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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1902
Page
3
The article explains plant growth from stems and roots, annual growth rings in trees, and why prickles appear on roses and berries. It notes prickles protect plants from herbivores by making stems less palatable.
The data trace a rise from 1790 to 1901 in mailed matter total, postal cards, money orders, stamped envelopes, and registry pieces. It records the expansion from 75 post offices in 1789 to 76,504 by 1901, with extensive mileages and a department gross revenue of $111,631,193 against expenditures of $115,089,607.
An elderly visitor at an exhibition questions the cost of keeping fowls and jokes about buying an egg hatching machine. She rails at using actual eggs in incubators and declares that anyone can hatch chickens with eggs, calling it a swindle.
French explorer M. Charles Meissen observed small gray ants in Siam traveling in damp habitats. A rare larger ant constantly carried a gray rider, apparently a mounted commander, with each colony having one or very few mounts.
Mary Stuart Boyd recalls Bret Harte as unassuming and self-effacing. A society matron laments not knowing her dinner companion, then questions why personal fame should color reception. Harte stresses work over personality and resists being valued for status.
A Bombay man builds a bedstead priced at 10 000 rupees featuring four full sized gaudily dressed Grecian damsels at the corners. The head figures hold banjos while the sides hold fans. A full length musical box beneath the cot plays twelve airs when pressure is applied and stops when the sleeper rises.
A young man from Banffshire holidays in Aberdeen on The Green with his uncle. He spots kites flying high and asks if any rose higher, with his uncle quipping about having seen some “clean out o shht.”
A Boston Transcript discussion notes Pingrey is a literary man who spends much time at the public library. He says it is so quiet there he can nap almost anytime without being awakened by others.
A humorous exchange shows a mother and child discussing a doctor’s remark about the child’s upset system. The child nods that her foot is asleep and notes that people are upset when they go to sleep at the wrong end.
A Detroit Free Press item compiles respondent snippets from postal inquiries asking why men married. Answers range from chasing companionship and love to jokes about luck, quarrels, and arithmetic of marriage, illustrating humorous motives behind matrimony.
A scientist describes geyser eruptions as water heated by Earth's internal heat in a subterranean cavern under high hydrostatic pressure. When the temperature rises, steam forms and the exit column is ejected. Disturbances, even stones tossed into the basin, can trigger eruptions.
An old herbalist sold love powders and potions to woo despondent lovers. A recipe notes nine mistletoe berries steeped in equal parts wine bee vinegar and honey, taken before bed to induce dreams of destiny on certain nights. The piece mentions a belief that eating a mince pie at midnight invites departed friends and the family physician.
Sir Arthur Owen rode from Wales to Westminster to cast the pivotal one vote in 1701 that settled Parliament’s choice of the Hanoverian succession. His urgent journey via relays of horses decided Britain’s royal line, shaping Queen Victoria’s era and subsequent generations.
Notes and Queries cites Guillandinus De Papyro 1572 noting Americanorum tomatie and De nique tomatie ex Themistitan. It states the Aztec name tomat! and the term love apple were already in use, with Te nochtitlan as a Mexico synonym.
A terse reflection on shaking off sham and hypocrisy. The speaker urges forthright worthiness and insists cant must end before genuine progress can begin. Carlyle emphasizes inner integrity as the path to true strength.
A wry quote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer contrasts claims that peritonitis cures appendicitis with the idea that beheading would cure squinting, illustrating skeptical commentary on drastic medical ideas.
A compact reflection contrasts wit as brushwood with judgment as timber. Wit sparks bright flames but does not endure, while judgment provides lasting heat and steady benefit over time.
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