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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
4
A quoted Argonaut piece praises Limerick women as the prettiest in Ireland. It extols their beauty healthful complexion and keen wit noting Cork Dublin and national peers share Limerick’s grace. The writer highlights their sparkling speech and Irish noses and smiles as defining traits.
A historical note describes a wasteland along the Mackinaw River in Tazewell County Illinois known as the Lost Forty. The land is treacherous to traverse and has little cultivation or commercial value though mortgaged by wary buyers for questionable titles.
Dr Tere of Vienna claims bee venom therapy relieves rheumatism. He extracts venom and applies it by puncture, noting rheumatic patients feel less sting and develop immunity after repeated stings, with eventual cure reported by London Globe.
Tom, aging beside his longtime coworker Ben, falls gravely ill after thirty years in a grocery store. A doctor foresees no recovery and Tom muses that Ben will continue to endure the same unreasonable complaints at work, even as Tom leaves.
Town voters learn of the appointment of Lakwit as town auditor. The editor notes personal reasons for cautious praise while emphasizing integrity and judgment in the new office.
Two women recall a social gathering where Mabel draped against a balcony post and got red paint on her dress. Maud notes the paint on the back of Mabels waist while avoiding the freshly painted post. The exchange mixes humor and implied embarrassment.
In a brief dialogue from a Boston Christian Register columnist Willie declares his ambition to inspire fear when his name is spoken. The exchange frames a child’s grand aspiration with playful bravado and a touch of comic bravado.
A curious creeper native to Jamaica is used by locals as a toothbrush by cutting a stem piece and fraying the ends. This simple plant habit highlights traditional dental care methods in the Caribbean.
A London Truth quotation contrasts nature as the universal force with human nature that concentrates wealth and power, arguing fairness is violated as the world is made for a privileged few.
The statement notes that the American Revolution disrupted worm farming and silk manufacture entirely, signaling a collapse of these industries during the upheaval.
Chicago News notes that small falsehoods often escalate into major deceptions as situations unfold. The piece highlights a cultural tendency to justify minor untruths and warns of growing consequences.
The article notes snails are widespread with about 3332 species including edible forms in France and garden snails in fernaries. It describes behaviors such as shell repair, nest-building by large tropical snails, winter dormancy, and a Philippine species that can shed its tail when grabbed.
The piece explains two main silk types in garden spider webs: thick dry radiating and concentric threads, plus a third sticky silk used to entangle large prey. It notes globules of viscous substance on the sticky threads that trap flies and moths, and an enveloping mass produced to immobilize struggling wasps.
A giant baobab near Dakar in lower Senegal features a base circumference of seventy five feet. The fruit called monkey bread is used to curdle milk and treat certain diseases, while dried leaves yield decoctions for medicine. Bark yields strong cords and gum for salve, and young root portions are eaten.
A sandbag is a useful household item. Dry sand in the oven and seal it in an eight inch square flannel bag. Sew closed and cover with cotton or linen. The bag can be heated in the oven and holds heat longer than a hot water bottle while being gentler for an invalid's feet.
The artichoke is a vegetable with a misnamed history. Its name originates from Italian gi rasole meaning turning to the sun, and its association with Jerusalem is erroneous as the plant is a sunflower family tuber rather than a fruiting artichoke.
A youthful speaker corrected for saying guess to presume, as a lady friend admires the apron and asks about its pattern. The girl explains mamma does not cut dresses by a pattern but simply looks and presumes.
In naval circles there is talk that forged orders for eight inch guns were created with notable skill. The discussion suggests a scandal involving forged directives rather than ordinary supply mishaps.
Humorous exchange in Ohbio State Journal quotes Jester and Jimson about a stray dog and a wife’s poker throw. Jester confesses it was his fault for standing behind her when she acted.
A New York Sun report details how pockets for pool tables are handmade by mostly German and Swedish women in farmhouses, with a major New York firm coordinating bundles and delivery. Cotton pockets cost about $1.25 per dozen, wool pockets around, silk pockets about $10 per dozen, and total annual output near 10 000 dozen worth roughly $40 000.
In Chambers' Journal a traveler lampoons Portuguese hotel clocks that strike twice at midnight and confuse guests. With multiple bells in one room the night becomes maddening as the clocks stagger through dozens. Servants, wakeful and candid, reveal the unreliability of timekeeping in these establishments.
An advertisement touts Buckien's Arnica Salve as the best and most famous remedy for aches pains cuts burns bruises and inflammation. It claims cures for ulcers felons skin eruptions and bones with a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents at L M Bosworth's drug store.
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