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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1904

Page

3

A Fair Opportunity and the Malice of Enemies

The remark recounts Tasso facing a bitter foe and choosing to take from him not his life but his malice and ill will. The idea is that love acts as a weapon, turning hostility into a moral victory by kindled consequences.

Tasso

We had been digging a drain to our warehouse in Mobile

A northern major recalls ordering a red lantern for public warning as a porter notes no red lanterns can be found due to a shortage of red candles in Mobile grocers. The tale segues into a historical note about Sulu pearl taxes.

Mobile Sam Majah Dibbs Ebery Grocery Stoh Ebery Sulu

His Idea of It. Caller-Why, I'm Irish, Bobby

A brief dialogue notes an Irish identity boast and disguise as a playful interjection. The exchange ends with a quip about independence tied to personal restraint within one’s means. The Philadelphia Press cites the remark as a reflection on self controlling desires.

Bobby Ireland Philadelphia Press

List of Claims Allowed by the Board of Supervisors

The Sept session of 1904 records approved claims against the county as presented by the Board of Supervisors. The list names each claimant and the amount allowed, with totals and dates of approval, reflecting orderly audit of public expenditures.

Board of Supervisors

Zuni Family Life A village hive of clay on a sandy knoll

Maria Brace Kimball describes a visit to the Zuni on a forty mile trek from Fort Wingate. The stone hive like village holds 300 single rooms with open ladders between levels. Children cluster on roofs while adults peer from doorways and ovens. The piece notes lack of inns shops and streets.

Fort Wingate Zuni Maria Brace Kimball St. Nicholas

Japanese Lacquer Its Uses and Craft From Japan

The article describes lacquer production in Japan including trees, sap collection, drying, pigments, and gold application. It notes lacquerware as daily necessities, regional silk and lacquer industries, and the care needed to prevent fermentation. August Tokyo heat and long production times are mentioned.

Nakasendo China Japan Tokyo Anna C. Hartshorne

War Correspondents and the Endurance of News

A summary of Holt White and Archibald Forbes as famed war correspondents. White covered the Franco Prussian war witnessing Sedan and facing postal censorship in Brussels Calais and London before filing a long dispatch. Forbes rode 120 miles to Semlin after Servian battles, drank once, then wrote a four column telegraphic report and slept twenty hours.

Holt White New York Tribune Sedan Brussels Post Office London Calais Dover Tribune Archibald Forbes Semlin Forbes Sem- Iin Daily News Macmillan

Wild Bill's First Fight Kills McKandlas Gang Leader

James Hickok known as Wild Bill fought at Robbers Roost near Rock Creek station. He shot McKandlas in the heart and killed his nephew as attackers fired from doors. Hickok killed three indoors and wounded another who died later on the prairie.

Wild Bill James Hickok Plains Majors & Russell Overland Stage Company Rock Creek McKandias Station McKandias Gang Missouri-Kansas Ficklin McKandlas Hickok United States Mekandias Young Hickok Corral MeeKandlas Denver Field

Just Like Americans A Train Etiquette Observation

Harold Boice notes a stark contrast in Japan where polite behavior among classes breaks in passenger cars. In first class a scene of dainty Japanese women standing while men stay seated evokes a Harlem bound New York image.

Japan New York Harlem Harold Boice Booklovers’ Magazine

Wealthy man balks at coat of arms advice

A man nicknamed Mr C. resists a pedigree dealer's suggestion to adopt a coat of arms. He asserts his right to dress as he wishes, even in shirt sleeves, saying it is none of the dealer's business.

Mr. C

A Real Hero in a Fight to the Finish

A Real Hero declares belief in a fight to the finish to settle a dispute about divorce, proclaiming sportin blood and tenacity as the core of his stance in a Philadelphia Ledger item.

Philadelphia Ledger

Nonsense Quote Sparks Laughter in Chicago Record-Herald

A playful line from the Chicago Record-Herald muses that occasional whimsy prevents widespread failure among men, reflecting a lighthearted editorial mood in the paper.

Chicago Record-Heralc

Liberty Must Be Won By People Not Descent

A concise note quotes Colton stating liberty cannot descend to a people but must be raised by the people themselves. The line emphasizes self-liberation and civic effort as the path to freedom.

Colton

Discovering the Kangaroo s 1770 Botany Bay arrival

Captain Cook and the En deavor reach Botany Bay in 1770 where a foraging party brings news of a new marsupial the kangaroo. Gore shoots one on July 14 and a kangaroo feast is noted on July 16 while a Dutch traveler had earlier captured the creature.

Cook Botany Bay Gore Australia de Bruins Batavis

By and by and bye in everyday usage explained

An 8t. Nicholas note argues the phrases by and by and by the bye share a common origin. It questions the spelling shift to bye and discusses goodbye, suggesting the final e once stood for ye in God be with ye, though its old meaning is little recalled.

Nicholas

Red Hair and Sunstroke

A St Louis Globe Democrat pondering why red headed men seem immune to sunstroke. The piece notes that red hair appears to protect some individuals from sun exposure and questions the mystery of how such immunity arises.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Rice pudding reveals newlyweds at first hotel

The Groom laments exposure of their marriage as the Bride questions the attention while a waiter serves rice pudding at the first hotel. The scene centers on a discreet wedding now public.

Clara George

Dining Question Amid Ocean Liner Gloom

A passenger on a mid ocean liner asks a companion if they have dined. The reply is somber noting they have not. The scene captures a moment of maritime mood and quiet desolation on a cruising vessel.

Politeness as a Core Asset in Business

A brief editorial highlights politeness as a key business asset. It emphasizes courteous conduct improves customer relations and workplace harmony, suggesting polite practices benefit reputation and long term success.

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