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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
1
Ames druggists' liquor request forms were examined at the courthouse by two local residents, amid rumors the inquiry aims to supply material for the March grand jury. The fire department weighs installing electric alarm bells linking firehouses, but the cost may preclude practicality.
Boone Standard critiques local booster rhetoric while noting the Ames college lecture committee booked Ernest Seton Thomson on Animals as a strong Spring Term Lecture Course number. It argues readers should judge entertainment for themselves and reject town-boosting hype.
Deputy Sheriff John Sellers with Bert Welty and Constable Shugart confronted the Combs family in Richland township over two horses. After papers were served, Ford Combes resisted, prompting deputized helpers to assist. The elder Combes later settled and retrieved his property while Ford fled and remains at large. Journal notes ongoing winter snow.
The piece traces the origin of savings banks from 1778 in Hamburg and 1787 in Berne, noting Defoe's 1697 suggestion and early efforts. It highlights Mrs Priscilla Wakefield's 1798 children's bank, J Smith's 1799 parish savings, and H Duncan of Ruthwell praised as Father of Savings Banks for his 1810 establishment with a 1160 pound fund. Acts in 1817 and 1835 expanded the system.
In a tale from Herrmann Klein a four member party hears Tamagno sing with head tones despite a chest cold. Lassalle bets to top with falsetto then both push high notes from chairs to reach high A, B flats and a D natural. The contest ends as a dead heat with thundering applause.
A historical excerpt notes that among animals, insects especially termites reach astonishing fertility. Queen termites are described as huge packages, laying about sixty eggs per minute and up to 80 000 daily, potentially totaling 50 000 000 eggs in two years.
General Longstreet says his troops were strict about treating captured Union soldiers kindly. A Washington department employee recounts prisoners’ footwear theft to prove evasion, but Longstreet credits the anecdote to nothing and smiles at the tale.
The Glastonbury thorn legend links Joseph of Arimathea to Britain and a hawthorn stick blooming on Christmas. The thorn is an early flowering hawthorn. a Kew tree opens its flowers between November and March.
A natural history writer notes the Mexican lapdog is so small it seems incredible to those who have not seen it. The animal is likened to white woolen toy dogs perched on bellows that emit a vague sound instead of a real bark.
A mother asks her four year old son about his missing sister. The child suggests she may be found by sweeping the house, adding a humorous line from the exchange.
An Italian cavalry officer astonished spectators by running a long sprint holding an egg balanced on a spoon. He rode at full gallop, cleared two or three high fences, and never dropped the egg, a feat requiring long practice and exceptional horsemanship.
A judge quips about a kiss during a meeting as two congressmen's daughters trade barbs. One daughter recalls a cousin's bold move in the conservatory while another teases that the eyes won him but the nose got it. The ruling hints at correcting minutes.
The oldest surviving sacred fire in India remains lit, traced to a voyage by the Parsecs from Persia. It is rekindled five times every two hours with sandalwood, fragrant materials, and dry fuel, preserving a long-standing religious tradition.
A reflective piece on how small moments shape reading, art, skill acquisition, and a purposeful life through proper use. It highlights daily acts guiding growth, creativity, and useful living across pursuits.
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