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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
3
A reflection on 2 000 000 undelivered letters yearly in the United States due to postage or address errors. The Washington Dead Letter Office handles mail with odd finds like false teeth, glass eyes, and brass keys. A romance unfolds when a wrong addressed letter relieves a fiancée who learns her fiancé Jack never abandoned her.
Scottish lord of session Lord Polkemmet hosts a curious dinner for John Hagart the advocate after a day out shooting. The menu centers on veal and calf dishes served in a unique circular sequence as the host explains their method of cooking around the head of the table.
The year 1816 earned the label the year without a summer as frost persisted every month. Farmers called it eighteen hundred and starve to death as frost and ice spoiled crops from New York to Maine. Snow fell in June in several states and July frost damaged corn. August saw ice half an inch thick.
A Scotch physician treats a dislocated jaw and names a fee the patient deems high. He refuses to reduce the charge, yawns to spread the illness, and the patient yawns her jaw back out. The doctor then proclaims the jaw will stay dislocated until the fee is paid. The money is finally handed over.
Pathfinder presents a wordplay claiming 9 from 6 and 10 from 9 and 50 from 40 equals 6. Subtract IX from SIX leaves S, subtract X from IX leaves I, subtract I from XL leaves X, then I and X sum to SIX. The trick lies in interpreting Roman numerals, not arithmetic.
The article recalls Whistler’s bohemian early years in Paris at Gleyre and Murger era studios. It notes frugal living, wardrobe pawns for drinks, and borrowing attire from Poynter, with anecdotes of frolic and racy life shaping his later tales.
Whistler’s friend Ernest Delannoy painted a replica of Veronese’s Marriage Feast at Cana. The two men tried selling it to dealers along the Seine as the price plummeted from 500 francs to 5. They then hurled the canvas from Pont des Arts shouting "Un deux trois-v'lan" as guards and boats scrambled below. The act drew city attention and crowds.
Bronson loses balance in a crowded car aisle and clings to a woman she rebukes as a lamp post. He apologizes, clarifying he is not her husband, as the woman accuses him of rude behavior and crowding.
The Clermont completed the first regular steam passage from New York to Albany in August 1808, covering about 150 miles in 32 hours. Fulton, after building the boat on a large scale and sourcing an engine from England, began regular schedules, despite initial public complaints. The vessel was later rebuilt for better traveler comfort.
A well known English gentleman hired a tall highlander as gamekeeper. After suspecting him of lax vigilance he posed as a poacher, fired once or twice, and was attacked from behind. The highlander seized his gun and left the man beaten, forcing a two week recovery and leaving the owner convinced of the keeper’s reliability.
A sorrowful veteran tells of losing his longtime home to demolition and his lack of funds to oppose the move. A passerby gives a penny and learns the home is near the jail where he has lived for 25 years.
A simple method: place cocoa in a tin cup with sugar and boiling water. Stir to remove lumps. Heat milk in a saucepan until scalded but not boiling, then combine with the cocoa mix for a ready cup.
A fragment notes stirring in cocoa, adding the mixture and cooking until it boils. The lineator mentions fit boils up as part of the process described.
In a Kansas City Independent item a Beloved One defends Horace against charges of being unbusinesslike while a stern parent notes his pursuit of money. The exchange centers on whether Horace’s interests align with practical concerns.
A London Opinion excerpt questions whether Samuel’s father permits gambling at home noting the boy claims it is not chance but cheats involved.
A compact aphorism from Lavater asserts that excess pretension reveals borrowed nature and true character lies in authenticity.
Washington man recounts his brother's decade long struggle with consumption. After trying many remedies, six bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery cured him completely. The medicine relieves coughs colds bronchitis and related lung ailments. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by druggists.
A young woman visits a large store seeking a job and promises strong sales. The manager offers about six dollars a week due to inexperience. She accepts and, before leaving, asks if seven dollars could be arranged for occasional laundry, pleading through lowered lashes.
A Path finder notes a forest maiden expressing affection in a native dialect with the phrase chemlendamoughku nagogagu and its verb conjugation described as lengthy to recite. The piece blends cultural detail with a poetic aside on language and romance.
