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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
5
In Liscard Cheshire England a room holds hundreds of picture frames crafted from diverse materials from leather to tigers bones. Frames are nested by size to cover the entire surface.
At an international tuberculosis conference in Berlin Dr. Obertuschen urged sanatorium treatment for teachers with consumption and that those returning to duty be kept away until infection risk abates while continuing to receive salaries during illness.
A mountain near Bougie in Algiers hosts hundreds of monkeys and thousands of rats. A cyclone raged there recently. monkeys clung to trees while rats were swept into the town alarmed superstitious locals who viewed it as a punishment from above.
A century ago German cities fitted mortuary chambers with bellropes for awakened buried people but Prof Brouardel finds no recorded instance of a bell ever being rung.
A Holland picture postcard shows three babies in a cot with a stuffed bottle bag hidden inside. When pressed the squeak of a crying doll sounds, and the legend reads Press me twice I cry mamma. The device is cleverly designed and well executed.
Two cabmen introduced a new pastime called tap-nose where players spar to land the first tap on the opponent’s nose. the winner has his drink paid for by the loser.
The International Society of Arboriculture will plant 25000 catalpa trees in Southern Illinois to supply crossties. A contract with 20 railroads supports orchard growth, including a site near Duquoin for Illinois Central Railroad use.
A new method tests heat distribution by using hollow supporting columns in a building. Base connections with large fans push heated air through openings in the columns to circulate warm air to each floor.
Preparations for laying the American Transpacific cable from San Francisco to the Philippines have reached a high state of perfection. It spans 8 000 miles with Hawaii and the Caroline Islands as touchpoints, and is twice as long as any cable laid before. The route includes depths of up to 16 000 feet. Construction used 12 000 tons steel wire, 4 300 tons hemp and tar, 2 308 tons jute, 1 980 tons copper and 1 260 tons gutta percha.
An old skipper recalls seabirds at sea near storm clouds drinking rain as it falls. He notes birds sense rain squalls from long distances and quench thirst with the rain droplets. The duration they can live without water remains conjectural.
A large delegation of farmers under the German Agricultural Society plans a three month April tour in the United States to study American methods. The private group uses the U S Department of Agriculture as a model and aims to transplant similar practices to Germany.
An Indian legend tells how the buzzard flaunted a fine topknot and refused carrion. While other birds fed on a deer carcass, he boasted of what he would not eat. The buffalo joined a plan, stripping his feathers and topknot to punish his pride and leave him humbled.
Special correspondence notes Harris Levich was arrested for Isaac Finkelstein s murder and photographed by city police. Levich was acquitted and now asks for the return of his pictures, raising questions about the city s duty to surrender images. The case tests the legality of photographs of accused persons and a legislature passed law allowing officers to share such pictures before guilt is proven.
Mr. Frederick Cloud reports from Peking that he has arrived safely after leaving Des Moines more than 40 days ago. He is among ten U S student interpreters sent to China to learn Chinese for diplomatic and commercial negotiations. Interpreter Chesshire leads the interpreter bureau in Washington.
The people of Fort Dodge declined President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western's $100,000 hotel proposal in exchange for moving the Mason City and Fort Dodge shops to Clarion. They argued the road had gained benefits for staying in Fort Dodge and would lose them if shops were moved.
President Dan F Bradley announces college authorities will encourage golf and tennis alongside football. They do not seek to curb football but want students to pursue other sports for post college life. Iowa college men believe the football craze is peaking and will soon subside.
At the international livestock show in Chicago the Iowa college captured principal prizes in cattle and hogs. Shamrock the grand champion entered by the Iowa college in the fat Angus grade classes won everything and aggregated over 500 in cash prizes. The Iowa college also won best general exhibit of cattle sheep and swine.
Hig Sensation as Jewell defenders present a large remonstrance to Judge J. H. Richard during court in Webster City. The document opposes liquor permits for drug stores unless a physician's prescription is required for purchases.
Andrew Larson an aged carpenter died after a day of drinking whisky and sugar in his Sioux City room. In the evening he tried to leave and fell down stairs breaking his neck. He was well known in the area.
