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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
6
A Washington Times report warns siphon bottles used for soda water carry 125 to 160 psi and can explode. Handle away from heat, avoid sudden temperature changes, and carry by the metal head. courts hold bottlers liable for damages from any defect or explosion risks.
A twelve year old Farragut is shown taking command of the Barclay prize ship with the reluctant approval of the former master. He records his rise to de facto captain stomaching threats, ordering sails set, and asserting control while the captain retreats below.
The article surveys ancient bell founding, noting Saxon bells used in churches, Bede’s references, and famed Crowland bells. Monastic founders left Latin inscriptions, often with religious or superstitious motifs, while dating remains scarce.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt collects jesting lines about women marriage and society. Quotes include praise for women as the fairest work, a playful remark on matrimony, and quips about aging, humor, and social roles from a range of figures.
In a country theater a grand statue gag turns tragic scene into laughter when a drama's hero unveils his father’s figure and reveals it upside down. The audience roars, the actor rages, and the manager loses control as the play collapses into chaos.
A Philadelphia Record report quotes a physician with a special study of the dipsoma nia asserting the habit of drinking and smoking are not true companions. He says chronic drinkers lose tobacco’s effect, while moderate drinkers who quit tobacco may drink more, a pattern shown in multiple cases.
A girl fears she may be a goat at judgment. Her mother reassures her she is a lamb and would reach heaven if she died that night. The pattern repeats with the child’s insistence that her mother herself might be the goat.
The New Hebrides group wears hair up in a yellow stained bun. Ombai islanders push hair through a tube to form a plume. Marquesas chiefs shave most of the head leaving two horned patches at the temples for a fearsome look and tattoo space.
A newly elected legislator contends with skepticism from house members as a close friend notes criticism and the new member asserts hopeful resolve amid doubts. The Philadelphia Catholic Standard and Times provides the excerpted dialogue reflecting tensions in the chamber.
A hostess asks how long a visitor can stay and the man replies he can only stay to arrange his trunk at the depot and learn the first train home. He apologizes and says he cannot stay longer. This excerpt comes from the Chicago Record-Herald.
A fragmented exchange hints at a condolence request and a bachelor’s humorous reply. The snippet references Detroit Free Press and a light dialogue on engagement status amid a passing. No further context or names are readable.
The quotation notes a sudden fall after reaching the top of the ladder with a remark about a woman at the bottom and a reference to Life.
A fragment describes a blusterer whose loud speech is likened to a weapon, contrasting a quiet blade with a lethal tongue. The text hints at danger from bold talk rather than direct violence, using metaphor to warn readers about verbal aggression.
A famed New York judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Charles P. Daly, once silenced a quarrelsome young attorney by remarking that before aging one should read Chesterfield as well as Blackstone. The tale underscores Daly's insistence on judicial dignity and proper courtroom conduct.
Century argues that Mohammedan law grants Muslim women significant legal protection. It cites property rights and maintenance provisions in marriage contracts, comparing them to later US divorce laws and property protections. The piece suggests pity toward Muslim women is misplaced and notes their legal safeguards under Islamic codes.
The article notes silk can come from plants as well as silkworms. Bamboo fibers yield excellent colored silk used in tropical clothing for lightness and porosity. Vegetable silk from silk cotton tree pods exists in several varieties and is described as a lesser, less durable form of silk.
An item from Brooklyn Life quotes a playful exchange about fashion hats. The dialogue notes a ready made hat versus a homemade touch and comments on how a wearer makes it her own with distinctive style. The brief captures a social peek at contemporary manners and dress.
In a Short story fragment from Smart Set, Miss Pumpleigh plans marriage to Jack but is outmatched by another heiress with greater wealth. The plot hints at social competition and romance within a fashionable circle.
The passage argues envy reveals ignorance and insecurity. It claims people envy only what they cannot surpass or match, framing envy as a flaw in judgment and self-awareness.
William Rossetti recounts a chaotic scene during Shelleys stay at the Cisbornes villa. Giuseppe the servant and his wife Annunziata allegedly quarrelled and Shelley chased Giuseppe with a pistol shouting threats. Giuseppe fled into a laurel shrub, then returned to find the couple calmly at home denying any quarrel before Mary Shelley.
A Chicago Record Herald column urges restraint in energy use like a safety valve. It warns that a fidgety person disrupts atmosphere and productivity. The piece stresses balancing intense work with timely rest to maintain endurance and avoid burnout.
