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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
4
A review of Human Life for March discusses the Dukhobors a Russian dissenting sect who migrated to Canada. It notes their pacifist beliefs during the Crimean War and their unrecorded founder, with Canada’s assimilation challenges highlighted as an important study.
A long list of local sales and rentals from Ames Iowa includes a cottage on Story Street with possession March 20, a five month old filly, a six room house on Douglass Avenue, groceries at wholesale prices, two building lots near the college, cleaned clover seed from Illinois, a Klondike hot water copper tank and incubator, a good eight room house on Duff Avenue, 12 acres in Ames, two lots south of the college campus, a seven room modern house with a vacant lot, a sample outfit of Quaker City cut glass, Rhode Island cockerels, oak bedsteads and mattresses at Ames Hotel, three modern rooms for rent, a ten acre plat near Ames Hotel, rooms for light housekeeping, and help wanted on a farm or as a maid or housekeeper. Contact times and mutual phones as listed.
Miss Avis Smith of Montour Iowa and Theodore B Evans of Millette S C wed at three o clock afternoon at Mr and Mrs KE Ellis home on Carroll avenue Rev Geo D Crissman officiated in front of about twenty five relatives A three course luncheon followed The out of town guests included E S Smith and Mr and Mrs Ellis of Montour Iowa Mrs Cronk Quarry Iowa and Dr and Mrs W Ellis of Leon Iowa The bride is sister of Mrs E L Ellis and the groom a brother of Mrs P O'Brien.
At noon Monday the street railway faced a clash at the west end of Main Street as college cars and an interurban car contested the block near Northwestern depot. After five minutes of argument Conductor Blake convinced the interurban crew he held the block.
A city street congestion caused vehicles to pile up behind parked or slowed college cars, hindering movement and prompting traffic delays in the area.
Dr. W. V. Ellis son of Ed Ellis and 709 graduate of Iowa State College veterinary department receives appointment as assistant state veterinarian. He has been located in the Leon area for several months.
A Lord Salisbury envoy pressed a South American republic with a vague threat. The president refused, the envoy warned of acting on second instructions, and the yield followed quickly. The London Telegraph notes the tactic as a blunt yet effective diplomatic prompt.
The Chirikof Island in the Semidi group off Kodiak is described as haunted amid perpetual fog. Natives avoid the isle, claiming it brings death to intruders, while shipmasters report eerie cries of Russian exiles and chains heard on still nights supported by a white man's affidavit.
Hollis Godfrey notes in Atlantic how a man unable to sleep in quiet learns to endure the roar of a hot air engine. The repeated nightly pump sounds reveal a noise habit and its eventual overcoming through unfamiliar rest in a hammock.
A Dublin dentist Mr Hudson built a costly mansion mocked for odd design. At Curran's after dinner guests debated its architecture with Grecian Saxon and Oriental guesses until the host declared it Tuskin, noting irregularities and his dentistry. London Answers notes the Irish nickname Snaggletooth Hall.
Not Worth a Rush notes a once common custom of strewing rushes on floors for guests of rank while lower status hosts endured used rushes or none. The London Standard traces this phrase as a precursor to not worth a straw reflecting social hierarchy and dusty floor habits.
A frightened observer questions the harsh treatment of a man as the scene unfolds. The exchange highlights a debate over suspicion and restraint in a tense encounter.
The exchange centers on whether the man called the speaker a liar. The Chicago Tribune notes the accuser gives the benefit of the doubt while detailing the uncertain remark.
A brief exchange quotes Mrs. Torkins on men at cards. She says her husband does not play for money, while the other men in the game do, illustrating a humorous observation about gambling in social gatherings.
The piece recalls 1809 Cornell quarterback Young who signaled the same play eight times in one half, confusing opponents and yielding a quick Cornell score. It notes Army Navy signal chaos and a Yale player in 1906 who used humor to unsettle rivals, described as a comedian on the field.
A London Chronicle item laments plagiarism in quotation fabrication. It highlights Samuel Warren in a debate with Roebuck and a Cicero reference misattributed, then notes readers’ questions about origins of the phrase oil on the troubled waters, with no source found in major references.
The New York American notes passports are issued by the State Department in Washington on application. Applicants must file an affidavit of citizenship with birth place and age, plus a second citizen's certificate verifying truth. Descriptions of the person are required and blank forms are provided. The fee is one dollar. Travel abroad may be via U S ambassadors. A declaration of intent and three years residence can yield a six month nonrenewable passport with no protection abroad.
Mount Etna has supplied more material for travelers tales than any other mountain. Astonished English climbers of a century ago made the ascent to its highest peak in winter, delighting Sicilians with the feat and leaving stories behind.
Exuberant praise from a Chicago News writer extols Mount Etna as a sublime world of climate and scenery. They claim Sicily unfolds under a traveler’s feet like a map with Lipari Stromboli Panari Aliudi volcanoes and smoking summits. Etna boasts trees rivaling California giants lakes that never thaw bottomless caverns and salable snow.
Observes laughter as a mix of fear, triumph, and social cues across ages. In children fright and escape drive laughter while adults react to perceived superiority. Cleverness rarely triggers hearty laughter. tickling links to pain cries and bodily sensitivity.
A provincial poet sends his newly published poetry book to Victor Hugo in Paris. Hugo replies warmly, and the young man is honored. A day or two later the post returns the package unopened, ending the brief, hopeful episode.
Hugo's letter to the recipient expresses pride in the sender's work and admiration, noting the recipient's fame as radiant while his own fades. He calls the writer a poet and a man, closing with affectionate praise and declaring the bond of "deux fois mon frere."
Seaweed varieties such as Irish moss dulse and kelp are used in jellies and foods and are valued as cattle feed when boiled. The main bulk is fertilizer, with nitrogen about 10 cents per pound, phosphorus 2 cents, potash 4 cents, giving a 80 percent water ton value of $1.42.
A brief thanks to friends and neighbors for assistance and support during our recent bereavement.
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