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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
8
A Detroit News-Tribune piece imagines life on Jupiter with Jovians enduring perpetual equatorial gales of 250 miles per hour. It describes Jovian weightlessness, possible giant humanoids, multi moonlight, subsurface ships, and long lifespans around 800 to 1000 earthly years.
A reflective note warns that the echo of a careless remark lingers in listeners and can affect people for a long time. The piece urges mindfulness in speech to prevent lasting hurt.
A lawyer recalls a wealthy elderly client who mocked a neighbor named Stamford. To change the subject he reads aloud from a random lecture on tongue governance, fearing offense. The client thanks him, calling the talk an excellent lecture that fits Stamford to a T.
Leaves From the Journal of Sir George Smart recounts how at the opening of London Bridge in 1831 a glee party performed God Save the King. After a royal request the performers played again, much to Sir George’s disgust and the king’s delight.
The piece describes a speedy two legged Mexican road runner beating a horse, a hound and an electric carriage with a handicap start. It notes his appetite for running and his habit of swallowing prey, including snakes, to fuel long journeys across the desert, with a rattler stored in his neck to aid travel.
An Amateur guide to cleaning clocks using benzine oil and a rag with careful brushing. Steps include testing benzine, using the best oil, removing dirt with brushes or bellows, and drying before oiling spindle holes. Also mentions historical notes on wheat, crops, and Illinois famine memory tied to biblical Egypt.
A neighbor recalls a night when the other moved from a flat and asked them to check for a burglar after leaving the flat unlocked. The story emphasizes memorable, obliging neighbors and a night they spent waking staff to search for the intruder.
The Warren House near Lowestoft houses a connoisseur’s interest as the site of a 18th century clay discovery. Hewlip Luson's experiments led to a Lowestoft factory opening in 1756 for soft paste ware, with hard paste added by 1775. From 1770 to 1800 the works peaked before collapse in 1803 due to clay supply costs and rising competition.
A New York clergyman recalls seeking a clerical suit from a tailor who refuses to work for him. The tailor explains ecclesiastical garments are not common among lay tailors and are handed to specialists to avoid embarrassment for both clergy and tailor.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes men growl before breakfast while women are amiable. The restaurant owner observes many early risers visiting before work and says men are disagreeable until they have eaten, while women wake less hungry and are calmer.
In 1824 heavy rains caused floods and crop failure across flatlands, prompting residents to nickname the region Egypt. The article explains how the name Egypt spread from rural experiences to describe the southern Illinois area.
A hurried man stops before an office and vaults from his carriage. An ambitious boy offers to hold the horse and brags of a light charge. The man refuses, saying his horse will not run away, while the boy frets that it might fall down.
The New York American comments that Plato believed in a supreme power aligned with wisdom and goodness. It notes uncertainty about whether Plato conceived the Deity as personal or impersonal and states he taught future retribution and relieved God of responsibility for evil.
A brief exchange echoes through the London Telegraph where two speakers greet Pat and note their unfamiliar reflection with whiskers off. They remark on self recognition being tied to voice, capturing a moment of humorous self awareness.
The Kansas City Journal quotes a celebrated poet who, when asked about his niche in the Temple of Fame, says it feels natural since he has always lived in a hall bedroom.
A conversational quip from Lippincott's about a wife admitting she cooked the dinner after her husband questions who prepared it. The exchange highlights humor over domestic roles.
A quotation from Ruskin notes that books fall into two categories the books of the hour and the books of all time highlighting enduring versus contemporary works.
A recipe from the Boston Post lists ingredients for a carrot and raisin cake including carrots potatoes sugar flour mixed raisins spice soda and salt. The method directs mixing steaming for three hours in a greased pail set in a kettle of boiling water with the kettle covered to retain steam.
The text explains why wood crackles when ignited. It notes air expansion heats pores, green wood snaps less due to sap moisture filling pores, which dampens flame, while dry wood pores are air filled and support combustion.
An eastern university bridge club stars once attended morning chapel every day. A time shift to thirty minutes later left the regulars absent as they could not stay awake for eight o'clock chapel. The dean learned they preferred the earlier start.
A Baltimore American piece reports on the alleged cruelty in foie gras production. Goose confinement, binding, and forced feeding are described as causing extreme suffering for months. The article cites a satirical “Conference” scene among tradespeople debating the issue.
Boys in the west of England think squeezing a mole to death and applying its blood to wart areas cures them. They claim subterranean creatures have no feelings and deny cruelty in this method.
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