City Council Approves Sidewalk Resolutions
Health Officer Dr. Tilden urged improvements in sanitary conditions of city schoolhouses as part of Tuesday night council actions.
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Dr. Tilden
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1910
Page
8
Marion Cupps Pay for Operation Des Moines Trip
Marion Cupps traveled to Des Moines on Tuesday with funds for an operation to treat appendlitis. The procedure was successful and the patient is reported recovering. Pain relief with Pink Pain Tablets from Dr Shoop is advertised, sold by Cagwin's drug store.
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Marion Cupps
Des Moines
Wayne
Cutis
Thompson ex train caller to Sioux City station master
Bill Thompson, former Ames station voice, arrived yesterday morning reporting fair roads. Now Northwestern station master at Sioux City he has impressed enough to receive a promotion offer. He stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs W H Thompson before returning to Sioux City.
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Bill” Thompson
Ames
Big
Bill
Northwestern
Sioux City
W. H. Thompson
Local visitor George Tinsley from Hannibal on campus tour
George Tinsley of Hannibal Missouri visits this week, staying with his parents. He has spent the last four years in Hannibal since finishing college and is employed as a manager of an.
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George Tinsley
Hannibal
George
Portland cement ties Hannibal plant to Chicago highway meet
George visits as cement from his Hannibal plant used in local paving. The American Highway League committee of state highway commissions met in Chicago with Fraf. Kirkham representing Iowa. Theme was road uniformity nationwide.
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Atlas Portland Cement
Hannibal
George
American Highway League
Journal Crisis Ends Prayers as Journal Is Found
A veteran recounts a House prayer incident where the journal could not be located. The chaplain continued praying for fifteen minutes while clerks scurried to locate the missing journal. The moment it arrived, the speaker ordered its reading and the session proceeded. Washington Times.
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House of Representatives
Washington Times
Walking Beside Tracks Better Than On Them Says Engineer
A Boston Traveler opinion column quotes a veteran railroad engineer warning against walking on tracks. He notes England bans walking on tracks and accidents are rare there, while in the U S many die taking the “safe” side. He advises walking beside tracks, not on them, to avoid regret in hospital.
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Boston
England
Auction tales of great auk eggs and hidden fortunes
Henry Stevens recalls striking auction moments from a great auk egg bought for a few dollars and later sold for two thousand. He notes a dirt encrusted painting hiding five hundred dollar bills and Rutland Gate cups later valued at five thousand seven hundred fifty.
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Henry Stevens
London
Rutland Gate
Widow Examines My Cheek For Signs Of Her Husband
A fragment recalls a widow repeatedly inspecting the speaker’s cheek to verify the presumed fading marks of her husband’s body. The nurse reports the marks would fade as the husband turned to dust, and eventually the discoloration disappeared, regardless of the cure’s cause.
Nine Points In Law
A three year old resists bath time as she protests soap and water near her eyes and nose. Her mother attempts humor by claiming the pose is hers, but Dorothy asserts it is she who uses it.
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Dorothy
Sure Way to Guard Money Warns by Bank in Wife’s Name
A Kansas City Star quotation advises avoiding streetcar pickpockets by keeping funds in the bank under the wife’s name as the surest protection. The remark reflects social norms and cautious financial conduct.
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Kansas City Star
Dead Man's Hand Belief Used as Curing Charm in England
Lady Wake recounts a century old superstition in England where charms worked by a dead man's hand were believed to remove birthmarks. Her tale explains how a dying man was sought to perform the grisly cure, with the patient guided to a cottage where the event would occur.
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England
Lady Wake
The New Cut Comparing Parson and Tailor
An aged rector laments thinning church attendance while a tailor clerk contrasts by saying parsons are like tailors they sew as well but the cut has changed. He explains the problem is the new cut not the cloth. The anecdote from Pearson's Weekly highlights shifting styles.
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Thomas
Pearson’s Weekly
Arctic Peril If System Fails Endangers Pole Journey
Explorer warns that without a critical system the voyage to the pole and return would be an insurmountable physical impossibility. He emphasizes the peril faced by explorers relying on this technology to survive extreme Arctic conditions.
Oil Well Shooters and Peary Pole Theories
The article describes oil well shooters who blast nitroglycerin to restart flows, detailing their dangerous methods and the risks to drivers and wagons. It then discusses Commander Peary's polar expedition, explaining relay and pioneer party strategies, the necessity of independent divisions, and Bartlett leading the first advance as the pacemaker for the main party.
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Peary
Pole
Cook
Commander Peary
Hampton
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Peary Arctic Club
Cape Columbia
Bartlett
They’re All a Bluff About the Palisades
Two travelers discuss the Palisades along the Hudson near Yonkers. The first declares they are all a bluff as locals react to the famed river scene. The exchange appears in the New York Herald in a light, humorous tone.
