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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
6
The Battaks of Sumatra formed early booklike scrolls from bark strips five to six inches wide, folding them accordion style into uncut leaves and later binding with snakeskin. Hindu authors used palm leaf sections dried and strung like a Venetian blind, arranged in sequence to resemble book leaves.
The article explains how maternal uncles hold senior authority over nephews and regulate fights among Torres Strait natives. It notes the uncle can halt hostilities, receive presents from defeated rivals, and influence marriage payments. Husbands must address in-laws with lowered voices to show submission.
The Siamese diet centers on dried fish and rice curries with a prominent nampbrik chutney made of red pepper shrimp garlic onions citron ginger and tamarind seeds. Fish are often preserved. rice and fish curry form meals, with fruit like mangosteen mango pineapple banana orange breadfruit and papaya accompanying. Some pork and chicken are eaten, but curry and fish dominate, reflecting local fishing methods and cuisine.
The piece traces shorthand from antiquity to its revival in the seventeenth century. It credits Ennius and Seneca with early refinements, notes Origen’s use for dictation, and mentions Greek and Roman stenography fading in the tenth century before Timothy Bright’s 1588 system emerged with distinct signs for each word.
A historical note describes a savage theory of female inferiority in south sea islands. Men eat hog flesh and fish, coconuts, plantains, while women are forbidden to touch male provisions under death penalty. Women also cannot use the warrior fire, eating house, or storage basket. Food for women is kept separate in a hut and cooked later.
The London Telegraph notes that hunters mark kicking horses with red ribbons on tails. This signals other riders to give wide space as ribboned horses may lash out with hind legs. Even calm horses may kick, rear, or bite in the excitement of the chase.
Across Korea and Japan numerous monuments from the 1592 war recall a grim trophy practice. The so called monuments of ears commemorate about 10 000 ears severed as trophies of victory, with many relics taken to Japan by the conquerors.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press quotes the widow’s daughter praising a visiting millionaire as a charming and delightful man, claiming her mother instructed her to say so.
The Atlanta Constitution quotes Brother Dickey humorously recalling a tale of a man who fell for his wife’s mother and finally eloped, saying the man “had de faith dat would advertise fer a lost umbrellar.”
A terse aphorism from Ateh feon Globe notes that caution marks some individuals as prudent, even if they are not inherently superior to others. The remark contrasts moral judgment with careful behavior.
A judge recalls a harsh rebuke by a New York millionaire to his son. The son, a heavy drinker who lounges at clubs, asks how to attend a bar masque. The father cuts to the chase and says go sober.
A pompous Englishman in a fashionable New York restaurant finds a needle in his soup and complains to the head waiter. The waiter calms him by noting the error was only a typographical one and it should have read noodle.
The excerpt lists five leading religious figures: the pope of the Latin church, the orthodox patriarch at Constantinople, the pope of Tibet with 500,000,000 subjects, and the schismatic pope of the Islamic world at Morocco.
A brief humorous line from the Chicago Record-Herald noting a husband becoming a scientific whist player and a wife’s quip about his earnest gaze and dwindling hope in the world.
Dialogue excerpt from Cleveland Leader describing a character as a clever financier, with a claim he never cheated anyone, framed as a boastful remark about integrity.
A Somerville Journal observation notes a man who rarely speaks impulsively and seldom needs to retract words, valuing deliberate thought over quick remarks.
An ornithologist cites the ostrich and other birds as emulators of rival calls. He notes the ostrich roars where lions prevail and urges that many species borrow sounds from neighbors, from jays to nightingales, in a curious vocal mimicry.
Observations from the Philadelphia Inquirer advocate breathing through the nostrils when not speaking and keeping lips closed. They emphasize slow deep breathing that fills the lungs, improves blood oxygenation, and supports overall vital processes by ensuring air contacts blood efficiently.
