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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
6
The peanut goes by many names from ground pea and goober in Virginia to ground nut earth nut Manila nut pinidar and jornut elsewhere. Scientifically Arachis hypogaea the peanut is a legume with universal appeal and consistent virtues.
A Philadelphia Telegraph tale recalls a physician who hires a servant with old habits. He asks Bridget to clean grease stained windows using a new chamois skin, only to find the windows still dirty when he returns. Bridget brings the chamois, and the doctor learns his wife had sent home tripe, not the chamois.
A white cat with four kittens favors the black one named Sooty. In a drawing room with humans and a Newfoundland, the cat hides the black kitten under furniture to protect it from the dog, while the other white kittens are left to follow. The tale notes the black kitten’s color grants it unusual care, unlike the popular black sheep.
Holland known as North and South Holland forms part of northern Netherlands. The provinces lie on land reclaimed from the sea and protected by vast dikes. Occupied by Batavi in Caesar’s time, then part of Gallia Belgica, later under Austria. Ruled by counts under the German empire in medieval times. It briefly became a Dutch republic and was made a kingdom in 1806 with Louis Bonaparte named king.
A Chicago Post quote features a man who aims to take the wrong side in small disputes. He explains the gag gives his wife a chance to prove him wrong, which she enjoys, and he finds her more tractable on larger issues.
A boy asks to visit Mr Diggles and see his living space. The boy explains his sister said Diggles’s company is not as good as visiting the home, so he assumes the room must be impressive.
In a comic aside from The National Game the swain remarks that a full hand is trumped by a royal flush mounted to the fair maid Hiere a royal flush beats a full hand every time. The line ends with She won.
A brief Exchange note suggests flowers candy or a new book as meaningful tokens to brighten her day and lift mood. The advice emphasizes simple gestures creating happiness and warmth in relationships.
A naval officer recalls two Irish sailors Mike and Barney who after arriving in America quickly understood the Fourth of July. Barney rigs a forward eight pounder with a bucket to mute the blast and the gun roars. Mike disappears chasing a water bucket and is never recovered.
Two neighbors William Jones and John Smith long feuded and competed in court. After a fatal feud culminates, Smith hears the news of Jones’s death and angrily asks what motive lay behind it. The exchange reveals lingering suspicion and distrust between them.
The text describes Papuan physicians using bow and arrow to bleed patients as a cure for diseases. An arrow tipped with a thorn or glass splinter is shot into a vein, claimed to reliably open the vein and trigger recovery. Patients purportedly show no fear, convinced the wound signals healing begins.
The text argues that savages naturally keep their feet turned inward due to unshod feet and forest walking. It claims high heels and boots distort the ankle, while inward toes aid repeated grasping with the foot as a manual aid, making outward toeing impractical.
Caroline Donnett notes in Chautauquan that a Swiss entry fee of 8 francs 40 centimes per wheel for nine bicycles was summed by a official with nine additions. Her quip about adding rather than multiplying reflects humor at bureaucracy and the shifting faith in higher education.
Towne jokes that Miss Gabbil’s claim of being in business means everyone else’s business. Browne confirms, noting she runs a wholesale business, selling scandals at wholesale rates.
A quotation from Uncle Allen Sparks in the Chicago Tribune asserts that familiarity does not always breed contempt. He argues that knowing more about a male’s hind feet increases respect.
A humorous attendance in Cleveland Plain Dealer riffs on a map from Albany sending a cent to a conscience fund. The quip notes the need for a sensitive conscience and plays on words with penny and vanity.
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