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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
6
In a quiet urban square a dying statesman is privately honored by a band organ patronized by a black butler. For a week the concert plays daily, funded by a dollar, until the organist is silenced by news of Blaine's death, observed as crape at the door.
The article describes the great argus pheasant as the rarest and most peculiar, inhabiting dense forests of Sumatra the Java peninsula and parts of Borneo. It notes its shy nature large size wings rarely used for flight and elaborate wing displays revealing eye patterns. Reeves pheasants of China are also praised for long tails and winter hardiness.
The Story county board meets in regular session at the courthouse with all members present. They canvass election returns listing votes for state officers and county offices, then declare elected officials including Fawcett, Ricketts, Welty, Michaelson, and Conner. Board adjourns to Nov 10.
Senator West recalls a clash over a pension bill for Civil War service and a later feud over an urban development project. Ingalls opposed extending pensions while Sherman argued for merit. Ingalls then mocked Rome while approving the street extension bill benefiting Sherman. Kansas City Journal.
Excursion tickets by the Northwestern line will be sold at one fare for round trip from December 28 to January 2, 1904 inclusive for return. Tickets available through Chicago By. & North-Western agents on account of the State Teachers' Meeting.
Reduced excursion fares set for travel to Northwestern and Union Pacific points within 200 miles of selling station. Tickets on sale December 24 and January 1 with return allowed through January 4, 1904. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
For sale Chester White pigs, both sexes. About 3% miles east of Ames. Bitf 8. B. Mills.
Unripe fruits should never be eaten. Oatmeal is heating and desirable in winter. Well cooked rice arrowroot and boiled milk soothe intestinal irritations. Pickles are harmful unless eaten with meat and oily foods. Strong coffee without cream refreshes nerves and stimulates the brain. Sweet things and rare meat may worsen rheumatism. Toast and tea form an invalid diet. tea contains tannic acid and toast has little nutrition. Food values vary by constitution. cautious gastronomic experiments advised. Eating foods that best equip the body for life is most important.
A young man who found happiness by the sea courts a Margate sweetheart and seeks her father’s blessing. Returning to town he confronts his tailor over long unpaid bills, revealing the clash between romance and debt.
A brief exchange reveals a woman’s unease with high society. He notes she was horrified by their minor scandals and did not try to hide her discomfort, underscoring class expectations in social circles.
A back and forth between a boastful officeholder and a reporter ends with the journalist promising publication. The exchange underscores tensions between officials and press over publicity and accountability.
A brief exchange highlights a wife’s humor as she laughs at a suitor’s proposal. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes a man revealing his fiancée’s lighthearted response to serious marriage talk.
Owenlotts coughs and says a trip abroad would greatly benefit him. Sharpun asks who advised him whether a lawyer or doctor. Town and Country
A cryptic quip quotes a hare claiming that a thorough fool learns nothing from his own folly. The remark riffs on human folly and self awareness in a concise, reflective line.
A Philadelphia Record note discusses English rhyming limits in verse. It cites three troublesome words silver mouth carpet and mentions Swinburne Gilbert and Patience for rhyming odd terms. The piece notes silver remains rhymeless except for rare derivations and mocks metrical feats.
A judge recalls Willie studying Caesar and declaring Latin a dead language. He asks if Latin is dead and whimsically wishes to bury it, causing ink to spill. The tale ends with affectionate humor about a child’s soul.
The Florida Times Union argues the Florida Straits offer rich treasure prospects. It links past wrecks in the area to Peru and Mexico riches and Pacific pearls, noting many ships foundered with few survivors. The piece ends with a wish of success to future searchers.
Mrs Disraeli remarked to a surprised circle that Dizzy has moral and political courage but lacks physical courage and that she must pull the string of his shower bath.
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben calling a stubborn man a mute creature and contrasts common sense with obstinacy in a brief, opinionated snippet. The remark reflects a lighter, domestic tone.
Poetic line praises water works for enabling the fountain to play in Petoskey Michigan as cited in the Lyre.
A Philadelphia Record columnist explains that oysters native to Chesapeake waters favor the left side for feeding. He notes that placing an oyster on its right side makes feeding energy costs prohibitive, risking death, while the natural left-side position allows easy shell opening and nourishment.
The text claims an uneducated child has a 1 in 150000 chance of distinction, while a common school education raises it nearly fourfold. A high school education multiplies the common school child’s odds by twenty three, yielding eighty seven times the uneducated. A college education then multiplies the high school student’s odds by nine, giving 219 times the common school child and over 806 times the untrained.
A comic exchange from the Houston Post features Johnnie tying a can to a dog's tail while the dominic questions him about wages for sin. Johnnie replies he is doing it for fun, denying any wage. The scene is narrated in playful dialect, highlighting mischief and moral tone.
Tess tells Tess that he proposed that day and pressed for an immediate marriage. She refused, insisting he must wait until tomorrow, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
A quip contrasts Diogenes lantern search for an honest man with the idea that honest people stay at home. Mrs Potter argues the foolishness lies in wandering streets at night for virtue, noting honest folk reside with their families.
Patience writes a song hoped to live but a first singer’s rendition ruins it. Patrice recalls that the initial performance condemned the piece, ending its chances of lasting appeal per the Yonkers Statesman account.
The document lists multiple train names and numbers with their general schedules for going east west and north, including Overland Limited and Pacific Express with times such as 4:04am and 9:30am, and notes on which trains do not run Sundays and baggage check rules. It references stops at Ames and Des Moines regions and indicates arrivals and departures across various lines.
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