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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1904
Page
3
Country Life In America describes the borzoi or barzol as the aristocrat of dogs. It notes elegance speed and strength, usefulness in coyote control, and that proper training makes them courageous and obedient companions for ladies in Eastern America.
The bird eating spiders of South America Africa and Australia are large nocturnal predators. They are dark colored with coarse bristles and hide in ground crevices or tree hollows by day. They build long silk tubes for nesting and hunt at night to ambush prey including small birds.
The title king derives from the Saxon even "cying" linked to Sanskrit ganaka meaning father. Rig Veda calls king ganaka and heda or raz meaning leader. social growth from family to tribe to nation shaped terminology. References connect rev to rei and re in Romance languages.
A London paper quotes a shopgirl saying English buyers are persuaded to buy often against their will and rarely feel they get value. It notes the English are courteous, Americans cause trouble, while Frenchwomen are praised for decisive buying and refusal of alternatives.
A letter from E W Devoe & Co highlights value of long lasting paint. Mrs Moore of Kelsey New York bought 16 gallons for two coats and had 6 gallons left after painters predicted usage. Mr James Ackley of Cairo New York applied Devoe 14 years ago and the paint remains in good condition.
The Illinois Central Railroad offers a round trip excursion from Webster City leaving 3 45 pm Monday November 14 at 28 75 with 21 day return limit. Itinerary covers Memphis Greenwood Yazoo City Clarksdale Vicksburg Baton Rouge New Orleans and return via Hammond Jackson Mississippi and Jackson Tenn. Sleeper price 12 from Iowa Minnesota 11 from Illinois. send requests to Dubuque Iowa by November 10.
A well located modern ten room house in Cedar Falls is offered for exchange for a property in Ames. For particulars address Cedar Falls Iowa. M Wilbar.
Advertising copy touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the world’s most successful bowel medicine. Claims every bottle is warranted and mentions sale by Loughran & Bauer.
In Dis trict Court Story county Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of J A McFarlan deceased is on file in the Clerk's office. A hearing is set for Tuesday November 20 1904 at the October term to determine acceptance of the instrument as the decedent's will. Interest parties must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be admitted. Witness the clerk and seal in Nevada Iowa October 1 19. McCord Clerk District Court Deputy.
The district court of Story County Iowa appointed on October 22 1901 administrators of the estate of Henry Cameron deceased. All debtors must pay the undersigned and claimants should present claims to the court for allowance at Ames Iowa.
Fourteen year old Emima returns from her first day in elementary physiology and complains to her parents that the teacher said digestion requires mixing salvation with every mouthful. The exchange shows a humorous misinterpretation of a biology lesson.
A good man comforts a grieving widow and reflects on her refusal to be consoled. He counsels her to accept the tragedy, while pondering why solace fails to ease her. The exchange appears in Browning’s Magazine as a concise moral vignette.
In a Boston Transcript exchange, Bunsby ridicules Maltby for his negative traits. Daw son counters that Maltby is unreceptive, always saying no when others ask to borrow something.
A heated exchange centers on money in a domestic dispute where a wife accuses her husband of marrying for wealth and the husband defensively blames circumstances. The dialogue suggests strain over financial motives and relationship tension.
Advice on dental care urges thorough chewing and regular tooth cleaning. It emphasizes using toothbrushes, silk thread or rubber bands after meals, and carrying dental tools for clean teeth and confident greetings.
The article traces the weeping willow Salix Babylonica from the Levant to England, noting its introduction via a twig found in Turkey figs sent to Pope. It details its common placement by still pools and misty waters, and explains nicknames Pope's willow and Napoleon's willow tied to historic associations.
The piece traces miniature painting from manuscript illumination to the modern craft. It notes red minium initials, the shift with printing, famed miniaturists Holbein and Samuel Cooper, Milton sittings, Cromwell portrait bids, photography’s impact, and a revival, with ivory as a modern medium.
An agriculturists' paper recounts a fowl keeper feeding wheat to his birds beside a railway. Sparrows raided the feed, so he tried Indian maize but the birds laid the grains on the rails to await a passing train to crush them for eating.
In central Salzburg a small birthplace house of Mozart preserves two pianos and relics including the composer's skull in a glass case. He was buried in a mass paupers' grave in Vienna where his body could not be identified.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon line notes the landlady's clever trick of sour milk to test residents. The joke hinges on discovering the milk was tainted, implying life extension is disturbed by sourness. The anecdote uses a light, humorous tone to reflect on domestic mischief.
A light theatre aside shows a tired couple trading quips after dressmaker fittings. He recalls a tailor visit that left him with fits while she confesses her own fatigue from fittings. The exchange captures domestic momentary humor.
Fragmentary note cites Wallace phrase about a man never seen on trial during a burst of luck. Unclear details or context about the case or person.
The Des Moines Capital marks its seventh annual Bargain Day on December 28 1904 offering $2.00 for a full year 1905 by mail to both new and old subscribers. Regular price is $3.00. payment by check money order or postal for $2.00. renewals must cover to January 1 1905.
A New York Tribune report describes Papuan rites of passage in New Guinea where serious crimes elevate a man to respect. The six day purification includes fasting on bananas, a public feast, ceremonial adornment, a ritual leg swim for peers, a loud dawn shout, and a return to his wife as a respected household head.
Dr. J. W. Hamilton of San Francisco says Warner's White Wine of Tararewr is the best cough remedy he has seen and unmatched for asthma. Sold by Loverman & Baurn.
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