The piece traces breakfast from a late Tudor origin as a simple draft to a formal meal by the 19th century. It notes the shift of dinner to later hours, the rise of cold meats at breakfast a century ago, and slogans like breakfast parties. It highlights poets such as Tom Moore and Pepys as early breakfast figures.
The candle auction was a historic English method used by the East India Company. A one inch candle on the auctioneer’s desk marked bidding start and end. goods sold as the flame burned out. Blacklists barred debtors and wrongdoers from bidding, as noted by Pearson's Weekly.
A New York Tribune piece explains cats nibble house plants due to a need for green food. It suggests planting a cigar box with oats on sorrel or similar quick crops to provide a safe, constant leafy treat, reducing damage to ferns and rubber plants and keeping the cat content.
Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace proposes that the mythical Wakwak islands in the Arabian tale may correspond to the Aru Islands home of birds of paradise. He suggests the word Wakwak imitates the birds call and that Hassan’s voyage could echo real exploration of these bird haunts.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago News features a young drug clerk boasting of a boss wife and a customer replying with sympathy about his own wife. The brief dialogue highlights domestic quirks in a playful street scene.
In Philadelphia, Mr. Naggit challenges his wife with a hypothetical prohibition on attending the matinee. She responds with ambiguous calm and a steely glare, signaling underlying tension in the domestic scene.
A dialogue contrasts an investment broker seeking large dividends with a prospective investor who values frequent gains over size, asserting he is not greedy. The exchange illustrates attitudes toward risk and reward in financial dealings.
A concise reflection on essential life priorities as bread feeds the body while butter and sugar mark daily comforts. The quote underscores basic sustenance, small luxuries, and the ordering of priorities in everyday living.
The throne in Westminster Abbey, the throne in the House of Lords, and various palace chairs claim the title. Most agree the Lords throne is truly the throne of England, used for state ceremonies and the sovereign’s official receptions.
The essay notes that Watts, a leading English painter, gained broad recognition only after turning sixty. He claimed never to have been discouraged despite harsh criticism and long indifference to his work, insisting his resolve endured as he aged.
Ancient sequoias in California groves are described as extremely old, potentially witnessing the Nativity. Survivors in Mount Lebanon are said to still stand tall and release cones for western children to gather.
Hoax-Joblots expands into clothing trade with claims of profitable fashion ventures. The column notes that some enterprises promise easy money in apparel while countering skepticism about personal earnings.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item notes Mrs Tufty and Mrs Green discussing an ecard. The maid left it and was chased two blocks to retrieve it.
A pondering line attributed to Plato states thinking is the soul speaking to itself. It frames inner dialogue as a reflection of the mind’s activity and self inquiry.
A London Opinion tale recounts John Walter’s quick wits during a compositor strike. With half a column missing he created a bogus foreign language piece titled Hindooostance to pass muster, fooling a learned oriental scholar years later who still could not decipher it.
The piece notes Moroccan houses blend beauty and craft with fountains tiles and cedar wood but often stay unfinished and unrepaired. Rich interiors delight owners while exterior walls crumble as streets narrow and floods threaten.
The excerpt discusses gravitation as attraction balancing momentum, keeping Earth in orbit. It notes universal repulsion beside attraction and that scientific understanding acknowledges these opposing forces, from cosmic to atomic scales, as they interact to maintain balance.
Senator William P. Frye notes in Independent that many harbor a primal urge to return to wilderness. He argues vacations can awaken this appetite for hunting, foraging, and nature exploration, testing and rejuvenating the traveler.
The Bow Bells mark a historic distinction for births. the bells are in Cheapside, London, where the street below is now the city’s busiest, and few people are born within hearing distance of the famous bells.
A humorous exchange in the Chicago Journal features Boggles asking his wife Maria if she knows what civil service is. She answers with a comical mistaken memory, suggesting there isn’t any civil service.
A humorous Harper's Weekly caption shows an elderly woman and a girl discussing a dog on a porch. The exchange reveals the dog's playful nature and the girl's clarification about the breed.
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