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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
3
Earl Mayo explains how ocean liners transfer command from captain to pilot on approaching land and to marine superintendent on docking. In port, ship crews are paid and discharged, with port crews carrying out in-port tasks while officers stay on duty until voyage ends.
A brief meditation on the harmony of labor and leisure. Work is valuable and precise, but leisure also has merit. The piece cites timeless balance, noting that labor’s god does not reside only in mills courts or fields, and that leisure contributes lasting value to both realms.
A bishop noted for kindness visits a distressed widow and offers fatherly solace. He cites the maxim Man proposes but the widow amends with If man only would, prompting readers to wonder if the bishop is a bachelor. The London Standard reports the anecdote.
Mr Suburbs philosophically shooes neighbor hens over the fence for the hundredth time and explains why chickens have crops in their anatomy. His wife asks why and he jokes about seeds they plant in themselves.
Braggsby notes heavy workload with Necker acknowledging the same in conversation. Baltimore American records the exchange as a snapshot of labor pressure and employer description of current tasks.
The item quotes Samuel Goldsmith on self-improvement and personal modeling, noting that change is unlikely without external patterns to emulate.
The piece notes Whittier's popularity with women and a humorous anecdote from his sister about Greenleaf pursuing admirers on the streets. Whittier quips that he can never lose a woman, highlighting the poet's enduring appeal and playful exchanges within a Quaker family.
A breakfast scene in a city cafe shows Mr. Meddergrass ordering fried soles and claiming the uppers were for griddlecakes, prompting a witty exchange with the waiter as a Judge quip.
The passage contrasts small chalk white teeth signaling weakness with strong normal teeth of yellowish white. It notes a novelist may exaggerate by giving a heroine two rows of pearls between ruby lips while claiming natural beauty, but true teeth are not porcelain pearly. store teeth are polished and artificial.
The fisher marten is described as large agile and highly intelligent with a fearless nature. It traverses vast nightly distances using scent, inhabits hillsides with conifers, and climbs trees. It outsmarts trappers killing porcupines and even young grizzlies, often stealing cubs from bears and shadowing trappers to avoid danger.
Abul Herex, imprisoned for sedition in Granada, asks two hours to finish a chess game as his brother Mohammed crowns himself king after revolting. A messenger announces Mohammed’s sudden death by apoplexy, and Abul Herex is proclaimed ruler, altering Granada’s fate.
A fragment quotes a thinker: a person who cannot argue, like one who cannot chew, swallows life’s facts unprepared for digestion, attributed to the Philadelphia Press.
Judge Henry A. Shute argues in Leslie's Monthly that parental bans on boy fighting push youths toward being bullied or bullies. He cites Fatty’s Dartmouth-era fights as shaping a son into a tough, upstanding citizen who learns to stand up for rights. He urges boxing and wrestling to develop character and self defense.
Ornithology notes explain how large birds such as condors eagles and hawks hang poised in rising air currents without visible wing movement. The maneuver uses uprushing air from cliffs seas or ships wake allowing a bird to hover for minutes or hours while observing prey before gliding toward it or moving on.
The St. James Gazette warns those prone to appendicitis or typhoid fears that many foods are unsafe. Preserved ginger and pineapple top a long list of risky items, while citrus, figs, and berry seeds are deemed dangerous. Shellfish suspicion extends to shrimp and prawns, despite prior harmless status.
A London Spectator reflection on unexacting jobs and their surprising value. Humdrum work engrosses the mind, shaping thought more than intense study, and even inspires flashes of insight akin to the poet's or Shakespeare's reveries.
A Kansas City Journal cartoon caption jokes that a jail escapee was shot through the vital organs but then through appetite as a pun on eating. The quip contrasts being shot through the stomach with being shot through the appetite, reflecting playful wordplay.
The column notes Uranus rotates backward and Canopus is vastly brighter than the Sun. Mars and Earth have notable axial tilts, while the Moon and Jupiter reflect future worlds. It mentions glycerin evaporation, solar absorption by substances, and tiny electrical charges in gases.
The passage chronicles historical instances of women with notable facial hair. It cites Pedasnes a priestess of Minerva reported by Herodotus, Bartel Garetti of Copenhagen, a female grenadier under Charles XII, Margaret duchess of Austria, and a Bavarian duke's young governess described as proudly having a large black beard.
The piece traces the walking stick from the patriarchal staff to modern forms. It notes 1701 rules banning footmen from awards replaced by a porter’s staff and a later ban on swords while allowing large oak sticks. It mentions varnished woods and ornamental heads becoming popular and enduring public appeal.
A short banter between a reverend and Sinnickson on judgments and self awareness. The speaker warns that noticing faults in others often reveals one's own flaws, while Sinnickson quips that most men view others harshly yet ignore their own blemishes.
A short Atchison Globe reflection notes that some people work so hard they have no time to boast about it, contrasting loud self-promotion with quiet daily labor.
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