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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1901
Page
3
A discussion on how pity from parents fuels a child’s crying and how to curb it. It argues that laughing at minor hurts builds resilience, while withholding rewards for crying can reduce the habit. The piece includes an anecdote about physicians on a train and a mineral water agent’s witty remark.
A historian details how a big eastern railroad runs an extensive secret system of spotters across all divisions. It cites underground wires and discreet communications to monitor sentiment, prevent strikes, and defend against theft while noting risks of cross-spotter conflicts and hidden alliances.
A masked robber on a dark road demands a chronometer and flees with the victim’s 18 carat timepiece. The speaker, unharmed, reflects on the irony of time lost and time spared, noting the rarity of human cunning.
A Chicago Record quote contrasts bookstore clerks avoiding intellectual discussion with fear of challenging customer questions that might hinder sales. The snippet highlights tensions between knowledge and commerce in retail bookselling.
The Somerville Journal notes that a 20 year old is seen as 40 to 45 by a youth, while a 40 year old is viewed as 55 to 60 by a young man, reflecting shifting social perceptions of aging.
A Baltimore anecdote recalls John Reilly adding the initials F R B after his name to mock the era’s pretentious signatories. Visiting Philadelphia by stagecoach, Reilly registers with others claiming earned degrees, then charms a local committee despite avoiding a lecture.
The Washington Star quotes P. D. Armour saying his real pleasure comes from helping others and sustaining his two sons and his good name. He notes he rose as a butcher boy, loves work for its own sake, and aims to keep the wolf from the door by giving to those less fortunate.
The note cites Bankers' National Bank in Chicago National City Bank in New York and Valley National Bank in Des Moines as providing the lowest cost correspondence services.
California Excursions offers two routes from Des Moines by rail to Los Angeles and San Francisco. One departs Mondays at 8 45 p m via Kansas City and Santa Fe. the other Saturdays at 11 40 a m via Missouri Kansas Texas San Antonio Arkansas Pass Southern Pacific. Both are new, extra wide vestibule cars with steam heat, running from St Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City.
A Boston Transcript recollects William Travers known for stuttering. At a Newport garden party a young woman asks the time and Travers, after faltering, finally says it will be six o clock by the time he can say it. The anecdote plays on the time it takes him to pronounce the phrase.
Car leaving Saturday arrives in Los Angeles Wednesday morning and San Francisco Thursday morning passing through Waco, San Antonio and El Paso. Car departing Monday reaches Los Angeles Friday afternoon avoiding Sunday travel. For full information contact Chicago Great Western Rail way traveling passenger agent at Cor Fifth and Walnut Des Moines Ia. tf Be Ne eee
The text argues that sunlit rooms in hospitals have fewer deaths and faster recoveries than shady rooms. It claims statistics support sun exposure lowers illness tendency, and suggests the sick room should be the sunniest available. It compares dark rooms as nearly as bad as closed rooms.
A Casier’s Magazine item recounts General George B. McClellan noting that clams sinking sand and water jets suggested using a water jet to sink piles. In 1852 he reportedly used a rubber hose and gas pipe nozzle to force water near a pile, scouring sand to create a hole and allow rapid sinking.
Old Dr X disregards religion and snorts at spirituality. He meets a minister who clarifies a relative’s fortune by saying it came from a cousin, not an uncle. The exchange ends with Dr X urging, give them hell.
A dealer claims squeaking shoes have vanished due to soles being sewn rather than pegged. He explains a loose leather piece caused the squeak like a bellows and that sewing eliminates the problem. He asserts a week of search would not find a squeak in Philadelphia.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes tobacco's terroir. It cites Cuba's single land strip along a river and the ruinous north wind, says Virginia tobacco grown in Germany becomes German tobacco, and that Borneo leaves lack character. It adds Havana seeds to the Philippines yield only Manila quality.
A Washington Star quote quotes Stormington Barnes lamenting ego in acting. A young woman asks about egotism among actors and Barnes replies that three actors claimed they could play Hamlet as well as he can.
Chas. Bender of Erie Pennsylvania says he has always used Eoley's Honey and Tarcough medicine and believes it the best in the world. He states nothing else compares in quality.
An advertisement touts Seal of Minnesota flour from T. J. Minter & Son urging customers to try the sack and use no other flour. The copy emphasizes brand loyalty and product quality for bakers and households.
A conversation reveals a man pressing on a refusal, with the woman offering noncommittal responses. The exchange underscores ambiguity in the interaction and the lingering question of consent or rejection.
The celebrated Washburn guitar and mandolin are featured at the Tilden and Loughran shop, drawing attention from music enthusiasts and collectors alike. The selection underscores the store's reputation for quality instruments and vintage gear.
A Chicago Times Herald blurb notes a preacher asking if the marriage is a venture. The bridegroom, in the vestibule, tells the best man he has already given her deeds worth over $60,000 in property.
Advertised cough remedy Foley's Honey and Tar is said to stop coughing and soothe the lungs. The product is described as easing phlegm and not straining the chest during relief.
Mrs Brown proposes a brooklyn life style event to raise funds for the needy. Mrs Jones supports the plan and expresses shared enthusiasm for a progressive euchre game benefiting the poor.
A humorous exchange in which Willie asks about a linear foot and Pa responds with a pun about a linear descendant. The brief joke reflects a rural family scene conveyed in the Catholic Standard and Times.
During his presidency Thomas Jefferson had both of his sons in Congress representing Virginia. Thomas Mann Randolph and John W. Eppes served as members alongside their father, reflecting the family’s political reach in the era.
The record notes the fleece weight averaging five pounds per sheep.
The subject manages tax obligations negotiates loans and makes investments related to real estate as part of ongoing business activities.
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