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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
3
In Camille Flammarion’s Thunder and Lightning a ball of fire enters a Paris workshop through a chimney on Rue St. Jacques near Val de Grace. The globe moves like a cat, menacing the tailor until it rises and explodes, blowing off the chimney pot and scattering debris across courtyards and roofs.
A Milwaukee Journal quotation notes small acts that brighten days. Birdsong, a baby's coo, a mother's love, a passing smile, and a kind word are all tiny deeds that lift spirits and join the celestial choir in the end.
Commentary on public executions as moral instruction for youth cites Sir Walter Scott and The Heart of Midlothian. The piece notes a Scottish example where a half play day allowed children to witness a hanging, suggesting a psychological or cultural impact on youths. It references London Notes and Queries as a source.
The sea otter is nearly twice the size of the common river otter and its fur exceeds seal skin in beauty when unprepared. The undercoat is thick and long, while the outer hairs resemble a sable’s tail in softness.
A London Spectator item describes lava sparrows living with a bleeding heart pigeon. The pigeon reportedly cuddles a sparrow under each wing at night, appearing to nurse two babies as the sparrows blink in the lantern light.
Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine faced severe throat inflammation and lung congestion. Three doctors gave him up to die until Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life curing coughs colds bronchitis tonsillitis hoarseness and grippe. Sold by L M Bosworth’s drug store 50 cents and 1.00 trial bottle free.
An isolated Indo China region natives devise a log trap to catch large cats. A hollow log with inward projecting spikes uses a pariah dog or pig as bait through a trapdoor. Tigers or panthers push in to seize bait and become impaled on the spikes when withdrawing.
The piece cites a calculation claiming a one ton bowlder would take ninety nine years nine months and two hours to fall from the sun to Earth and four and a half days to travel from the moon to Earth, noting the puzzle posed by philosophers.
A youth speaks in business terms asking the broker's daughter about affection as a stock offer. The daughter replies that she must see more before taking the bid, implying a cautious approach to courtship.
In the Brooklyn Eagle snippet Polly-So notes Mrs. Highmere’s husband’s bad habits. The scene frames an afternoon tea where Mrs. Highmere reveals her suffering in silence to a circle of guests.
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea for children with gentle healing claims. It lists 385 cents for tea or tablets and credits L. M. Bosworth as supplier.
A London Post note explains canaries respond to soft noises and kitchen sounds. Whistles and song organs imitate roller tours to lure shy birds into song, often triggering their best performance when other methods fail.
A New Zealand hunting scene recounts a boar hunt in dense manuka scrub. A shooter misses a heavy armored boar twice as dogs converge, a man falls in a rock trap, and a dog dies while the wounded boar flees into a gully, leaving one hunter injured but alive.
A London Mail note argues that the capital of Russia should be Petersburg not Saint Petersburg. It credits Peter the Great with founding the city and questions why English speakers insist on adding Saint, noting the emperor neither sought sainthood nor lived in sanctity.
A fragment notes Napoleon III seeking a trusted observer to critique his week long conduct against the strictest moral code. The text references witches in Egeshetla and hints at governance and personal scrutiny during a period of sovereignty.
A fragment notes that at week’s end there was one practice observed by a friend. The emperor, after eating a boiled egg, always thrusts his spoon through it. The origin of this habit is unclear, with some attributing it to preventing witches from sailing in eggshells, dating back to an early period.
The word jag has many meanings from a load of hay to a heavy drink. It includes senses for the journey with a load, saddlebags, carrying act, and regional uses such as blister, head of a flower, calf leather, fatigue, and rough or jagged edges alongside jog.
W. W. Kearney editor of the Independent at Lowry City Missouri says his family keeps Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand at all times. The remedy is described as effective against colds and croup in children and can prevent attacks if used early. Sold by Judisch Bros.
An antiquary explains an antimacassar as a century old item valued for its embroidery. He notes its future sale to a millionaire and compares its design to art in a parlor, while detailing its origin to shield chair backs from hair oil and Rowland's brand promotion.
Cure claims include relief for E. R. Mulford in Waynesboro Pennsylvania for piles. Heals burns sores ulcers cuts wounds chilblains and rhymes. Available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth's drug store.
Historical note explains nugget once meant any lump but now mainly gold from mines in Australia. It cites Governor Sir William Denison in 1852 and notes Queensland’s unique sense nuggeting describes unbranded calf theft.
A French professor hurls insults at Paul Louis Courier calling him Jacobin and impostor. Courier responds that the critic’s only method to express disagreement is to label him in harsh terms. This exchange highlights heated literary debate and reputational attack.
A Iowa congressman famed for prohibition received a pocketknife with a hoof stone remover as a gift from a visiting friend. His wife quips that a man with three state senate terms and two Congress terms is not ignorant of a champagne opener, sparking newspaper amusement across Iowa. The congressman later coolly notes the joke benefits him no matter the view.
Henry Croll Jr of Beaverton Michigan fell ill in Suffolk Virginia with bowel trouble. A Saginaw salesman advised Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which cured him. He urges travelers to carry a bottle, not always available on ships or trains, sold by Jadiseh Bros.
The humming bird flower is a small floral marvel from eastern Turkey. About one and three quarters inches long it mirrors a hummingbird with a green breast rose wings yellow throat and near black head and beak. The stem appears to give it a single leg and foot.
A London church page reports a prelate fought laughter during a consecration because a school banner showed a fierce lion with the caption Suffer little children to come unto me. The banner’s odd juxtaposition provoked humor amid the ceremony. Also notes medical claims for Chamberlain's Salve for itching diseases with Judisch Bros. selling it at 25 cents.
A man who shaves himself asserts that a razor needs rest and that daily use with six blades preserves sharpness. He notes a ten year old razor remains the sharpest with only stropping and warns against flexible straps that round the edge.
A historical note claims slavery persisted in England with bondage among female farm workers in Northumberland and salt miners in East Lothian until 1775. It notes the last English slave freed in 1799 and a 1842 cooly with multiple generations of slave work. Also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Judisch Bros for winter colds and pneumonia prevention.
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