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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
8
A Kansas City Journal analysis explains how the box office man acts as a two master liaison between the public and theater management. He uses psychology to upsell higher price seats, avoids charts for speed, and uses crowd-dressing techniques to make a partially filled house appear full while managing singles and seat distribution.
The article explains how medieval rulers asserted broad claims in official lists by repeating titles from other realms. To avoid implying actual sovereignty, negotiators included non praejudicando clauses stating the titles were for decoration only and did not establish legal rights.
A Chicago girl used a clever ruse to get poems printed. She sent a line from her work to a newspaper query column asking for its source. A friend would reply with the answer and publish the friend's poem in return. They swapped lines and responses until both works appeared in print.
A London Answers summary notes widespread migrations among animals. It cites mice in Perthshire cornfields migrating for scarce food, rats taking annual external trips, reindeer moving south for winter then north as snow melts, and lemings famously traveling south from northern Scandinavia though most perish reaching the sea with none returning.
George III was famed for his theatergoing and pure joy in farces and pantomimes. Contemporary accounts describe his boisterous laughter, familiarity with actors, and even sleeping between acts. A comic incident with Parsons in The Siege of Calais underscores his humorous indulgence.
A columnist notes that settlements come from listening and restraint while success comes from knowing limits. The piece contrasts male and female approaches to bargaining and sharpening, and observes a renowned bargain hunter’s misstep in choosing a husband. Atchison Globe.
Nature notes that many birds including crows gulls wild ducks snipes plovers woodpeckers cormorants swans show restlessness before a storm. They fly erratically, flutter between trees, and scream loudly as weather worsens.
A morning letter from a tailor requests an immediate settlement. The editor notes communications written on both sides of the paper are unavailable and will return the item with a printed slip.
A judge notes Mike and Faith reflect an old fashioned kinship as Katy the nurse embodies ancestral traits. He recalls ancestors living four centuries ago shaping present characters.
Quote driven fragment shows Signa and Gayboy discussing a wife and visitors as the day begins with a deteriorating home scene. Indicates domestic tension and a social visit context within a life narrative.
A teachers' institute posed a reading challenge with a dictionary prize for pronouncing a lengthy, curiously phrased tale. The piece ends with a grim scene as a man, after a failed pursuit, shoots himself. the coroner removes the debris.
A five inch garter snake slept in a wheelwright shop and was trapped by a large black spider. The spider spun a web around the snake and bit it as it struggled. After an hour the snake weakened and died, while the spider disappeared under the wall.
A woman observing children recalls a girl sitting on a doorstep eating bread and butter with the buttered side facing downward. The child explains in a hushed tone that mothers say bread always falls butter side down, so starting butter side down ensures it ends butter side up after a fall.
A witty exchange between two society belles centers on appearances and age. One mocks the other’s health while the other responds with genteel quips about being improved and looking younger, revealing social snobbery and sharp dialogue.
Washington Star quotes Mr Stormington Barnes noting that critics liked his Hamlet performance, but many self-proclaimed critics did not. The remark contrasts professional praise with popular opinion and raises questions about criticism credibility.
Do not grab the victim by hands but seize clothing to avoid shock. Stand back from bare contact, touching only coat and trousers. Leather gloves allow safe handling. avoid touching skin, use proper protective gear.
A French painter Bastien Lepage faced hunger and hardship from youth. He painted ads for a medicine maker to survive and refused a payment condition, selling his work to the Salon where it gained acclaim and established his place among renowned artists.
The piece cites Mexican proverbs such as hot air for noise, misfortune raining on all, old devil wisdom, crumbs from bread, covering wells after drownings, and avoiding difficulties rather than risking a fall, reflecting common expressions noted by the Chicago Journal.
A boy with a high forehead ties a tin oblong receptacle to a Scotch collie's tail and sends the dog tearing down an alley. He explains to bystanders the device was for the collie’s benefit, noting the dog’s supposed lack of canny wit.
A playful exchange centers on a performer denying harsh judgments from critics. The interlocutors spar over reputations with irony and wit, noting the speaker has seen few actors and thus cannot be certain who is the worst. The tone is brisk and urbane.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a recurring clever remark by a man who counters calls of stupidity with humor. The exchange underscores irony in saying sharp thoughts only once.
A humorous exchange recalls a patient who refused chloroform during an operation saying he would take it when paying his bill. The remark reflects late era attitudes toward medical costs and anesthesia.
A historical portrait from K Waliszewski notes Ivan IV’s brutal punishments and perverse pleasures in torture and execution. Yet it also credits him with early statecraft, reform attempts, and leadership that expanded Russia’s eastern empire, despite his fear and private cowardice at Kazan.
The article traces the then popular practice of using portrait buttons to show political admiration during Queen Anne’s era. It notes caricatures of Dr Sacheverell on buttons, and similar imagery on letter seals playing cards fans tobacco stoppers crockery and other items.
Porto Ricans craft a range of useful and ornamental items from island materials. They weave hammocks and hats resembling Panama hats, and create a variety of baskets. Canes and paper knives are carved from native woods with distinctive markings.
The senoras and senoritas of Porto Rico are skilled with the needle and produce a notable quantity of fine drawn work and laces.
A Swedish girl arriving from the old country attended an evening service at a Duluth church. The minister, noting she was new, shook hands and offered to call on her soon. She blushed and shyly replied that she already had a fella.
Knox proposes a motto while Woodby considers a line teased as Think Twice Before You Act. The playful banter frames an origin moment for an amateur theatrical club.
The article explains how a star's temperature and age are inferred from color and spectrum. It traces stellar evolution from bluish white infancy to white, yellow, orange, and red stages, noting how spectral lines shift from hydrogen to calcium magnesium and iron as stars age.
The Albany Times Union argues kindness in marriage includes opposing a wife’s wishes when appropriate. A husband should show strength of character yet remain fair and respectful, not subservient or mechanical. He should balance patience with personal judgment to avoid despised passivity.
A quote from the New York Press notes a witty line about a woman in a cage and an ape as an affirmative. The remark juxtaposes gender with a provocative image for editorial effect.
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