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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
5
In 1731 Holland narrowly avoided coastal flooding when sea dikes proved unsound due to teredo shipworms. The wood-eating worms bore channels along grain, often dying inside timber, and can’t bear weight. A cross section of an eighteen inch log showed about 800 burrows amid multiple worms.
Florence Hull Winterburn argues in Woman's Home Companion that great humorists blend wit with tenderness and sympathy. True humor tempers judgment with mercy, avoids tyranny, and prevents bigotry, while cruelty masquerades as counterfeit humor that mocks the grotesque and horrific.
The piece collects antique proverbs on dining and conduct such as meat versus manners and the last slice for manners. It notes that manners referred to leftover meal remnants given to servants, and recalls the phrase leave the last slice for manners before finishing a dish.
A Kansas City minister preaching in the country asked for no amens and interjections. An old woman, known for lively outbursts, was told to stay quiet and she complied, only to declare she had nothing to shout about.
An admonition that happiness comes from earnest work and facing life’s tasks. It argues that decline and idleness stem from shirking duty, and that every mortal, doing their duty, will lead a strenuous, purposeful life.
A Catholic Standard and Times item notes Jigby bought two charity tickets for an amateur theatrical show, then used them and enjoyed the performance.
In a courtroom exchange, Jewett recounts that another man stood between him and “the light,” the girl Hewitt once called the light of his life, as the judge notes the shift in affections.
Quote from the Indianapolis News features Mr Reiter answering a young inquirer about an author's greatest challenge. He states that maintaining success is the toughest task for a writer. The brief reflects a period voice and a focus on literary career pressures.
A reflective note urges admitting to a friend that they often know more, arguing it creates a positive impression of your judgment and discernment. It frames humility as a social advantage and self awareness as a sign of good sense.
A brief quotation from the Atchison Globe notes that a man who fails in various endeavors may still gain advantage through marriage, suggesting social commentary on marriage and success.
In a London letter an art writer lampoons missteps by famed painters. Examples include Benjamin Constant’s Queen Victoria portrait with the garter ribbon miscolored, a rainbow behind the sun in a landscape, Eden watched by monks in Lisbon, and Dutch details in a Mis In Antwerp galleries archangels with bows and arrows amid a murder scene in Holland.
A cabin passenger finds a pearl like seed in an oyster and a tiny hook in beefsteak aboard an incoming liner. He asks the waiter where oysters are shot and why steaks are caught with a hook and line, in a humorous exchange cited from the New York Post.
The text recalls abductions shaping early alliances, citing the Argus king's daughter, Europa, Medea, and Helen as famed cases. It notes O Rourke of Breffni's loss of his wife to Leinster, Connaught's counteraction, Henry II's involvement, and the subsequent Norman conquest of Ireland amid centuries of conflict.
Literary notes praise citizenship rooted in founding ideals and leaders. It cites George Washington as Father of his Country and Theodore Roosevelt as a modern exemplar stressing individual stewardship and public life. Washington and Lincoln are credited with guiding the nation through tough times.
An old-time advert claims Electric Bitters cure weakness nervousness poor appetite and disordered liver and kidneys after grip. It touts their nerve building tonic and blood purifier with satisfaction guaranteed and 50 cent price. Also promotes a free watch offer and Colgate’s Barber Bar by Judisch Bros.
Nixon Waterman in National Journal quotes Chicagoan New Yorker and Bostonian views on city life. The piece contrasts urban pride and regional perceptions, noting strong biases about living outside major cities and the idea that Boston represents all.
Letter from Winfield Indiana dated November 24 1900 praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for twenty years of dyspepsia relief after two bottles. Ad includes testimonial by W Roebsam and sale note by L M Bosworth. Also a recruitment ad seeks trusted reps nationwide offering 18 dollars weekly plus expenses with Chicago Caxton Building as address.
In Story County Iowa the Clerk of the District Court records a petition by the Plaintiff seeking an absolute divorce from Lafayette Myers. The filing states grounds for dissolution of the bonds of matrimony as per Iowa law.
The petition seeks relief for cruel and inhuman treatment and habitual drunkenness and asks for the custody of minor Willard Myers. It states appearance is required before noon on the second day of the March Term at Nevada Iowa, beginning March 24, 1902, otherwise default will be entered.
State of Iowa Story County sheriff sale notices announce levy on the north half of lot nine in block four in Kelly town. The sale is set for March 10 at 10 a.m. at the Nevada court house front door to satisfy a judgment for H A Cook against William Theiste with debt plus costs and 10 percent interest.
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