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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
7
A dramatic account of the torpedo's automatic control and deadly potential. It describes its sixteen foot length weighing 1200 pounds, gyroscopic guidance, self steering, and the eerie efficiency that can sink battleships and end hundreds of lives, all sparked by a child's toy.
A Chicago Record-Herald note asserts the need to repeat self evident truths to secure belief, reflecting press tone on persuasion and public discourse.
A sketch of William Hogarth noting his fame for satirical prints and sharp portraits. It recounts his difficult lifetime reception, bold temperament, and curious anecdotes including a confrontation over a copied portrait and a forgotten carriage during a rainstorm.
A renowned actor recounts the brutal process of making his life mask. He describes being strapped and plaster slapped on his face, the heat and pricked skin, then the relief and humor as the cast is removed. He shows the result, a dull inanimate likeness.
The text notes 1839 as Practical photography’s birth with Talbot publishing his process on February 21 after earlier prints and camera images in 1835. Daguerre’s method appeared on August 19. Ponton’s Royal Scottish Society of Arts paper described a light exposed soluble organic matter hardened by alkaline bichromate, foundational to process work, though its value was realized later.
The text describes Kentucky as a vast hunting ground inhabited by multiple tribes before white settlement. It notes continuous intertribal conflict over game resources and later intensified clashes between settlers and Native peoples, yielding the chapter’s ominous nickname The Dark and Bloody Ground.
An acquaintance told Talleyrand he did not see value in learning whist. He replied that a life without whist would be a dismal old age, a remark remembered in relation to the game and the wit of the statesman.
A brief quotation from the Houston Post quotes a speaker saying he was born rich and has never been broke, remarking on friendships and wealth. The exchange contrasts perceived social ties with personal fortune.
An exchange quotes a European ruler attributing his success largely to bad marksmanship. The remark implies a humorous view of how luck or imprecision influenced his reign.
In early New England, neighbors sent parcels with travelers. Joseph Hawley’s notebook records items for a Boston trip, and Judge Lyman’s era shows similar care. Northampton crowds helped by packing trunks full of dresses, dry goods, and even child bindery, as Mrs. Lyman prepared for a welcome home.
Novelist S R Crockett recalls writing for a London penny paper the St James Gazette. He mailed in a dream inspired idea and was paid in advance by a check the editor insisted was due. The strange sequence ends with Crockett receiving the article and payment exactly as dreamed.
The Theater Magazine recalls how E A Sothern shaped Lord Dundreary in Our American Cousin. The fop with absurd gait and wit grew from ad libbed bits, with Sothern drawing on many experiences since early childhood. Dundreary became a lasting hit in America and London.
A child defines a young man as someone who has a good time, prompting the father to note the man’s age and reflect on labels and age definitions in a family anecdote.
A cautious father questions a suitor's claim of love and asks whether he should entrust his daughter for life. The young man counters that his observations give him insight the father lacks.
A humorous exchange from Brooklyn Life features a prospect remarking on a terrible experience of running over a person. An auto demonstrator smiles and boasts the car’s superior shock absorbers as a counterpoint to the danger implied by the remark.
Mrs. Munro reads items of interest from the weekly paper and exclaims at a man who trades in aging items. She notes he makes a lot of money from making new tables and chairs look aged, while Mr. Munro doubts Tommy could make a new table appear much older yet wonders about the business.
A lawyer probes a witness during cross examination as the man, coughing and nervous, declares he is the agent for Dr Korker’s celebrated corn and bunion destroyer, a remedy claimed to cure corns in twenty four hours, with refunds promised, and the court intervenes.
The newlyweds quarrel over a nearly burnt steak as a cyclone disaster is averted by a humorous exchange. The husband laments the overdone meat while the wife insists it was praised, revealing playful marital tension in a domestic scene.
A Washington Star quote portrays Senator Sorghum telling a young man that his extreme modesty in seeking political advice proves unfitness for the profession. The remark reflects a sharp view on ambition and public life.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a sleeper who wakes to a single ring while the train schedule expects four rings. He returns to sleep and misses his train. The quip reflects commuter timing quirks and early morning confusion.
A Chattooga County mountaineer paid no fine when a judge delayed payment and later returned at Menlo to collect. The judge finally remitted the $15 fine in a witty exchange, with the mountaineer replying that the act balanced their dealings. The tale was told in the Atlanta Georgian.
Sir Robert Anderson calls Raymond a Napoleon of crime for a daring diamond theft worth 450000. He studied the Kimberley to Europe mail route, befriended a port postmaster, forged wax keys, and exploited ferry procedures to intercept the convoy. He later operated in Africa before breaking the post office safe.
A fragment notes a clever thief who turns on a coin in a twist of irony, selling the treasure to its rightful Hatton Garden owners. The line calls it Raymond's masterpiece and places the event in a literary or historical crime context.
An elderly man was brought in comatose with venomous snake bite symptoms. Investigation showed the wounds came from a dog that died shortly after, apparently from a snake bite. Medical treatment succeeded and the man gradually recovered from the indirect snake poison.
A witty dialogue from Harper's Weekly notes an heiress abroad who reports a ruin exotic encounter. She says one ruin wanted to marry her, delivering a playful social quip about romance abroad.
A St Andrews caddie quips to a university professor that anyone can teach Latin and Greek but golf requires a hand. The remark reflects the witty clash between learned authority and practical skill in golf culture.
In a Philadelphia Inquirer dialogue a professor asks the medical student for the first question to ask when called to a patient. The student replies with Where he lives indicating a practical concern for patient background.
A reflective observation compares men to living books where experiences teach and events train. It suggests great deeds become their eloquence, turning actions into lasting testimony.
A Detroit Free Press item notes Mrs Grindly does much fancy work and, when idleness arises, she ruffles her husband’s temper, reflecting domestic tensions in a light quoted aside.
A short promotional note claims rheumatism pain can be relieved and often cured using Chamberlain's Liniment. It promises better sleep and rest, urging assertive trial before discouragement and notes J. B. Cagwin sells it.
Advertising a rental for the club house at 233 Ridge Street near the college. Inquiries should go to Union National Bank or write Mrs N B Bock at 734 Grape Street San Diego California 8 3t.
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