Nature’s Mistakes in Gems and Wine Value
Nature’s imperfections create beauty and value in gems and wine. Emeralds gain color from excess chromium oxide, diamonds show red or blue hues from foreign substances, rubies arise from chromic impurities, and opals owe luster to cracks. Even rare bank shells and Johannisberg wine fetch high sums due to minute natural deviations.
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Nature
India
Kandy
Ceylon
Baron Rothschild
Schloss Johannisberg
Johannisberg
Rhine
Gold leaf turns green when viewed through light
A curious optical effect shows gold leaf appearing green by transmission. When laid on glass and held to light, the thin sheet becomes semitransparent and leek green, though reflected light keeps its brilliant yellow hue.
Memory Forgets No Time In Old Man Blowitt Tale
A playful exchange notes Waggs praising Blowitt for a remarkable memory. Naggs responds with wonder, remarking he remembers many things that never happened. The brief cartoonish line captures a humorous memory gag from a Chicago Record-Herald page.
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Waggs
Blowitt
Naggs
Chicago Record-Herald
A Sale of Warts A Juvenile Trick From Chicago Record-Herald
A traveling man narrates a wart transfer tale to illustrate a theory about warts disappearing when not thought of. A newsboy’s hands are covered with warts after a boy buys them from Carrotty Mike, transferring them to the traveling man’s son who ends with a hand full of fake warts. The prank is recounted as a cautionary fable.
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Teddie Stearns
Cub
Chicago Record-Herald
Sir Christopher
Sister Teresa
Carus
Isle of
Mull
Cinderella
Callings From Fiction: Quotes On Love And Judgement
A collage of aphorisms from fiction explores marriage, perception, and gender. Notable lines address knowing a partner, the cost of intellect, and the gap between imagination and reality in relationships. The passages reflect varied perspectives on romance and human insight.
The Ideal Proofreader for a Small Printshop
An anonymous writer argues the ideal proofreader should be an accomplished printer and language expert with humor, exact knowledge, and broad local familiarity. He stresses the ability to scent errors, know the truth, and untangle misreported local details.
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New York
Beecher Tricks Offuproar With Clock Gaffe
During a heated address Mr Beecher was interrupted by a crowing noise from the gallery. He paused, checked his watch and quipped that morning had begun, noting the lower animals possess infallible instincts. Laughter followed as he resumed.
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Mr. Beecher
Sle
Do Not Drink Water During Meals Says Authorities
During meals limit fluids to one glass to aid digestion. An eminent authority recommends hot water before meals, especially in the morning, to cleanse the stomach. This guidance from Ladies' Home Journal cautions against excessive ice water during dining.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
A good friend is nearest relation says Pittsburg Dispatch
An old Pittsburg Dispatch quotation notes friendship as kinship's closest tie and asserts that a true friend often mirrors or surpasses family bonds in value and closeness.
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Pittsburg
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Ames Lodge
C. F. Ames
Odd Fellows Hall
R. T. Sisson
Gust Vallatt
N. G
M’carthy & Lee
Ames
Iowa
J. F. Martin
First National Bank
Nevada
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Edward M. McCall
Fitchpatrick & McCall
Attorneys-At-Law
Opera Block
MO. H. Williams
Budd Block
Ames, Iowa
Eighmy
F. W
W. E. Harriman
Hamilton Block
Thurston
C. A. Dunts
Clark M. Proctor
C. L. Proctor
D. O
Mutual
H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton's
E. F. Posegate
Gossard & Taylor
W.m.greeley
Henry Wilson
A. S. Needham
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Ark
F. Bell
Roland
A. K. Banks
Ates
Madeenage
Burt Kooser
Meredith
F. L. Meredith
Miller's
Palace Livery and Sale Stable
Depot
Geo, Nichols
Milwaukee Exposition
North-Western
Chicago & North- Western R’y
Murphy
Loughran & Bauer's
Henry Ward Beecher
Peal Medicine Co
Cleve
Tlden & Loughran Drugcists
J. B. Kooser Read & Read
W.C. MelIntire
Tilden Bros. & Co
Anna Cupps Wing’s
C. R. Colyer
C. R. Colyer’s Restaurant
North Side
East Main St
O. N. Bauge
Ames and Vicinity
R. H. McCarthy
Lowa
The
People’s Popular Grocery
T. J. Miller & Son’s
Popular Grocery
J.B. Kooser & Co
China
J. B. Kooser & CO
Loughran
Bauer
Chrus Aes
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