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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
6
Baptist pastor Rev. Fowle engages the congregation with provocative topics. Last Sabbath he preached on The Scarlet Letter and this Sunday he will discuss The Philosopher of the Big Stick to stir interest among the faithful.
Regular meeting of Ames Camp No 4658 Modern Woodmen of America scheduled for Friday evening October 8th at the local lodge. Members urged to attend and participate in upcoming community service plans.
Dr and Mrs M H Kelso rejoice over the arrival of a little daughter Saturday morning at their home. Mrs Henry May, long confined, visits downtown for the first time in months amid health struggles.
The record lists numerous payments including chairs freight dues and advertising costs. Items show totals such as 302 15 for Chautauquan ads, 467.50 tent rentals, 577.53 lights, and labor wages across multiple members and suppliers. Net cost after receipts is 6232 95 with a balancing 1042 43.
The Medical Journal challenges the need for frequent baths describing health benefits of air exposure for the skin. It notes Canadians thriving without full baths, warns against ice cold baths, and suggests a brisk body rub with a towel as a substitute when water is scarce.
An explorer from Tripoli recounts opposition from wandering tribes across the Sahara led by the Touaregs. The veiled desert dwellers inspire debate about descent from crusaders as Felix Dubois notes. Secrecy hangs over the region as Touaregs loom as oppressors and masters.
Described is the Touareg custom of facial veils worn full time for hygiene and protection, making wearers unrecognizable when veils are on. The text notes bans on removal during meals and the tribe’s view of theft as natural, with proverbs about stealing like water on sand. It links Timbuktu’s origin to this people.
A dean recalls a Maine story of an old man named Thomas who kept a colt raised in a box stall. The impatient colt swam a river to reach the barnyard for water, illustrating a curious memory linked to a camp incident.
In a Springfield Massachusetts letter to the Republican, the writer reflects on how even seasoned English speakers struggle with London street talk and notes the Daily Mail as the most popular sensational journal, nicknamed the Dily Mile, among others.
The camera records time in thousandths of a second capturing fast motions, weather, birds, and animals in sharp relief. It reveals details invisible to the eye, including aged documents, skin changes, and hidden diseases. X rays and night photography extend vision, and lightning is captured as vivid trails.
The narrative describes Japan as crowded with small farms often under an acre, each field growing different crops such as sprouting barley, vetch, lamp oil grass, and mustard. Vivid scenery includes azaleas roadside, camellia trees, white plaster houses, red tile roofs, and kimono clad girls in doorways, creating a colorful rural panorama.
Lucian recounts Alexander the Great era figure who after learning medicine and magic from Apollonius uses a tame giant snake and a linen head to pose as a prophet. He stages miracles in Pella, claiming the god Aesculapius appeared, amassing wealth and power before his death. The fate of the snake remains unknown.
George MacAdam recalls travels with friends and a magical lantern to a land of primary colors. The vivid memories contrast with later experiences, hinting at youthful wonder and exploration through playful imagery.
A Louisville Times note quotes a town housewife praising her maid of all work for cheerful care and generosity. The piece highlights how bright treatment cultivates devoted service, leaving the owner to manage only one helper despite broader servant issues.
Sir Beerbohm Tree and Wilson Barrett staged Flamlet in London near each other. A noted wit praised Tree's Hamlet as funny without vulgarity, while Barrett's Hamlet was vulgar without being funny.
A brief quarrel quoted from the Houston Post shows a wife claiming she made her husband what he is and he conceding the debt to her. The exchange ends with a sharp rebuke.
A proverb from Uncle Eben contrasts pride and caution in dealing with temptation. The Washington Star quotes the line about answering a gold brick circular and the error of thinking one can outpace Satan.
A neighbor killed a pig and hung its cuts in a shed. The neighbor's pork chop was carried home by Mrs. Harrington's cat. The told minister how the cat miraculously brought the chop and how it recalled Holy Writ.
A design for an upholstered front gate features a cushioned footboard and soapstone supports with an adjustable inside step to align with a mustache line. If the gate is occupied at 10 30 p m an iron hand from a gate post grips the man by the left ear and guides him home while the girl can delay this action.
Popular Mechanics notes a vast network of fixed searchlights along Gibraltar's rock bottom that reveal any ship passing by day or night. A moving beam tracks the vessel, prompting officers to determine its intent before allowing passage.
A retired tailor jokes that clothing shaped his life, while a lawyer's clerk adds humor about suits and career paths, reflecting on identity tied to attire.
A Philadelphia Record humor column quotes a witty exchange about taking something from nothing. The wise remark about removing conceit triggers a counterpoint from a simple mug in a lighthearted street scene.
The article endorses a diet to reduce uric acid for rheumatism and stresses water intake and bowel care. It cites Massachusetts General Hospital's plan including graham or brown bread, milk, eggs, vegetables, fresh fish, butter, cheese, and alkaline waters, while avoiding red meat, starch, potatoes, white bread, and sugars. A hot bath at night is suggested.
The taker drops as if shot and I'el in sensible for some time. Those more accustomed to it are highly excited, dancing and singing as if mad. The effect soon subsides. Other tribes use it to repel ague during the wet season.
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation contrasts money with non monetary deeds. It notes that while money cannot do everything, many others are already handling those tasks, raising a question of personal limits.
A traveler recalls a rapid two day visit to Rorze. The wife shops, the daughter visits picture galleries, and the narrator samples meals at various restaurants. In the evenings the family compares notes on their experiences.
A quoted pair from a Philadelphia Record item contrasts the proverb safety in numbers with the saying too many cooks spoil the broth, illustrating mixed wisdom in a concise feature.
An advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for relief from persistent coughing. It claims the product cures coughs and is sold by all dealers.
Mrs Norton Sutton of Washington D C mentions her four year experience with Cole's Hot Blast Range praising its fuel savings and value. She notes monthly coal cost stayed under a dollar fifty and calls the range exceptionally economical and effective for bakers.
Native groups along the Amazon river use pareca a snuff from seeds of a plant. When a bout of pareca is taken the user becomes highly intoxicated and then continues to use the snuff. The effects of pareca are described as violently intoxicating.
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