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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
7
Prof Rosani, famed prince of jugglers, brings two engagements to the season. He performs Wednesday night August 14 and Thursday afternoon August 15 with dexterity and engaging address. A clean, marvelous entertainment void of objectionable features, each act aims to outshine the last.
The Scrap Book recounts Boston pride in names Cabot and Hallowell with a humorous tale of a young Hallowell visiting a Cabot and praying Cabot be thy name. A second quip explains Major wished to be called early because he was to be queen of the May, per a Baltimore Telegram citation.
A poem by James Whitcomb Riley recalls a mother’s unwavering love as a child erring and is told alongside a comic tale of a bashful suitor. The Jackson County Argus reports describe a timid man spilling food and cloth while visiting a girl’s home, ending with him fleeing to the woods.
Two women at a reception were strangers. After brief talk one complains a tall blond man is now ignoring her. The other reveals the man is her husband, implying a case of mistaken attention and social awkwardness.
A cavalry officer stands trial for drunkenness with his Irish soldier servant as a key witness. The court asks questions to elicit facts favoring the officer and smiles when the servant says his master wished to be called early, interpreting this as evidence of discipline.
A reporter witnesses a bootblack helping a sick boy, Jimmy, by splitting no earnings with him as the other boys pitch in when they have work. Jimmy keeps all payments from customers, while the other youths pool their profits for his benefit.
The excerpt recalls John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay sharing rooms with Albert Gallatin in Ghent in 1814. Clay teased a kiss from a young peace room attendant, provoking Adams with the tale. It also describes a Civil War era cavalry advance with Sergeant O’Hare selecting six men, finally picking Lynch as the point man.
An 1826 Philadelphia duel between Alexander Schott and John S. Nott resurfaces in Texas archives. Nott was wounded while Schott survived unharmed. The fragment notes the phrase It is better to be free than respected in danger.
A court discussion debates whether Schott shot Nott or vice versa. The dialogue toys with the idea that the shooter could have harmed himself or the other, leaving the outcome uncertain. The piece mocks reliance on circumstantial evidence and ends by noting difficulty in identifying who was shot.
An elderly woman enters a dentist’s office and questions the lack of lighting. She doubts the dentist’s ability to work safely in the dark and asserts she won’t undergo treatment without proper illumination.
A Berliner husband receives a too long dressing gown for his birthday. His wife shortens it six inches during the night, then the sister-in-law shortens it again six inches more. After breakfast the husband orders the cook to take it to a tailor to shorten it about six inches, and the tailor returns a jacket with tails.
A dumpy woman with two sleeping children deceives a theater box office by paying only a quarter for both boys. The usher later returns a quarter claimed as payment for a waking child, revealing the woman’s ruse in Harper's Weekly.
A mathematics professor recounts a visit that failed due to a spatial miscommunication. Told a friend lived in a square, he found himself in a parallelogram and left, realizing the error in interpretation.
A doorkeeper refuses entry to a citizen with one eye saying two tickets are needed. The citizen jokes about seeing half the show with one good eye, and the guard notes it will take twice as long to watch. The exchange appears in Harper’s Weekly.
The Baltimore American notes a remark on Robinson and his bride, doubting the match as a curious union. It claims the couple kept the same piece of family gear for twelve years, suggesting a long familiar bond behind the marriage question.
The piece describes Curaçao as a small Caribbean island with no fresh water, a population above 50,000, and failed Dutch boreholes implying no solid foundation. It notes brackish wells, rainy season anxieties, and beach-washed laundry by day as residents await rainwater. It also includes brief anecdotes from Buffalo News about a wasp, a nurse, and a Sunday school joke.
A Texas born subchief in a Washington department is told to discipline a clerk with a gentle dressing down. He obeys and reports back after sitting on the clerk for fifteen minutes, noting the clerk fought back despite the instruction to be gentle.
Dr William Osler stresses precision in patient directions and recalls a case from a brother practitioner. A man with a common illness tried the hot water cure one hour before breakfast but could not maintain the routine beyond ten minutes, yielding worse symptoms.
A Boston Journal account describes a western train ride where a self willed three year old boy harassed a nurse with shrieks, kicks, and spit while his overdressed mother remained untroubled and asleep. The nurse restrained him as the mother scolded the nurse and a bug buzzed near.
A backwoods juror in a capital case is disqualified after resisting the judge’s question about agreeing to a death verdict. When urged to explain, the man finally reveals his reason his mammy taught him it was a sin to kill anything not fit to eat.
A husband bored by his wife's absence devised a plan to lure her home by clipping items from local papers and refusing to reveal the clipped story. She returned within a week to learn what he hid, illustrating a curious domestic plot from the Ladies' Home Journal.
A reflective meditation on animals as calm, self contained beings. The speaker contrasts animal placidity with human restlessness and guilt, noting their lack of complaint, worship, or envy of possessions. The excerpt emphasizes the wonder of simple existence.
Bismarck recounts a droll wartime anecdote about Count Moltke during 1866 Koniggratz. The old general, calm on horseback, chooses a better cigar from two offered, signaling confidence and steadiness in critical moments.
A young author, long unsuccessful in selling her manuscripts, told me she seeks solace at funerals when thwarted. She says the motionless figure at rest reminds her that we shall all be so someday, even the fevered heart and its editor who refused her.
Jacob Riis hired a young working girl described as pretty with soft hair to operate his typewriter. He noted her pale face and expressed sympathy, asking if she grew tired of the constant click of the machine after watching her for about thirty minutes.
A Ladies' Home Journal excerpt shows a girl confessing nervous strain to Riis who jokes on graduation from typing work. She reveals that typists often marry their employers, prompting Riis to pivot back to his reform duties.
A Council Bluffs family adopting Christian Science faces illness cases as a young boy misses school. The teacher questions the child about his mother’s care and he responds that she mended his trousers, highlighting the era's faith practices.
A group of Americans touring a Welsh church are shown around by the incumbent who hopes for a donation to parish funds. He also invites questions in the school, where a pupil answers that George Washington was a "Merrycan gen'ral" and remarks that he was remarkable because he was a "Merrycanan" in truth.
The article outlines a tea taster's role including distinguishing blend mixtures, judging equal grades, and recognizing pure brands versus inferior ones. It notes the need to know every tea sort, recall origins and histories, and assess flavors with varied preparations for nations worldwide.
Two American tourists asking directions to Abbotsford met a local boy who claimed to know the route but not the travel time. After they set off, the boy shouted that it would take about an hour, and one tourist retorted why he hadn’t said so sooner. The boy replied that he could not tell until he knew how fast they could walk.
Berlin Journal recounts a scene where a mother confronts a daughter about a kiss at the railway station. The daughter explains she kissed the man to feign a relative, avoiding scandal. The exchange illustrates social pressure to protect family reputation.
The London Express recounts a humorous incident where a man says thank you after being paid sixpence for pretending to be deaf and dumb, leading to his arrest. The brief quip contrasts polite conduct with unexpected legal trouble.
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