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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
7
The article extols early childhood as a window to a pure world, praising babies for peace and cheer. It lauds children as tolerant, trusting companions who do not overvalue profit in play and urges elders to respect and nurture a child’s natural development.
In Freiburg Baden a medieval cross and skull mark a legend about a shoemaker murdered by his wife. The ghost warned by pointing to a nail in the temple, the wife confessed and was executed, the skull placed as a warning to prevent future wives from killing husbands.
A discussion recalls the historic and symbolic clash between the pale yellow banner of China and the small red sun with a dragon. It notes a legendary failed invasion and a modern view that the flag’s symbolism remains unconvincing after prior events.
Stewart Edward White argues in Outing Magazine that a true woodsman needs an inborn sense of direction. Practice helps but cannot create it. some people possess it, others do not, regardless of intelligence or education. A gifted few navigate vast wilderness solo, while without it one should rely on guides.
The true student of the professional or technical school becomes heir to a comprehensive and clear understanding of his duties and responsibilities in his relations to his fellow men and to the community. His training gives accuracy and penetration in the analysis of affairs.
A quote from Scientific American argues that truth and knowledge require directness and that science cannot yield clarity from a shifty dis honest inquirer. It links morality as essential to technical success and professional achievement.
A scientist speaks highly of the hellbender describing its relation to frogs and its life cycle from egg to tadpole. He notes its diet centers on crayfish like bass and claims it can be eaten with proper preparation. The species inhabits streams near the Alleghany foothills.
Ancient Greeks and Romans rode horses without saddles. They viewed saddle use as effeminate. The modern saddle with pommel and stirrups did not exist. Nero distributed fancy coverings to cavalry. Bareback riders in German forests mocked them. Saddles with trees appeared in the fourth century and stirrups about three centuries afterward.
A Chicago observer recalls striking Chinese and Indian magic aboard a ship and on stage. He notes coin-vanishing tricks from closed fists, reveal of a tall plant from a seed, and the absence of concealed aids, citing a clan of jugglers guarding their craft.
The piece outlines White's Brookes' and Boodles as premier gambling clubs. It notes White's origin as a chocolate house under William III and its Tory sway, Brookes' Whig ties with figures like the Prince of Wales and Sheridan, plus famous wagers recorded in their ledgers. It cites historic bets including Lord Northington versus Charles Fox in 1774 and 1775 and Sheridan’s 1791 bet about lotteries, drawn from The Dawn of the Nineteenth Century.
The article explains how living sealskin differs from imported and salted skins. It outlines steps: washing to remove grease, stretching, thinning flesh, severing root hairs with a knife, removing rough hairs, light subsidiary treatments, and dyeing to achieve a deep uniform tint.
In a concert anecdote from Barnett’s Musical Reminiscences Von Bulow slows the tempo to match two ladies moving to their seats after introducing the first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Pathetic. The audience is amused and the defender notes his heart is in the right place though the remarks continue.
When told he was dead in love with her she asked whether he carried any life insurance. The remark underscores concern over financial preparation amid emotional tragedy.
Sir Evelyn Wood recounts the moment Prince Louis Napoleon was killed during a Zulu pursuit. The prince fought valiantly, firing two shots before a native assegai struck him in the left shoulder, ending the engagement with his death.
The article notes odd last wishes including Queen Austingilda’s demand to bury her physicians with her and slay them, a husband’s threat to haunt his wife if she remarries, a widow seeking a kind second wife for her husband, and Napoleon’s gift of 10 000 francs to Cantillon linked to an assassination trial.
They meet on the subway and share a tale of a beloved woman who died after nursing a sick niece. She sacrificed her life to save a child, a mysterious Providence that moves the speaker to somber reflection.
A neighborhood talker praises her father for his many roles and integrity then proclaims my mother was an Osgood causing a moment of surprise. The anecdote underscores family pride and the weight of lineage in social conversation.
A 19th century reflection argues women are more prone to deceit, citing Scheherazade and 1 001 lies to keep peace. Men are blamed for their preferences and behavior, deemed the primary source of fault. The piece asserts gendered moral critique without presenting new evidence.
A brief item notes Terrel from Texas remarks that love can intoxicate yet marriage tends to sober a man, reflecting a reporter's transcription of a quoted saying.
Wanted man with big Rig for steady work earning 300 to 500 dollars monthly. Experience not needed. Outfit furnished free and start at once. References from First National Bank. Apply National Land Company Box 48 Algona Iowa 38 tf.
An old warning urges early treatment for kidney trouble with Foley's Kidney Cure to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes as advised by Cagwin, a local druggist.
East Otisfield resident John Kenp promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve to prevent and treat chilblains and other skin ailments. Claims the salve cures fever sores indolent ulcers piles burns wounds frost bites and skin diseases with a 2 percent price at all druggists.
A brief note discusses a large house credited to the Doctor and references Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with a wary aside about money, attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
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