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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
3
A gossiping crowd outside the post office hears a humorous anecdote about a man so fond of lies he believes them. He spins a tale of a whale at the dock to draw crowds, then notices real excitement and rushes to the docks, only to find nothing tangible.
A Maine hotel proprietor known for kindness but noted for profanity overhears a guest request a room change due to daily swearing. The manager is asked who swears, and the proprietor reveals he knows the swearing man, saying the swearing is no offense as the guest prays.
In a pre death interview Cardi nal Manning speaks of youth days, noting it is a long way back to remember and reflects on his formative years. The remarks hint at nostalgia and the era of his upbringing.
A memoir recalls three future bishops Christopher and Charles Wadsworth and the speaker as schoolboys at Totteridge and Coombe Bank plotting to rob a vinery. They entered by the roof during a dinner party, stole no grapes, and, though caught, were forgiven.
A young housekeeper hosts a gathering and discovers a Venus statue is missing. The butler suggests hiding Miss Weeny under the stairs as guests arrive. The tale mirrors a humorous social misstep from the Ladies' Home Journal.
A recipe describes frying bacon dice until crisp and browning diced potatoes. Fold half the mixture into an omelet and plate hot, then surround with the remaining bacon and potatoes for serving. The Boston Tran script provides this breakfast dish concept.
A humorous Delineator caption presents a boy nicknamed Little Johnnie who imitates his father. When his mother tells him he is always in the way he replies that he is just like papa, prompting a light anecdotal moment. The piece uses a portrait of family likeness for a playful punchline.
Dialogue between Nell and Belle shows Nell noting a college student’s appeal. Belle recalls listening to his clothes more than his words during a quiet moment. The exchange highlights flirtation and social banter.
The Philadelphia Record explains bullseye scoring for regulation rifle targets at ranges from 200 to 1,000 yards. Targets A B and C differ in size and bullseye diameters, with scores of 5 for center, 4 for inner circle, 3 outside circle but inside the target, and 2 at the ends outside the square.
The New York Sun notes an old English rule that landowners own the air above their property to the skies. It warns that airship flights over private land could face injunctions or trespass actions if they interfere with landowners’ rights.
A stern lady notices a stranger in a tram car and suspects she is one of the underpaid working girls connected to the Emancipation society. The exchange hints at social tensions and reformist themes in a late 19th or early 20th century urban setting.
A terse dialogue reveals a stranger noting the speaker looks prosperous as they discuss a supposed solution to the so called woman problem. The speaker bluntly states the answer: I have married.
A baker on the upper west side bought an auto delivery wagon but a customer objected to orders by the wagon. She claimed gasoline smell in the rolls sickened her family, though the wagon was electric and used no gasoline.
Not long after the Chelsea fire Newton Mass children held a charity fair that realized 18 dollars. They sent the money to a Boston church rector who played a prominent role in relief work with a brief note asking to give it to Chelsea victims and hoping suffering is not yet over.
A reflection on piety from Goethe argues that making piety the sole aim corrupts virtue. It emphasizes culture and inner peace as the true outcomes of religious conduct. The passage urges avoiding hypocrisy by keeping piety as a means rather than a fixed goal.
A Kansas City Times excerpt shows Lonny and Gracie making a childish promise to marry when grown, with Gracie unsure about future affection yet agreeing in a rush. The scene captures innocent romance language in a small-town tone.
Mrs Henpeck declares marriage to reform her husband while Mr Henpeck admits success and vows not to remarry. The exchange is presented in illustrated bits form.
In a memoir anecdote Moncure Conway recalls Louis Agassiz engaging students with fossils. The scientist overexcitedly described extinct reptiles, claiming they had come alive and moved around him. The audience cheered as he closed the lecture early and bowed, exhausted by the vivid narration.
A New York oculist told a woman with weak eyes to look out from a high roof for half an hour daily. He explained long distance viewing strengthens eyes better than glasses and suggested scanning the Hudson River to exercise sight when entire plains or seas are unavailable.
Lord Houghton recalled a lunch with Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff about memory. Lyndhurst cited the Washington visit at Mount Vernon as the most interesting recollection, while Washington recalled a weeklong event.
The fragment mentions Burke at Beacons field and a diary kept by Sir Mountstuart, noting recall of past occasions and advice on memory. No clear incident, date, or identifiable individuals beyond generic references.
A 1767 London guide notes Sunday access to St James Chapel Royal for a shilling per person to enter and an additional shilling to sit in the royal presence in turnup side seats rather than pews.
Willie visits a farm and laments cows only give milk. He wonders about beef tea and asks his mother where it comes from. The exchange captures a child’s curiosity and the humor of a rural setting.
A young student explains that when interest grips him he pursues a subject until he fully embraces it. The reply asks if the listener finds himself an interesting subject, prompting a cautious exchange about curiosity.
A brief exchange highlights Grimley noting his daughter sings with great expression. The remark contrasts the expression with her mother failing to recognize her while she performs, reflecting admiration and surprise.
The housefly wings beat about five times per second while honey bee wings beat around 440 times in the same interval. This contrast highlights the small insect’s rapid wing motion versus the bee’s higher frequency flapping.
The article describes dolphin species near Britain including Delphinus delphis with a long beak and many teeth, Delphinus tursio the souf fleur, and the porpoise. It notes their size, temper, and how hunting offers sport, mentioning St Malo and the British shores.
A birthday umbrella becomes the center of a small scene on an omnibus. A mother shushes a precocious five year old as he quips that the umbrella resembles his father, who is absent and supposedly unable to keep an umbrella, prompting a brief, humorous exchange.
A weather claim about hailstones the size of baseballs near the Sierra Tapalgiren, close to Buenos Aires, provokes controversy. The speaker cites Darwin and The Voyage of the Beagle to support findings of large hail, with reports of deer and ostrich deaths and animals blinded after the storm.
The narrator describes Gusly blinded by stones and a vision of a herd of about forty cattle slain, with the surrounding grass gray and white from birds and game birds lying dead nearby.
An ancient army’s slingers famed for accuracy. The article cites Asiatic nations excelling in the sling and recalls mothers training children from a young age by targeting a bread-anchored peg, rewarding hitting the bread with food.
In Haifa during a medical mission report, Dr Coles notes a Bedouin patient from desolate Asia who had never seen a house with windows or a bed. He slept under the bed, fearing falling off, claiming he cannot stay awake holding the mattress bank while the spring mattress finally settles.
Penelope speaks triumphantly that Jack is head over ears in love with her. Grace doubts the tale and asks who told her, and Penelope reveals it was Jack himself.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls a husband swearing off cigars after finishing the last batch at home causing rooms to reek. His wife’s reaction captures a humorous end to the bid for self control.
Captain Forsyth recounts a tiger killed by a three ounce shell that failed to move it at thirty yards. The beast did not stir until the elephant was driven closer and the shell burst in its brain killing it instantly.
A London Lady's Realm excerpt paints Canton’s Tankia as vast fleets of boat homes for millions of poor Cantonese. These floating communities, living rent and tax free, are treated as a distinct caste. Their work includes carrying merchandise and passengers along the river ways to and from Hongkong.
In Egypt the goose marks Seb and Osiris lineage and appears as a revered emblem. The bird figures on Burma and Kandy flags and is widespread in Buddhist art in Japan. Geese serve as wedding decorations in China and Burma, with goose-shaped weights used as tokens of good faith in several nations. Anajapoora hosts a massive goose motif near its Buddhist temple. Local belief holds geese perform an aerial pilgrimage to Himalayan lakes, carrying sins away and bringing spiritual renewal.
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