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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1896
Page
3
An article argues that Earth is gradually losing water while Mars shows a similar drought pattern. It outlines a future where oceans shrink, air thins, civilizations collapse, and governance becomes centralized as humanity fights for scarce water.
A mid century woman urges against marrying for wealth, praising honesty and steadfastness. She recalls youth peers who pursued fortune and asks boys and friends to learn from experience. She notes that many who wed poor partners prosper, while money-driven unions often falter.
Easton Point St. Michael s and Oxford recorded extraordinary high tides with the centennial tide of September 1876 remaining the peak. The October 1 tide neared that mark, and artesian wells on Tilghman s Island showed surface overflow increasing sharply at peak tide, doubling velocity and raising volume. The wells, about 400 feet deep, respond notably to unusual high tides.
Mr Lee Jones, secretary of the Liver pool Food association, has organized a meal scheme for thousands of schoolchildren in the seaport. Each child receives a pint of thick soup and a slice of jam and bread for one half penny while the other half penny covers costs. The program, described as practically vegetarian, aims to expand the association and he has been named honorary director.
An article on the cocoanut crab of the South Islands eating coconuts with its strong claws and Darwinian remark about instinct, followed by a personal anecdote about a pig named Catholicus reacting to a murder scene and losing trust, showing a curious contrast in nature and emotion.
A dragonfly specimen found in Brazil by a former governor of Port land prison astonished observers with twin Archimedean screws on its sides that spun like ship propellers. British museum officials offered 1500 pounds, but the owner refused and kept it as the centerpiece of a tropical insect collection.
The article surveys creatures that fly without wings across five classes. It highlights the rhacophorus frog with vast parachute like feet, the flying dragon of the Malay archipelago, and extinct flying reptiles such as the Onorthosaurus, noting diverse adaptations enabling aerial movement.
The excerpt cites Robert Louis Stevenson describing islanders living with pigs as family friends. It recounts pigs husking coconuts, swimming to the shore, and a pigmaster in Tautira with a sow and a brave boar named Catholicus, noting pigs as curious, social, and capable animals.
The New York Times notes that bread, homemade or bakery baked, is believed to ward off evil in folk superstition. Breton peasants bless bread with a cross, place a crumb on infants for colic relief, and use bread to aid animals, while Bavarian lore warns against spirits if a crust is worn in the mouth.
The New York Journal notes arctic explorers suffer thirst from sledge hauling and frozen water, while wind, sun, and extreme darkness worsen misery. Mental strain of long polar nights drives many to despair and even suicide, as fear, gloom, and idleness erode character and life.
President Faure described as getting gray in last year's shooting license. Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough, beloved by tenants on her husband's estates. Wilson tests rural free delivery at Charlestown home. Prof Morris of Melbourne pursues a dictionary of Australian English. German emperor still twenty first in line to British throne. Granite block honors Prof Huxley at Lake Sils. Sylvanus Locke dies in Hoosick Falls inventor of first grain binding machine. Johan Strauss drafts operetta with text by William Buchbinder, to finish next year. Prof Villard at Paris Ecole Nu at last combines argon and water under 200 atmospheres. Ellen Gulbranson and Fritz Friedrichs engaged by Royal Opera after Bayreuth season. Gaekwar of Baroda owns the costliest sword, hilt set with stones worth at least £220000. Dr Max Wilf of Heidelberg discovers five new asteroids, total minor planets 423. William Thompson of London credits pneumatic tires to 1845 pneumatic springs for carriages.
A Glasgow municipal project builds a family home for about 165 small families in the poorest city district. It provides bedding, dining and nursery spaces with trained staff and baths, offering weekly rates from 78 to 98 cents per family and daily meals at modest prices. The scheme reduces charity dependence and aims for permanent adoption in British cities.
A column lists famous historical figures from Saxe to Jackson who feared silly superstitions. Examples include Peter the Great avoiding bridges, Caesar fearing thunder, Washington making nine moon bows, and Voltaire alarm at rocks crowing. The piece argues superstition touches all, regardless of power.
J. E. Barnett, a Chicagoan arrestee for theft, described his occupation as breaking in new shoes for second hand dealers. He said this makes very poor stock appear usable and able to endure wear.
A historical note asks readers to guess the number of dollar bills equal in weight to a $20 gold piece. Multiple guesses circulated from 300 to 1000, with the correct answer identified as thirty four.
A brief, garbled dialogue fragment shows a strained exchange where one speaker asks about strength and the other replies she is barely managing, implying distress or danger without clear context or details.
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