream length. A patient woke to bells ringing from a junk dealer’s cart, revealing a dream that had allegedly lasted hours. The patient claimed the waking bell sounds ended the dream in an instant, linking perception of time to sensory input.
A specialist urges weekly washing of hairbrushes and twice weekly if dandruff is present. Wash in cold water with cloudy ammonia, avoiding the backs of brushes. Rinse with a shower spray and air dry on edge. Dress combs should also be cleaned regularly using a comb cleaner.
A historian links the phrase nine days wonder to Lady Jane Grey who was proclaimed queen July 10 1553 and relinquished the crown July 19 after a nine day reign. The diary of the brief and troubled era ends with that reflection on its brevity.
A blase young man calls inherited wealth a curse and a rival questions the claim. He claims to keep a yacht, run up a car, belong to a swell golf club, and lend money, while the other insists he has nothing to inherit and is trying his best.
A tired woman challenges Meandering Mike to earn supper by showing a man who can finish a whole meal without finding fault with a single thing. He accepts and is invited in to see the setup of the table.
Dialogue snippet showing Ethel and Amy debating meanings of words for marriage and affection. The exchange presents a playful pun on tender and wonder. London Fun format suggests a light humor card.
A reflective piece on humility guiding progress as we acknowledge limits of knowledge. It argues recognizing imperfection of character sparks yearning to improve and to master effects of our actions.
A Boston drummer recalls sitting on a veranda in the west when a native aimed a gun at him. He watched as bullets shattered his meerschaum pipe, then laughed off the scare and was rewarded with a fifty dollar pipe. He later fainted in his room from the aftermath of fear.
The Navajo trap prairie dogs by mirror at burrow doors and by rain hunts. Men dig trenches to flood burrows with storm water, forcing dogs to surface where they drown or are captured. Survivors become feast in Navajo huts. Source: New York Commercial Advertiser.
Farm offer listing Shropshire ewes suitable for a young horse mare or a fresh milk cow. Advertises breeding stock and potential cross purposes. Sold by W P Grorae with transfer details likely available locally.
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as nourishing and medicinal for sickly or pale children, comparing it to grain feed for horses to boost appetite and growth. It claims the product adds flesh, red blood, and vitality, and invites readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne.
Satisfied people praise Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs colds and sore lungs from Lougbran and Bauer.
An old newspaper snippet advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a universal cure for colds and influenza. It promotes various tonics including Rocky Mountain Tea and beautifier preparations, listing prices and manufacturers like Loughran & Bauer, Madison Medicine Co, and L. M. Bosworth. A testimonial credits Foley's Medicine with saving a boy’s life from membranous croup.
The late James Batterson, president of Travelers Insurance, testified in Hartford as a star witness for opponents of a charter sought by ex Governor Waller. Batterson answered only two questions denying support for the charter, after which the case rested. Waller’s smooth opening lines led to Batterson’s quiet, decisive stance.
Sleepy grass is located in New Mexico Texas and Siberia and has a strong narcotic or sedative effect on horses and sheep. It causes profound sleep or stupor lasting twenty four to forty eight hours and leaves a horse in a pitiable state with drooping head and tail quivering body and heavy sweating.
A London Fun quip describes a suitor assuredly promising to care for Flora in the manner she is used to. He says she refused a concert last week because she had nothing to wear, a line overheard by a narrator in the piece.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes that free advice often costs nothing yet may be worth more than paid counsel. The cartoonish exchange highlights the paradox of valuing guidance, whether paid or gratis.
A fragmentary exchange features a talking parrot joke about intelligence and a misquoted line about birth and awakening. The text references a Mrs Glover and a dealer, with mentions of Boston Tran and Ladies' Home Journal. The source reads like snippets from periodical dialogue and literary commentary.
Bertha suspects George drinks after smelling cloves on his breath and accuses him of dissipation. Harry denies the claim, insisting George is merely an ass who uses cloves to fake liquor intake to seem like a deuce of a fellow.
In a fragmentary dialogue Laura recalls Jack declaring he would kiss her or die in the attempt. Belle inquires if he kissed her and Laura notes no death reports have appeared in the papers yet.
Winter tourism to California is highlighted with low round trip fares via the Iowa Central route. A four day trip from St Paul and several Iowa towns via the southern route is featured. The Pullman Tourist Car service is reintroduced, with Geo Batty as general agent in Marshalltown for details and pamphlets.
On the first and third Tuesdays each month the Iowa Central Railway sells excursion tickets to Iowa and western states at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip with a twenty one day return limit. Printed matter and fall particulars are available through agents or by addressing Geo Geo, Batty & T. A., Marshalltown, Ia.
In early Madagascar fossils reveal ostrich ancestors reached fourteen to fifteen feet in height. The discovery shows a giant bird lineage on the island, far larger than modern ostriches.
A dining quip arises from a note about a snail found in a salad at a French Table d’Hote. Patrons fear being charged for snails if the head waiter overhears. A playful comparison says a cannonball travels farther than a feather.
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