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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
4
The text cites 16th and 17th century surgical methods. Fabricius of Aquapendente describes hot knife tumor removal and painless digging for chest-adherent tumors, while Edinburgh surgeons are noted for literacy and anatomy knowledge as prerequisites for guild entry.
An antiquarian excerpt from Bartholomew Anglicus, circa 1260, describes children as fearful of beating, craving apples, impulsive, talkative, restless, and difficult to discipline. The passage concludes that these traits sound strikingly modern.
A holidaying Charles Spurgeon heard a sermon at a rural village Bethel. After the service the Metropolitan Tabernacle pastor entered the vestry unrecognized and thanked the preacher. When asked his name Spurgeon replied I preach a bit in London myself his guest blushed bright red.
A physician visits a convalescing old man and urges his wife to prepare broth from a chicken while hinting at their limited finances. The patient’s face brightens with memories, but he whispers that buying the chicken is not absolutely necessary. The anecdote reflects on frugality and care in recovery.
The article notes Japanese use of 3 by 6 yard mats as standard floor coverings. Rooms are sized to fit mats, and rents are described by the number of mats needed.
A group of friends recalls Ellen Terry comparing acting to drawing. She says actors cannot erase mistakes and must let their performance stand as intended, often feeling compelled to plead for a redo with the audience.
A philanthropic visitor asks what brought the jailbird to prison and the inmate quips that he came for the same reason as the visitor to pry into others affairs, noting his entry through the basement window in the past.
In Shebat during Darius's second year a man on a red horse stood among myrtle trees with red sorrel and white horses behind him. This is noted as the earliest horse show with an authentic surviving record.
A philosophical statement asserts that perfect understanding of self yields understanding of all things, claiming that man becomes a condensed whole. It argues that such a person commands power, with all things obedient to him, and attributes this view to freedom.
A governess asks Mary about the future of the word to love. The pupil replies after a pause that it means to marry, ma'am.
A Swift quote frames laws as cobwebs that ensnare some but fail to stop stronger forces. The line contrasts trapped flies with free wasps and hornets breaking through.
The article explains how streams and jointed limestone create serpentine valleys. It notes two nearly vertical joint systems in Cheddar Gorge intersecting at right angles, guiding water along zigzag paths that widen fissures and carve the winding valley.
In New Orleans railroad lore a group recalls a harrowing run across marshes and the Rigolets. A vacuum on the trestle sucked water and fish toward the rear coach, inspiring cheers and a famed catch as the waters receded.
The first accurate account comes from Rhases in the tenth century of smallpox and its ravages. Ancient Chinese and Indian texts also describe the disease, calling it the bean disease in China. Inoculation is traced to the Sung dynasty, with Chinese experts noting the germ persists in offspring and requires favorable conditions to develop.
The revenue flag authorized by congress on March 2 1790 originally showed sixteen red and white stripes with the United States arms in dark blue in the white field. It reflected sixteen states then in the Union and has remained unchanged since. an eagle and thirteen blue stars were added later but the core flag design endured.
Rivers feeding the Mississippi show varying slopes. Eastward streams descend about three inches per mile while western feeders average six inches per mile. The Missouri drops about a foot per mile after mountains, Des Moines 7.3 inches, Ohio five inches, and the Mississippi from Ohio’s mouth to the gulf falls 24.5 inches.
A dialogue captures a social exchange about lending and friendship with blunt slang. Mooney challenges the apparent friendship while Hogan asserts lack of money and willingness to borrow. The piece reflects urban speech and informal debt notions.
A husband mutters about tough steak and cold coffee becoming a petty dispute. His wife chides him to stop fussing as she notes no one will take breakfast away.
A Newark News quip notes Madge claims to be twenty odd years old and concludes she is over forty by counting the even years. The playful exchange highlights playful arithmetic about age.
A pithy quote from the Atchison Globe notes that nothing provokes a busy man like an idle intruder arousing curiosity. The remark emphasizes the friction between productivity and idle curiosity in daily life.
An office scene contrasts two kinds of men. A banking leader holds a long conference while clerks lunch late, yet the seven or eight millionaires remain at work past 7 pm. The Cosmopolitan notes the need for men who will accomplish as business grows faster than personal development.
Pumice stone and loose volcanic cinders are used for building in the Canary Islands for harbor works in Las Palmas and Santa Cruz. The material, once used for St Sophia’s dome, proved unsafe. In Ceylon, cabook or laterite serves as a useful building stone. Basaltic lava quarries near Vesuvius and Rome yield pozzolana for construction.
A Supreme Court judge tests two applicants, a southerner and Thomas B. Reed, on constitutional law. The southerner says the civil rights bill is unconstitutional, Reed answers correctly, and both are admitted to the bar. The judge notes their defiant grasp of constitutional questions.
A playful exchange between a convalescent wife and her husband reflects on medical care and home life with regional quips. The wife jokes about needing the doctor and the husband responds with country references, ending with a bittersweet note about domestic games.
A suitor in a German exchange requests a pleasant exterior a dowry of 20000 marks domestic training and 64 size gloves as conditions for marriage. The agent questions the 64 size glove demand and the suitor explains he won six pairs of ladies gloves in a lottery and cannot throw them away.
A Troy Times item notes two young sisters aged six and eight discussing fate and heaven. The older asks which to choose, life or death for heaven, and the younger prefers living. The elder then asks Sarah B what her religion amounts to.
A mother scolds her child for playing with a boy she deems bad. The child insists the boy is good despite two reform school terms and release for good behavior. The exchange captures social judgments and perceptions of reform.
Pithy line exchanges cited from the Washington Star describe a conversation about certainty in love. Miss Miami Brown questions the other about affection while a cited reply affirms confidence, noting a man choosing courtship over a dog fight last Wednesday.
Gummey-Skidmore is praised for horse sense and restraint in wagering. The dialogue contrasts knowledge of racing with prudent behavior, noting that true understanding may lie in not betting at all.
A Chicago News item notes a conceited man who admires his own errors because they are his doing. The quip highlights ego and self-justifying pride in flawed actions.
Kamchatka features multiple active volcanoes, the only ones in Russia that remain eruptive. The region is noted for its persistent volcanic activity and seismic monitoring by Russian authorities.
The New York Times reports on dogs and cats in a boarding house becoming fussy eaters. A thin dog refuses hospital food, craving fruit like pears and bananas while a cat prefers onions and melons. The attendant condemns these habits as perverted appetites that harm animals and raises the cost of care.
A New York Mail and Express tale describes a best man awaking on his wedding day to a precious delivery from his mother. The note directs him to sew a missing button, a task completed with bridesmaids aiding, ending with a lighthearted telegram to mother.
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