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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
10
The renowned Spanish matador Reverte faced a dramatic duel in Bayonne after felling two bulls. He pierced a third, misjudged the final lunge, and fell mortally wounded as the bull charged. Reste was stoic, kneeling as helpers carried him away for healing.
A fragmentary passage hints at a speaker fearing future medicine and the hope for an ambrosial remedy or release from sin and suffering. The text conveys internal conflict and a wary attitude toward treatment.
A city salesman recalls a doctoring man who mixed a strong dose in a drug store. The patient asked for cracked ice and, after several spoonfuls ground to powder, held it in his mouth until it melted. The ice numbs nerves and hides the taste, making the medicine seem mild as tea.
The piece recalls Stephen Foster hearing a Kentucky hostel groom murmur I's sick an' tired o' dis life. He mentions longing for the old folks at home by the Suwannee River, inspiring his famed song.
A Euclid Avenue sales clerk misreads a customer, calling a stout middle aged woman a young shopper. After an awkward moment he apologizes and directs her to items for herself, noting the earlier customer sought for a grandmother.
A Boston Record note describes a teacher discussing Oulda's story The Dog of Sanders with pupils and then giving an oral test asking for the author’s name. The snippet shows a humorous reply from small and slangy boy Oh You Ida.
A former schoolmate recalls a wife who laments the constant jests about being married to a humorist. She sighs over her faded gown and a life steeped in witty expectations.
The Aleutian chain offers the shortest San Francisco to Japan route via Alaska saving nearly a thousand miles for Orient trade. The islands span over a thousand miles and were home to the Aleuts who fought for independence against Russia for nearly fifty years before capitulating. The piece notes future U S and Russian island proximity in the Bering Strait and emphasizes Alaska as a commerce link to the Orient and to northern empire connections.
The passage emphasizes trust and courage as essential life virtues. It notes anxiety and distrust as common troubles and recalls a young girl’s practical resolve to stay hopeful and useful. Courage and faith are presented as enduring assets, even if life fails to meet expectations.
Parson Saunders misreads the Scriptural lessons on a Sunday. Realizing the error he faces a closing choice. He decides to humorously acknowledge the mix up with the line Here endeth the wrong lesson.
In a Chicago suburb two Italian residents vie for social leadership. A newcomer seeks a furnished room and is told the sign means nothing about rentals. The tale ends with a joke about signs and rivalry reflecting local attitudes.
Price Collier argues travelers should study classic literature before visiting the East. He says most travelers rely on guidebooks and surface details and miss deeper understanding, urging immersion in works like the Bible Arabian Nights Odyssey Iliad Virgil Herodotus and Xenophon to grasp the region’s true essence.
Larper's Weekly explains how during the Paris siege pigeons transmitted vast word volumes by microscopic photography. Messages were printed, photographed, then reduced onto collodion films weighing little. A single bird could carry the equivalent of hundreds of pages of text.
The article recalls James McNeill Whistler's famous white lock and its perception in his look. It recounts Whistler noting life moments such as visiting Mortimer Menpes's daughter Dorothy as a baby and predicting her future promise after a white feather settled on her head, aligning with his own iconic lock.
The piece notes Matilda Stanley receiving a near royal funeral in Dayton in 1878 and a queen crowned a decade later. Esther Fan Blythe, dying in 1588, had aristocratic visitors and a coronation. It contrasts gypsy status in England including the 1592 act.
The article notes Belgium grants married men two votes per election while Madagascar imposes taxes on unmarried individuals. In Madagascar a man under twenty-five or a childless woman under twenty-four must pay annual sums to support the state, amounting to 3.75 dollars for men and 1.80 dollars for women.
A London Telegraph note recalls a Scottish quip that in golf there is no truly friendly match as rivalries and rules blur. The exchange frames sports competition with sharp humor about fairness and rivalry.
A concise reflection notes that much work is undertaken in the name of friendship, prompting teamwork and shared purpose across groups. The quote emphasizes cooperation, mutual support, and collective progress as guiding principles.
Civet yields an aromatic honeylike substance from a civet cat pouch. Musk comes from the musk deer and China supplies top quality. Musk pods are boxed in lead plates within pasteboard cases. Ambergris secretes in spermaceti whale intestines and forms when the whale is sick. It is hard gray and weighs 20 to 50 pounds, valued at about 6 pounds per ounce.