Capt Alfred G Rigler of Hose Co No 4 Canton Ohio describes a six year kidney complaint with severe backache and urinary weakness. After trying medicines and doctors without relief Doan s Kidney Pills improved kidney function and stopped the pain and disruption, and he would pay a month s wages for them.
A testimonial cum endorsement dated 1896 praises Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney health. The letter notes many others share enthusiasm and offers a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. The pills are sold by druggists for 50 cents per box nationwide.
Boston lecturer Peter Mac ueen recalls a Lawton era tale about units in Laguna de Bay where cavalry regiments collided in the dark. A sergeant asks about horses, and the Idaho regiment jokes they carry their horses in knapsacks with salt horse in canteens. The anecdote reflects the humor of regulars and a note on humane acts by Robertson.
An English author collects humorous misstatements under The Art of Putting Things. A East End curate awkwardly handles a carpenter’s boast about a boy’s likeness and a registrar consternation over a yet alive father’s death, highlighting comic evasions in conversation.
Fragmentary report notes a train collision causing a fatality described as a brain injury. No clear names or locations are readable. Further readable facts are unavailable in the surviving text.
The article touts St Jacobs Oil as a powerful Rheumatism cure with numerous certificates of relief. It cites names like George Schley, Eberle, Dr. B Pick, and Louis Hinkel praising rapid relief and wide local sales. A Chicago Daily News quip notes the rent payer must hustle.
A reader’s note recalls popular 19th century cough cures including Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike’s Toothache Drops advertised to cure quickly. The snippet captures the era’s brisk health tonics and marketing flair.
A Ram's Horn saying notes that deception from a close ally harms more than a clear adversary, warning readers to beware treachery in friendship and leadership.
An excerpt notes debate on whether a recreation truly recreates the person, citing a quotation about life saving from Piso's Cure and a remark from Ram's Horn dated February 17 in Norwich.
An old advertisement promises a quick cure for colds using Laxative Bromo nine tablets with a refund if it fails. The offer notes the price as five cents and targets general druggist sales.
A fragment from the Chicago Journal notes that vain hopes often prove illusory, reflecting a skeptical view on expectations and outcomes in a brief reflective remark.
A clipping notes a claimed offer of four dollars per acre cash for farmland in Mulhall and Sioux City Iowa. The item includes a quoted joke and an adage about friends and money, suggesting the text may be partial or satirical.
Catholic Sisters across the globe endorse Peruna for catarrh and throat ailments as letters to Dr Hartman attest. A Detroit institution commends its relief for a young girl with laryngitis. Another user from Napoleon Ohio reports thirty year head cold improved with continued use. Dr Hartman, famed physician, offers further guidance and a free book.
A Kansas City Journal comment mocks the growth of prisons, arguing existing penny tenure and penitentiaries are insufficient. The piece calls for multi million dollar penitentiaries to handle the rising number of offenders.
A profusely illustrated Sehenm book details every condition and prospect in Texas. Free copy available by sending request to Barker Ven' Pass at Bex 501 Wainwright Building, St. Louis.
Fragmentary Manila American item describes a humorous scene where a writer, called the Fun man, encounters repeated interruptions as he types. The piece hints at a chaotic newsroom moment and a ringing bell disrupting the keystrokes.
A Punch cartoon caption contrasts politeness between a man and Miss Spooner as he offers her the chair and she answers with equal courtesy. The brief exchange captures social propriety in a gentle, humorous moment.
A civics query asked what a mirage is while the AP desk offered a quippy answer describing it as “the act of ting stuck the mud,” reflecting a playful misinterpretation echoed in the Chicago Tribune.
The Frisco System expands service with through chair car and Pullman sleeper options between Saint Louis and Kansas City. New cafe cars offer library observation, comfortable seating, writing materials, papers, periodicals, and electric fans. Trains depart daily on the Saint Louis and Kansas City routes.
A fragment references survivors asking about a deceased man’s property and the angel of death pondering good deeds sent ahead. The text includes garbled dialogue and a hint of Philadelphia Bulletin origin, suggesting a brief archival clipping.
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