In Clerkenwell England Pickled Egg walk and Pickled Egg tavern once stood serving pickled eggs. Hanging Sword alley noted in Dickens Tale of Two Cities. Leicester features Holy Bones and Gallows Tree Gate. Kull has Land of Green Ginger. Corydon hosts Pump Pail where Peter Pottle once lived.
A Victorian calculation notes a watch balance wheel vibrates five times per second and if it rolled rather than swung would travel about eight and a half inches each second. It would cover roughly 3077 miles annually and take six years eight months to loop the globe along the equator.
The divining rod appears in many myths, especially Hindu lore. A forked tree branch led to the forked clavicle of a bird, and the bone gained power to grant wishes for those who kept the forked part after breaking it.
A clipped excerpt shows a clerk and a manager exchanging terse lines about attending a mother in law’s funeral, revealing lingering sympathy and a wish long delayed. The dialogue hints at thirteen years of unfulfilled gesture, framed in a local chronicle tone.
The determined man asks for a good revolver from a Philadelphia salesman. The clerk offers a six shooter but the man insists on a nine shooter for use on a cat next door.
The article speculates that dead stars vastly outnumber living stars by an immense margin, potentially millions to one, highlighting cosmic abundance and the scale of stellar death.
A doctor and a clergyman on a late return encounter a near miss at a dangerous grade crossing. The horse halted, turned away from a speeding train as the gatekeeper slept, preserving the carriage occupants from disaster. The Boston Transcript notes the horse sensed the train and saved them.
A New York Press description portrays thePoor ride in coaches in an east side tenement district where weddings and funerals define the scene. The coach carries the bride in veil with wreaths to the ceremony and returns with the couple, sparking gossip for a day.
A Paris schoolteacher, Dillaz, was attacked by two men near Charenton bridge and tossed into the Seine. A collie, without prompts or witnesses, leaped in and gripped the teacher by the coat to keep him afloat until police arrived. Dillaz later described his assailants, aiding their arrest.
He proposes ending the engagement after suggesting she read more substantial works to improve herself. She questions why a fiancé would imply she needs improvement through reading. The Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange as a notable social moment.
A Baltimore American exchange features Mrs Noolywed and Noolywed debating perseverance in love. Mrs Noolywed laments missed chances while Noolywed insists he would persist despite repeated rejections.
A dealer claims air mattresses are filled in April May and June, giving them remarkable resilience. The exchange asks if air quality varies by spring months and notes these months as the source of better air.
A terse exchange shows a teller refusing to cash a check and asserting the giver knows who the writer is. The dialogue hints at recognition and mistrust between the two parties in a tense moment.
All baggage to be checked at baggage room and delivered twenty minutes before arrival of train GW. Roope of train.
The article explains why a person does not gain a pound immediately after consuming a pound of food. It cites muscle activity during chewing and digestion causing tiny tissue loss and increased respiration and perspiration, which offset gained weight. The overall water and carbonic acid losses reduce net mass by the time the meal is finished.
A noted genealogical puzzle explains how a widow Anne and her daughter Jane, plus George and his son Henry, create a chain where the widow becomes mother in law and grandmother in a way that makes David the grandson and possibly the grandfather of the same person. The logic hinges on great grandmothers producing fathers and grandfathers.
The article notes in ancient Egypt the upper classes squandered workers’ lives. It cites 2,000 men for three years hauling one stone from Elephantine to Sais, 120,000 deaths building the Red Sea canal, and 860,000 men used for twenty years to build a pyramid.
A Spanish river named the Tinto shows striking effects. Its yellow waters harden sand and fuse resting stones into a single mass within a year. The river withers plants and tree roots, and no fish inhabit its waters.
In a Cincinnati Times-Star note, a skeptic believer asks a spiritualist if she spoke truthfully. The medium concedes with a sharp remark that her accuracy lay in predicting the believer wasted money on the reading.
A witty exchange unfolds as a learned counsel asks a witness to swear to tell the truth and the witness responds with a flirtatious interruption. The dialogue hints at a picturesque courtroom moment and the prospect of lengthy testimony.
Reflects a Baltimore American sentiment on money, praising bad money for sticking around while good money departs quickly, highlighting a cynical view of wealth and value. The quote contrasts the fleeting nature of good money with the stubborn persistence of bad money.
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