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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
3
W E B Curtis recalls arrivals at a Caracas hotel where a nightly glass of milk appeared at the same hour despite requests. He notes electric bells, a single boy answering bells, and a systemic failure of service as other staff ignored his calls. The anecdote highlights hotel life quirks in Caracas.
Edison organized a global correspondence effort to prevent platinum extinction. He mailed thousands of letters with platinum samples to consuls and scientists, outlining discovery and treatment methods. The venture cost little in postage but yielded gratitude from investigators.
In a Pearson's Weekly vignette a medium invokes a tall dead man whose sobs reveal grief. A middle aged man mourns George and asks how he died. The medium urges resilience, then a startling twist shows the departed was the wife’s former husband.
In a London Tit-Bits vignette Mamie broaches leap year customs with John. She toys with his coat button and declares she will not propose, preferring him to propose in the old fashioned way. He smiles, content to be the favored suitor.
A London note describes quails fattened by raising and lowering electric light to trigger morning waking repeated up to six times daily. It also recalls Bavaria's beer glass size of half a liter and cites global birth ratios of 109 women per 100 men.
Excursion rates to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo New York via the Northwestern Line begin May 1 with Tuesdays offering especially low fare tickets and favorable return limits. Direct connection at Chicago with fast trains to Buffalo. For details contact agents or request an illustrated booklet by sending two cents to W B Kniskern General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago. For footwear needs see Canier Bros. & Herman offering ladies mens and children's low shoes.
Illinois Central operates a through sleeping car from Chicago at 6 10 p m on the Limited vestibule train to the south with a dining car serving supper. The train connects at Mattoon with the Peoria line and reaches Nashville next morning, Chattanooga the next day, Atlanta that evening, and Jacksonville two mornings after Chicago departure. Details available from Illinois Central agents.
California Excursions weekly trips depart Des Moines on Monday at 8 45 p m via Kansas City and Santa Fe Route to Los Angeles and Saturday at 11 40 a m via Missouri Kansas and Texas and Southern Pacific to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The two cars are brand new wide vestibu led and steam heated. They run from St Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts how Indians, Negroes, Chinamen, Mexicans and cowboys converge for Western circuses. It highlights high devotion among Native Americans who travel long distances, Chinese patrons in San Francisco, and a Tucson crowd mixing races in a single tent before a rowdy finale.
The wise man argues that every action stems from selfishness from optimism to love to philanthropy. A water plug stumble triggers a punchline about Darwin, prompting the pupil to quiz selfish motive. The Chicago Herald framing adds a humorous moral note on incentive and self interest.
A rural dialogue shows Farmer Whiffietree lamenting loss of interest from his son who has returned from college. The son replies with apathy citing golfing efforts as his focus. The judge is referenced in the exchange.
Chicago Chronicle recounts how William H. Crane borrowed Senator Plumb of Kansas's broad brimmed hat to heighten his performance in The Senator. Crane swapped hats after a dining room remark and kept Plumb’s hat for subsequent shows.
In a vivid note from Good Words a guide explains rhubarb’s bright yellow roots. The text debunks the idea of Turkey rhubarb, tracing commerce to China and Russia, with the Turkey label persisting due to British conservatism.
The landlord informs the tenant of planned porch repairs and wallpapering of bedrooms, noting these plans may be moot if the tenant chooses to move. The brief exchange ends with polite farewells in a Chicago Herald style.
A collection of quotes contrasting love and conflict in marriage. The Boston Tran script notes couples with one shared idea may grow to hate. the Atchison Globe compares a balky horse preferring to avoid whipping.
A cryptic line from the Philadelphia Times hints at the humor and wordplay of a column or cartoon caption. The exact source context remains unclear.
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