Accrobatic Confession Stuns Parishioners
A young man confesses to an acrobatry income and then turns himself inside out to prove the claim. A wary priest is stunned by the display while an onlooking old woman fears a deadly penance.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
11
The Parchment Tearers
A succinct verse reflecting on reform and change as old creeds crumble beneath upheaval. The speaker embraces upheaval, denouncing stagnation and urging action to tear down outdated rulers and systems without fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Senate
Lowell
Melinda Gets Higher Pay Then Refuses Work
In a domestic vignette from Lippincott's, Melinda gains a raise to five dollars a week for washing at home, then refuses to wash claiming the five dollar gals do not do washing, revealing a class and labor tension in the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melinda
Lippincott’s
Ministeric voyage on the loch ends with cautionary plea
A Scotch minister steers a boatload of ladies toward a landing on a Highland loch. A squall bursts and steering grows difficult when a girl yells, asking where they are going. The minister, frustrated, warns her to sit and remain still, saying that will verra much de-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leddy
One Point of View on the Senate by Bart Kennedy
The passage reflects on the senate and its loyalty to the people through a comic anecdote about Mary Miles. It contrasts Kennedy's view with a personal tale of Mary and her soldier husband in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Kennedy
Senate
Mary Miles
Mary
India
Charlie
The Audience Agreed With Him
An English orator rose to speak and announced his long life before a roaring crowd. The audience shouted hear hear and laughter surged as the aspirant for political honors resumed his seat.
Nantucket Vessel Hints Hidden Sand Treasure
Sailors report a Nantucket craft using sand ballast to hide a reef or hill as a sounding test. Captain Bunk er, ill in his cabin, directed inspecting the lead. The mate doubted and dropped the lead in ballast, prompting the captain to declare Nantucket sunk and over Tupper's Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Bunker
Nantucket
Tupper's Hill
Praying Man Keeps Kneeling After Pig Theft
A story about an elderly colored man who steals a pig and prays all night for forgiveness. His wife awakens to find him still praying as dawn breaks, while he explains to the Lord his struggle with the theft. A Tennessee traveler then chats with an elderly woman watching children near a cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eph
Eph
Riah
Apostle
Epistle
Tennessee
Old Woman Names Children from Bible Passages
In dialect speech a parent instructs his sons to come forward and announces the boys’ names. The elder notes the children are named by Bible figures Apostle Paul and Epistle Peter, reflecting religious naming traditions.
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Apostle Paul
Peter
Beggar at Ferry Questions Rift Across River
A suburbanite refuses spare change to a beggar and is asked why it matters which river side he stands on. The exchange highlights concern and empathy on a simple street encounter. Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott's
He Recognized Them Faces Forty Years After War
Private John Allen of Mississippi watched a Grand Army of the Republic parade and mused that he knew many backs from the Civil War era. Senator Mason of Illinois asked if he recognized faces after forty years. Allen replied that he recognized backs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen
Mississippi
Grand Army of the Republic
Allen
Mason
Illinois
The Signature Was Good and the Dismissal Pass
A story recalls Governor Gilmore of New Hampshire writing a letter to a section boss that bore only the date and his signature. The boss mistook it for a pass, read aloud the date, and continued in the same job, believing it a valid sign from Gilmore. John kept his section post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
New Hampshire
Concord
John
Humorous Anecdotes From Daily Life And Misunderstandings
A collection of brief comic vignettes from everyday scenes. A Boston kindergarten gum incident, a colored bank tale, an Irishman restaurant plea for fish, and a mistaken surgical note spark lighthearted social observations.
Declining a Manuscript in Chinese Editorial Tone
A Chinese newspaper editor declines a manuscript with a formal archaic opening praising a celestial brother, then condemns the author as a dependent seeking favor and charity from the paper, signaling rejection of publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Manuscript Praise Sparks Humble Sequel to Royal Standards
A noble envoy extols a manuscript as a masterpiece beyond compare. They vow to print only works equal to it, yet concede no such comparison will be possible for 10,000 years. They return the manuscript, beg forgiveness, and offer obeisance to its author.