A quoted line contrasts male and female worry. It notes men bear similar concerns as women plus additional duties toward women, suggesting men carry extra burdens beyond shared anxieties.
A short, reflective line notes that few would feel shame when valued after they stop loving, capturing a paradox of self worth and affection. The aphorism hints at pride, reciprocity, and the complexity of emotional attachment.
A Macon Georgia institution run by the president of the Industrial and Orphans' Home reports Electric Bitters as a nine year staple medicine. They praise its effects on stomach and liver, digestion, appetite, and overall strength for weak children and run-down people, priced at 50 cents is sold in drug stores.
In a reminiscence of Mr. Tollemache, Mr. Y tells how monitors at Harrow were discovered drinking gin and water at a public house in Pinger. Dr Vaughan questions the evidence while Mr Y claims to have seen through a telescope and noted a sugar sediment in the glasses.
A London Answers quip notes a playful aside on happiness and tears as a couple quotes about fittingly combining a smile with a tear. The remark turns on the idea that happiness and sorrow are closely linked.
A magistrate confronts a prisoner noting the defendant has appeared before the dock for the seventeenth time as the exchange hints at an eight year pattern of appearances. The fragment suggests ongoing legal proceedings with repeated court visits.
A fragment from the London Telegraph captures a prisoner replying that he has never complained about the chair he sits in. The line conveys a tone of irony and resignation in a prison setting.
In a London Punch quotation, a jesting exchange notes the nickname colt given to a person by an ostler. The dialogue emphasizes consistency of a long maintained epithet and contrasts it with the judge’s notoriety.
Lovesick youth asks how to learn a woman's thoughts Peckham responds marry her Philadelphia Press caption reflects a witty exchange about courtship and marriage timing.
Humorous exchange from Life outlines a dream where a husband tries to dress in the upper berth of a Pullman car. The wife questions the dream while the husband recounts his struggle to put on clothes amid the snug space.
Over 4,000,000 people across 100 cities obtain domestic and industrial water from the Great Lakes system, highlighting its vast regional reliance and infrastructure scale.
Secretary Wilson notes the law requires labeling of habit forming drugs and informs consumers about their presence. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy asserts it contains no such drugs and its label confirms this. Sold by J. E. Cagwin.
M Monnier narrates Hop Sing using a mandarins friendship to force street repaving. Hop Sing pays for new pavement, only to wake to coolies tearing it up at the mandarins order to avoid attracting a money bleed by the head inspector.
Mrs Williamson in the London Chronicle hails New York as stunningly beautiful and diverse, a city whose sky atmosphere and mix of world architectures create a vivid, jewel like urban landscape. She compares it to Venice and a sprawling flower garden, noting its chaotic yet glorious harmony.
Obesity is treatable through proper exercise and self restraint. without patient discipline cure is impossible and medicine offers no aid. The author notes fat people's carefree disposition as a factor in their condition.
A quoted medical view explains that overeaters treat ailment lightly and avoid true effort. It notes the tendency to eat wrong foods, skip exercise, and seek ease, hindering cures by indulging in rest and luxury.
A dialogue in the Washington Star features Mr. Comrox questioning praise for an opera singer and reflecting on whether the tickets were worth the price. The exchange highlights artistic reputation versus personal value.
Judge inquires about Deacon Jones who labored among the people three years ago. Cannibal replies that Jones had last become afflicted with consumption, prompting a terse exchange on his whereabouts and status.
The Baltimore American quotes a speaker saying a father never used newfangled methods to discipline his son and instead gave him a sound whipping. The remark contrasts old fashioned parenting with modern approaches.
A terse exchange unfolds at a pawnshop with Frau Meier invited to go first as a man claims equal patience in the barter. The fragment hints at a negotiation scene amid German text from Fitegende Blatter.
A note states that many bird species take three years to develop mature plumage. Scientific observation links gradual feather maturation to age related changes in size color and feather pattern.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for burns scalds wounds and bruises. It promises instant relief and rapid healing for skin eruptions boils ulcers felons and pile care at 25 cents a bottle from drug stores.
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