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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
7
A composite excerpt contrasts a domestic kitchen quarrel with a dream and a backwoods warning about discipline. The prose then shifts to a broader critique of animal training, arguing that whips and sticks discipline wild beasts and break their spirit as a core method of professional training.
A backwoods father of five sons declares kindness and argument guide leadership in great matters, while smaller tasks demand firm action. He contrasts humane schooling with stubborn force, arguing for balance in training and discipline.
A child named Arthur believes a baby will soon come to the family and boasts to a friend about the expected addition. The mother hints the wish will be granted, and Arthur questions when the baby will arrive. The exchange reveals a family plan and a boy’s eager anticipation.
A dialogue reveals a couple frustrated by delays in obtaining a baby. Arthur, at wit's end, explains they have ordered but not paid, highlighting the absurdity in the purchase process. The excerpt from Woman's Home Companion centers on impatience and consumer mindset.
A husband overhears his wife and mother in law discussing his flaws and his wife’s leniency toward him. The conversation feels real to him in a dream before he wakes, realizing the scene was not real.
A father tests his sons with a natural history riddle asking which animal is satisfied with the least nourishment. The son answers confidently that the moth eats nothing but holes.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation reveals a man asking if a suitor knows more eligible young men to marry his daughter. The exchange suggests social pressure and parental involvement in courtship, framed as a light confidential remark.
In a brisk exchange the speaker praises Dr. Slicer for his debut case showing decisive action by vaccinating Lim, framing a quick achievement for the new physician.
The Order of the Seraphim is Sweden's oldest decoration. Instituted by Magnus IV to commemorate Upsala’s siege, it bound recipients to defend religion and protect widows and orphans. Revived mid eighteenth century by Frederick it loosened duties. The badge features an eight pointed white star with gold cherubs.
A clergyman testifies in a horse dealing case and, when pressed for clarity, is quizzed on the difference between a horse and a cow. He humorously concedes his ignorance, noting only that a bull has horns while a bully has none.
Soak two cups of white or pink beans overnight. In the morning boil fifteen minutes with a pinch of soda and drain. Fry one large onion with pork or bacon. Add beans, canned tomatoes, two shredded chili peppers, salt and enough hot water to cover. Boil ten minutes then cook five hours in the cooker.
A humorous quip from Woman's Home Companion depicts an uncle teasing about a baby who hasn’t teeth yet and the child retorts that she already has teeth, just not hatched. The exchange highlights playful family banter on infant development.
At Attica in the little burying ground lies Nathaniel Grigsby who died in 1890. He was a man of force and served as second lieutenant in Company 46 Tenth Indiana cavalry. An ardent Republican he stood by the party even in death. This epitaph speaks of his war record and dedication.
A dispute over the tombstone inscription for Grigsby ended when a lawyer stated the will required the line to be used, forcing the Grigsby heirs to accept the wording though they opposed it.
A Kansas City Journal note describes a Lincoln tombstone featuring a carved traveling bag at the head. An aged itinerant, long on the road, framed a unique epitaph that reads Here is where Bill stopped last. The epitaph and bag are noted as highly original.
The narrator recalls a haunting vision between two boulders in the veldt where a form appears and vanishes. He realizes the figure is his mother when she steps into view and gazes at him with sorrow. Weeks later he learns of her death and burial in a letter from home.
A New York Sun item reports a bureau manager recalling a maid who described swapping servants as stakes in a bridge game at a wealthy mistress home. The quote notes the maid and friends played with their maids to settle bets and one woman refused to swap, seeking new employment instead.
An English carpenter delays a gibbet ordered by the hangman, citing nonpayment, and on the judge’s circuit the matter resurfaces. The carpenter, bowing, says he would have done the job instantly had he known it was for the lordship.
The Paris Figaro laments rising indulgence in crime praising clever thieves as heroes. It critiques public fascination with cunning rogues and daring heists, warning of moral decline as admiration shifts away from virtue.
Comic strip line reads a punchy exchange where Tommy teases Mr. Oldboy about thirst and a sister’s remark. The dialogue showcases playful humor and character banter in a vignette.
In this London Punch snippet Brown extols a new motor bargain while joking about appearance and a chilling effect. The brief dialogue features a playful exchange on the state of things, ending with a light, comic note.
A personal reflection on weight changes from small meals and drinks. The author notes rapid shifts after eating or drinking, contrasting a seven pound loss with quick gains of two and a half and three pounds. The piece ponders how food weight translates to body weight and how the body returns to normal.
A Turkish bath shampooer in London gains two to three pounds from rest after a day of heavy sweating and little food or drink, a phenomenon described by Eustace Miles in Metropolitan Magazine.
A Jamaica harbor tale recounts the brig Nancy being suspected of slave trade in 1799. Papers proving guilt were recovered from a shark’s stomach found on a man of war’s deck, after the captain discarded them during boarding. The Nancy was condemned on this chance evidence.
A playwright recalls a French sentinel who did not challenge a tall round shouldered colonel because he mistook him for a camel. The colonel angrily demanded why the challenge was not issued, and the sentinel apologized clarifying the misidentification.
A golf match exposed a clergyman's swearing under his breath. Afterward a spectator learned the Rev. Mr. Dash belonged to a denomination. The opponent quips that some say Congregationalist while another calls him a Profanitarian.
Quote from Philadelphia Inquirer praising an air loving world where inviting fresh air prevents consumption and strengthens national health, making the country practically immune to other diseases as scientists aim for.
In a terse exchange Mrs X notes John left nothing for the cat before departure. John admits forgetting a can of condensed milk and the adjacent can opener on the table.
Report notes a playful exchange where Miss Sue Brette asks if the egg toss was bad and Foote Lighte confirms the egg hit him while the aim missed. Kansas City Independent covers the light moment from a local event.
The passage argues that while the state can ease access to a small holding and aid in bad times, it cannot grant the energy, industry, or moral character needed for lasting success. It emphasizes self-reliance as the key to turning boon into blessing.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a speaker accuses another of shared possession. She trembles and admits partial truth describing hair and upper teeth as borrowed, while the rest belongs to the other. The scene centers on identity and consent within a tense confrontation.
A London Black and White remark notes the uneducated woman shows sharp perception and tact, sensing inner thoughts without words and understanding without being told. The observation elevates intuition over formal schooling.
A judge notes a humorous remark about the secret ballot enabling a voter to claim afterward that he supported all the winners. The exchange portrays a light moment regarding voting habits and perceptions of elections.
A Persian proverb stating that acquiring knowledge demands practical wisdom to apply it effectively.
William Rittenhouse recounts Bernacchi and Ellifsen’s perilous sledge trek in September. Facing a rising gale on thin pack ice and an embedded iceberg, they shelter in a tiny tent as temperatures drop to 9 below zero. They teeter between death and survival, finally reaching camp at dawn with renewed resolve.
Farmer Hardapple visits Chicago and declares city barbers mind readers after a barber instantly guesses his wife’s hair. Cynthia asks, Hiram doubts, and the exchange captures small town humor from a Chicago News item.
A moralizing piece argues that women are governed by dominant emotion which, when stirred, becomes passion and tyranny. It notes some women possess exceptional will, making them more tyrannical than men, and warns that intense impulse breeds treachery.
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