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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
6
A Chicago Tribune comment highlights why many men dread marriage. A lawyer recalls cases of breach of promise, fiancé threats, and defense of cautious suitors. Across stories, fear and social pressure push men to delay or refuse wedlock.
The article recounts Sir John Boane’s will for three sealed cupboards in the Soane museum. Opening 1866 revealed worthless archives rather than treasure. A second opening yielded family quarrel letters. the final ceremony, delayed by Sir B W Richardson's death, confirmed the ongoing joke on posterity. It also offers a piece on Nature and Deformity discussing deformities in trees and the inevitability of punishment following broken natural laws.
A Boston boy teases a benevolent venueman about games for children. He says they amuse themselves by imagining Brother Waldo as an ichthyosaurus and himself as a prehistoric man chasing him, reflecting lighthearted newspaper humor from the Washington Star.
The piece discusses English deficiencies despite its richness, noting gaps in vocabulary such as gendered cousins and words for hearing a phonograph. It cites awkward pronoun references and compares to Greek or Latin, calling for a clearer way to express gender and listener contexts.
A detailed survey of lantern types from ancient perforated cylinders to Chinese street lanterns. Describes materials such as iron copper brass wood and decorative elements including colored glass beads bells and insets of ivory mother-of-pearl and silver. Notes lanterns’ roles in rank display sashes for sedan chairs and festive home decor with Christmas tree accents.
Archaeological estimates place ancient Jerusalem under 20,000, Constantinople at peak under 1.2 million, Babylon under 1.2 million, Athens around 30,000, and Rome possibly 1.2 to 2 million. The figures reflect classical authors and later scholars debates.
During a royal reception at Boulogne English ladies pressed so hard against soldiers guarding the line that they hindered duty. The commanding officer ordered a drum roll to scare them back, and after the first beat the ladies fled. A Parisian journal noted they would have remained to a woman if they were French.
A new recruit to the police force arrests a very old offender and is mocked at the station for his remark to the prisoner to mind the steps. The prisoner retorts I knowed these steps afore you was born. New York Press.
A retired exchange about truth and imagination is cited, featuring John Henry and his mother in a dialog noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The dialogue hints at family anecdotes and storytelling dynamics captured by the paper.
A young American tourist in Italy cannot communicate with a shop clerk. She pantomimes darning a hole and points to her stocking. The clerk presents white cotton but she insists on black wool. After a long pause she exclaims Ba a and receives the wool.
Train arrivals show the Overland Limited and Atlantic Express reaching Chicago at 10:00. No. 14 and another service also listed, with Om and Chicago routes mentioned.
Homes visitors excursion tickets on the North Western line go on sale at reduced rates on four Tuesdays September 1 8 15 and October 6 limited to return within 80 days from sale date. Details on territory and selling points available from Chicago & Northwestern agents. Information on farming lands near Winnipeg Manitoba and Alberta available from W H Dayton Ames la.
Chicago hosts a city centennial jubilee from Sept 26 to Oct 1 with a grand parade for President Roosevelt, a replica of the great fire, Roman fire displays atop tall buildings, Fort Dearborn reconstructions, Indian encampment, animated floats, fireworks, races, water polo, yacht contests, and open air events. Travel and ticket information extended by the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Money to Lons on Story County farms. Carl Lirrie and Co. handle the funds.
A Scotsman column notes家庭table nights spoiled by constant fault finding and sarcasm. It urges letting meals nourish bodies and spirits with cheerful, calm conversation to avoid indigestion and nervousness.
Regular annual meeting of Illinois Central Railroad Company stockholders will be held in Chicago on Wednesday October 21 1908 at 12 noon. Attendance tickets issued to stockholders for travel between four days before and after the meeting with countersigned stamps. Secretary A G Hackstaff. Also North-Western Line Centennial excursion tickets at one fare round trip September 26 27 28 with return by October 5.
A gentleman with a glass eye dropped it while away from home and it shattered. A friend suggested visiting the woman he had flirted with last night, joking she has a reputation for making eyes. Punch notes the humorous mishap.
A south sea islander at a religious meeting offered a prayer asking that the truth heard remain with them as an ineffaceable tattoo on their bodies, not like fine clothes to be folded away for the next Sabbath. The expression appears in Carleton's Magazine.
A humorous exchange features an untrained nurse asked why she watches the wall thermometer. She explains the doctor warned she should give another quinine dose if the temperature rose, highlighting improvised care.
Northwestern Railway offers one fare round trip excursion tickets from Chicago by the Northwestern line for Sept 28 29 and 30 with return allowed until Oct 2. Tickets available through Chicago agents.
It is now time for iced tea. Elephant Brand is the best. T. J. Muiee & Son endorses the product in a compact local note.
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