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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
6
In a large workshop, workers craft wax heads, hands, and bodies for show figures. Heads cost 7 to 50 dollars, with glass eyes and human hair. bodies use papier mache. Imitation forms proliferate as masters fear theft. most workers earn 20 to 25 dollars weekly, top artists 40 to 60, with forms rented to shops to allow frequent changes.
The monk Dionysius Exiguus proposed the epoch of Christ’s birth as year one in 532 A D. He set December 25 as the birth date in Rome’s year 753 but later calendars adopted January 1 as the new year, making the calendar begin in 754 from the founding of Rome.
The Parisian ragpicker known for dead dogs is joined by a little known collector of dead dogs and old corks. Dead dogs yield twopence to threepence for skin, fat worth fivepence per two and a third pounds, and bones a trifling amount. Corks fetch fivepence per hundred after cleaning. The trade supports only a few workers earning about 2 francs daily, mostly living in Rue Petit and Cite Philippe.
Macmillan’s Magazine describes Cardinal Wolsey’s art and decor tastes. He sought paintings by Matsys and secured curious clocks, and his passion for tapestry led agents across Europe to acquire diverse sets. He hung Scriptural scenes beside classical legends with weekly changes in reception rooms.
The acids of the apple aid sedentary folk by removing noxious matter that dulls the brain or harms the liver and skin. This explains the old habit of serving applesauce with roast pork goose and similar dishes.
A survey of chemical nitration and explosive materials traces nitroglycerin gun cotton and picric acid to plant cellulose and nitrating acids. It notes how nitration yields explosives and discusses historical grain and weight standards including the troy pound and the origin of scruple dram and ounce.
The Beaver Dam brook near Wesley Maine arose from a beaver dam built across a small stream feeding Machias Road. The dam created a sizeable pond and its name persists as the watercourse remains largely unchanged. The piece hopes stricter laws against killing beaver will revive the species, though gains are uncertain.
The young painter Anthony van Dyck offended church canons by a painting they derided as a dauber’s work. Later critics praised the piece and the canons offered him two more commissions. He refused, hinting there were enough daubers in their own city of Antwerp.
A London Tit-Bits note recalls a gentleman who gives half a crown to a beggar believed deaf and dumb. The beggar, surprised, speaks and thanks him, saying the generous act caused a pleasant shock to his system that restores his speech and hearing.
The article explains the rascette or magic bracelet at the base of the hand. Unbroken lines promise a happy life and calm disposition. A chained line pattern suggests a life of labor, while two lines imply happiness and long life. Three lines form the rare magic bracelet bringing great riches.
Tickets on sale by the Chicago Great Western Railway every Tuesday in March and April. For further information apply to any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G. P. A. Chicago Til. 44-4.
Beautiful 42 by 64 inch reference map mounted on rollers with cloth bound edges. Shows new island possessions Trans-Siberian Railway Pacific cables and railway lines across Japan China Manchuria Korea and the Far East. Send 25 cents in stamps to W B Kaiskern P T M Chicago & Northwestern Railway Chicago Ill 43-61.
Qualified electors of the Ames Iowa independent school district are summoned to a meeting on the second Monday in March 1904 from 1 P M to 6 P M in Ames. Directors to fill three year and one year terms, replacing A Duntz and F N Fowler, with Geo E Baker and Parley Sheldon handling treasurer duties.
Notice is hereby given that the district court of Story County Iowa has on file an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Curtis Knight deceased. A hearing for probate is set for March 22 1904 in Nevada Iowa. All interested persons may appear and show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent's will. Witness the clerk Co P McCord.
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