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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
4
An article contrasts cyclone formation with a water whirlpool to show how warm rising air and low pressure create rotation, noting water’s incompressibility and the similarity of mechanical laws. It also mentions unsafe rifle practices and dangerous demonstrations in a separate note.
The article explains New Jersey ten or red root a low shrub abundant from Canada to Florida. It notes July blooms with panicles of white flowers and a dark red root. An infusion of leaves tastes like ordinary tea but lacks its stimulating properties per Exchange.
California naturalist Charles Frederick Holder describes the tuna as a free roaming ocean rover and the largest game fish, noting specimens around 1500 pounds and tales of sightings in the Santa Catalina Channel. He cites migrations to warm latitudes and limitations of rod and reel hunting offshore.
A French paper discusses methods to avoid fatal duels by using bullets that crumble or are underpowered. Tricks include lead bullets that disintegrate, smaller calibers, missing wads, and reduced powder charges.
An East Indian service official recalls a district delegate’s dramatic government notice about stock depredations. The delegate declared the tiger the ferocious in India, shouting that at midnight pigs are destroyed as Phoebus rises, provoking titter in the audience.
Using simple science, the article explains that a 140 pound man would weigh 53 pounds on Mars 23 pounds on the Moon 114 pounds on Venus 119 on Mercury 123 on Neptune 127 on Uranus 165 on Saturn 371 on Jupiter and about 3871 pounds on the Sun. It notes the lighter gravity would let a person run like a fast train and jump walls.
A Shetland fowling adventure ends tragically as a climber, after reaching about 150 feet, falls into the sea and is saved by comrades. He exits with the remark that this is a sad story and notes he has lost his snuffbox.
Dorothy visits Grandpa in the country and scolds the feather litter in the hen yard urging better care for the chickens. The Delineator notes a small domestic moment reflecting rural life.
The Chicago Journal cites Mrs Lovenews and Miss Scandalmonger as rival gossip columnists. The paper claims Mrs Lovenews has a 25 percent larger circulation than her rival. The note underscores public fascination with media feuds and tabloid clout.
A terse aphorism notes that character choice often governs intellect and command, implying an inferior mind yields control to a superior will. The remark echoes themes of personal virtue steering leadership and judgment.
A wife asks her husband about perfection in figure drawing and he jokes that one hundred thousand dollars may not be perfection but is close enough to satisfy a man of simple tastes. The exchange shows a playful urban barbed wit from the period.
A Baltimore American quip jokes about naming the people of Wales as Welshmen or Welsh ers, noting the pun on whalers and the potential for a harsher label. The remark plays on language and nautical stereotypes with light humor.
The article recalls Chichen Itza’s vast temple rising 120 feet and its ceremonial stairways with serpent-carved doorposts. It depicts ancient sacrifices on the serpent heads and the associated sun worship rituals, plus lava-formed arches and giant lava vases found in the forest.
Retired professor cites a Providence Journal piece condemning the hurry habit as a senseless flaw in society. He notes crowds rushing for trains, doors, cars, and bargains with no clear reason for the haste, while both men and women rush to no clear purpose before lingering in a shop.
A deranged visitor stalks into the Duke of Wellington’s library and announces a plan to kill him. The general calmly inquires and books an appointment, defusing the moment. the maniac withdraws and is later confined to bedlam.
An old fashioned country mother visits her daughter in the city and is shocked by late hours. She fears gossip and later misreads the quiet as a murder, waking the household as police and newsboys rush in. She returns home, telling her husband a daughter’s frank talk surprised her.
The piece describes Hawaii's volcanic landscape centering on Kilauea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii. It notes Kilauea's proximity to Hilo, past eruptions including a 1840 lava flow, and Mauna Loa's periodic lava streams. The narrative also weaves in Bulwer Lytton's era and a painterly anecdote about his Riviera meeting with Princess von Racowitsa.
A seven year old girl, shy yet grateful, asks what flower her father loves. He replies sunflowers, and she vows to plant them on his grave, a tender moment after a long silent walk with his busy dad.
A series of anecdotes portrays Alfred Lord Tennyson as thoughtless with quips about fish and manners. He once mocked a hostess by calling a whiting the meanest fish, then ate nearly raw partridge to spare her feelings. He later feigned peace with cabbage gifts after rude behavior toward Mrs Brotherton.
A Bavarian forestry official's dog shows remarkable tree climbing skills. The dog retrieves a handkerchief hung in treetops and excels at scaling smooth silver birches. The animal, trained by its famous mother, has earned several medals for its feats.
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