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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
2
The New York legislature passed a law prohibiting the docking of horses and the importation of docked horses. The measure faces opposition from breeders and fashion followers, but supporters argue it protects animals from cruelty and aligns with state powers to regulate animal welfare and imported goods.
Two Boston women at the University of Chicago analyze census data in the Journal of Political Economy to assess whether women's entry into industrial work has changed competition for livelihoods. Findings suggest that actual shifts in intensity and character of work may be smaller than commonly believed.
The piece notes English spreading southward into Mexico and Spanish moving north as exchanges grow. It cites 4000 Americans in Mexico City and widespread English phrases among street vendors, police, and shops from border towns to the capital. The trend suggests a shifting contact line between the two languages.
Six red-haired talesmen who had been accepted by the state in the jury selection for Sabine Perielle, charged with murdering a fellow Italian, were excused by Jacob B. Goodhart in Waterbury superior court at Derby Conn. Goodhart argued the swarthy hue of his client would bias potential jurors against him.
A meditation on ready for use paints compares costs and quality to hand made mixes noting cheaper production, better consistency, and broader availability. A riveters’ tale ends with a comic landlady potato mash incident during a bridge project.
They trace earth and its myriad rocks to reveal nature’s laws but note a single missing understanding to explain how a collar-button moves from a dresser to a grate. The passage highlights limits of genius in accounting for everyday small objects and their fate.
New York report states the coal operators reject the miners proposed wage scale, arguing it would raise coal prices by 36 cents per ton. Operators claim current profit is 20 cents per ton and push for three year conditions with arbitration if rejected. They reference past strike commission findings and quote John Mitchell on fair wages.
R G Dun reports strong national response to earthquake relief showing durable optimism. San Francisco will rebound, weather favors retail trade and building, and crop prospects are bright overall despite planting delays from moisture and labor shortages. Manufacturing operates at full capacity in key sectors.
Thirteen people died and several were seriously hurt when a Thursday night tornado hit Bellevue Texas. The town was wrecked with only four houses spared. Eight mile wide storm area leveled farms and crops. property losses may reach $200000. Stoneburg reports its cotton gin wrecked and some homes damaged with no injuries.
An area over an acre collapsed with a roar in Quinnisee causing widespread destruction. The ground sank 100 feet revealing a cave over abandoned mine workings. Buildings were carried away and the water system was badly crippled with fear of further collapse spreading through the town.
Greek reactions to American Olympic success show some ill feeling among locals while overall competitors and spectators maintain a good mood amid events in Athens.
Harrisburg report says engineer J. F. Good was killed and fireman H. Le Fever and brakeman J. J. Wallower fatally injured when a locomotive exploded at Ducklow Tower Steelton Pennsylvania.
Washington. The senate committee on privileges and elections by unanimous vote Friday authorized Senator Foraker to report favorably the Tillman bill to prohibit corporations from contributing campaign funds.
Col R. R. Harrison of Lake Charles Louisiana describes chronic rheumatism and back pain improved by Dean’s Kidney Pills. He says kidney secretions increased, back pain vanished after using a second box and has been well for two years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A New York dream relayed by Harper's Magazine has a wife waking her husband in tears. She recalls a warehouse placard offering husbands for sale with prices, noting bundles sold for ten cents a bunch. The tale ends with the husband asking if any resembled him.
An article claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and proposes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy. It offers $100 for any case cured that cannot be treated, and advertises Dr. Cene y medicines and Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
The passage assemblage presents fragmented quotes and stray lines about miners and people, reflecting clipped dialogue and stray aphorisms. The tone resembles a column of stray notes or a collage of newspaper snippets with little coherent narrative.
A former Episcopal bishop of Indiana preached to a Black congregation and received praise after the sermon. A man exclaimed that the bishop taught things they “nevyah knew.” The bishop asked what new insight, and the man replied he had learned that Sodom and Gomorrah were “a man and his wife.”
A Western Kansas Publisher feature uses elaborate phrasing to describe a goat pushing a boy from the front yard. The girl narrator emphasizes the animal's size and force, detailing a moment of impact that ends with the boy safely on the ground beyond the goat’s reach.
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