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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
6
A New York World oral feature explains how trainers teach seals through natural behavior. A single seal is coaxed with fish while on a pedestal then by swinging a fish on a string. Progress leads to using a hat, cornucopia, and rubber ball to form associations with food and display dexterity.
The article catalogues major scriptures including the Koran the Buddhist Tripitaka the Chinese Five Kings the Hindu Vedas the Zendavesta and the Bible. It notes origins dates from centuries before common era and highlights their moral and ethical teachings.
Sultan, Bismarck’s favorite boarhound, attacked a passing railroad train and was killed. The prince’s son Herbert tried to lead him away as Bismarck mourned the dog’s agonies and spoke of Teutons’ benevolent paradise for faithful hounds. He wished to believe their dogs would join them in hunting grounds after death.
A broker notes copper scarcity but argues there is still enough ore to affect workers. In low grade districts ore roasted in open furnaces releases a gas that turns firemen's hair bright green, arsenic green. If you see green hair, say copper furnace tender.
A Washington Star exchange frames life as a game with a sharp line about Tife being treated like bridge. Mr Meekton jokes Henrietta sees him as dummy opposite, highlighting playful yet pointed social dynamics.
The article notes the immense power of a typical lightning bolt at 50 000 horsepower while lightning travels 186 000 miles per second. It discusses energy, voltage, and discharge time, and muses on binding lightning to turn city wheels. It then links history to children's toys, claiming wars imprint weapons into playthings in museums and even toy guillotines from the French Revolution.
The London Chronicle notes that dollars trace their name to the thaler from Bohemia. Spanish coins inspired the concept of a dollar, minted in England in 1797 and later recalled. The term dollar derives from the German thaler meaning "of the valley" from Joachimsthaler.
A doctor reassures a caller asking for sleep help by offering to sing to the night caller over the phone, promising a calming lullaby to aid rest. The scene is presented in a light anecdotal tone from Success Magazine.
A comic exchange between Billy and Milly unfolds with Milly threatening a slap and Billy backing off before a kiss is suggested, as reported by the Philadelphia Record.
The article notes abundant one name usage in Narragansett with descriptive prefixes for identification. It cites Updike and Weeden describing variations like College Tom, Bedford Tom, Barley Tom, Virginia Tom, Little Neck Tom, Nailer Tom, Fiddle Head Tom, Pistol Tom, Young Pistol Tom, Short Stephen’s Tom, Long Stephen’s Tom, Tailor Tom, and George lineages such as Beach Bird George, Shoestring George, Wig George, Dr. George, and Governor George.
A short historical quote notes that sowing acts creates habits and shapes character leading to destiny. It attributes the saying to George D a board man figure. The text presents a reflective maxim rather than a news event.
A fragmented quotation attributed to Channing notes that true friends share both joy and sorrow, underscoring the value of mutual support in friendship.
Frank T. Bullen described whale species in a lecture noting a New Zealand sighting of a stomach containing fish and a fifteen foot shark. He spoke of a 250 ton Greenland whale and a humpback chased by parasites, with a California bay incident where a calf was killed and the mother destroyed fifty boats.
General John A Bingham accused the Lincoln assassination conspiracy commission of injustice. BEN BUTLER claimed a diary would prove Mrs Surratt’s innocence, dramatically brandishing a blank memorandum. The diary was secured by Secretary Stanton and later by President Johnson.
A doctor eases a patient’s milk aversion by soaking popped corn in sweet milk, creating a milky corn aroma that makes the drink palatable. The nurse pops corn in the kitchen, and within minutes the patient tastes milk and finds it tolerable, crediting the softened flavor.
The article notes that Rev Thomas Charles founded an early evening school in Bala Wales around 1811. It cites Bishop Hinds in 1830s urging such schools for poor adults, then says the British privy council adopted the idea in 1861, after which evening schools spread widely in Britain, America and other nations.
The article notes old English inns like the Plow at Upper Dicker Sussex and the Chequers near Osmotherly Yorkshire kept a fire burning day and night for at least 180 years. The tradition reflects inns serving as essential public houses for many purposes.
A comment from Plodding Pete recalls a woman who, after her dog bit him, gave a reproachful look and had the dog's valet bathe the animal. The remarks appear in a Washington Star feature.
Dialogue shows two coworkers debating earnings and livability. He-No complains about pay while She-How questions how to survive on the amount. The exchange highlights friction over compensation and living costs.
The article counters London education officials by arguing that the London dialect is a recognizably old Kentish tongue. It cites spellings and pronunciations such as thet for that benk keb lidy abaht shtside and teleggaaph as evidence of ancient roots and notes the late intrusion of final t in kep and step.
An excerpt recounts the historical use of water torture in Louis XIV era sorcery trials. The method called the question ordinary involved pouring ten pints of water into a restrained prisoner with the chest raised, increasing to twenty pints in the question extraordinary, forcing breath and inducing extreme pain until confession or continued denial.
A Washington Star piece recounts Chloe a large black middle aged cook telling her mistress she plans to marry. She emphasizes her experience with marriage and notes her last divorce cost twenty five dollars which she says she forced her ex husband to pay half of.
Arthur Diesy's Yucatan expedition uncovers a 300 mile long ruin chain with highly developed stone age architecture and decorative arts. He notes the builders lacked metalworking and used flint tools, comparing their civilization to ancient Egypt in stone.
Two hunters returning from the Catskills joke with a small railroad agent at a foothill station. They ask when the 3 49 train arrives and the agent replies in a drawn out rural fashion about its usual timing. A final exchange hints at the conductor's dog arriving with the train.
A Puck quote features Romance and Realism debating a silent, riveted moment. Dauntless hero frees a small rivet spot with superhuman effort and carries it along, illustrating a playful clash of archetypes in a liminal scene.
A brief quip notes poverty entering the scene and love escaping, with observers remarking the outcome as a playful reflection from Judge's Library on fresh air fad fists.
A compact aphorism on self creation urging effort and discipline to shape one's character rather than wishful dreaming. It emphasizes steady work, persistence, and personal responsibility as the path to authenticity.
Mrs F Marti of St Joseph Michigan reports her child recovered from a severe bronchial trouble after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She praises its effect on cough choking and gagging spells and says it saved them trouble and they keep it in the house. Also notes new stork cards at the Times office.
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