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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
2
The excerpt from The Ames Times references international treaties and cultural quirks with satirical asides. It mentions Thibet and England signing a treaty, Sarah Bernhardt memoirs, and pokes at nobility, fashion, and public life, all framed as light commentary from Puck and local chatter.
Andrew Carnegie refuses to state his exact wealth but asserts he maintains an exact roster of his daughters. The comment underscores his focus on family records over financial figures.
The prompt asks who would claim that her financing was frenzied if she receives a five year sentence with good behavior credits. It centers on attribution of the critic who would describe the financing as frenzied in light of the penalty. The reader is to identify the voice or party making that claim within the context.
A report notes Dr Chadwick appears in a cheerful mood and suggests his gratitude stems from the sea separating him from the writ servers. The remark hints at legal actions paused by geography.
A Scottish minister declares bagpipes will drive rent from a house. He muses whether a rat can hear music, implying music may repel pests or affect occupancy.
A Hollander in New York argues the correct term is kermis rather than Kirmess and urges readers planning such an event to use the proper spelling. The short note calls for adherence to the Dutch word in social gatherings and similar festivities.
It is generally supposed that Mr. Carnegie will have to take somebody along to identify him the next time he wants a check cashed in a strange bank.
The phrase notes Mrs. Chadwick as queen of high finance and mentions a $13,000,000 sum admired by men who have struggled to borrow five dollars, highlighting her prominence in contemporary money matters.
The sultan may not be much of a ruler but when it comes to spending his money his favored rule refuses to work both ways, suggesting a one sided approach to finance.
The New York Herald notes the former women’s page chat on child care has shifted to toy dog care advice. It also reports this season’s peanut crop at four million bushels and describes it as a tremendous roast rivaling Mme. Patti’s farewell tour.
Census figures indicate a male birth advantage with 51 boys for every 49 girls in the United States. The remark notes the bachelor girl did not arrive early.
A New York clubwoman remarks that all women cannot marry handsome men and notes the rule might apply in reverse, though she adds it would not be gallant to say so.
A Connecticut woman descended to the harbor bottom in a diving suit and found herself in a place where appearance mattered little. The incident highlights an unexpected plunge into underwater exploration.
Work to eradicate mosquitoes in the tidal marshes of New Jersey will resume next season with renewed vigor. No fear is held that raw material is in short supply.
The clergy of Trinity parish New York have agreed not to remarry the divorced hereafter while Gotham justices of the peace and many ministers of different denominations remain ready to perform remarriage.
New York detectives detained a man recently on grounds of insanity after discovering a $500000 check. Authorities implied his actions were irrational as he did not pursue marriage to a chorus girl nor seek entry to Wall Street.
A pair of blocks in Sioux City's business core were wiped out by a blaze last night. Losses range from 1.5 to 3 million dollars as historic structures including the Toy bank building and Massachusetts block burned. Fire began at 8 02 p m in Pelleter Dry Goods basement and spread across Third to Fourth streets and Jackson to Pierce, with only a few buildings saved. The city ferried in the Omaha department but arriving late, while damage to the street car system will hinder service until debris is cleared. </s>
Herbert Kaanz an 18 year old from Marshalltown Iowa and Notre Dame preparatory student accidentally shot himself above the eye with a pin he concealed in his locker after receiving it from his mother. Doctors said recovery might be possible with immediate operation and he was taken to Epworth hospital where he remains in serious condition.
Primetsburg reports Lucy Kirtz sixteen of Mallard wounded when a rifle discharged accidentally as her brother and another person prepared to hunt. The bullet entered the back of her neck and she cannot hear. Cedar Falls notes Minnie Wilson aged thirty five died by suicide using carbolic acid. Her two year old daughter found the body and asked if mother was dead as neighbors investigated.
A moral exhortation urges abandoning loved sin before facing divine judgment, warning that escape comes only after renouncing transgression. The message emphasizes personal repentance and spiritual accountability.
A fire at Mitchellville on December 23 caused nearly 10 000 in loss. Five buildings on Main Street were destroyed with only portions of contents saved. The Lyons restaurant, two frame buildings, a Fields estate brick veneered store, and the Opera House block suffered extensive damage with limited insurance coverage. The blaze started from a gasoline stove in the Lyons restaurant.
A December fire in Fort Dodge damaged the Reynolds block and Furlong & Meloy store causing estimated losses of 30,000 dollars. Stock was destroyed as flames spread through the three story structure injuring several areas including the Masonic lodge and local businesses. Insured losses break down with Furlong & Meloy at 18,000 dollars and Reynolds block at 10,000 dollars among others.
