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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
4
A July visit to a physician yields humorous advice about baths air and cool clothing. The wife reports the suggestion to her husband who misreads it as a seaside outing and new gowns. The punchline shows the couple's miscommunication and the physician’s practical tone.
A short philosophical note contrasts immediate pleasure with enduring taste. The author argues that initial beauty in a landscape fades with prolonged gaze, leading to wearied perception and critical reflection on earlier times.
At a Louisville Kentucky Sunday school convention a Texas chairman boasted the state’s population. a gallery voice quipped to send the woman to Wyoming. A later exchange finds a clubwoman and a lighthearted joke about a burglar and Charles Lamb ending with the burglar cast out.
A 6 000 resident town hosted a Chautauqua in a large tent near the village. The second day saw the arrival of a circus operator with a steam merry go round midway between town and grounds. A rural youth was asked by a townsman if he enjoyed the event, replying enthusiastically that he rode it nine times.
A faithful bookkeeper marks forty years of service and receives an alarm clock gift from his employer. The scene shifts to a comic domestic moment as a husband forgets his collar for a barber shop and bookstore encounter with Mrs. Raymond prompting a humorous telephone apology.
A husband catches his wife adjusting false hair and bursts in to rebuke her. She retorts by pointing to his shoes, asking why he wears the skin of another calf, delivering a playful swap of moralizing quips in a light domestic vignette.
A narrative item recalls a lady sending her cook to buy a Christmas turkey. The cook returned with two chickens and explained she did not like turkey, prompting the mistress to scold Martha for the mix up and preference.
A friend of the family testifies about a Chicago household quarrel saying he witnessed the beginning six years ago at their wedding as a guest. The testimony highlights coercion and lingering family strain within a domestic dispute.
A collection of brief anecdotes from Lincoln to a Washington function. Lincoln endures insult with humor and patience, while quips about a senator's son and a ghostly Banquo reference reveal social wit. The piece contrasts old jokes with stern fatherly lines about changing men.
A Scotch farmer visits a town dentist and accepts the painless gas option for a tooth. He agrees to the extra shilling, but wants to count his money first before he is put to sleep. The teller's plan hinges on delaying payment until after the procedure.
A deaf man known as Brown, famed for stinginess, hosts a banquet for his guests. A daring youth toasts him, accusing him of dishonesty and wishing him judgment in the penitentiary. Brown, who cannot hear, mutters a retort as the crowd applauds.
A minister asks boys what they are doing to a dog and learns of a lie contest. Dumas hires a boy to daily report thermometer readings from the Chevalier bridge, using the temperature as pretense to fund tickets. The boy dutifully reports degrees, while Dumas feigns gratitude for the service.
A 19th century style verse speaks of pleasure fading as hope wanes. It contrasts a bright sky of sorrow over a vale of woe. The speaker notes a soul without rainbow or tears, contemplating time and memory.
A teacher asks what water is during an object lesson and a student replies water turns black when hands are in it. The exchange highlights curiosity and a playful definition of water in a classroom moment.
A child asks in a Sunday school moment what kind of preserves God makes, insisting God makes preserves as the teacher says, prompting a mother’s gentle correction about the divine creation. The scene centers on a six year old, Rosalie, labeling glasses of preserves with her mother.
The passage blends reflections on how love begins and is revealed through signals and behavior. It cites Longfellow Rousseau and Hugo to explore love’s onset, expression, and the paradox of writing a letter without fully knowing its meaning. It notes differing timid and bold responses in men and women as love emerges.
A little boy sits on a bench in Central Park watching rides. A very fat woman hires a donkey and offers the boy a ride, but he declines and stays seated to laugh. The anecdote appears in the Ladies' Home Journal.
A judge recalls lessons from a baptism of colored people as a boy. Cold weather required ice cutting for immersion and a woman slipped under the ice. The preacher calmly announced the sister had departed and called for another.
A tale recalls Dumas meeting an old friend at Theatre Historique. He invites him to dine, giving him a seat of honor. The friend dines each night for ten years, until he reveals the arrangement could not continue as he could not earn his meals.
A playful exchange quotes a married woman envying Bridget's job as a cook. Bridget notes she can leave while others cannot, highlighting a common workplace freedom theme. The dialog reflects social dynamics and female independence in a domestic setting.
A teacher keeps a disruptive student after class and warns she will summon the father. The reply reveals the father is a doctor and charges $2 per visit, prompting the student to protest the idea. The exchange highlights the child’s sensitivity to expense and the teacher’s concern.
Mrs Philpots wears a blue ribbon badge to a temperance society gathering but learns at home it was the Interstate poultry show first prize ribbon for Bantam with gold lettering. Her son Harry helps reveal the mix up in a humorous domestic moment from the Ladies Home Journal.
Historical anecdote recounts President Lincoln saying Damn Jonesboro upon receiving Burnside’s telegram ordering relief for Rosecrans at Chattanooga. Lincoln reportedly urged rapid action and sent a prompt message on September 21, 1863.
A physician went rabbit shooting at home and returned exhausted and empty handed. His wife quips that if he had stayed at home to attend to his legitimate business, he might have been more successful.
A tall impatient man questions a twelve year old on a wayside station platform about a train's lateness. The boy replies with a smile and silent defiance. A stranger warns the boy that the big man might punch his face if he mocks him.
A fond mother urges Willie to sleep early citing a proverb. Willie acknowledges then jokes about the old hen going to bed with the sun, contrasting human routine with farm life in light humor. The exchange captures domestic charm and rural humor of family life.
At a New York Symphony concert conducted by Walter Damrosch a well dressed woman near the front asked, in an audible voice, which performer was Wagner as the orchestra prepared to begin. The audience awaited an exquisite rendition of Wagner selections amid enthusiastic applause for the leading players.
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