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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
3
A pair of gold filled bifocal glasses was reported lost and can be reclaimed at the city book store with a reward offered for return. The notice urges the finder to return the glasses to the store to receive compensation.
The Sept session record outlines the board approved claims list with columns for name nature claim and amount. The list reflects authorized expenditures and accountability for the board's financial actions.
A Pearson's Weekly survey notes that youths as young as fourteen produced acclaimed works. Lope de Vega premiered La Pastoral de Jacinto before fourteen, Pedro Calderon wrote first play at thirteen, Metastasio staged Giustino at fourteen, Jerrold penned More Frightened Than Hurt before fifteen, and William Henry Ireland claimed Shakespearean plays at fifteen.
A lithographic firm replies to a circular announcing a business head's death with sympathy and a cheeky sales pitch. The exchange notes the firm's willingness to quote cheaper and better prices for future bereavements, in a London Tit Bits style commentary.
A reflective column from the Atchison Globe urges readers to examine their own behavior before judging others. It notes many people act foolishly daily and counsels candor and fairness in self appraisal to reduce personal annoyances.
Insects breathe through pores and can be suffocated by oil. Dropping sweet oil on a wasp’s thorax or back quickly kills it, making oil an effective method for destroying insects.
A New York World feature explains how tricks like the box illusion vanity fair vanish and the floating lady are performed. It details the hidden mechanics with double mirrors hidden panels and reflective tricks to fool audiences.
A Family Doctor extols laughter as a health aid for digestion. He notes worry worsens indigestion and recommends cheerful meals with fellowship. Even collecting funny paragraphs to share can lift mood and improve peristalsis and gastric juice secretion. Five minutes of deliberate laughter after meals is advised.
A curious legend from Harper's Magazine recounts the birth of Japan. God Yzanaghi and Yzanuma fashion the first island from a divine spear, then dwell there as eight more islands arise. The tale names Awadsi, Cho, Yamato, Yyo, Tsikousi, Sado, Uki, and Oko with various riches and wonders.
A potter’s worker explains the fatigue comes from standing not turning. The exchange prompts a reflection on effort and initiative. The piece cites a Philadelphia Ledger quotation about keeping strength by using it and the busy, helping people who do more.
A narrator recalls a courtship that led to marriage after a single flirtatious gesture. He warns that a dainty handkerchief sparked love, but proved a false cue, leaving him wrecked in matrimony. The Herald notes the caution: a wave can wreck without touching water.
Spatts asks Mrs. Spatts to alter the key of his voice after an argument with Eliza Jane. Eliza Jane’s expression is said to fit every keyhole in the house, a remark noted in Town and Country.
In a Chicago News item the visiting parson questions a prisoner who claims to be the victim of the unlucky No 13. The prisoner says twelve jurors and one judge convicted him, reflecting a superstition angle in a prison visit.
The Philadelphia Record quotes a claim that diamonds are valued at 300 million dollars per ton and warns against paying any more. The note presents a sensational price figure without corroborating details.
A historical note claims Russia’s population doubles through natural increase once every sixty years, implying a long term growth rate that compounds over generations. The statement highlights demographic growth not tied to migration or policy changes, focusing on natural birth rates.
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