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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
6
A tale about Lord Mansfield the lord chief justice of England who demanded four black horses for his carriage in 1756. Despite paying a high price the horses developed white markings, triggering a dispute over misrepresentation. The dealer defended the bill showing four black horses were sold, ending any legal action.
An alienist argues kleptomania largely reflects neuroses and psychoses rather than pure psychosis, with theft common in department stores and bargain sales driving acts. He notes vulnerable women may be susceptible while collectors and bibliophiles act as generally responsible. Parisians and some Americans allegedly regard stealing as clever.
Uncle Asbury boasts of his daughter's high school geometry studies while planning to use mathematical terms like hypotenuses and parallelograms in sermons. He believes these lessons will help him find words to preach and persuade his congregation.
A historical note explains mixing nitric acid with muriatic acid to etch a metal surface. It instructs covering the area with melted beeswax, inscribing on the wax, applying the acid mix with a feather, and washing with water after the desired etching time.
A youth asks consent to marry the daughter of a man who tests his income. The father confirms sufficiency and humorously notes he can endure occasional touches from his future son in law. The father blesses the marriage.
A quoted observation notes an eagle lifting a lamb around sixty pounds or more and, with the bird’s weight totaling seventy six pounds, suggests the bird can exert power equivalent to more than two horses. It concludes that birds may outpace mathematics in strength.
Flo sent a copy of his dialect tale to the countryside to study the regional speech but the locals could not understand it. The Chicago Post notes the piece failed to provoke anger or comprehension among natives.
A Baltimore Herald note recalls Flow and Mrs Torque debating the concert's beauty and tech, leaving little time to listen to the music at the symphony.
A short dialogue shows a memory lapse as a character named Binks recalls owing $50 to another. The brief exchange hinges on a forgotten sum triggering recognition.
A planter from Ceylon recounts an extraordinary elephant incident. After killing the largest elephant, a herd carried the body through long grass to a rocky stream, where the corpse lay hidden. The tail and feet were removed earlier, proving the body was moved at night.
A New York Times quote discusses how store detectives cope with shoplifting, noting women shoppers can outwit them and that both male and female detectives face challenges. It praises a former minstrel turned detective earning a $5,000 salary as highly effective.
A dying wife, famed for gossip, asks if the doctor and nurse are engaged in her final moment. Her one weakness is revealed as she questions the nature of their relationship before silence. The husband leans in for a final word of love, but the last words she speaks reveal the rumor that consumes her.
The piece extols running as a major physical enhancer. It claims running builds muscular development, strengthens the heart and lungs, improves posture, and creates a balanced trunk. It asserts Greeks and enduring American Indian runners exhibit superior physiques compared with whites.
The wife shows a thriftier view of hats, claiming she made a hat herself to avoid costly millinery. The husband wavers between praise and protest, noting high prices while admiring the final product. The exchange mirrors light social humor from the era.
In Rooks county a man attempting a novel mule feeding method was kicked and knocked unconscious. He recalls awakening to his wife’s remark praising God when new experiments to test mules would end.
A playful Philadelphia Press quip about a wife reminding the speaker of various things, including an episode in his life and a henpecking stereotype. The note hints at humorous personal reminiscence and social commentary on marital dynamics.
Dialogue reveals a family dispute over a grandfather's silver collection left to the family, with Jack noting the bequest remains within relatives while Ethel learns it is now with his uncle. The exchange emphasizes inheritance and custody of heirlooms across generations.
In a vignette from On the Shore, a speaker longs for a life with his beloved in a lighthouse. She agrees softly, imagining simple light housekeeping as part of their secluded future in a poetic scene from Smart Set.
A survey compares how different nations express laughter. It notes Chinese restraint, Arab stoicism, Persian views on laughing, and mentions Mohammed, plus European and British styles across Italian, German, French, English, Scottish, and Irish temperaments.
A Victorian note from 1850 shows Thomas Carlyle promising his wife a washstand as a practical yet affectionate gift. He, then beyond poverty, wrote of blessing his wife’s face as clocks strike midnight on Christmas Day. He later gave five pounds for a marble and mahogany washstand, a symbol of utility and care.
In Oliver Cromwell's era a harsh law banned Christmas as a superstition and forbade festivities. He ordered markets to operate on December 25, destroying symbols like holly and mistletoe. Folk resisted the decree, continuing to observe Christmas despite enforcement efforts.
A seasoned observer argues buffaloes outrun a lone horse over prairie miles. The animal’s deceptive gait looks slow but sustains a steady, enduring lope all day, with great flanks undiminished by fatigue at night.
The text argues that Dead river’s name is a myth not tied to drowned soldiers or gloom. It explains the Kennebec branch flows through meadows and seems still when water is low, countering Century magazine’s grim portrayal and calling the river a delectable, captivating stream.
Mrs. Greene asks about a husband decorated by a foreign ruler. Mrs. Brown jokes the ribbon is useless to her, saying it clashes with her complexion and that Charles will have to go without her if he wears it.
A man asks for an automobile after depositing 2 cents with a gruff stamp clerk. He answers gently and quotes a proverb about a soft answer. Albany Argus notes the scene as a humorous moral.
After a man returns from a trip his friends brainstorm a new subject to discuss when they see him coming, three days later.
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nutritious aid for undernourished children. It likens the product to a penny in the churn and claims the cod liver oil formula with hypophosphites suits delicate stomachs. Children are said to accept it easily due to taste and adaptation to their needs.
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