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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1901
Page
6
A veteran observes the heavy burden on members and senators as they juggle mail, petitions, and committee duties. He notes the time spent on public duties often exceeds private gains and that busy lawmakers rarely linger in reading rooms or leisure spaces. The piece includes an anecdote about Stephen Crane on a Philadelphia trip.
Arthur A. Leeds of Tioga meets Stephen Crane on a Delaware Water Gap platform. Crane appears plain, focused on his own path, as Leeds helps with his bags toward the hotel while the moment hints at Crane’s modest stance despite fame.
The article recounts how Chinese theatre forbade female performers after Empress Dowager Yang Tsching issued in 1736 a death penalty decree for women appearing on stage. Only men have acted in mainland China since, though Hong Kong allowed some female performers.
An old lady at E. kept 13 000 to 15 000 pounds with no interest. The bank manager showed tender concern for her health each visit, fearing even a slight cold could end the income she provided, about 300 pounds annually.
Olive Molesworth presents a poetic scene of dawn breaking across fields and homes. The early glow grows from liminal quiet to rising light, as creatures sense change and the world awakens to a new day. The excerpt captures anticipation and transformation at daybreak.
In Middleboro Massachusetts Colonel Ebenezer Sproat, famed for his humor, pays three weary soldiers for a cold luncheon by misinterpreting his mother’s remark about bread bones worth a shilling. He tills three shillings from the till and toys with the soldiers as his mother smiles at the joke.
A Times-Democrat contributor describes red ants near Covington collecting food and transporting a spider by creating a leaf sled. The colony studied their behavior, gathering a spider corpse, assembling a dry leaf ramp, and sliding the prey toward their nest.
The excerpt notes time’s progress through life from youth to old age. It cites age ranges from 25 to 40 with little change, 50 with greater change, and 55 to 60 where the alteration startles. It observes the mind often outlasting the body in later years, a demanding yet common experience.
The article marvels at the carp's anatomy noting it has thousands of bones muscles and veins. It claims the carp moves 4886 bones and muscles with each breath and possesses 4320 veins along with 99 muscles.
Jack confesses to Tom he is engaged to three girls, a situation he fears would not be a crime but would still bring him prison and no peace. Tom remarks it is not a crime, yet the predicament remains the worst of it.
A New York Post report notes Birmingham and New York firms produce machine made convent lanterns imitating ancient hand crafted designs. Lanterns range from four inch cylinders to foot tall bronzed mosque lamps with silver inlay and colored glass. Electric lighting in small pieces enhances a jewel like glow in dark rooms.
A young ambulance surgeon recalls a drunken man and a drunken woman he ferried after a Chelsea square call. The pair quarrelled, kissed, fought, sang together, and finally parted in tears at the hospital, amid a gawking crowd.
All baggage to be checked must be delivered at baggage room 245 minutes before arrival of train. 4 W Regene
George Inness Jr recounts meeting a renowned dinner guest who revealed she had written Boots and Saddles and had once been married to General Custer. He realized mid conversation he was speaking to Custers widow and shifted topics.
A Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph reflection lists modern inventions from railroads to electric lighting and other common items, arguing early founders would be astonished by today’s tech and daily objects.
The quote urges embracing timely chances to grasp good within reach as the essential life craft. It reflects a mindset of proactive living and pragmatic optimism attributed to Johnson.
Quip from a Boston Transcript style piece where Arabella defends compliments from a man, while her aunt chides her and calls her foolish for trusting flattery. The exchange portrays vanity and familial admonition in a light, humorous tone.
A Chicago News quip notes that when a woman adopts her husband’s preached ideals she has no time for gossip.
A quotation from the Chicago Record notes a politician embracing humble origins as part of his political capital, arguing the stance boosts public appeal and authority.
Greatly reduced one way settlers rates to the northwest will be in effect via the Iowa Central during February March and April 1901. For full particulars call Iowa Central ticket agents or address Geo. G. Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
L. O. Keeptex advertises winter undergarments with emphasis on low prices and broad selection at The New Clothing Store. The note invites shoppers to visit for deals on warm apparel.
The Des Moines Daily News increases to eight pages and adopts full AP telegraphic service while keeping the annual price at $1.00. Six month and three month options remain discounted. Circulation exceeds 29,000. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
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