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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
10
A French writer describes a parrot named Polly showing an association of ideas in a laboratory test. Polly learns to sequence words ladder climb cupboard to obtain hempseed, proving cognitive linkages beyond mere trained responses.
A reflective critique describes a man who starved his mind while pursuing wealth. He saved money yet neglected enjoyment, social ties, and personal growth, becoming trapped by routine and vocation. The piece laments postponed happiness as a delusion and urges embracing simple pleasures.
Mrs Newed requests cheese but finds it full of holes. The grocer confirms the holes are normal, prompting her to refuse payment for a pound of cheese that supposedly contains a half pound of holes.
Frederick Robertson of Bright on, a famed preacher admired by Tennyson, visited and Tennyson recalled feeling as if his heart of mystery was being plucked. He admitted he discussed nothing but beer during the call.
In a measured dialogue Mr Seekton notes he never spoke hastily to his wife. She responds with gentleness, acknowledging his restraint and suggesting no hasty decisions were made.
An old Parisian beggar explains a code of rules guiding his alms. He ignores passersby who have dined or are stout, but targets those about to dine or moving together, especially in grand uniforms or seeking government favor, in exchange for small bribes.
A Philadelphia Press anecdote recalls a downtown church where a new hymn debuts. After services, an organ blower asks the organist how the hymn went, confessing nerves since he has never played that hymn before, and receiving a reassuring reply.
A shopkeeper explains to a mother that her son was too strong for the job as he violated office rules and damaged furniture during a brief two day tenure. The exchange highlights the clash between vigor and discipline in a small-town business.
A guard and accomplice debate their failed break in as one notes the resident is a lawyer. The exchange reveals no loot recovered and the burglars concede poor luck. The dialogue captures a crime scene moment with tense, clipped humor.
Ames Iowa city council resolves to lay an eight inch storm sewer from the Rubb drain near lot two to the center of Sycamore Street east of Duff Street. The drain runs across lots nine and ten and Kingsbury addition with grading and tile. Land condemnation and costs follow legal provisions. meeting set for December 7 1903 to discuss the resolution.
The Ames Iowa City Council approves a resolution to lay a storm sewer from Duff and North to Douglass and across Park, with 12 inch and 10 inch drain tiles. Costs mostly by abutting property assessments, city funds cover street and alley crossings and catch basins. Public notice ordered for December 7, 1903.
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