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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
3
An essay on marital rights notes that two people sharing life ride one horse and one must yield. It argues front seat rights depend on expediency and circumstance, with many preferring the back seat to avoid fights. The piece ends with a humorous anecdote about a sugar‑addicted salt shaker in Cuba.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote recalls a sea voyage where Mrs Goodart questions an elder about seasickness. The elder confirms she was seasick and denies carrying any foreign disease, joking that only remedy bottles were in the stateroom.
A passenger complains of a draft in a sleeping car. The porter offers a blunt fix, suggesting the only way to remove the draft is to cash it. The exchange highlights a humorous, practical jailhouse logic in a travel setting.
A discussion on frankness versus secretiveness, arguing openness builds trust and confidence while secrecy breeds suspicion. The essay praises visible faults, honest confession, and a transparent heart as markers of true character, contrasting them with masked, ulterior motives.
A manual on polite conduct covers rising for ladies, title usage on visiting cards, dance conduct at balls, addressing married women, polite behavior as self-indication, self-bred manners, absence of napkin rings at formal occasions, and reuse of a napkin at home meals.
Scientists explore the cat dog feud attributing mutual hatred to inherited instincts from wild ancestors. The leopard and other big cats are noted as threats shaping dogs’ fear, while cats show different responses to predators. The piece cites Dr. Zell and emphasizes deep-seated instincts across species.
R L Bridgman argues in Atlantic that peace between states depends on freedom to choose any form of religion without disturbing the peace. He envisions a future world with universal liberty to worship and growing toleration and homogeneity across nations.
The article extols fossil hunting as a varied pursuit with certainty and gambling elements. It compares the hunter to a gold prospector, describing swings from dejection to elation and noting luck arises from patient science or plain digging in fossil rich regions.
A Pittsburg Post quip recalls a husband who paid $2 for a hat when a day or two of shopping could have saved a penny. A sympathetic friend notes the folly of extravagant spending in a light social vignette.
A brief squabble unfolds over a promise to consult another tailor after a dispute with a current tailor. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a speaker who concedes the daughter does not favor the suit but vows to seek a different tailor once the matter is settled.
In a terse Detroit Free report, Blazaway recalls being relieved of all possessions at the altar, with De Fly asking where the incident occurred and Blazaway confirming the altar location in Detroit.
Memoirs recount Mme de Mazarin hosting dinners where accidents struck. Kitchens caught fire during suppers while a grand fete used live animals. A buck broke a glass screen allowing sheep and a heifer to scatter the audience and ruin refreshments.
Belgian public debt records show four yearly payments to the Prince of Waterloo and his descendants totaling over £3,000. The entries list 80,106 francs 14 centimes, 492 francs 35 centimes, 5 francs 1 centime, and 4 francs 47 centimes.
An American actor proposed the conundrum What goes round a button at a London dinner. After the goat answer was given the room fell silent until a woman quipped I did not know they ate buttons. Harper's Weekly.
A brief exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald recalls a passenger misplacing a nickel given by a conductor this morning as it rolled away from the car.
A reader notes inconsistencies in a previously reported story and cites the Philadelphia Telegraph as the source. The exchange contrasts versions about a beggar and a lady, indicating conflicting narratives in the paper.
An editorial from the Chicago Tribune notes that greed blinds more clearly than generosity, arguing restraint and fairness in public life. It emphasizes virtues of moderation and accountability in governance and personal conduct.
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