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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
4
Zeb White recalls a Tennessee bear outwitting him in a series of tricks. He moves hives of bees, traps with straw, slicks a pig pen roof, and a barbed wire drum, but the bear survives to steal his planned winter boots. The tale ends with the bear dying at Sam Harper's and White receiving only meat.
In a London Mail style piece beads are hailed as ancient adornments with origins in shells seeds and natural items later refined by Egyptian Carthaginian and Phoenician beadmakers. Venice exports huge bead quantities and beads remain popular in Africa passing through harsh trials while enduring in beauty.
An offer promotes a one year four publication club including The Iowa Homestead The Poultry Farmer and Special Farmers Institute editions plus local news for 1.45 dollars. It quotes a testimonial from F L Hewett praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and notes its availability from Tilden and Loughran.
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages and uses Associated Press telegraph service. Subscriptions remain 1 year for $1, 75 cents for 6 months, 50 cents for 3 months, cash in advance. Promises world news daily, market reports by wire, and family literary features. Circulation exceeds 29,000. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
N R Ingoldsby, near Mammoth on the San Pedro river, followed a trading rat to a gold bearing quartz ledge. The animal repeatedly replaced stolen items with mineral pieces, including a silver spoon exchange that sparked the discovery of the Rat Hole mine in the Santa Catarina mountains. Mexican Herald reports the find as valuable.
Marietta Journal from Georgia argues that constant pistol carry desensitizes the mind to killing and erodes reverence for life. It urges both young and old to avoid carrying firearms to prevent rash acts and violence.
Fragmentary line lists times 2 45 am 9 30 am and 4 pm with currency symbol and incomplete context. No clear event or names present.
Washington Star quotes a remark about a friend who claimed to have a perpetual motion machine and a formula to turn base metals into gold. It muses whether he remains in his workshop or has moved into organizing stock companies and wealth.
The north pole is the earths northern axis termination. Sun phenomena during polar day or stars at night indicate its position.
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