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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
5
A magazine article describes quick at home water testing methods using sugar and potassium permanganate to judge safety and lists a humorous anecdote about Hal’s birthday gift. The piece includes a short letter from Hal eight years old thanking his uncle Ned for a toy monkey and recalling family memories.
The text praises Hawaiian workers as skilled divers in a maritime operation. It recalls a diver who descended to forty to fifty feet to detach a hawser from a submerged spar while keeping the valuable cable intact. After a long absence, he resurfaced and claimed he cut the hawser without harming the cable.
Sir Edward Bradford, while hunting, faced a tigress that latched onto his left arm. He kept calm and walked away with the injured limb until a comrade could kill the animal. The arm was amputated at the shoulder to save his life.
The New York Tribune extols the wild brook trout as the ideal centerpiece for breakfast. It contrasts it with cultivated trout, noting superior flavor and recommending simple preparation with hot coal broiling, oil, salt, pepper, butter, and lemon.
A Boston Globe excerpt extols travel as a superior recreation that relieves mental burdens and restores health. It claims journeys, short or long, refresh the mind, improve mental faculties, and have prolonged lifespans, with thousands attesting to these benefits.
A Westminster Gazette note describes two remarkably alike brothers in Paris. A gentleman stops one on the boulevard and asks to whom he is speaking. The reply, Sir, you are speaking to my brother, reveals the mistaken identity.
Jones explains his aim in marriage was to leave a boarding house. Smith notes his wife now runs a boarding house to support the family.
Dialogue depicts a wealthy man, George, asking if the lover has learned to love another. Flirt responds that no lesson is needed as the man’s wealth and prior engagement color the unfolding romance with irony and tension.
The text argues Lake Michigan is replenished without an inlet by waters from the Rocky Mountains. Meltwater percolates through crevices to caverns, sinking four thousand feet to a gravity incline that feeds the lake’s western shores, including Chicago. Evaporation and flow are described as ongoing effects of this process.
A London Telegraph sketch describes Charles Reade at his desk smiling as he writes with calm precision on foolscap. The scene calls to mind a playful love letter mood while he quietly intimidates a harsh criticaster with his language.
The article states iron is seven times as heavy as water by bulk and nineteen times as heavy by another measure.
Mrs. Cranfill of Troy I. T. reports long standing indigestion and dyspepsia cured after four bottles of Kodol. The ad claims the product digests meals and improves blood, encouraging others to try it. Judisch Bros. promote the digestive aid.
The thirty sixth annual G A R encampment in Washington D C runs Oct 6 11. Town Central offers round trip tickets Oct 2 5 at reduced rates with going by Oct 15 and return by Nov 3. Stopovers allowed each way. Consult your nearest Iowa Central ticket agent for details.
North Western Line offers one fare round trip excursion tickets for October 1 2 and 8 from Omaha via the Chicago and Northwestern Railway with return by October 6 inclusively. Tickets available through agents of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
M K Smith and A W Parker organize a syndicate to purchase township land in North Dakota for sale to WantEep Good renters and buyers. Minnesota Farm Land Co. of St Paul owns 1,000,000 acres and will wholesale at named prices. Parker departs today to arrange visits and committee oversight for the deal.
A compact tribute to Rocky Mountain Tra 85e by L. M. Bosworth praising its solitary greatness and nature’s healing, elevating it as a warming poultice to humanity’s heart.
During September and October 1902 Union Pacific offers one way settler tickets at reduced prices. Missouri River to Ogden and Salt Lake 20.00 Butte and Helena 20.00 Spokane 22.50 Portland and Ashland 25.00 Tacoma and Seattle 25.00 San Francisco 25.00 Los Angeles and San Diego 25.00 Also reduced rates from intermediate points. For details contact local agent or J W Turtle T P A 401 Walnut St Des Moines Iowa.
Dormant trees after spring transplanting such as wistaria horse chestnut ash and tulip tree appear dead and are an eyesore until spring. Causes include disturbed roots and halted feeding power while tops still demand nourishment leading to a struggle and possible death if leaves develop.
A well dressed Rye youth begs a stranger for two dollars near Newark but is dismissed. The story sounds implausible until the narrator discovers his own pocketbook missing from different trousers, revealing a sting at the post office.
The article traces early paper making from Ch inese roots to Europe. Ulman Stromer founded German papermaking and notes papers scarce outside learned offices. It details Fabriano Italy and Valencia Spain as early centers, and links Aras and Samarcand to spread. Chinese prisoners brought paper craft to Samarcand in 751.
A venomous snake bite in India prompted a mob to employ a cowrie shell tied to string and incantations. The shell and string allegedly whirled until the snake returned, placed its mouth to the wound for ten minutes, and the man recovered quickly.
The seas surrounding the British Isles are mostly narrow. The English Channel reaches 140 miles in width between Portland Bill and St. Malo, narrows to 20144 miles at Dover, and distances from Great Britain to Ireland are very small. Tor Head lies twelve miles from Mull of Canure. Carnsore Point to St. David's Head yields a least breadth of forty seven miles.
A New York World quip notes a sturdy office clock unseen by thieves as clerks keep constant watch. The remark highlights security in a bustling workplace and the vigilance of employees.
Conversation snippet shows a witched exchange between a widow and a major. The major laments bachelor ranks while discussing warfare in a terse, formal tone. The line hints at social roles and martial context without narrative closure.
A brief comic exchange from Chicago News features a wife prospect as an ideal housekeeper and a husband's practical tip, highlighting a humorous home life theme.
A quip contrasts fatherly advice with a son's take on appearances. The punchline notes that the prettiest girls often have the least money, a comment attributed to Puck.
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