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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
3
The Washington Star recounts how Mexican churches feature domes and arches of small stones cemented into place. An assayer from Denver and a priest uncovered records describing a merited method: piling earth to shape the structure then removing it after the mortar set.
Adjustable window screens slide up and down like a window and lock at night. They can be installed or removed without ladders or tools and require no expense. Dust can be cleaned from the sill without removing the screen. Common sizes in stock and can fit any old size.
In a brief display this newspaper notes Loughran and Bauer offering a new line of wallpaper. The item highlights style options and contact details for purchases and inquiries.
Advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a fast healer for burns sores boils and piles. It claims to heal without scarring and lists Loughran as a seller.
A mythic tale describes a primordial world of snow and ice until a spring with red lips and yellow hair brings color. It paints flowers on the earth, creates the first bluebird and red eyed white rabbit, and explains why mountains and some animals remain white while others gain color and life.
A tiger roams the quarter near Kuloang. A missionary and wife tied a cow in back and a dog at the front to lure the animal. They fired. the tiger killed the dog while the wife checked on the shot and the cow died.
A Boston Transcript quip frames a political row where a legislator defends earlier pledges as being what the public wanted. The citizen accuses the official of ignoring the public now that election goals are met, while the legislator notes the public's ongoing appetite for more.
The Philadelphia Record quotes Gritty George vowing to work in exchange for board and lodging. He expresses willingness to sit around and cuckoo the clock every hour to earn his keep.
A Kansas City Journal snippet features a jokey exchange about a man named Jimsley. The widow reveals he is married to a late wife, prompting a humorous misbelief about his status. The item captures a light newsroom quip in a small community context.
A short, generic line from the Atchison Globe laments that fooling each other wastes time and calls for a straightforward course for all involved. The fragment provides no concrete names, events, or dates.
The article recalls Sir Thomas Browne and other ancients who doubted captive natural laws. It notes a belief that a badger has uneven legs, Browne’s rejection of the basilisk yet acceptance of other paranormal causes, and the idea that a cock’s egg hatched under a toad could produce a basilisk, as discussed in Forest and Stream.
A schoolmaster offers maxims on kindness greatness generosity and resilience. He notes genius earns applause not money and that public opinion resembles a baby fed by its nurse. He warns ambition diminishes high rises and that failure is an accident rather than a capital loss.
A London Chronicle note reviews research on oarsmen health after training and racing. It cites Professor Morgan’s earlier study of 255 living and 204 former rowers, which suggested benefits from discipline. It notes that pre race siftings weed out the weak and training leaves rowers fit after a hard race.
Philip D Armour hired a new secretary but gave no start time. The secretary arrived at 8, then 8:30, then 8, always finding Armour already at work. On the fourth day he came at 7:30, and Armour asked what he did with his forenoons.
A playful dialogue has the fiancee challenging a vegetarian about eating her. The vegetarian insists his diet does not contradict his beliefs and quips that if he ate her he would be eating a peach, implying taste drives action more than diet.
A Philadelphia Press exchange portrays a woman claiming suffering in silence while a man counters that she enjoys speaking. The dialogue highlights gender tension and social expectations in private life.
A teacher asks Regsie what memory is and the pupil replies that memory is what people use to forget things with. The exchange offers a humorous child’s view on memory and knowing.
In a dialogue that echoes a court scene a curious onlooker asks What are those peculiar looking things Dealer replies pressed family skeletons for the closets of flat dwellers Judge indicates the exchange highlights hidden private matters.
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