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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
3
The article explains clothes moths feed on wool, fur, and leather while outdoor moths resemble them. Killing adult moths helps stop egg-laying and larval damage, though the larval stage causes most fabric destruction. The clothes moth is identified as Tinea pellionella and has yellowish gray wings with brown spots.
A humorous Barnum tale features Gaylord Clark as a willing practical joker in New York. The second item advertises North-Western Line land sales in northern Wisconsin offering about 350000 acres of farm lands with timber soil and water, marketed by Geo W Bell in Hudson and G H MacRae in St Paul.
The excerpt argues superstition corrupts happiness and public welfare, noting figures like Dr. Samuel Johnson who believed in ghosts, Josephus recounting evil spirits leaving bodies via Solomon's seal, and James VI’s belief in witchcraft leading to published defenses and punitive actions against opponents.
The article notes that cheese should be cooked before eating to avoid illness. Some cannot eat raw cheese but tolerate toasted cheese, though toasting does not improve digestibility and may destroy benign microbes. Its reported benefit lies in destroying virulent microbes. the recommended use is to feed cheese to pigs as decayed milk, fit only for scavengers.
Mrs. Gilbert in Scribner's Magazine recalls Daly as tender and considerate toward children. He would always buy a newsboy's paper, signaling that he helped boys earn a living rather than give charity.
A Philadelphia Record quip has a beggar ask a woman for a nickel for coffee. She gives him money, and he heads toward a saloon. He says coffee is on the bar with cloves and orange peel, a twist on expectations.
A humorous exchange set in London features a barber charging a shilling for a haircut and quipping the client’s sparse hair required cutting each strand individually, highlighting a comic clash over price.
A famous German ink relied on a mix of chromium oxide or potash with logwood solution in a 1 to 1000 ratio. This historic formula used one part of the alkali to one thousand parts logwood solution.
The Illinois Central offers a through sleeping car and Pullman buffet service from Chicago to Jacksonville, Florida. The Chicago Jacksonville car runs on the Lookout Mountain route, leaving Chicago daily at 6 10 p.m. on the Central's Limited vestibule train with a dining car serving supper. Connections at Mattoon link to Peoria trains, with arrival in Nashville next morning, Chattanooga the following afternoon, Atlanta that evening, and Jacksonville two mornings after departure.
Two through sleeping cars leave Des Moines weekly for California with routes via Kansas City and Santa Fe to Los Angeles and via multiple lines to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The cars are brand new, wide vestibulated, and steam heated, running from St Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City.
Traveling passenger agent notice appears from Cor Fifth and Walnut Streets Des Moines Iowa likely an old classified or business card fragment indicating travel services or office location. No explicit event date or firm name provided.
The fata morgana is a rare aerial mirage seen most clearly at the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Italy. Conditions include a 45 degree sun angle, calm sky and sea, and strong tidal current. Observers on Calabria heights see shifting palaces, arches, ships, and halos, believed to bring good luck. locals name the images as the castles of the Princess Morgana.
A medieval tale from a tenth century collection reveals the origin of the phrase a skeleton in the closet. A wealthy noblewoman in southern France hides a room with the skull of her husband rival, shown to a friend to illustrate concealed grief and unhappy marriage.
Mr Slowcoach and his sweetheart Mary discuss names with a playful exchange. The maiden finally reveals the sweeter name is Wife as they smile at their long courting lead to marriage. London Answers notes the joke in a brief card joke style.
A historical note explains that unclaimed deposits exist in nearly every old establishment and the Bank of England holds vast sums. Estimates vary from under 500000 to much higher, composed largely of small amounts. Law requires public access to lists, but such disclosures are rarely made, leading to missed claims as stockholders fail to seek dividends and many die without clear records.
A dialogue shows an affianced bride accusing a literary celebrity of cold letters. He defends posthumous publication as flawless prose. The piece also notes a Sicilian woman’s illiteracy and pride in it, saying readers “see with four eyes.”
A Colorado ground patch six miles by three, rich with gold, is estimated to produce 20 million dollars in gold annually and is expected to remain unworked for a century.
The article traces the egg as a symbol of creation and renewal in Persian Jewish Christian traditions. It notes the new year egg exchanges, paschal egg significance, and red color for Christ’s blood. Medieval customs included egg ball games in churches. eggs also served as competitive sports in England and Germany with cracking and rolling contests.
A Cleveland man recalls a frugal bishop famed for high principles yet tight money matters. At a church conference a cut finger needed plaster and a 5 cent stamp from a clergyman became substitute. The bishop then used his own card and a 1 cent stamp to cover the wound.
A young Wagner wrote a sonata that later failed to sell. He pressed the publisher for unsold copies, paid a large bill, and was surprised when hundreds more arrived after agents returned stock. The producer shipped worn copies to the composer with notes they were sent to distant markets.
The source notes John Allen of Mississippi not recording a vote on liquor sales in army canteens. He explains he was paired with his wife’s conscience, staying neutral by not voting while acknowledging temperance concerns. The remark is cited from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The article outlines duties to pay taxes negotiate loans invest funds and promptly attend to all real estate business matters. It emphasizes timely financial management and proactive handling of property transactions for organized fiscal practice.
In The Still Hour by Professor Phelps a misprint swaps calm for clam producing the humorous line The still ness of the hour is the stillness of a dead calm at sea. A large number was printed and disposed of before the error was found.
The Chicago Post recalls a dramatic romantic episode in which a woman leaps into a man's arms. The moment is described with disbelief and uncertain impact on the man involved, highlighting the social vibration of the scene.
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