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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
3
The article traces lacemaking history from the 15th century with Caspaccio’s Venice artwork as the oldest known painting reference. It recounts a fisherman’s betrothal and a girl who twists petrified wrack grass into bead weighted threads, inspiring the first bobbin lace.
A mixed historic note links hat making in Asia to ancient Rome and medieval England. It shifts to modern farming advice praising science in animal feeding and then to an Iowa legal notice filing in Story County, Ole Chelesvig v Byron Rice et al, detailing a quieting title action on land in section 36, township 86, range 24, with a January 1908 deadline and court details.
A Chicago Chronicle quotation explains how Indiana residents came to be called Hoosiers. The tale links taunts by Kentucky rivals after Ohio River crossings to a boastful Indiana fighter shouting “I am ec hoosier” after a fateful fist fight.
The article traces early use of medical thermometers from Currie in 1797 Edinburgh and the cold douche, through Santorius of Pedua with an open end thermometer, to Boerhaave and De Haen who popularized bedside use. It notes general adoption by 1850 to 1870.
Victor Hugo once misread the Firth of Forth as Premier de Quatre in Travailleurs de la Mer. The English translator noted the error in a letter, but Hugo refused to correct the misprint, insisting on preserving the blunder.
A description of unusually large rain hats used by Korean farming wives during the rainy season. The garments can reach seven feet in length and five feet in breadth and shield the wearer as well as an umbrella.
A London eatery displays a distinctive sentence across its dining areas promising that any incivility or inattention by staff will be treated as a favor if promptly reported to the proprietor. The notice frames customer feedback as a positive gesture toward service improvement.
A compact quotation from a Town and Country column arguing that ignorance of the law excuses no one but acknowledges that a client may rely on counsel. The piece contrasts personal fault with legal counsel and reflects a legalism tone.
Quote from Chicago News noting that money not earned is the easiest spent and the hardest saved.
District court in Story County Iowa hears Otis Bennett's suit against William L Lamb and others to quiet title to several parcels in section 30 township 83 range 23. The petition alleges long occupation and tax payment by claimants under the claim of right and seeks establishment of title against all claimants with a default deadline in January term 1908. Attorneys McCarthy and Lex represent the plaintiff.
A historic ad promotes Formal de-hyde Cough Care as the top remedy for coughs and colds. It argues a cold today may lead to consumption and mocks common syrups. Sold for 25 cents at Coye's Pharmacy with a guarantee claimed.
Iowa Central Railway offers home seeker excursion tickets to western to southern points at one fare plus 2.00 for a round trip. Tickets are valid 21 days from sale on the first and third Tuesdays of November December January February March and April 1908. Inquiries to any Iowa Central ticket agent or A B Curts G P & T A Minneapolis Minn.
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