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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
5
A festival crowd watches a woman lift a heavy iron bar between her teeth. A dentist offers $250 for a claim of using false teeth. She demands dollars raised from the ground with her teeth, and he agrees to pay in 25 cent pieces. She later lifts an amount equal to $10,000 in coins.
The passage recalls how, years ago, surf bathing at the eastern end of Long Island used farm wagons as pavilion stands and old fishhouses as changing rooms. A life line swung from the wagon wheel kept taut by a lifer in red flannel as women and children clung to it for a Saturday tub outing.
A London Tit-Bits readers tale recalls a high school examination where students guess the fate of the Thermopylae fallen. One answers burnt, another buried, a third admits ignorance with Nobody does. The room shifts from confidence to humor as the teacher confirms the blunt truth.
An Australian pearl diver notes a consistent bad temper while at sea bottom, likely caused by air pressure affecting lungs and brain. In contrast, mountain climbers feel exhilaration due to opposite pressure effects. The diver grows angry at imaginary threats as he works submerged.
At a rehearsal W. 8. Gilbert comforted a sobbing girl after she said a custumer insulted her with the remark You are no better than you ought to be. He teased gently and she admitted she was not, and he reassured her.
Sir Joshua Fitch described a pature study exhibition in London illustrating popular wonder at science. Sir John Avebury showed the heavens through a telescope to neighbors and servants when one observer asked how he could tell the stars' names.
A light exchange portrays Myer-Slyker as a genial fellow while Gyer agrees. The pair laugh about social etiquette with Myer-Slyker being overly friendly and Gyer noting his habit of joking after greeting.
Dialogue excerpt from a Detroit News Tribune column features a flirtation over a rule about kissing only after formal engagement. The exchange shows playful resistance and polite persistence between a couple.
A Kansas town drummer sued for 20000 damages after an open sewer caused a hip fracture but settled for 125 dollars with 5.66 deducted for repairs. He noted a hotel roof collapse killed three, explaining public opinion shifted against his claim.
A discussion notes certain trees such as weeping willow horse chestnut ashes and tulip trees remaining dormant all summer after transplanting. Dormancy arises as roots are disturbed and feeding power is checked causing tops to struggle for nourishment until roots recover.
A dapper Rye youth seeks aid from a stranger in Newark after forgetting to move his pocketbook. The skeptic refuses, then realizes he too left his pocketbook in other trousers, exposing the tale as a sting. The exchange ends with a shared moment of embarrassment.
The article traces early paper making from Ulman Stromer in Germany to its spread from Fabriano Italy and Valencia Spain. It notes Arab transmission to Europe and earlier entry into Samarcand by Chinese prisoners in 751, outlining the long rise of paper as civilization's essential material.
A dying man in India was saved when a mob bound a cowrie shell to string, muttered incantations, and forced the venomous snake to touch the wound for ten minutes. The snake returned with the shell and obeyed, and the man quickly recovered.
The article notes that waters around the British Isles are generally narrow. The English Channel reaches up to 140 miles between Portland Bill and St. Malo, narrows to 200 miles in the Dover Strait, and the stretch to Ireland is even shorter. Tor Head lies 12 miles from Mull of Canure, while 47 miles separate Carnsore Point and St. David's Head.
A New York World quote notes office clocks are watched by every clerk all day to prevent theft. The remark highlights common trust in workplace routines and the perceived risk of pilfering.
A brief exchange shows the Widow probing the Major about warfare knowledge. The Major replies with wit, noting he remains in the bachelor ranks and has limited experience.
The anecdote centers on a bantering exchange about marriage and a practical partner. Singleton voices the ideal of an ideal housekeeper while Wederly sighs, accepting a pragmatic wife. Chicago News notes the light exchange and cultural tone.
In a humorous dialogue, a father warns against judging a wife by looks while a son quips that the prettiest girls often have the least money, via Puck style humor.
WantTEeD Good houses for rent and 160 acre farms for sale. Special sale on flynets. Nets from 75c. Home Visitors Excursion To Ohio and Indiana on Sept 2 9 16 and 28 1902 round trip tickets sold at all Iowa Central Railroad stations to Ohio and Indiana points at a low rate. Tickets valid 30 days. For details contact local agent or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
Excursion tickets sold at reduced rates Sept 1 to 6 with return allowed until Sept 8 for trips via the Iowa Central Railway to Boone Iowa and other points in the west. Apply at Chicago & North Western offices or local agents.
A broker advertises farms and ranches in Story Boone and Greene counties Iowa with prices from 45 to 100 per acre for 40 to 640 acre tracts and other listings across Hasiioen Gouineean Songhua Ham counties with 35 to 70 per acre, plus 100 acre Red River country and 40 to 20000 acre tracts. Also offers all sized farms in Minnesota North and South Dakota Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska with flexible terms. rail fare refunds and free show trips.
An advertisement touts "Dr Geo. Leininger's Formaldehyde Cough Cure" as a guaranteed remedy for coughs and throat disorders. It promises a full refund if unsatisfied and claims to cure consumption and serious throat diseases.
Mixed timetable snippet lists multiple trains with destinations such as Chicago Express Overland Limited Pacific Express and Des Moines routes. Indicates going west and going south sections with times like 8:20 am and 6:00 pm, plus notes on baggage check 25 minutes before departure.
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