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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1910
Page
4
In Paris, detective aspirants train daily in a regular police school to prove aptitude or lack of detective instinct. Lessons test observation in bright rooms, memory of object placement, face recognition, and color and form details. Advanced students learn tactile object identification in a dark room, sometimes handling gems to name them.
The article contrasts Chinese newspaper typesetting with American practice. It notes 11 000 spaces and character based layout with symbol groupings around key icons like fish. It describes the slow, meticulous labor of Chinese compositors requiring long hours.
A young leading woman in Schiller's Mary Stuart botched the crucial confrontation scene causing distress on stage. Modjeska recovered when the substitute Elizabeth offered a gracious line, then the star forgave her as the curtain fell.
A reviewer notes the stage drink’s strong effect on audiences and actors, criticizing naturalness in thespian intoxication. It cites the musical comedy “gay drink” with un spilledable style, gestures, and a scene where Frederick drinks pale brandy in despair.
Denmark Letter in London Express describes Copenhagen as free of street beggars and poverty signs. The writer visits markets and artisans quarters and finds no matches sellers, no gutter merchants, and no unemployed or ragged children, praising cleanliness and order.
A golden cup tripod built from Persian tableware and Persian armor bronze survives in Constantinople as a memorial of the ancient Greeks. It bears the names of every city whose soldiers fought and died at Palatea, enduring longer than the states it honors.
The article outlines the robber crab as a large land crab reaching two feet in length with a red ground color and yellow stripes, sometimes purple blue, with movable eye stalks, two pairs of antennae, powerful claws, and multiple walking legs. It notes another small red land crab that burrows by honeycombing soil and gathers dead leaves to carry into its burrows.
The article notes the beauty of a Japanese goldfish variety with a veil like tail and unusually long fins that hinder speed, contrasting it with other varieties such as telescope fish with bulging eyes, celestial eyed fish, and egg fish.
Lord Lansdowne praised Lord Crewes eloquent speech in the house of Lords. He commended the subject matter and the noble lords judicial attitude, admiring earnestness and impartiality, though unsure which side his lordship backed until the end.
A fragment from the Buffalo Express quotes readers praising Sobster as a perfect husband with remarks about his evident generosity and habit of checking pockets whenever he passes a mailbox.
A brief exchange jokes that Jones claimed a key to success but failed to find the keyhole. The witticism plays on optimism versus practical obstacles.
The Houston Post notes a playful scene where Mrs Jones showcases a new hat while a friend admires its appearance. The exchange highlights social chatter and hat fashion in a lighthearted domestic moment.
A column discusses Dr Johnson and a famous misattributed remark about taking a walk down Fleet Street, noting it was created by George Augustus Sala for Temple Bar and not spoken by Johnson. It mentions other legends about Johnson and then shifts to an unrelated description of bashi-bazouk gear and armaments.
Maria confronts her choleric father in a witty dialogue about why a young man who visited her until midnight might be deemed a fool. The scene, filled with humor and sobs, ends with the father fleeing to the cyclone cellar.
F N Burn argues in Chambers Journal that adding a pinch of common salt to all drinking water and to tea or coffee enhances health. He claims decades of tropical residence and minimal medical use support this simple, inexpensive routine. He recommends a morning salt water drink before bathing.
A tale about Professor Bunsen and his wife ending in a comic misfire as she tries to lock the door and throw him the key from a window. The club visit prompts laughter and a final twist when the wrong key is found.
A description of bashi bazouk dress outlines their red or black yemenys shoes, black embroidered stockings, short homespun trousers, a wool or silk sash at the waist, and a leather belt in bright colors. The account notes this attire distinctly marks each Kurdish clan.
A western county farm laborer declined to vote for a candidate. When asked why he said MPs are well paid and insists he “knows they be dividin summat” after reading reports of nightly divisions.
A Glasgow Herald note lists quaint Scots terms still used locally. Mowse is uncan ny or dangerous. connached means utterly spoiled. blaud means to sell. Gar dies or gaurdies refer to a child’s forearm. sir bonnie gardies describes a plump arm.
A Brooklyn Life snippet shows Mamma noting she eats more when accompanied than alone, while Tommy counters that social meals offer better things to eat, explaining the difference in appetite.
A worker injured by a premature explosion in a quarry reports being called a blasted fool by the foreman after filing damages. The overheard remark accompanies the claim of workplace fault and harm.
Quote from William M. Taylor encouraging purposeful use of available time. No additional context provided.
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