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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1905
Page
8
The writer questions Ames attendance enforcement and cites state school laws requiring months of schooling. They describe alleys in Ames busy with 5 to 12 year olds daily when weather allows, noting fighting and filthy surroundings and pondering the future impact on boys and girls raised in such conditions.
A summary of folk weather lore from Scientific American outlining signs from skies and nature. It notes rainbow proverbs sailors use, red sunsets, smoke, dew, animal behavior, and folk indicators like owl hoots, cobwebs, and bees to forecast rain or cold.
A London Tit Bits vignette depicts a physician replying to a question about business with capital, noting he has all he can attend to. He explains physicians do not rely on sickness for income, as most money comes from healthy people.
A Sumatra Straits Budget excerpt describes an old dental remedy using a dug hoe, red eggplant seeds, a coconut shell and bamboo to generate vapor for inhalation. It claims a “toothache worm” appears in water after the treatment. A harsher modern method—binding rat bones to extract a tooth—is also noted as foreordained extraction.
A philosopher jokes about a future landed estate after a friend loses his country place to foreclosure. He imagines a private retreat with no taxes or jury duty, only to reveal the place is the grave. The crowd ponders the irony of mortgage foreclosures.
In the animal kingdom birds are favored by nature for flight and swift movement. Their ability to adjust weight for diving or soaring and their migration speeds of up to four miles per minute are noted. Experiments with carrier pigeons at night show a highly developed sense of direction.
The passage notes Robert Recorde as the first English algebra writer who introduced the equal sign. In his 1557 Whetstone of Witte he explains using a pair of parallel lines, saying equalle to means no two things are more equal.
A London Pall Mall Gazette remark attacks the Admiralty and War Office for improper treatment of inventors. It cites Harrison the chronometer, whose voyage to Lisbon proved a 90 mile error, and notes he suffered delays of over forty years before receiving any reward for his inventions and methods to determine longitude.
A Washington Star quote recalls Uncle Eben saying a clever man is like a razor. Useful when used properly, he can also cause great trouble if misapplied.
A London Queen column muses on archaic word senses and shifts in meaning. It notes imp as honor, tragedy from goat song, infant as not speaking, and links dog breeds to Shakespeare’s Puck with playful etymology.
A Washington Post reader laments unreadable signatures among letters responding to an advertisement. He notes clear bodies but illegible names, praising distinct handwriting and citing a signature stamped for perfect legibility as a surprising but proper alternative.
The passage describes a mosquito as a complex machine with a blunt forked head and a sharp lance. It details the groove and bevelled lance, paired saws, and the mechanism by which the insect pierces skin and enlarges the opening. The resultant buzzing and sawing motion provoke the victim to thrash.
The passage contrasts Cholly and Clara as mismatched partners with witty dialogue. Clara observes two souls lacking shared thoughts while Alice notes a potential mismatch in marriage.
A light hearted quip explains age guessing for horses. De Trotter jokes the method is to ask the dealer and multiply by one half. The pun hinges on guessing ages from dealer counts.
A Philadelphia Record aphorism notes that those most eager to vent their woes are often the most reluctant to reveal their good fortune, implying a link between openness and generosity of spirit.
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