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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
2
A historic account contrasts Newfoundland caribou killings for salting with insights on oriental rug trade. It describes coast folk marching to deer country and ambushing herds with muskets, while separate notes discuss rug valuation, dyeing secrecy, and dangers in Persian Caucasus markets.
The advertisement touts salt pork as a traditional remedy for consumption and promotes Scott's Emulsion as the refined fat for digestion. It claims cod liver oil and hypophosphites in the emulsion invigorate weak lungs and offers free samples with each bottle.
The article explains wild sheep rely on climbing to escape enemies such as wolves, wolverines, and eagles. It notes lambs suffer most, wolves avoid winter struggles at higher altitudes, and old rams use cunning and rocky ledges to hurl pursuers. Describes ram battles with wolves as legendary.
Gilbert comforts a sobbing girl after she reports being insulted by a costume member. He questions her, she denies being better than she ought to be, and he reassures her with a light remark.
Sir Joshua Fitch recounts a London exhibition of science as Sir John Avebury shows the heavens through a telescope to neighbors and servants. A onlooker marvels at naming stars, not just their sizes or motions, highlighting wonder at astronomical knowledge.
Harper's Bazar reports on Harkins’s annoyance after Miss de Riche returns a ring that was bought at her father’s store and paid for by her fiancé, highlighting the social snub and transactional sting.
A Detroit News Tribune snippet shows a romantic exchange where the woman emphasizes the rule of no kiss before formal engagement and the man questions if it is always insisted upon.
The phrase traces to 63 B C when Pompey found an antidote recipe for poisons to be taken with a grain of salt. It suggests doubt about preparations and led to the idea of accepting dubious statements with skepticism. Attic salt and gal simulate wit and sharpness in early usage.
A patient named Jane in a large public hospital feigned a cough and pressed for remedies. The physician humorously declares she is a bad case of hypochondria, prompting Jane to plead for her “little dose” the next day when the doctor asks what she means.
A man explains to a friend that a house was robbed while he and his wife were at church, and he plans to show the clipping to his wife. The friend asks if a duplicate exists, underscoring the odd timing of the crime.
In Philadelphia the exchange notes Lucy Brown has married Cicero Moke today and Cicero jokes about earning work by doing laundry as he drums up trade. The casual wedding and domestic arrangement appear in local street chatter.
The Washington Star notes a casting line seeking a young live man for the ghost part in Hamlet. Mr Stormington Barnes confirms the setup with a terse yes and asks for a suitable candidate.
A global statistic notes that about 25 percent of individuals die before reaching seventeen. The figure highlights high child mortality and draws attention to disparities in health and living conditions worldwide.
A concise aphorism from the Chicago News presents the idea that experience tends to burden men more than it educates, reflecting a cautious view of learning through hardships.
Otis Bennett files suit in Story County District Court asserting title cloud to the SE and NW quarters of Section 30 in Township 83 North Range 23 West and related parcels. Defendants include Wm L Lamb and heirs or unknown claimants. judge set response deadline for January term 1903.
The article traces early thermometer use from Currie of Edinburgh in 1797 to Santorius of Padua who opened and cooled a thermometer. It notes Boerhaave stressing its importance and De Haen introducing bedside use, with widespread adoption only from 1850 to 1870.
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