Boy Warns Bowlegged Man Near the Fire
An English boy narrates his uneasy sighting of a bowlegged man by a hot fire. Unable to stay silent, the boy cautions him to move away, saying the man is warpin.
The Loan Was Returned In Curious Nickel Theft
A young woman slips a five cent piece to a stout man in a car. The nickel travels along his spine as she tries to reclaim it. Willie explains his mother saves nickels for a dollar to buy more cod liver oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Humorous Tidbits From Old Time Newspaper Snippets
A collection of joked anecdotes from Harper’s Weekly and era witticisms. A businessman recalls a two telephones issue and an embarrassed new office boy. a senate misprint prompts Tillman quip. a coin-throwing gent helps a borrower. misheard patient notes in a druggist scrapbook. and a Scotland inn barometer quip about Dugald’s glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Scotland
Dugald
Such Is Fame. A Dickens line about an undertaker and fame
A London New piece recounts a learned correspondent recalling an exchange with an elderly witness. When naming herself as Mrs Bardell from Gravesend she is asked if she knew Charles Dickens. She replies by clarifying the undertaker joke and the fate of fame.
Icebergs as Economic Workers and Climate Shapers
Alfred Sidney Johnson in World Today notes iceberg deposits aid seabed formation from Labrador to Fundy, creating fishing banks that support cod and herring fisheries. Bergs temper climate interior North America, enabling a vital global productive industry and livelihoods for sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Bay of Fundy
North America
Alfred Sidney Johnson
Electric Bitters Proven To Aid Aged and Weak
A Dublin Georgia reader praises Electric Bitters for an eighty year old mother in good health after three years of use. The letter claims benefits for female weakness and general vitality, with promises of stomach liver and kidney relief. Fifty cent bottle guarantee cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Brunson
Dublin
How Prisoners Read Surreptitious Newspapers
A New York Press report quotes a prison chaplain lamenting inmates reading secret papers. Prisoners hide pages against cell doors beneath peepholes and work with a dustpan and brush while peering through the gap as guards make rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
One Man Blamed Mother-in-law in Domestic Case
Magistrate chides man for blaming his mother in law after he tries to dodge responsibility for beating his wife. The bench questions chivalry and recalls a virtuous mother-in-law as the man stares in disbelief. The elderly observer cites a punchline about Adam. Afflicted with sore eyes for 33 years, P C Earls credits Chamberlain's Salve with restoring sight after six years of blindness. Judisch Bros. sell the salve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
London Globe
Chamberlain
P. C. Earls
Cynthiana Ky
Chamberlan
Judisch Bros
Not Good Twice Lincoln Story Acknowledges Re election
A visitor praises Lincoln for broad support to seek a second term. Lincoln replies with a fable about an Illinois farmer who tries blasting but cannot get his powder to fire, concluding it would not go off because it had been shot before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Illinois
A Sailors Quip Reflects Travel Time on the City of
In a New York Press anecdote a passenger complains the City of arrives late, while an Irish traveler replies that the distance remains unchanged and travelers enjoy a longer sea voyage for their money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
New York Press
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Somerville
Ladies’ Home Journal
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Bob
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Bob Evans
New England
Docther
Toxyn
Sike
F. H. Waters
Bakers Jewelry Store
Ames, Iowa
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s
Mutual
Iowa
C. W. Payne, M. D
EAI
Ertinys
Boone, Iowa
T. J. Fentown
W. E. Harriman
McWilliam
B. G. Dyer, M. D
Groves
E. F. Posegate
Ames
Daniel McCarthy
Luke
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys At Law
Story County Bank
Peffers
E. le
Peffer
Peffer Medical Association
Chicago
U.S
Joel E. Cagwin
Heath Revevo
Royal Medicine CO
Marine Bidg
Gamble Drug Company
Bright
Joel E., Cagwin Ames
OWA
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