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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
5
Farmers urged to use the drag or weed on grain fields to break crust, hold moisture, and boost yields. President Worst of the Agricultural College says saving every drop now could prevent future crop failures, with action recommended on a portion of growing crops.
Researchers pursue stingless bee development but acknowledge no experiment has produced a man who will not sting. The line hints at contrasting aims of biology and behavior, suggesting ethical and practical questions around altering insect and human traits.
James B. Mershon of Newark New Jersey recounts a long battle with lung hemorrhages and weakness. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with restoring health after eight months unable to work. It is advertised as a remedy for coughs colds asthma and lung troubles with a trial bottle offered.
Ardent missionaries in un clad Africa dress natives in new clothes to test modesty and Christianity. Natives parade in garb until Sunday service when a chief exclaims about the sun and unwraps, revealing rain would spoil ornaments.
A University of Pennsylvania bacteriologist argues killing rats and mice could halt bubonic and pneumonic plague. He cites rat reproduction rates, urging philanthropists to fund extermination of rodents and pests to prevent another devastating outbreak.
A twelve foot python entered a Burmese jail yard at Thayet-Myo and seized a duck through a diamond wire pen. The creature torn down a 6 by 5 foot fencing section while attempting to escape, was shot by a sentry, and died. The animal’s skin was later cured and prepared in the jail.
A Boston Herald feature portrays Judge William J Pollard of the St. Louis police court as a blunt justice innovator. In a cruelty to animals case a driver faced a mule with a sore back. After expert veterinary testimony the judge adjourned to the street and tested the mule himself with a cane. The mule reacted, confirming pain, and the judge fined the driver fifty nine dollars.
James Russell Lowell hosted in England with Sir Frederick Bramwell among the speakers. Bramwell humorously offered a late night toast about applying the match to ignite a bedroom candle, prompting Lowell to pass him a paper with a rhymed reply.
Before Savannah push, General Logan and two or three aides entered a Chicago depot car bound east. An Irish porter refused entry to the car saying a ladies carriage is reserved, urging the general to take a nearby seat and instructing his staff to stay out or poke the staff through the windy.
The Louisville Courier-Journal recounts dynamite’s birth from nitroglycerin in 1847 by Sobrero in Paris, Nobel’s 1860s refinement, and early incidents including a New York hotel explosion and Colon disaster, noting its legal ban and the conversion to absorbent infusorial earth to stabilize the compound.
The article reflects on Alfred Lord Tennyson and the fragmentary reminiscence of his poem Crossing the Bar. It recalls the moment he penned the lines while crossing the Solent with his son Hallam and notes its status as a noble death song and memorial of liberal faith and education.
Joe Mitchell Chapple notes London business culture emphasizes written appointments kept to the dot. He recalls nine meetings in one day with everyone ready, contrasts English propriety with American haste, and praises the orderly, planned approach.
In the Wiertz gallery Brussels a painting from the Waterloo era shows the great marshal with folded arms descending to the land of shades. It hints at the three million plus dead, most French, and the vast unseen multitude of potential descendants erased by war.
A McIntosh clan chief challenged a London taxi driver over a fare asking his identity. The cabby retorted he would not bow to status, declaring he would assert his rights regardless of who he was.
Two boys discuss behaving on a doctor's orders. One asks why and the other recalls the doctor advising the mother to give the child plenty of exercise. The brief dialogue captures a domestic scene from a period publication.
Electric light globes may be cheaply frosted or colored by dipping in a thin solution of white shellac and alcohol. Any desired dye may be added to achieve the color or finish.
A quip from the Louisville Courier Journal defines elite society drama in witty terms. It notes a production requires three acts six gowns and nine epigrams as the measure of its first class status.
The passage explains eggshell composition mainly calcium carbonate while yolk is half water half oil and albumen and the white is mostly water with albumen and traces of phosphorus and sulfur. It notes the yolk floats within the white and is kept near the shell by two cords at its ends to aid incubation.
A Scottish minister prayed for rain and floods ruined crops. An elder muttered that praying to a minister is no substitute for agriculture, reflecting village frustration with the harvest disaster.
A humorous exchange from a Ladies' Home Journal item reports a woman stating that women have cleaner minds than men and a husband retorts they change them fifty times more often. The quip reflects gendered humor and domestic life commentary.
A brief, sharp exchange appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer with a cynical comment about Mabel and her self-esteem. The dialog hints at personal resentment and self-identity themes without broader context.
In a report about refined conduct, Chester Guld is highlighted for blending erudition with courteous behavior. The piece notes social settings and expectations while praising measured speech and polished etiquette.
A passage describes American bullfrogs as noisy creatures, some whistling and others croaking loudly. It notes they live where water is abundant, usually in pairs, with bodies four to seven inches long and highly active with great leaps.
A playful dialogue centers on a supposed loan of a thousand francs and the ready rebuttal. One speaker insists on imagining the lending, while the other halfheartedly confirms the pretend debt in a whimsical back and forth.
A small child asks a teacher to excuse Edith for missing school, claiming she fell in the gutter. The letter, penned by Edith’s mother, requests leniency and apologizes for the incident in a tone typical of Youth's Companion era guidance.
A Baltimore American line quotes a household demand for total no smoking policy. The speaker insists on extending the prohibition to stoves, asking for clear understanding and enforcement.
Franklin cautions that while large ships may dare the open sea, smaller craft should remain close to shore for safety.
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