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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
9
Local miscellany lists rental ads 1012 Douglass street and a small items lineup. It notes births and illnesses in town, a dental parlor move, cemetery association meeting, and community events including a hay rack ride, choir, and chautauqua review with town leaders and theater figures.
The piece reflects on daguerreotypes and tin types, contrasts old gallery studios with modern studios, and highlights Charlie Quade's expanding Ames photography business with a 20 by 40 addition and remodeled rooms. It notes portraits of Dean Curtiss Hank Wilkin son and various clients, plus civic meeting news.
The bass is portrayed as extremely aggressive from infancy with unique fighting tactics. It readily tackles pickerel, often ramming into them and proving capable of destroying pickerel in ponds. The account suggests bass introductions can wipe out other fish, including trout, per Outing.
The Finns of Norway kept a belief in three knot ropes that control wind power for mariners and fishermen. Untying the first knot promised a breeze, the second a gale, and the third a tempest. Ranulph Higden notes similar windsales by Isle of Man witches.
George Hodder recounts Jerrold’s quip from a party where a tall thin doctor paired with a short square lady. Jerrold to a bystander named a “mile dancing with a mile stone” in a witty image from Manners of My Time.
A home missionary visiting Sing Sing prison used a heart to heart talk with a convict. He warned that crime never brings success and true achievement comes only through hard labor. The inmate replied that six months of labor left him no richer than before.
The Philadelphia Press notes Gotrox, an old bachelor, vows he could learn to be a good husband, while Miss Pechis retorts that he is not too old to spurn. The exchange plays on age and romance in a witty dialogue.
A reflective quote from Life on romance, comparing love to a waltz that never fully satisfies. It notes mismatched tempo, grip, missteps with a gown, or the risk of stepping on feet, and the persistent question of finding the right partner.
A Scots guest, saying the meal was inadequate, surprised the host by replying he would dine again immediately. The anecdote highlights his brisk view on hospitality and appetite.
In a note from St Nicholas the text explains that the so called locust is misapplied to locusts and that cicadas are distinct. It highlights the seventeen year cicada as unusually long lived.
A quip about marriage from a domestic scene where a husband claims uniqueness before marriage and the wife retorts that she would not want there to be another man like him now. The exchange highlights envy and satire in a light domestic tone.
The week brought normal temperatures and copious rainfall across most of the state. Beneficial warmth and moisture improved corn, pastures, potatoes, and other crops. Moisture remains sufficient for future corn needs if the rest of the season turns dry.
Henry Kaness and two Adolphus Gale widen ownership of parcel Lot 3 in Kingsbury’s addition Ames for 71 dollars. Mary J Smith transfers to Rebecca Adams a Sand 9 block 10 Ames lot for 1200 dollars.
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