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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
4
Local notices report sales at the Novelty Store with discounts on Graham flour and general goods. Items include T. J. Minder & Son ads, tree and shrub offerings, and various community happenings from Ames area, including club events, travel notes, and local appointments.
The piece details how grouse dodge hunters with stealth and acrobatics. It describes sudden-aerial escapes when approached, quiescent behavior on branches, strategic hiding against tree bark, and rapid runs on leafy ground. Palm leaves on town balconies signal homes and a Palm Sunday practice to ward off evil spirits is noted.
Physical culturists warn against sitting with legs or feet crossed as it impedes leg blood flow. Crossing compresses the femoral veins causing cold feet and calf varicosities. It also shifts body weight to one side, making square seating healthier.
A survey explains how familiar expressions originated in literal wartime signals, haversacks, and customs. It notes that bag and baggage referred to a soldier's wife, cold shoulder to an unfriendly guest, a feather in the cap to Hungarians, and dead head as an ancient Pompeian pass.
London Truth recounts a British naval launch delay where leaden rivets replaced steel ones during construction to satisfy a scheduled christening. The ship sailed with the setup masked by paint until a heavy sea exposed the defect, prompting a rapid dockyard repair.
In Madrid a peculiar signaling habit marks sleeping rooms by a spray of palm leaves tied to the balcony railing. The leaves indicate which rooms are occupied, a local decorative tradition tied to house layouts and social customs.
A single pawnbroking establishment at Covent Garden Market operates with a license to lend on garden and other produce under forty eight hour contracts. If produce arrives late or cannot be sold immediately, the broker can redeem or sell the pledged goods the next morning.
A woman calls for a pause and a man answers. After errands uptown he spends hours sorting mail and dining, then returns to find her just leaving the shop door.
A court exchange opens with a deputy counsel noting not to trespass on time while the judge remarks on trespassing on eternity and the line evokes Lord Cockburn. The clipped remark frames a meditation on limits of time in a legal setting.
A Baltimore Sun tale recounts a four year old who questions why a lame man walks oddly and then wonders why God did not pair two long legs with the man and two short legs with the girl, revealing childlike logic about physical difference.
Five girls hired a box at a theater to stage a prank on the town boys. The group watched the play Wanted, a Husband while a poster reading Wanted, a Husband encircled the box for the audience to read, delivering a cheeky message about courting.
A North Missouri paper asks who is happier between a man with $100000 and a man with seven daughters. The reply favors the man with the seven daughters, saying money leaves people unsatisfied while many daughters bring fullness and contentment.
A Kansas City Journal item notes Pahson-Bradder Baxter attends church and contributes to gospel work, yet struggles with gambling and stimulant use. The piece acknowledges admirable impulses but cites harmful habits, including craps and substance abuse, as balancing factors in his character.
Miss Jennie Morrow narrowly escaped death in the Iroquois theater disaster after being mistaken for dead and placed with other corpses. She later regains consciousness, identifies herself, and is cared for by her sister in Chicago. Her nephew Willard Miller died amid the tragedy, his body found after a long search.
The regular city council meeting was postponed to Tuesday due to a church service. It was moved to have the mayor investigate adding a pump at the pumping station and to confer with the C N W Ry about connecting to their main line near the well east of the station. F W Willey was confirmed as city marshal. Bills and routine business were noted.
Word from Ames reports Miss Mary Sabin former Iowa State College professor of domestic economy married last week to Mr. Houghton in Rockford Illinois. The Times has no exact date but confirms the report. Mr. Houghton works on Rockford central heating plans and was a bachelor before meeting Miss Sabin.
Excursion fares to Portland Oregon available January 6 to 9 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of the National Live Stock Association convention. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Real estate loan option announced allowing payments on any interest pay day or any amount on any day with no commission. The notice from Story County Bang advertises rate reductions and loan flexibility for homeowners seeking to simplify payments.
An advertisement proclaims Man-Er-Vice Tablets cure nervous and general debility and restore vigor, energy, ambition, and cheerfulness. Distributed by 1 2 3 Loughran and Bauer.
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