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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
4
Exchange of wry remarks about a husband’s library collections in a humorous interchange. A Chicago Times Herald quip notes a rapid book gathering after moving into a house with built in shelves.
A Columbus man uses a sharp remark about gifts from Delia after sending money for Paris purchases. The note from Delia implies a gift rather than repayment, prompting offense and questions about intent and gratitude.
The cash is the most common circulating coin in China. It is a copper and zinc piece about the size of a U.S. quarter, featuring a square hole in the center to ease stringing many coins together.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month excursion tickets go to western, northwestern, and southeastern points at one fare plus two dollars for round trips. Ask any Iowa Central ticket agent for full details on reachable points and ticket limits or write Geo Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
An Atlanta woman recounts her husband’s occult experience. He saw, at noon, a funeral procession for a son he did not yet have. Months later a son was born and died at age three, the same white casket and flowered hearse reappearing, prompting questions about precognition in psychical culture societies.
A humorous reminiscence from the New York Sun recounts Steve Speed as a legendary fast runner who could pitch and catch his own ball. The tale follows the Lightfoot Lilies and Ringtail Roarers rivalry, with exaggerated claims of Speed's feats and a punchline about Cy Priest noting Speed’s elusive salary dispute. The piece closes with a wink at local lore and the dubious certainty of the Courier's high source.
The Loveliest Woman In All America recalls Emily Marshall at Niagara Falls facing a perilous under falls escape. Nathaniel Willis and Job Smith, a tall college student, aid as Marshall stands on a rock amid raging torrents while Job plunges to bridge the gulf and saves her with a rope retrieved by a guide.
Dauber finally breaks through painting, gaining notice for his unusually small hands and feet portraits. The line hints at growing fame and potential earnings as critics and the public take interest in his distinctive detail.
An English authority says if all Britons attended church on a given Sunday about 25 million people would be crowded out for lack of seating in churches.
A Detroit hopeful for future state office tells reporters how his father ran a county party weekly and served as his strategist. He recounts gathering opponents’ plans under false pretenses, only to be betrayed by a smooth rival, and learns a hard lesson from the experience.
An English observer criticizes American trust in honesty, noting continental practices of placing packages on post boxes. He jokes about London fog erasing addresses and argues that frequent collections prevent paper damage, while dry climates supposedly sharpen American nasal accents but reveal honesty.
A party of Americans on an upper deck of a Rhine river boat views a famed building. One reader cites castles from a guidebook while a woman notes blinds in a window. A man replies that the “shades of their ancestors” are seen rather than the blinds.
A native guide and an American tourist swap lines about prior visits at the lakes of Killarney. The exchange, cited by the Philadelphia Record, playfully questions visitation history and memories.
A fragmentary exchange shows Elsie saving money by asking a grace to delay a bill until next month. The brief line depicts prudent household thrift and a cautious financial request.
An advertisement offers first class openings in growing Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri towns for all kinds of business and manufacturing. The listing includes Blacksmiths Doctors Dressmakers Furniture Grain and Live Stock Buyers General Merchandise Hardware Harness Tailors Cold Storage Creameries and Canning Factories. Also promotes Homeseekers Excursion tickets with a special rate and return validity.
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