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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
6
A nineteenth century critique argues that the true professional chooses crime with awareness of its risks. It uses a fox hunter anecdote to illustrate how a relentless pursuit adapts to danger, suggesting that removing risk would eliminate the profession, whether hunting or crime.
An 19th century mail boat tale describes a passenger pretended seasickness cured by a lozenge sold at 10 francs, then a report on the brutal picket torture used on cavalry and artillerymen. The London Telegraph and London Graphic quotes detail how a stool and hook device caused extreme pain and sometimes an hour of endurance.
A wry biblical quip from the Kansas City Star notes Lot searched for a new wife after the wife turned to salt, reflecting humorous commentary rather than a factual report. The line uses mythic reference to hint at looking for a replacement.
In 1871 Mr. Tuckett and two friends and a guide faced a raging avalanche on the Biger glacier. They sprinted through knee deep snow toward rocks as the colossal snow mass thundered down. The storm of ice swept by, leaving the monster’s head seen far below and the travelers alive.
A British Columbia man recalls a Wallace Idaho dinner where Haas and Buck clashed. Cheney labeled their rival claims as insults while praising their frankness, ending with a toast that left listeners cheering.
A London west end chapel minister recalls preaching in a major American jail during his last visit. He visited prisoners afterward and was moved by the story of a well educated man whose abilities suggested future leadership.
An advertisement promotes Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets claiming to break up the cold while you sleep. It offers No Cure No Pay and lists a price of 25 cents, signed by L. M. Bosworth.
Advertisement offers Rector as a guaranteed piles cure with a writt en guarantee. It claims No Cure No Pay and includes a free pile pipe with each and 50 cent price. Sample available. L. M. Bosworth. 29-lyr
Illustrates low summer passage to California for Epworth League Convention in San Francisco in July. The Chicago & North Western Railway offers a $50 round trip from Chicago with low rates from other points. Free book available by applying to W. B. Kniskern 22 Fifth Ave Chicago.
Ford M. Hueffer lines from Littell's Living Age conjure a tranquil night scene with animals at rest and nighttime sounds. The verse invites a child to sleep in a hushed setting where owls hoot, ships lie quiet, and stars shoot in a serene hush.
A humorous profile condemning travelers who boast of crossing the Atlantic repeatedly. It notes fashion shifts away from listing counts and mocks the "ocean scorcher" who has supposedly crossed 566 times yet has seen little beyond Liverpool and New York.
An advertisement offers a guaranteed remedy for pile piles with a free pipe included in each package. It promises a positive written guarantee and states No Cure No Pay. The contact line lists 29-27 L. M. Bosworth and price 50 cents.
Low excursion rates promote travel from northwestern Iowa to South Dakota and Minnesota. Tickets on the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway allow 21 days from purchase on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Full details available from Illen and Brooks in Cedar Rapids.
An Irish clergyman known for wit recalls his eccentric sexton. The man sits at baptisms and marriages, answering sponsors and couples, and jokes about cocoanut Sundays. A bride insists he keep his distance during her ceremony in a tale touching local church life.
John McLeod, a lumber sealer, was trapped on the Athabasca near Milford Maine. With a heavy trap and no help nearby he cut off his leg, the only way to escape as his wood leg allowed the operation. He returned to camp amid jeers from the crew’s French-Canadian cook.
A husband staying home to mind the children while his wife went to the club returns to find him seated in a corner with a black snake whip in one hand and a revolver in the other. The Indianapolis Sun notes the discord as a striking domestic conflict.
A veteran clerk explains mail sack throwing on a moving train requires precise aim to hit a station platform in a second. He notes the suction of a fast train is fierce and until the knack is learned a map risks feeding letters to the wheels.
Passenger and freight services listed with routes Sioux City Omaha Overland Limited Dakota Des Moines and a range of express and mail trains. Incomplete details include times such as 12 50 am and 2 23 am and notes on accommodations.
A comic exchange shows a suitor declaring his plan to marry and take the daughter away, while the father reluctantly weighs the crowded home and hints at reluctant acceptance. The Boston Transcript records a humorous past encounter.
The origin of sterling traces to Easterlings, eastern German mint workers invited to England to manufacture money. The term evolved from Easterlings to sterling, now signifying genuine money, plate, or character.
A short humorous anecdote about a boy named Bobby who is forbidden to ask for dessert. When dessert is forgotten, he stays silent and then offers his plate to his father, who notes it is clean, in a London Tit-Bits style aside.
A sharp exchange from the Indianapolis Press notes women’s habit of crying Oh on occasions and men’s habit of saying I on every occasion, illustrating humorous gender debate in print.
The passage notes Borneo coast as the mosquitos infested region of the world. It mentions streams becoming unnavigable in certain seasons due to dense mosquito clouds.
A humorous exchange shows Mr and Mrs Peevish arguing over a missing book with Mrs Peevish claiming not to remember where it was placed for safekeeping. The Philadelphia Record captures the light domestic moment.
The horseshoe is viewed as a harbinger of good luck in China and other nations. Chinese mandarins are buried with horseshoe graves to invoke good fortune for the deceased.
Greatly reduced one way settlers rates to points in the northwest will be in effect via the Iowa Central during February March and April 1901. For full particulars call on Iowa Central ticket agents or address Geo. G. Batty G P T A Marshalltown Ia. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers will remove impurities cleanse bowels and promote regularity. Tilden & Loughran.
The Des Moines Daily News increases to eight pages while keeping a yearly rate of $1.00 and AP telegraphic service. Subscription options include 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months, with circulation over 29,000.
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