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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
3
The article explains that concave spherical mirrors form a definite focal point only up to an eight to ten degree angular aperture. With larger apertures, edge rays focus nearer the surface, creating a continuum of focal points visible on a reflecting sheet. It notes caustics by reflection and gives observations using candlelight on cups or milk.
The article describes fierce deep sea fishes, including a black swallower that devours prey ten times its size, another species that is mostly mouth lying in ooze, a sharklike eel, and several nearly black or blind varieties. Each species is eaten by the next larger one in the sunless caves below.
They are easier and more pleasant to take and their effect is gentler and so agreeable that one hardly realizes that it is produced by medicine. They move the bowels and improve the appetite and aid digestion. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by all druggists.
Landor notes Tagbanoua musicians on Palawan use the nose to play wind instruments. The lantul reed flute has two holes and a nose piece. the nostrils seal with a finger while the left nostril is pressed. The nose is broad and expanded, enabling sweet and melodic nose tones and even trills.
An acquaintance recalls a prominent London lecturer as a demanding guest of a Liverpool merchant. He requested impossible abstainer dishes and liquids, disturbed by clocks’ ticking, paraded at night, woke and locked the servants, then returned to bed.
The piece describes how ancient victors decorated doorposts with skulls, noting that while civilization reduced this practice, stone balls remain on gateposts as a relic. In parts of Africa skulls still serve as decorations, with whole villages showing such grotesque doorpost adornments.
The article explains budget travel in France with affordable lodging and meals. It notes that in Normandy and most regions except Savoy and the Riviera a tramp can live on about 7 francs a day, 1.40 dollars, by staying in auberges and smaller hotels for 30 cents a night and meals for similar prices.
Dr Eldridge Green described a hypnotism test with a strong willed patient who refused sleep yet woke at 5 AM to send a postcard. The doctor had stated she would wake and write despite her wishes, and she did send the note as proof.
Testimony from Rev. Jno S Cox of Wake Arkansas reports twelve years suffering from Yellow Jaundice ended after using Electric Bitters. He says medicines failed until this remedy, recommended for liver kidney trouble stomach disorder and debility, with L M Bosworth guaranteeing it. Price 50 cents.
An astronomer predicts Martian green patches will outlast Earthly moonscapes and that Amazon forests near the east coast of South America are nearly extermination proof. He notes one thousand plant forms per acre and rapid regrowth after neglect, with vegetation reclaiming abandoned fields.
Mrs Nagge greets an old acquaintance after years apart. She notes the familiar dress as they reconnect, recalling a chance encounter lost to time. The brief dialogue highlights memory and recognition in a quiet domestic vignette.
A short exchange shows Mr Staylate dismissing disputes as tedious while Miss Weary agrees, both signaling weary attitudes toward society at a quiet social event.
Mrs. Palmer of Cordova Iowa says her child suffered severe croup and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promptly gave relief. She notes many mothers share this view and want no other remedy for their children. For sale by all druggists.
In the exchange Tess boasts of being a keen listener while Jess confirms she is a fluent listener. The dialogue centers on talkativeness and interest in hearing oneself speak.
Le Quinn of Cavendish Vermont faced chronic constipation when a robbery of his health occurred. Dr King’s New Life Pills supposedly broke into his problem and arrested it, leaving him cured. The product claims a guaranteed cure and is sold for 25 cents at L M Bosworth’s Drug Store.
The laborer consumes 9 pounds of cheese and 15 pounds of butter with 9 to 12 gallons of milk annually. Artisans use 11 pounds cheese and 12 gallons milk, butter same as laborer. Upper class drinks 31 gallons milk, 10.1 pounds cheese, 41 pounds butter yearly, more than six times milk and three times butter of laborers.
The article notes an 1825 Scottish statute declaring futeball unprofitable for the realm and defense, with the law described as still on the statute book. It cites an earlier 1426 statute permitting authorities to arrest imprison and execute Egyptians or gypsies.
A Sunday school class discussed sacraments and the sacrament of matrimony. A seven year old startled the teacher by replying that matrimony is not necessary for salvation but would be sinful to neglect if a favorable opportunity arose.
A playful exchange has Mr. New rich defending his choice to eat dinner in shirt sleeves while Matilda criticizes his attire. He notes she dresses without sleeves and questions the fairness of her scolding.
A five year old, Edith, visited a dentist for a painful tooth and at prayers that night her mother heard her say forgive us our debts as we forgive our dentists. The line blends innocence with religious phrasing in a family moment.
A street scene quip contrasts love and brains while an old bachelor explains the saying. An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for weak digestion and ends with a sales line.
A man on a station platform frets over a dollar found in his pocket. He fears his wife slipped it in to test him and worries whether to confess or risk her taking the money. The New York Press notes his anxious dilemma.
A landlubber at sea describes a squid as about one foot long with pale tan coloring and darker spots. He notes a parrot like beak, snakelike tentacles, and a spearhead tail, observes a colorless fright reaction, and recalls dropping the creature overboard.
A romantic girl laments to George that he should prove his love with knightly bravery. He retorts that marriage is settled at $20 a week and he asks for patience, framing their engagement in practical terms.
In a brief exchange in Boston Tran script, Harry remarks the veil improves Jane. Jane finds the remark not flattering yet notes the pleasing aspect of the way the thought was delivered.
Eva and Ciss discuss a broken resolution and Harold, sparked by a telephone call. A distant exchange hints at social pressure. A different speaker laments imminent hunger, while a gruff citizen claims no help is coming.
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