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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
10
News from Collins and nearby communities highlights changes in ownership of the Story City restaurant, a new cement arch bridge near Roland, and local business moves. It covers marriages, a Shetland pony incident, weathered water needs for fires, teacher certification results, and small town curiosities.
The Northwestern line adopts German speed recorders placed in a car to clock speed and stops, aiming to train enginemen for smoother runs and faster station work. The device records all stops, durations, and cannot be tampered with, prompting officials to address loafing and improve on time performance.
A spouse confronts a partner over deceit urging reform. In the morning she challenges his habit of lying and presses him to speak truthfully henceforth.
The article explains glue is not an organic substance pre existing in animals but a product of several transformations. It outlines four stages: drying a green hide, boiling before or after liming, drying the jelly from boiling, and drying the jelly into glue. It notes glue dissolved in water may fail to gelatinize if boiled long enough.
S Jemison of Spring Grove York County Pa endorses Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after five years use in his family and recommendations to many in York county stating it never failed to cure. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Sydney Smith lay ill when a visitor asked about his night. He replied the dream was dreadful for he felt chained to a rock and tormented by Harriet Martineau and Thomas Babington Macaulay in conversation.
A senior thank yous a professor for all knowledge as parting chat ends. The professor downplays the debt as a trifling gesture in a Pennsylvania Punch Bowl style exchange.
A reflective line urging compassion and support for those burdened by life. The author emphasizes that no word or gesture of love should be withheld from anyone in need, to lighten their load and lift their spirits.
London theater recounts Cooke the actor hiding in a barrel for front seating. Cannons balls rolled with a thunder machine as resin flames lit and the barrel burst, revealing Cooke to the audience amid wild laughter and frightened sisters in Macbeth.
The article warns that poisonous mushrooms are the most dangerous plants because there is no antidote. It mentions the meadow mushroom Agaricus campestris as an edible example, and contrasts danger with edible varieties without deep botanical details.
A husband swears he kept a promise but admits the truth would have broken it. He insists the confession was the day’s only lie, and his wife, after twenty two seconds of confusion, gives up the puzzling exchange as unsolved.
A New England man recounts a tale about a prosperous Connecticut farmer who married a Greenwich widow in her own right valued at 10 000 dollars. After the wedding a friend congratulated him saying the union worth 10 000 dollars. The farmer replied he had to pay 2 dollars for a marriage license.
Detroit man reports appetite restoration and relief from bloating after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They promise a pleasant bowel movement and are sold by Judisch Bros with samples free at 25 cents.
Plane sailing was the early navigation method using plane projections before Mercator. Charts treated course as an angle with latitude difference and departure as triangle sides, causing large errors but enabling vast voyages and charting before Mercator’s projection.
A Klompen is a versatile wooden shoe used by Frieslanders for many tasks. The shoes cost about fifteen pence a pair and suit men with sturdy feet.
The article explains how glue stock must be preserved from various animal and fish sources. It details tanneries refuse use, lime dressed hides, bone stock glue from cattle bones, hoof glue, sinew glue, rabbit glue, pig stock glue from hog feet, and fish glue from air bladders. It notes quality varies with animal age and stock origin.
Wilfred visits a lake fully frozen and wonders aloud to his mother who placed the lid on the water. The scene captures a child's innocent curiosity as sunlight brightens the smooth ice.
A brief, humorous exchange depicts a wife in widow’s weeds awaiting her husband at 8 am and his surprised, questioning reaction. She replies that she mourns for her late husband, eliciting a tearful punchline.
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