A Washington Star quip contrasts British shops and railway workers over words for glue. An American recalls asking for mucilage in a London stationer's and learns the term gum is used, while a train boy offers a playful phonetic reply with dhaw from a plug.
Bildad asks Slithers about Paris lessons. Slithers replies he learned a bit and can say cigarette in French. When asked for the word, he truthfully answers cigarette. This light exchange appears in Harper's.
Frederick Robertson, famed Brigh ton preacher noted for his writings on Tennyson, visited the poet who later recalled feeling as if his heart of mystery was being plucked. The conversation centered unexpectedly on beer.
An office manager assigns a new boy to find a word in a large dictionary. The boy studies intensely, claiming he is on the second page, prompting the manager to praise the effort and accept the progress. The scene appears in a Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping.
A light exchange about attending a Wednesday concert. Jennie hesitates to wear her old hat. Another character notes only one ticket was bought, implying a private or limited attendance.
The New York Journal notes a wave of criticism as the school board police board and jail board all face attention. Citizens see city governance under scrutiny and debate about public oversight intensifies across agencies.
The New York World notes quirky behaviors: a fly crawling up panes, lons chasing sunlit particles, a blind hen selecting grains, cats lying by the fire, mice guarding food, a fantasy about a mouse and a harmless snake, goldfish habits, and sheep grazing patterns.
In southwest France between the Adour and Garonne a barren desert became a green pine shelter through one inspector of roads named Bremontier. He fenced the desert planted broom seeds then pine, creating shelter for pine shoots and stabilizing the soil. Canals followed to drain wet areas and bring water, transforming doom into a thriving settlement.
Brief reflection on life as a business and the danger of letting routine erase memory. It warns that daily concerns obscure larger possibilities and stresses the need for rare provocations to gain perspective.
A New England dame notes a Gloucester report of a cow and calf seen off Cape Cod. The husband questions the oddity of a cow and calf drifting at sea. The brief exchange captures a quaint newspaper yarn from Lip pincott's.
The rain tree of Peru, called tamaicaspi, gathers atmospheric dampness to produce copious rainfall from its leaves and trunk. In dry seasons the tree releases water, creating rivers that fertilize surrounding soil. one tree yields about nine gallons daily, and a field of one square kilometer could hold about 10,000 trees.
A rainfall distribution note explains that a plantation yields 385000 liters of water daily with evap and infiltration adding 135000 liters or 29531 gallons for daily distribution. The rain tree tolerates diverse soils and climates, growing rapidly with little trouble, as reported by Espana Moderna.
On Nantucket the Friends shaped public life keeping military forces away for generations. Visitors noticed no local arms as peace ideals governed affairs. A youth training company once sought gear in Boston, but elders demanded the first article of their charter declare disbandment if war came.
A pale young man in the conservatory asks Miss Smilax for permission to smoke his cigarette case in a tense moment. She replies she does not mind as long as he does not think it will make him sick.
A Washington Star quote shows Farmer Corntessel urging constituents to stand by a politician, not to endorse but to closely observe his actions. The remark frames vigilant political support and accountability. The exchange highlights public scrutiny as a political tactic and raises questions about loyalty and oversight.
A sailor explains the origin of the saying three sheets in the wind by describing ship sails tied by sheets and tacks. He notes when all three sails are loose the ship and the man zigzag and wobble, hence the expression.
John Morley recounts Gladstone facing an examiner who tries to skip theology. Gladstone insists on continuing and delivers another long stream of words. The anecdote contrasts his stubbornness with Dean Gaisford famed for brevity.
Anthropologists recently debated why people wear black and other mourning signs. One view suggests disguises shield mourners from the dead and their displeasure, while another links mourning to pollution and fear of spirits. The piece cites veils, clothing reversal, and head shaving as examples, noting practices like Sudanese ash-sprinkling to deter ghosts.
The author declares pride in the newest volume while a local critic comments on its attractive frontispiece and its overall fine presentation as noted in the Atlanta Constitution.
A Houston Post quip contrasts beauty and brains with a playful exchange about proposals, showcasing a witty dialogue fragment within a newspaper column.
A compact note excerpt presents a line from George Herbert urging pursuit of fleeting joy. The fragment reflects early modern poetry style and moral reflection.
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