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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
5
A traveler recalls a western town duel where four men fired from corners at a single target. A stray bullet near the stranger spurs him to intervene, leaving two shooters dead and the others fleeing. The town then treats him with awe, joking that he made them feel like a swamp.
A tale from the Saturday Evening Post describes Jowett of Oxford inviting a pupil to walk with him. For hours the student railingly says simple comments while the professor repeats Do you really think so leading to the student’s relief as their talks finally improve and conversation flourishes.
An actress famous for a shoe habit travels west by Pullman. She hides shoe trees in her boots while a porter, astonished, asks if she can put them on herself. The exchange echoes the era’s humor about odd travel quirks.
A conjurer planned to reveal a hen that laid an egg, but the bag yielded an old rooster instead. The audience roared with laughter as the bird strutted and crowed, and the performer bolted to his dressing room.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation frames the word professor as either a man who knows more than others or a man who avoids work. The exchange features a distinguished foreigner and Miss Cayenne debating the term.
Baltimore News notes a quip about a grandmother's will directing executors to collect loans she had extended to the narrator. The remark highlights family finance and estate nuances with a touch of humor.
A reflective quip from the Chicago News notes that during vigilance against foes one’s friends may outmaneuver him. The saying emphasizes dangers of misdirected focus and loyalty turning into misfortune.
An angel is described as a being that can watch another creature poke a fire without offering suggestions in an Indianapolis Journal reflection.
The Annals of Mont Blanc recount the 1892 disaster after a lake formed under the Tete Rousse glacier released water at 1 to 2 AM on July 12. The torrent swept Desrt de Pierre Ronde, devastated Bionnassay and Le Fayet, crushed the St Gervais baths, and killed over 150 people.
A heated scene unfolds as a wife declares she will leave immediately after threatening to report her husband to the police. He calmly warns of publicity, while she lists her features to be described, culminating in the sense that he holds leverage in the standoff.
A Chicago author boasts of his own work and offers a free copy to a friend who helped him. They visit a nearby bookstore where the clerk hesitates to locate the novel, noting many other books at the same price. The exchange highlights the author’s pride and the clerk’s sales pitch.
During a Kansas City Moody service ushers handed out hymn sheets. To avoid disturbance the preacher asked all to raise them and then shake them loudly. After the racket, he ordered the sheets to be sat upon and began his sermon.
A sale begins February 19 1901 at 10 00 am at the H M Latham farm west of Otario and east of Jordan. The listing includes 4 horses 13 cattle 49 hogs farm machinery and household goods plus poultry seed corn and miscellaneous items. Terms cash under $5 and 10 months on larger sums with interest 8 percent. Auctioneers S Cunningham Hale clerk Gro Tilden.
F J Hewett of Winfield Illinois credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with breaking up a severe La Grippe cold in 1898 99 and preventing future grippe. He endorses it as dependable pleasant to take and popular for colds and pneumonia threat. Sold by Tilden Loughran.
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages while retaining a $1 yearly subscription. The paper touts full AP telegraphic service, 75 cent half year and 50 cent quarter year rates, cash in advance terms, and worldwide news daily. Circulation exceeds 29,000. Ad dress The News Des Moines Iowa.
Story County Bank advertises loans that can be paid on any interest day with no commission. The bank proposes taking up existing loans to reduce the rate and provide loans with flexible daily payment amounts.
Mr. Jones tells a house agent that his wife will call and the house they want is taken. He insists he is taking it now since Mrs. Jones hesitates and will want it once she thinks she cannot get it.
Dialog marks in Jewelers' Weekly show Tommy and his sister's beau debating affection with terse quips about sight and concern. Brother Jack notes sis ter does not care, reflecting a skewed family exchange in a humor column.
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