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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
3
Low excursion rates offered by the Chicago and North Western Railway for travel to the Saengerfest in St Louis Missouri. Tickets on sale June 16 and 17 with return by June 22. Apply to Chicago and North Western agents. Paint line products available at Loughran Bauer.
A Brook lyn Engle piece recalls a clergyman famed for scholarship who miswrote righteous as riideous. He believed the word ended in lous and searched the wrong dictionary page until realization returned. The tale ends with his correction to the proper spelling.
Professor BE L Thorn dike contends in Century that increasing rejection of the church by scholars may shift intellectual guidance to educational and administrative bodies. He warns that future generations may view ministers as experts in religious matters only, not as broad mentors for society.
Harry Allen of Franklin Township Story County Iowa took up on May 22 1908 a dark brown seven year old western filly with a white forehead spot white hind feet and an X brand on the left shoulder C B Paterson Auditor Story County Iowa Nevada June 5 1903
In Lives of the Lindsays a tragedy centers on Colin Lindsay the Earl of Balcarras who forgets the wedding ring at home and, after a friend lends one, places it on Mauritia of Nassau’s finger. The ring bears a death's head omen and the countess prophesies her death within a year, fulfilled when Colin becomes a widower months later.
The piece explains that irritation is not pain but often causes pain. A lodged crumb near vocal cords or dust in the eye can trigger strong irritation leading to inflammation and pain. It notes finger tips and tongue tips are highly sensitive and that surface burns hurt more than deep wounds.
The Forest vegetation is richer in North America with 412 species, including 176 native to the Atlantic, 106 to the Pacific, 46 to the Rocky Mountains, and 74 tropical coastal species near Florida, while Europe has 158 species. Six North American trees Judas tree persimmon hackberry plane tree hop hornbeam and chestnut are native to Europe south of the Alps.
The text describes a West Indian man who does not buy soap, using a bulb from a soap tree for lather, a sharp coconut shell or broken glass as a razor, and a chewstick twig for teeth cleaning, claiming it outperforms a camel hair brush and dentifrice.
An examination at the agricultural college asked when barley should be sown. The student answered promptly that the best time is three days before a gentle rain, according to the German source.
A Boston Post quip recalls Burroughs and a change of heart on lending. The speaker admits he once believed he lent money but realized each loan was effectively a gift.
The article explains the log method used historically to determine a ship's speed. It details the logship, stray line, knot marks, and chalked timings with a 47 ft 3 in spacing, the use of a sand glass, and the roles of crew to read the line and calculate knots.
A light exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a wife demanding a bonnet and a husband retorting that he endures little trouble in return. The quip captures domestic banter with playful irony.
In a playful exchange the Versifier questions if he is a poet while the Scribbler notes editors light their pipe with his verse phrasing the line as verse afire in a Philadelphia Record style quip.
A compact humor item notes a kitchen table quip about a talking machine, asking if someone owns one and replying that it cost nothing because they married it. It presents a light, witty aside typical of London Tit-Bits.
The article explains how uneven shoulders often come from how you sit at a desk. It notes the right shoulder is usually higher due to resting an elbow on the chair or desk. Two exercises are suggested: raise the lower arm with a dumbbell and lower the higher shoulder to bear a heavy weight.
A London Globe echo reports a farmer who, while driving to market, passes a neighbor found dead by hanging in a barn. He returns to town and tells the news with dramatic understatement, noting the man was not eaten by heat while alive. The joke atop the tragedy: he wasn’t heat vent.
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