In Council Bluffs on December 22 Miss Lillian Sullivan a Mc Cord Brady grocery employee in Omaha suffered a severe on the job injury. Her scalp was torn from her head after her hair was caught in a rapidly turning shafting and she was lifted off the floor. Co workers witnessed her hair wind around a ceiling brace and her body hang suspended mid air before relief arrived.
A major Iowa City brewery plant of the Iowa Brewing Company was gutted by fire last night. Loss estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars, with 60000 on the building and only 20000 insured. The bottling works escaped. Fire began at 9 10 p m in the boiler room. cause unknown. High brick walls contained the blaze, sparing nearby homes.
Webster City Iowa December 23 The jury in the case of County Superintendent L N Garber against City Superintendent L H Ford over an assault and battery with intent to injure disagreed The altercation occurred last May and Ford was said to have been at the point of death from a blow to the head for several days
Secretary Shaw was struck by a street car while crossing Pennsylvania Avenue on his way from home to the Treasury. The motorman failed to stop in time, possibly due to ice on the track, and Shaw was caught by the fender and carried several feet before recovering. Spectators showed considerable commotion at the scene.
Dispatches from St Petersburg and Tokio indicate Kuropatkin reports recapturing 203 and 303 Meter hills at Port Arthur amid ongoing skirmishes. Japanese telegraph confirms forward progress on Pigeon Bay, Horusanyen tao, and surrounding heights with small gun captured.
Official canvass of November 8 electors yields Roosevelt 7,627,632 votes, Parker 5,080,054, Swallow 260,303, Watson 38,453, with Roosevelt’s national plurality 2,547,578 and overall 13,508,496 votes cast. Roosevelt carries 32 states to McKinley’s 28. Parker holds 13 states.
Four Japanese cruisers and twelve torpedo boats are said to be moving west from Singapore. The move is viewed as surveillance over Russian fleet detachments near Madagascar, with a possible aim to locate a rendezvous point for a future naval engagement.
Czar Nicholas rejects a constitutional plan and the convocation of a national assembly. He calls the Zemstvo endorsement presumptuous, stating state matters are beyond Zemstvo rights. The dispatch appears printed in the Official Messenger amid liberal expectations.
Belgrade reports King Peter signed a new press law that effectively abolishes freedom of the press in Servia. The measure targets anti-dynastic and opposition papers, curbing critical outlets. The ruling move concentrates authority and limits expression in the capital and across the kingdom.
Chicago December 24 grand jury returns two indictments against Isace N. Perry former president of the National F Bank of North America charged with arson and with burning the Chicago Car and Locomotive works at Pekeswich NL. The plant was heavily insured and Perry faced financial difficulties as locomotive company president. The article notes superstition about the number thirteen in Paris and Berne replacing it with twelve and a half.
In Oskaloosa, Dec 24, John Martin fatally shot neighbor Arthur Lynch during a dispute over an unpaid log bill at Martin’s saw mill. Lynch died minutes after, deputies moved to capture Martin who walked home. preliminary hearing scheduled in Oskaloosa. The Cracker's Neck area has long been linked to notable local killings.
New York reports the Red Star line steamship Kroonland, arriving from Antwerp, endured the worst voyage yet. A tidal wave on December 12 flooded the decks, a stewardess suffered a breakdown, and Belgian passenger Pirotte was injured. Lookout Fritz Sortlandt survived a 40 foot fall with minor injuries.
Frank L. Stanton recalls southern tales in brief epigrams. A Louisville Kentucky colonel, just dressed, orders his henchman to go out and mow some mint for breakfast, illustrating his sharp, pointed humor.
Lincoln Steffens recounts a Western visit where a visitor bursts in with news that a high official has just died and seeks appointment as successor. The governor coolly replies to join the existing line and wait his turn.
A Texas bishop, noted for his imposing height of six four, confessed after leaving a barber shop during the Epi convention in Poston that he has smoked cigars since age twelve. The barber commented on the bishop's height and habit, quipping about the potential effects of the habit.
A Ger man Christian Jew seeks burial with his parents in a Jewish plot. The rabbi says no, then direcltors agree to allow it for forty five thousand marks. The rationale: at the Messiah’s coming the Christian would be left behind, so he pays for all three thousand plots at fifteen marks each.
In Hensley Arkansas on December 26 a local resident Mrs. Sue Williams aged 88 reports relief from chronic backache after one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with curing years of pain and urges other sufferers to try it to guard against kidney disease and related ailments.
A dialogic fragment from the Somerville Journal shows a couple debating love and selfhood in a terse exchange. The text hints at personal relationship tensions and introspection without broader context.
A curious proverb from the town stirs chatter as residents debate its meaning. The old line hints at limits of abundance and caution, prompting reflections on sufficiency and restraint within daily life.
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