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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
3
In a brisk dialogue Cornelia questions the afterlife as Auntie presses for pious assurance. The Bud humorously weighs heaven on this side of the river, and the exchange blends moral pose with playful wit.
Helman Hunt spent seven years on The Triumph of Innocents and three years on The Shadow of Death as he sought satisfaction with his work.
A Lavater quotation notes that mastery lies in concealing happiness, a trait seen as greater than masking sorrow. The line contrasts public affect with inner control.
A tale from The Bishop's Niece describes a bishop who shuns gifts and display. A cross and ring meant as symbols of office are replaced by a lead cross on tape and a worthless ring, provoking his father's and uncle's red faced refusals.
In Story County Iowa a cross petition requests the court partition of undivided interests in multiple parcels. Eva J Matters and Joan W Matters claim ownership of an undivided 11-20 of a described W 4 and N B of Sec 17 and other shares, while A L Orange and named Morain and Freisner defendants hold various undivided interests. The court is asked to confirm shares, order partition or sale, and distribute proceeds. A hearing date is set for August term with default consequences.
A reflective piece urging tailors to see themselves as powerful agents of good or evil through their work. It cautions that bad work brings punishment in shame and fear, while good work brings comfort and honor, with lingering moral consequences across days and nights.
Report shows 144 tons of horseflesh and 14.5 tons of fish fed to carnivores while 9,530 chicken heads and 6,080 bunches of greens sustained herbivores. Flock meals included 5,086 quarts of milk and 83,000 eggs for birds and other creatures.
Father Burke recalls the bishop of Arichat as an unassuming man who wears a palmward episcopal ring and a hair shirt year round. Stephen Essex questions humility, and the priest laughs at his own suggestion of trying the hair shirt.
A historical note on sage tracing its revered status from ancient physicians to domestic use. It highlights sage tea’s early prevalence, gradual acceptance as a savory adjunct, and its pairing with roast pork, goose, and duck, with eighteenth century guidance on stuffing poultry and piglets.
The article traces St Elme fire phenomena seen on ship masts known as St Helen St Elme St Peter and St Nicholas with myths linking lights to omens. It notes ancient Roman names Castor and Pollux and cites 1606 records of many dancing lights on Forbes ship aiding or warning for voyages.
The passage describes color sources including blue black from vine charcoal and raw sienna from Sienna Italy, ivory black from ivory chips, madder plants yielding Turkey red, Prussian blue from impure potassium carbonate, cochineal insects producing carmine scarlet crimson and purple, India ink from burned camphor, and sepia from cuttlefish ink. It notes cochineal and sepia as notable color sources and mentions the Chinese monopoly on India ink.
An Australian explorer recalls giving orders to his men to lay aside firearms. He returned to find revolvers and carbines hung on a tree as cutters worked nearby. He notes natives playfully drag spears through grass while appearing innocent, warning of potential danger.
A farmer troubled by trespassers posted a notice citing the Corylus avellana hazel to warn that entering the wood is at the visitor’s risk. The unusual warning deterred trespassers and the farmer harvested his crop peacefully that year.
An American woman on a Mediterranean cruise travels through Piraeus and worries aloud in Athens about finding rooms. A fellow traveler notes her distress as she fears not to find lodging near the Acropolis and admits she does not know other hotel names.
A fragment notes the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London founded in 1806 and recalls Dr Wardrop endorsing the cruel idea of weakening patients until they fainted to operate on them while unconscious.
A brief mock news line notes heavy rain ended a long dry spell as captains and crowds witnessed a scattered downpour, reviving parched land and scorched vegetation while editors eye the moment for dramatic impact.
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