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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
3
A compact poem by Sir Philip Sidney praises sleep as a medicine for woe and a shield against speech and noise. Sleep calms the restless mind and heals the weary head, offering a tranquil chamber where wit rests and peace returns. Stella’s image joins as a hoped-for reward for restful slumber.
In Roselle Park New Jersey a well known composer and his wife face trouble finding a suitable servant girl. The new helper burst into tears after singing a popular hit Everybody Else’s Girl Looks Better to Me Than Mine causing a humorous domestic scene. The wife questions the cause and the girl reveals it is her looks and singing that sparked the upset.
A mature man and his wife travel to Niagara Falls and register as John Doe wife. The proprietor jokes about their honeymoon, but the man is rattled when the register shows John Doe and pride, revealing a quiet self awareness after marriage.
A London visitor in New York observes a Giants game at the Polo Grounds and dialogs over baseball terms. The host explains a “bird” three-bagger and a foul after a foul tip, highlighting language differences in American versus English baseball jargon.
A community planned a dinner for a judge. The invited list faced a protest over featuring the town’s former brilliant lawyer now fallen to drink. The drunkard closed with a sobering quip about their fortunes diverging over the years and a rise of the guest.
Experiments are under way in Boston with nickel in the slot turnstiles in elevated railroad and subway stations to save the pay of ticket sellers.
In a Delineator piece young Carol meets a silent newcomer. The four year old asks for the girl’s name and age, receives no reply, and concludes with a sharp quip that the child isn’t very smart for her age.
John Hutchinson recalls a 1890s encounter between Governor Hughes and J Ham Lewis of Chicago in Syracuse. Lewis bowed and praised whiskers as a political asset while Hughes credited Lewis with making whiskers respectable in politics.
A short dialogue features Miss Smart replying to a talkative person who often contradicts himself. She notes that listening to him makes his words seem less reliable, yet offers a measured defense of his overall character.
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