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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
3
In a north England flower show a class for cottage gardeners restricted to a radius. Sandy wins with Briggs’s roses after bribing access. A stranger overhears boasting that Briggs could not enter his own roses. The secret leaks when Sandy confides to a show committee member.
Discount excursion tickets available June 16 and 17 for travel to St Louis Missouri for the Saengerfest. Return eligibility through June 30 with price set at two dollars inclusive. Tickets via Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
In Temagamie reserve Canada two young men seek backwood experience with a canoe and camp gear. A New York court clerk finds one man baking bread by a fire and learns the other is an assistant professor of chemistry at Yale. The exchange ends with the clerk admitting wonder at rustic life.
A historical note on rice throwing at weddings traces its origin to a Chinese tale. A sorcerer named Chao schemes to end a bride but Peachblossom directs guests to scatter rice at the doorway. The bride survives as the spirit bird devours the rice.
In Whittier's account a Quaker meeting, after careful council, resolves that George C be advised to remain silent until the Lord speaks through him more to the meeting's satisfaction and profit.
A simple gargle mix uses fifteen drops of refined carbolic acid per quart of water and should be shaken well before use. Gargle four or five times daily, and for swollen tonsils use a tannin tincture every two hours. A mild potassium permanganate gargle also helps mild sore throat.
In Society, Rella praises Mildred for inviting her mother to her finest dinner parties, a sign of her kindness and natural generosity in Brooklyn Life.
Blobbs-Scribbler has faced nine play rejections. Blobbs-What is he doing now Blobbs-Writing essays on the decline of the drama. This item notes a Philadelphia Record paragraph about his career turn to critique rather than stage work.
A humorous Puck quip contrasts the landlady and boarder over chicken halves. An Amiei line asserts that a man's worth lies in what he is, not his possessions or actions.
A schoolmaster notes politeness functions like a locksmith unlocking many hard doors. The remark frames courtesy as practical, easing interactions and access in daily life.
The Duke of Wellington conducts a calm interview with a gaunt man who enters his library claiming to kill him. The stranger Dionysius insists on the murder but delays by noting business and letters, eventually withdrawing to a mental institution.
The article argues life is often treated too seriously, noting many anxious faces worldwide. It cites Ruskin on sunbeam-like behavior and urges everyone to brighten rooms with a joyful presence from youth to old age.
A widow recalls a stranger misreading her cheerful face at her husband’s funeral. She notes the awkward moment when a flirtatious man seated across the aisle remarked on her supposed happiness, while she mourned two days. The anecdote warns against overemphasizing a cheerful look in sorrowful settings.
A London Athenaeum dispatch describes the continued use of tally sticks in Pau where a baker and buyer each hold half sticks to record purchases. Notches in the halves align to show payments and remaining debt, a primitive method maintained by poor country folk.
Smoker's Heart notes that smoking often aids for many years but can suddenly cause heart distress. The age of onset varies widely, with few under thirty and most cases occurring between forty and sixty years. Medical help becomes necessary as symptoms rapidly worsen.
A Chicago Tribune quip explains that poor men tip larger to avoid others discovering their poverty, while rich men tip less to avoid revealing wealth. The joke frames social class and anonymity in tipping behavior.
A man who weathered two weeks of nightly fourteen mile walks with a baby faces a doctor urging rest and more exercise. The quotation reflects concern over fatigue and health advice in a Pittburgh Dispatch context.
A performer asks if her singing voice should be showcased while a manager blocks her bid. The exchange unfolds during a column bus dispatch style scene with tension over performance opportunity.
A quote from the New Orleans Times Democrat notes the first half of any job is the hardest thread, while the second half proves even more trying.
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