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New York Central
Hudson River
Yonkers
The
Palisades
New York Herald
Quote from Wagner on self government and liberty
A concise quotation notes that a person lacking self governance cannot safely live under liberty. It emphasizes personal responsibility as the foundation of political freedom and lawful living.
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Wagner
A Healthful Costume Blending Duty and Duty
The Fraser highlanders faced a proposal to change dress for climate when arriving in North America in 1757. Officers opposed the change and their stance proved sound as highlanders were among the healthiest troops. In Holland 1704, Black Watch regiments with 300 recruits saw only 25 casualties, including battlefield deaths, despite broader losses by others.
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Fraser Highlanders
North America
Holland
Black Watch
Two Revelers Joke About Whisky Smell
In a Boston Transcript quip two revelers joke that a wife would not harm a man if he smells of whisky. The second man says he holds his breath near her because the scent is overpowering.
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Boston Transcript
Odd Path to Society for Girls Quoted by Journal
A New York Journal item remarks on the social entry of girls, noting an odd practice: to gain entry they must first come out. The exchange frames social norms and expectations with pointed wit.
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New York Journal
Move the World by Moving Yourself Quote
A compact quotation attributes change to personal action, echoing the idea that true power starts within. The line emphasizes self-motivation as a precursor to broader influence.
Gesture of Abhorrence Sparks Outrage Across Racial Lines
Readers describe a wide range of shocked reactions and outrage over recent acts, noting that even among their own perceived inferiors the display provokes heightened indignation and a sense of moral grievance.
Dangerous Reproductions and Counterfeiting Laws Quoted
A Washington Star quote contrasts an artist seeking faithful reproduction with a mercenary genius noting the strict laws against counterfeiting currency. The exchange highlights tension between creativity and legality in artistic reproduction.
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Teechum
Washington Star
East Indian Monkeys Express Humanlike Reactions
A naturalist who has traveled in the East Indies notes that monkeys react to humans with expressions and gestures resembling human emotion. They stare, cough, snarl with anger and contempt, and shield their faces with their hands in apparent fear and scorn.
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East Indies
His Request. Before sentence I should like you to dine
A courtroom quip frames a prisoner’s wish that the judge eat first before delivering the sentence. The exchange, from London Scraps, highlights quick wit in a tense moment.
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London
The Biggest Smugglers
A treasury official notes that society people headline smuggling cases. He recalls a Harlem butcher who hid jewels in an orange pocket, a musician who smuggled a Stradivarius, a Naples visitor with jewel lined shirt, Syrians with lace and handkerchiefs, and others with fake value certificates and plated jewelry.
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Treasury
Harlem
Paris
Naples
Washington Times
Juggler’s daring trick on ship ends in mistaken murder scare
A retired naval officer recounts an East Indian juggler and assistant aboard a P and O steamship. The act ends with a staged drowning, as the assistant is hidden in a canvas tent and dumped overboard, only to reappear on deck, fooling passengers and crew into believing a murder occurred.
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East
Madras
Witty Exchange Cited by Cleveland Leader
A brief quip is cited from the Cleveland Leader in which a speaker admits momentary confusion and then collects their wits, followed by a counterpart affirming the rapid recovery. The exchange is presented as a light remark or anecdote.
Measures His Man
A short quotation from the Pittsburg Post features a speaker admitting to occasional fibs while noting he never tells a man a bigger lie than he believes he will accept. The remark underscores cautious self-critique and humor about truthfulness.
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Pittsburg Post
Stray Villager Tries To Find Chicken Raiser In Town
A newcomer enters the grocery store and asks for a chicken raiser. The village sage retorts suggesting an ax would be unsuitable and a razor would dull on a chicken. The exchange plays on local wit and rustic humor.
Dog fattening joke at the pub in London
A joke exchange from London in which McPherson explains he feeds his dog biscuits only when he drops in for a drink, keeping the pet chubby. The barmaid remarks on the dog’s stout condition.
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Mr. McPherson
McPherson
London
Right and Wrong Quote by Puck
A concise quotation notes that true heroism lies in admitting error while strong family bonds demand sacrifice when right.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford
Citizens’ Lumber Co
F. W. Clousing
Ames, Iowa
A. B. Maxwell, M. D
Koosers
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s Drug Store
Mutual
D. M. Ghrist
M.D
Jennie G. Ghrist, M.D
Drs. Ghrist
Ghrist
Physicians & Surgeons
Masonic Building
Onondaga St
F. H. Waters
Bakers Jewelry Store
Iowa
F. D. Burdick
Dutf
Arctic
Harper’s Weekly
Gocrates
Cleveland
Puck
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