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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
3
A naturalist reports the cassowary diving into a river in New Britain to catch fish. The bird submerges with wings spread and eyes closed, then emerges to shake and collect fish from its wings and feathers. The fishes were mistaken for weed growing in riverine weeds.
Sir Br. Ray Lankester argues the eye deceives about the Moon and Sun's visual size at different elevations. He notes a threepenny piece at six feet covers either disk, proving the apparent enlargement is mental, not real, and painters often exaggerate the low Moon or Sun.
A terse notice states male complaints over pricing and that all items are offered at 50 cents. No further details provided.
Two sisters-in-law spar over infant growth with mothers of George six months and Marian six months four days. Marian allegedly weighs more while George is taller, sparking private rivalry and curious banter about parental comparisons.
The president of the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon Georgia reports nine years of Elec tric Bitters use. The medicine is praised for stomach liver kidney relief, blood purification, digestion, appetite, and building up weak children and run-down people.
A passage from Louise Closser Hale's The Actress recounts a shop clerk who boasts talent and longs for the stage. Hale notes how hard she worked for recognition and how others misjudge the path to acting.
A young man sues a Paris graphologist for damages after an heiress, his fiancée, showed handwriting and obtained a harsh appraisal. The graphologist warned of an egotist fool with a bad temper and a Calvary for the wife, contributing to the broken engagement and ensuing legal action.
An amused exchange captures a girl quoting Mame who replies she is having a perfectly lovely time, reflecting a playful mood. The line highlights a cheerful social moment and the character’s optimistic vibe.
A brief dialogue records Mr Juggins noting a black cat approached his back fence last night. Mrs Juggins asks if it brought luck, and he replies it did, claiming he hit it on his first shot.
A brief aphorism attributed to Rochefoucauld emphasizing self awareness of personal errors as the path to wisdom.
An advertisement urges early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent complications from colds. It claims waiting worsens illness and promises easier cure, noting the product is sold by all dealers.
A sewing machine agent boasts of his “unequaled” machines and promises to train a buyer in minutes. He then meets a six foot man who counters with a coffins offer from Bury & Keepers, declaring it madness to delay purchase and claiming swift qualification removal.
A collage of anecdotes on manners and wit from London and Pittsburgh papers. Includes quips about marriage, politics, and gender, plus a brief endorsement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a throat and lung remedy.
Mr Bump and tailor Mr Snipperton exchange sharp lines about a bill. The exchange turns comic as Mr Bump claims not to have met the tailor's little bill and jokes about having children.
A Washington North Carolina man recalls ten years of illness from consumption and other lung ailments. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing him after six bottles, now a well man. The ad touts quick relief and lists bronchial conditions treated, with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and a free trial.
J. E. Cagwin advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the best winter remedy that prevents colds and disease and keeps you well all winter. Tear or Tablets priced at 35 cents.
A London Gentlemen's Magazine writer notes that perspire supplanted sweat across Great Britain and Ireland for the past two decades. Sweat fell from fashion and usage as perspiration, the insensible form, grew dominant, with exceptions for carters and chairmen.
A New York paper notes flamingoes in a Bronx zoo cage twisting their necks into corkscrews while an ornithologist explains neck bone count drives flexibility. He cites swans with twenty three neck bones and a giraffe with seven, contrasting with tiny birds and their reach.
The plebeians, Rome's common people, largely poor and blocked from political rights, faced debt bondage and harsh penalties. In 497 B.C., they seceded to protest their intolerable condition, seeking relief and equality.
A New York Globe tidbit describes a man who keeps a silver dollar as a sentimental loan collateral. He jokes he has been broke many times yet uses the coin to secure another loan, keeping the old dollar safe until called for.
A Harrison woman faced a bank cashier who demanded identification for a check she wanted cashed. She replied that she could always be identified by a mole on her cheek, illustrating how clever perception can overcome petty obstacles.
A playful exchange where a composer scolds Jennie for a noisy child while she replies she is singing one of his lullabies to the darling. The dialogue captures domestic humor and musical charm.
Brave firemen rely on Bucklen's Arnica Salve to ease burns, wounds, and skin injuries. It quickly relieves pain, clears eruptions, old sores, ulcers, and piles, advertised as earth's greatest healer. Priced 25e at all druggists.
A St. Louis Republic excerpt argues that sport attracts men through conflict and struggle. It cites baseball as the summer game and football as autumn due to the testing of body and mind, stressing the heroic call and its appeal to masculine character. It notes a man who left a secure job for a challenging opportunity, valuing struggle over material rewards.
A bearded actor in hard luck asks a stern woman for a quarter to shave and cut hair to land a role as Virginius. She rebukes him and tells him to go to town unshaven to play Rip Van Winkle as she unchains the dog.
A scandal at a bridge party involved a loser paying a lady with her own IOUs. The lady found the act ungentlemanly and said she would have preferred being repaid in kind but disliked paper money.
A Philadelphia Record humor column quotes a witty exchange about aging and learning new skills with a sharp streetwise tone. The line contrasts the difficulty of teaching an old dog with finding new tricks, attributed to a wise guy and a simple mug.
A brief back and forth in Pune humorously notes the dog’s manners and the owner’s insistence on the collar before dinner. The exchange highlights a light, domestic moment with a touch of wit.
The county court audience grew demonstrative over a witness. The judge ordered silence, then cleared the courtroom after the bailiff declared that non lawyers must leave while lawyers may stay.
A brief playwright style exchange notes manuscripts sent out always return to the author. The judge chimes in that none are ever lost as they come back.
In a letter to Percy, Bertie notes the Daunceys hosting him are very decent and accommodating. They allow him the entire shooting field to himself, making his visit enjoyable as described in London Punch.
The user cites a drawer of humor about synonyms and a comparison between cute and sneaky. It notes a mother explaining the difference to a child and mentions Mrs Jones' little boy as a contrast. The line reflects a lighthearted parental joke from a period cartoon panel.
A western judge awards a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath as grounds. An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to prevent divorce by curing constipation and related ailments. Pills priced 25 cents at druggists.
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