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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
6
A Leslie's Weekly描写 sailors on shore leave buying mascots such as goats dogs parrots monkeys and even a colored baby for 40 cents on the Kearsarge. Masters at arms decide which mascots may remain aboard, with surplus sent ashore, while ships from tropical voyages bring living loot for home friends.
The text asserts gender differences in estimation accuracy and interest in material things, with women less interested and more affected by shyness. It links moral action to imitation, notes dull children as unruly, and claims rapid readers perform better and retain more. It also presents opinions on pain sensitivity and taste.
An analysis of American correspondents based in Paris Berlin and Vienna. It describes social networks as key to obtaining access and sources while noting the high personal costs and uncertain finances. The piece cites The London Times salaries and contrasts with the demanding, draining daily routine.
Chambers' Journal explains brass compositions: English brass about seventy copper to thirty zinc, Prince Rupert's metal 75 to 80 percent copper used in fine jewelry for its golden hue, tombac containing around 85 parts copper used for Dutch metal and gold leaf imitation, rollable into sheets and beaten to 0.053 inch thick.
The franc once called livre and the mark meaning eight ounces show how coin names reflect weight roots. Lira and peseta tie to pounds and scales, while escudo shields, peseta denotes a small coin, and ruble derives from a word for cut edge ornament.
The highest cross in the world crowns the Harz mountains as a 120 foot tower atop a summit 1 731 feet above sea level. A 200 step stair leads to the top while an elevator serves visitors preferring a shorter ascent.
In a playful Washington Star line the phrase I pronounced the horse name correctly and the bookmaker couldn't understand me is cited as a humorous clash at the track. The exchange captures the humor of betting miscommunication.
A Brooklyn Life quip notes a wife’s marriage to a young highroller exceeding expectations while a separation leaves him with less than half her fortune. The remark underscores contrasts in wealth and union within urban society.
The dialogue hints at artistic purpose as commerce with the line The idea is to sell it. The implied setting is Chicago and a camera or gallery context. It presents a provocative exchange about value and creation in a concise, urban vignette.
Mosquitoes are so numerous near the coast of Borneo that the streams of that region are in summer often navigable.
Train and express lines listed with arrival times and routes. No. 53 and 57 do not run Sunday. Dakota Express and Chicago routes shown with morning and evening departures and limited northward service.
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