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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
3
The Earl of Clanwilliam arrived from England and warned that Germany plans a sudden invasion of England on a Sunday morning. He argued Germany has expanded its army and navy while England has reduced its colonial militia and focused on battleships.
In Germany universities are government controlled, enabling top medical minds to be secured as professors with pension support. Johns Hopkins sought German pathologists with offers up to 15000 a year, but the government’s salaries and lifelong pensions proved irresistible, allowing full focus on work. Dr. William H. Welch, praised for eminent talent, was recruited to Johns Hopkins.
Edgar Beecher Bronson notes East Africa offers abundant game on Jura farm near Nairobi where hunters rely on marksmanship. He lists calibers from heavy bores to .405 and .303 while stressing danger, lion and hippopotamus encounters, and the necessity to aim for brain, heart, or spine.
An Army officer reports that red non actinic fabric worn next to the skin can mitigate sun exposure effects in tropical climates. Colonel Maude notes actinic rays disturb nerve centers, causing digestion issues and sunstroke. red lining allegedly provides relief during hot sun work on the West plains.
In Pittsburg Observer prose a casual acquaintance comments on the day after a wedding. The bride's father acknowledges the difficulty of losing his daughter but mentions hope and her love for the groom as they began to lose faith.
Government tests at Washington checked chain samples for Panama canal lock gear. The material withstood tensile tests up to 153000 pounds per square inch before the metal parted, indicating strong performance for use in the locks.
Mrs. Irving A Paine of Dover Massachusetts asserts she is a half sister of the German emperor. She recounts long family history, a Danish princess quit court, and that Archives confirm portions of her tale while she says the emperor’s picture hangs in a family gallery.
A visitor notes the event resembled a promenade concert more than a ball. The crowd included many women in their thirties wearing glasses and neat, decorous dress while voices proved woefully off key. Mr. Hitchcock is praised as a good dancer and may marry during his term.
The record notes London shows nearly 35 000 automobiles registered. The queen of Rouimania has authored 30 volumes.
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