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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
3
Peter T. Danielson purchased the 120 acre Jake Harpie farm near Sheldale for $11,000 last week and plans to move from Roland in the spring to take possession. The items also report second time grant of divorce for C J Carmean and Etta Carmean, and hotel sales transfers in Watchman notices.
Mrs J J Grove entertains Grove grocery clerks. Ames commercial club to meet Friday with full attendance urged. C W E M planned meeting with Mrs Wilkins on Friday Jan 2. Mrs Walter Morris recovering after a dangerous spell. Christian church to hold annual meeting next Sunday for officers. Cockleburrs to host New Year party at Old Fellows ball Jan 1 with dancing cards and ping pong. Local import from Jefferson Souvenir notes Rayboro stocks changed hands to L L Zenor of Crookston Minnesota. Mr Rayburn selling land in Minnesota. Da J C Brownlie left for Denver after two months in Iowa. Sam Kooser family visit. Sam, known as Sam, previously moved to Colorado for health, now returns. He became a director in Juniper Mining Co of Lovis Routt County Colorado, associated with C M Morris, and the railroad route from Denver to Salt Lake City promises coal and gold riches.
The document from an European hotel in Bloomington outlines charges and odd guest guidance. It mentions board at 50 cents per square foot meals extra breakfast at 6 supper at 7 and warnings about valuables and access to safes. It also contains peculiar instructions about self rising flour lunches and fire escapes with quirky lines about lifting mattresses and finding a ring.
A weary shopper imagines a peaceful return to East Norley as she recalls a calm, comical shopping scene from the local emporium. The piece, from Youth's Companion, contrasts hurried city shopping with a tranquil, old time store experience and a humorous tale of ribbon buying and eccentric shopkeeping.
The article advises grouping the same variety in an orchard, improving pot soil with leaf mold, and using liquid manure for weak roses. It notes small fruits provide early supply, urges irregular borders instead of straight rows, and warns against overwatering potted plants. Proper drainage with broken pot fragments is essential.
A New York lawyer recalls threatening to sue a Vermont debtor for $10, who asked to double the claim to $20 and pass the extra to him. The tale ends with the lawyer giving up hope of collecting, illustrating how threats don’t always yield payment.
A Brooklyn Life snippet depicts a husband pushing back on his wife’s insistence on keeping books. He claims no room for his collection, while a friend notes she stores items too fragile to discard yet not quite useful. The exchange underscores domestic tensions over household priorities.
A playful dialogue from a Philadelphia Press piece captures Mrs Subbubs rushing to town for shopping and her husband noting the sudden run in. The exchange twists on mercy and quick arrival, reflecting light local humor.
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript quotes Howes praising Stavers as a man of iron for enduring life’s roughness while Barnes notes he appeared rusty, underscoring a praised resilience contrasted with wear.
A pithy Chicago saying contrasts a fool who frets about life’s debts with a wise person who gathers interest on the debt through action and hustle. It reflects urban wisdom on effort versus complaint.
A reflective line questions how universally kind grandmothers can be perceived as mothers-in-law, probing family dynamics, expectations, and the clash of affection with obligation in modern relations.
A Washington Post account recalls the execution of Thompson a Maryland deserter who infiltrated Union lines and was identified as a Confederate officer and spy. Before his death he distributed $500 among the firing squad and played cards with guards as the noon execution approached. The ritual included a coffin a guarded open grave and the dead march as the squad fired Thompson died instantly and the observer doubted hearing the muskets.
An explanation of threading a hair through a walnut without boring a hole. The hull shows tiny through passages. use a fine hair and great patience to guide it through a minute crevice. Often the hair appears on the far side, with luck needed for early success or many tries.
A Chicago News quips about politics with a grocery man hearing a story and a disappointed office seeker denying there are any certain politicians in the scene.
A concise remark from the Chicago Record-Herald notes Adam’s luck in facing parenthood without friends urging him on how to raise his boys.
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