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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
6
The article explains beaver life including dam and lodge construction, feeding habits, and winter caching. It notes beavers build varied lodges from land to water, store bark and limbs by floating them to caches, and remain active through winter to gather food. It describes their precise gnawing method and communal effort in felling trees.
A court scene unfolds as an official warns of trouble if a wife ignores orders not to pick flowers. Mr. H. Peck challenges the persistence, prompting the judge to intervene. The exchange reveals tensions over seemingly minor property or social expectations.
A short moral adage attributed to St Bernard of Clairvaux urges readiness to account for one talent given, rather than worrying about others, reflecting medieval teaching on responsibility and grace. The quote emphasizes personal accountability and focus on duty.
The article explains how different burning materials emit distinct colors, from sulfur and phosphorus to copper and zinc, aiding fireworks and lighting. Sir John Herschel connects colored flames to composition, leading to the spectroscope which uses a prism to reveal stellar composition and motion through dark lines.
Mansfield was hired as Corney Grain’s substitute in the German Reed entertainments in spring 1877 earning £8 a week. He debuted April 20 as the beadle in Charity Begins at Home at St George's Hall and faced extreme nerves while preparing a wardrobe and accessories for the performance.
A brief, service oriented note from the Houston Post expressing eagerness to help readers and provide information. It emphasizes readiness to answer questions and offer assistance in communication.
An automobile party touring a rugged district stopped for repairs in a small town. A fourteen year old listener replied to a volunteer inquiry about his livelihood with No nothin Dad's a preacher, surprising the visitors.
A Chicago Record-Herald anecdote recalls General Robert E. Lee’s simple meals during scarcity and a courtroom scene where a witness repeats testimony verbatim. The tale contrasts Confederate leadership with soldierly restraint and ends with a lawyer exposing handwriting in a waistcoat pocket.
A New York Times excerpt quotes a transplanted resident lamenting overbearing waiters in upscale hotels and restaurants. He criticizes overly attentive staff who steer his meals, including a fish dish he disliked, and ends with a sharp rebuke about dining preferences.
A portion of Alpine guides are experts in snow and ice work while others specialize in rock work. Snow and ice guides study cornices and ice walls, using ice axes to carve footholds as glaciers move slowly down mountains. Rock guides take climbers up steep bare rock faces, where cliffs run nearly vertical. Mansfield’s hunger episode and Reed’s quick dismissal are noted in a separate anecdote about a nervous man losing his post and later finding success in writing.
The New York Sun reports that iodine skin painting for medical treatment should be done in darkness or under red photography light. If the painted skin is kept from white light, it will not blister or stain, even with many repetitions.
The Mexico City street car system operates with fixed stopping points marked by white bands on electric light poles. Cars only stop at these points in crowded sections, and passengers must enter at the back and exit at the front. Conductors are courteous.
A Civil War era anecdote recalls a general dining with guests who avoid meat. After they left, the general asks for meat, and a servant confesses the dish was borrowed from a courier to garnish cabbage. The servant then returns the meat to the owner, revealing the ruse.
A historical note describes Jeremiah Mason, famed American lawyer, famed for exposing weaknesses. In a cross examination, Mason pressed a witness who had testified to hearing his client make a crucial statement, prompting cautious replies as the statement was challenged.
A London World quote imagines a century hence where old age is suffered like today’s preventable illnesses. A man at the Twenty-first Century club would reply he has “been seedy” and just returned from an aeroplane trip to shake off old age.
Great Yarmouth in England features Kitty Witches Row, possibly the world’s narrowest built up street. Its maximum width is fifty six inches with only twenty nine inches between wall and wall at the entrance, and the town hosts many such tight lanes.
A London Globe quip says Flavia Filipps is the most remarkable girl, noted for her strict hat-spending limits. The joke asks what special respect grants this praise, citing her thrift as unmatched by milliners worldwide.
Describes deer diet including grains grasses and weeds. Stresses need for abundant clear water. Notes fencing as a major expense. Mentions fawns born in spring or early summer with does typically one fawn first, then twins or rarely triplets.
British Army Intelligence notes an army order detailing when the anion jack is to be flown. The occasions include anniversaries, Sundays, or when specially requested for saluting purposes, with daily use listed as a separate item.
Humorous medieval style quips circulate about a child imitating its father. A Washington Star snippet notes an exchange about a baby and a nickel. A Chicago Record-Herald remark teases that complaint about luck never wins confidence.
A quip from the Wellington Free Lance jokes about the extreme sensitivity of some women to the sound of rustling silk, asserting that no women are more nervous than those affected by it.
The New York Telegram quotes a comment describing Tie as a man who keeps every word, while noting he stammers, creating a clash between debater style and stuttering speech. The exchange paints Tie as precise but speech challenged.
A pupil whispers that the teacher is a regular duffer. The professor asks for a reply and replies with a brief, amused prompt to speak up. Pathfinder quotes capture a moment of classroom banter and mutual misread.
A humorous dialogue shows Mrs Henpeck asking what her husband would do if she died and he jokes about going crazy and not remarrying. The quip ends with a rechazo about remarriage. The line appears in the St Paul Pioneer Press.
A fragment from Stray Stories contrasts a woman's reaction to secrets with a man's view. Sparks notes a woman reveals everything when told a secret, while Parks jokes a woman has only two views: misworth keeping or too good to keep.
A humorous dialogue from Harper's Weekly features a barber and a customer named Rastus. The exchange centers on a cut described as silk for fifteen cents, reflecting period humor about race and grooming.
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