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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
7
A Caspian region lake Mangishlak is described as highly perfumed and violet hued from seaweed Polydhystia violacea. The speaker notes bottling fails due to algae decay, and compares the lake to South American asphalt lakes, inviting Caspian Peninsula visit.
Flora Knew berates her husband Harry after reading a letter from his mother Flora written to him with a postscript urging him to receive it. The couple debates the insult while Flora insists her mother is kind, highlighting a clash over perceived condescension and family propriety.
A New York waiters club president cites a Bucks County fable about a son who cares for his dying father yet plots to inherit the farm. The tale ends with the son telling his father to blow out the lamp when the end comes, a grim parable on selfishness.
A £1000 note preserved at the Bank of England marks Admiral Lord Cochrane paying a fine after being falsely accused in 1814 of spreading a rumor that Napoleon was dead to inflate stock. Subscriptions from Westminster raised the sum. The note bears his name and a statement of his intent to prove innocence, a triumph finally achieved eighteen years later when he was reinstated by William IV.
A brief cartoonish note claims Tricks the hotel man offers a new home and Welsh rarebit free to guests in the evenings. The setup suggests a joke that guests pay for the use of one horse after a nightmare.
A remark from the Detroit Free Press notes that conceit is the mind's attitude claiming that if given more time a man could have authored the Bible. The quotation reflects on ego and literary attribution.
A historic quote attributed to Patrick Henry emphasizes learning from the past to judge the future. The statement highlights experience as a guiding lamp for decision making and foresight.
A historical vignette contrasts British and other peoples views on cleanliness. The narrator recalls a Hungarian countess praising English swimmers and notes varying practices, from daily washing to twice yearly, with reflections on cultural norms and propriety.
The passage reflects on historical living conditions noting that many older houses lacking bathrooms forced residents to wash in kitchens on Saturday nights. The narrator mocks past fashions and cleanliness, recalling dusty velvet cloaks and unwashed scarves, and contrasts them with modern comforts.
The article argues against simple advice to not worry as impractical and dangerous. It proposes channeling nervous energy into productive work with clear guidance on what work to undertake and the proper spirit, advocating re education for the worker.
Colonel A. K. McClure recounts Jefferson Davis as a man of deep conviction who sought command of the Confederate army but was elected president of the Confederacy en route to Montgomery. Davis accepted the role at the capital with conscientious public service.
A Striking Strand Magazine tale follows Raya Luchman Dass who spends fourteen years learning to become a yoga master. He trains to perform the forty eight postures of Hindoo idols and balances on fingertip tips while his body remains aloft. Bava says the rank requires seven days and nights perched on the judges' eyes with no break.
A London Opinion tale describes a magician who pulls a hen from a sack after an emptying shake, but a rooster replaces the expected fowl. The amused audience sees the performer search for his new helper as the bird struts and crows on stage.
A Chicago Inter Ocean column extols women as beauty and joy forever, noting that men in Chicago prize feminine loveliness above all else and would endure great effort or sacrifice for it.
The article recounts Mrs. Carlyle’s view of her husband describing his constant dissatisfaction. She notes he only is pleased when he finds no fault. An anecdote shows Carlyle inspecting a window wedge upon return, delaying contentment until the wedge is found.
A teacher quiz prompts Willie to define anthracite as hard coal. The exchange explores meaning as the boy links anthracite to hard coal, illustrating vocabulary learning.
Willie explains bituminous coal as soft coal and the pair discuss proper usage. He then offers a sentence using anthracite and bituminous with a playful domestic scene of pa, ma, and groceries. The line ends with a humorous image of a bituminously weeping mother.
Elsie hides the origin of a silver mounted walking stick from her sister who quizzes their father. Elsie had claimed to find it floating like a schooner while bathing, but the sister later notes the stick sank when she tried to test it in the bath, exposing the tale as a curiosity.
The Manchester Guardian traces the origin of the phrase to falconry. It notes heronshaw meaning young heron as prey for falcons and describes how the saying evolved into handsaw in Hamlet.
An Auburn woman recalls Aunt Betsy, a seamstress who knit in church to avoid wasting time, shocking parishioners and even the minister as she continued to knit through the sermon. The tale, from a Maine town, reflects old time attitudes toward idle moments.
The article traces submarine concept origins over two centuries noting Day who died during a Plymouth Sound descent in 1774, Bushnell of Connecticut who proposed a screw propelled craft in 1775, and Fulton’s 1796 box of combustibles guidance. It questions who first originated the submarine idea, suggesting Day as a possible origin.
A witty quip from the New York Journal notes a husband remarking his wife earns her own money and works hard. The old joke suggests she drives him to relent, with playful banter about employment and control.
Diagrammatic caption from Illustrated Bits depicting a man who shot his friend and fretting over missing a deer. The amateur sportsman says he promised his wife a pair of horns while the victim remains calm.
A Washington Star quip discusses forest policy as Senator Sorghum laments inaction, noting trees cannot vote. The cartooned exchange exposes political inertia on conservation despite public concern.
The bridegroom pursues a bride who runs from a big tent with her friends. Obstacles are cast in the groom’s path, from old women to chairs and ropes, delaying him. Only when near defeat is he allowed to catch her, prompting a playful exclamation.
A NY Waiters' club president calls the decision to serve live steak a mistake. The remark comes amid debate over kitchen practices and customer safety within New York dining circles.
An Englishman explains that Brits prefer beef more done than Americans. He recalls a waiter serving a very rare sirloin to an English duke who asks to fetch the butcher, claiming the meat isn’t dead yet.
The article recalls Charlotte Bronte's final words to her husband Mr Nicholls nine months after their marriage. A wandering delirium followed. She awakened to her husband’s sorrowful face and whispered that she would not die because they had been so happy.
