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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1901
Page
3
The article outlines simple home burn care and first aid. It advises keeping supplies like baking soda green not washing soda carron oil and various oils ready. It cautions against applying flour and recommends plain egg white with soft cloth for superficial burns.
In Milan the premiere of Verdi’s Othello drew a world class press. A Paris critic sought access to final rehearsals to file that night. Verdi stood firm declaring he does not write for the next day.
A self made man orders a fifth rate bust of his grandfather to decorate his house. After admiring it briefly he asks his plumber to modify it for usefulness. On his birthday the bust becomes a fountain in the conservatory with fish swimming in a marble basin.
The young man resists probing questions from the heiress’s father and declares his pride, insisting he is no ordinary fortune hunter. The heiress retorts that she is not a plain duke chaser, asserting mutual discernment.
A humorist recounts a surgeon in Cynthiana Kentucky discovering a valuable liniment. He used it on a politician who had struggled to walk for years, and now the politician is running for office. Another trial on a friend’s arm ends with a quick free strike of ten.
Professor Riley praised prairie locusts as a tasty fried dish and argued many insects rival oysters in wholesomeness. The text notes New Zealand grub or worm found in dead timber, called hubu, is eagerly sought like mushrooms.
The conversation notes a tombstone inscription from the late editor's wife who joked that the line We are here to stay appears on his memorial. The exchange reflects humor amid the editor's passing as quoted by the Atlanta Constitution.
The costliest theater ticket for the 1850 Jenny Lind concert in New York sold as an advertisement brought $650, marking the event’s top sale.
A brief note lists several banks including Bankers' National Bank Chicago National City Bank New York and Valley National Bank Des Moines as the cheapest option for correspondence.
A New York Herald excerpt notes a statistician likening Lombroso to study criminal careers. It argues that many who handle public funds turn to peculation, more so than private-sector workers, and that speculation often leads to criminal behavior and eventual imprisonment.
A masked gunman at a Kenhurst club party urges a hesitant young man to hold his bands aloft, prompting the youth to comply as the frightened partygoers endure an unexpected interruption.
Egyptian obelisks sometimes show figures riding two wheeled vehicles like early velocipedes. The imagery blends monuments with hints of ancient transport ideas.
In a Baltimore court a accused wife tells the judge she struck her husband with a gladiron more in sorrow than anger. The exchange centers on the weapon used and the defendant's motive, highlighting a domestic dispute.
A Detroit Journal excerpt captures a reader expressing disappointment in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The remark contrasts expectations with a jab about a Queen Anne villa reflecting a snappy urban tone.
A New York dun describes a Broadway streetcar conductor who calmly answers any time question with the number seven. He explains the stock reply eases passenger worry and that he keeps ready numbers for late-night inquiries.
California Excursions offers two through sleeping car routes from Des Moines. One departs Monday 8 45 p m via Kansas City and Santa Fe to Los Angeles. The other leaves Saturday 11 40 a m via Kansas City Missouri Kansas and Texas San Antonio Arkansas Pass and Southern Pacific to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Both cars are new wide vestibule and steam heated. They run from St Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City.
The Chicago Great Western Railway lists trains leaving Saturday to Los Angeles arriving the following Wednesday morning and San Francisco on Thursday morning via Waco San Antonio and El Paso. For full information contact Traveling Passenger Agent Cor Fifth and Walnut Des Moines IA.
A local advertisement urges customers to choose Seal of Minnesota flour from T. J. Mrtuer & Son, promising reliable baking results with the brand.
Like Oliver Twist, children beg for more of One Minute Cough Cure. Mothers endorse it for creap and throat and lung troubles. It claims to cure grippe asthma and whooping cough, a long known remedy from Tilden & Touabens.
A concise remark notes that politeness confined to workplace behavior loses its meaning when not used in a home setting. It argues that courtesy should be consistent across contexts rather than selective.
A tale recalls Queen Victoria's first public appearance after a Chartist day and Jenny Lind's tactful rescue as she sang God Save the Queen to ease the moment. The piece then shifts to a description of drum head manufacturing on Long Island with details of skins processing and wartime demand.
A description from Church Eclectic explains private road taking as land expropriation in China. Roads run along farm edges to avoid losing land, making routes crooked and long. Ditches and drainage form as surface erodes, and seasonal currents reshape paths into rivers over time. The piece notes how outsiders find these roads perplexing.
An inspector boarded a Madison Avenue electric car and found conflicting signs reading One Hundred and Thirty fifth street Second avenue and Astor place. After the motorman and conductor corrected the signs, the car was allowed to proceed toward its actual destination.
Ainslee's Magazine notes that beard growth mirrors head hair, following the same rules of grooming. It imagines a man shaving from age 16 to 70 leaving a beard of 27 feet and hair 85 feet long, which could form a display for a hair restorer in a storefront window.
In a family joke the couple moves from plans to wed an artist to an engagement with a dentist. The exchange underscores the playful tone of suitors and social circles in Philadelphia.
The article surveys how early Virginian and New England settlers chose names with deep religious and emotional significance. It cites examples such as Mara and Gershom from Rev. Richard Buck, Fathergone for a child of Dame Dinely, and a brood of unusual names from Roger Clapp and Madam Austin, reflecting pathos and enduring tales from colonial life.
London Tit-Bits notes that French bakers in frontier towns must stock flour, keep shops clean, post cash deposits as surety, and adhere to strict weights and measures. A bread price cap once set by Napoleon III capped a loaf near a quarter, contrasted with higher English prices of sixpence versus eightpence.
In a western Massachusetts town a young woman known for discretion and tact has two marriages. Her first husband, a minister, died. years later she married his brother, a New York lawyer. A caller asked who the photo showed. she said it was her husband’s brother who died eight years ago and was dear to them.
In a London street vignette, old Filini asks a cabby for the fare. The driver replies he will leave it to the passenger. Filini thanks him and tucks away his pockets, noting he is “the first person who ever left me anything yet.”
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