A London weekly prize invited ten words from any entrant with a committee selecting the ten strongest words. The winning list includes hate blood hungry dawn coming gone love dead alone forever.
A farmer urges a doctor to visit his wife who feels tired after a morning of chores including milking cows feeding pigs washing dishes and chores around the house. The doctor questions the claim and the farmer insists his wife needs medicine.
A light moment at Jennie’s wedding unfolds as Clara waits thirty minutes for the groom, prompting Maud to quip that thirty minutes is nothing to a woman who has waited thirty years.
Anxious remarks by Professor Stone on geology time scales. A man in the audience jokes about a temporary loan of £2 to someone with such views, prompting astonished reactions in London.
Progress report frames a fisher who admits no catch yet vows to entertain folks at home with stories. The exchange highlights optimism despite a barren day.
A light exchange recalls Knicker and Mrs. Knicker sharing a night and day side by side while a sick friend and his wife lie in distress. The vignette reflects social chatter and a casual glimpse into domestic scenes from Harper's Bazar.
The story recalls Mr Wilde meeting Calcraft the hangman in Covent Garden as he chatted with an elderly gardener. Sergeant Ballantine asks how Wilde knew the man, and Wilde replies he picked him up in the market.
A military man recalls a sluggish southern railroad once lampooned in the press. On Memorial Day a planter wrote to the Rapier about beggars along the line, recounting an aged veteran with a wooden leg who bothered passengers by solicitations from Paint Rock to Nola Chucky.
A Baltimore household jokes about dessert plans as the youngest girl laments ice cream for dinner. She asks why the news could not have been shared earlier and the family responds in lighthearted fashion.
A brief fragment shows a child exclaiming excitement with Lots! and a response noting anticipation all day, reflecting casual newspaper dialogue style from Lippincott's.
The Nashville American jokes about new neighbors asking to borrow a lawn mower and hints they might also borrow the husband. The lighthearted quip contrasts polite requests with neighborly curiosity.
A Philadelphia Press snippet reports gossip that Mr. Pillsbury the druggist uses a dram occasionally. A bright girl agrees he has no scruples in that direction, reflecting the era’s cautious chatter about temperance and behavior.
The New York Sun reports Noah sees a mountain and seashore resort on Ararat. He announces plans to build a summer hotel there, branding the venture as a lucrative dual-location retreat.
The selection notes a boy who boasts of future deeds and, as a man, claims past boyhood feats. It frames ambition and vanity with a cautionary tone as a Pick-Me-Up item.
John Augustus O'Shea, famed for his military experiences, once wore a daisy in his buttonhole to begin a Dumfries lecture. He lifted the flower from Robert Burns’s grave and the audience urged him to tell about Burns before he resumed his war experiences, making the talk a popular extempore show.
In an eastern city a courteous elder buys two tickets to a fireman's ball. He asks a policeman where tickets are sold and ends up in an engine house pressing an alarm button. Firemen rush in with alarms and horses, then laughter ends the scene as he calmly asks to buy another ball ticket.
The piece notes how cities carry distinct scents from Calais to St. Petersburg. Calais bears garlic while London mixes soot and fried fish. Paris evokes chocolate and wood smoke, Florence violets and sewage, and Moscow carries a cranberry note from Crimea in late summer.
The Cholula pyramid in Mexico has a base of 1 488 feet and height of 178 feet. The Great Pyramid of Egypt originally had a base side of 764 feet, now 746 feet, and originally 480 feet 9 inches high, presently about 460 feet.
Hattie insists George loves her and wants marriage though Ella questions his feelings. Hattie notes George has grown to dislike her, setting a tense personal conflict at home.
A London Sketch notes sympathy as loving understanding and its expression aids others. It argues worry is sympathy run to seed and does not help at all, urging practical support over anxiety.
An Atlanta Journal line notes a woman finds it tough to feel sentimental toward a man who has just become unemployed. The remark reflects personal and social attitudes about work and relationships.
A brisk critique drawn from London Tit-Bits contrasts Paris and London life. It highlights housing styles, dining habits, meals, bread shapes, beverages, social habits, greetings, attire, and daily routines in the two capitals. It notes Parisians' sociable cafes versus London's clubs and the differing manners at meals and in work.
An Alabama elder taunts a neighbor’s son at the fence about schooling and arithmetic. He mocks the time to fetch back a hatchet, asking if a year of study has taught the boy how long it takes to complete a simple task. The anecdote, cited from a Philadelphia Ledger writer, reflects on education and practical literacy.
Across Africa, native drum systems relay news from village to village. Drumming occurs at night when sound travels farther, carrying messages swiftly over distances, with echoes answering from distant villages up to two miles away.
A Sydney Bulletin excerpt discusses bohemian youth as endless ambition and ideals. It contrasts them with middle aged limits and mountain complexity of success, noting emptiness and morning hunger after nights of longing.
The Boston Herald quotes that public opinion is elusive and prone to misjudgment. It claims public mood crucified Christ and has since centuries condemned it for unwisdom. The piece argues crowds err through history in blunders and crimes.
A witty exchange quoted from the Washington Star where Mr Dustinstax praises his son-in-law for foresight and sagacity. He notes the man refused to risk being regarded as a poor relation, claiming prudent commercial judgment.
A humorous Punch quip depicts the curates Jabez and 'Er wife amid doubts about her health. The exchange uses dialect to imply worry over improvement and future prospects in a domestic setting.
Irish proverb note about speech warning that sweet words often conceal hurtful intent.
A doctor recalls a case where a wife asked for help with her husband who criticized her dinners. The physician prescribed a simple diet of toast and tea for the patient. The plan succeeded as the husband later enjoys meals and praises his wife’s cooking more than his mother’s.
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