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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
7
The Marion Rebekah lodge organized a Friday and Saturday show called The Pike at Odd Fellows Hall. The vaudeville act and Hagenbeck's animals drew crowds, with ten cent admission and about 150 dollars gross. Funds benefited the library, as 125 dollars was turned over, despite expenses.
A Timotieff is noted for a dog that could calculate. The dog buried 26 bones, ate 25, then later dug up and ate the last bone. A half tame nightingale is described as refusing less than three beetles, taking three and flying away. Birds count eggs and numbers in the tale.
A historic medical note advises treating a dry burn by saturating a soft cloth with the remedy and applying it, then covering with cotton batting or flannel and securing. It also lists bland oils and fats as soothing options and suggests soft powders or dressings for scalds, using saturated soda for steam burns.
Cotton handkerchiefs issued to French soldiers display sanitary rules for march and campaign. They are decorated with medallions showing officers of all ranks and uniforms, enabling a private to identify an officer’s grade at a glance.
Tilden Bros explains a Gold Bond stamp program redeemable only in their store. A book of 500 stamps equals 50 dollars in purchases and can be redeemed for up to 200 dollars in merchandise at regular prices with cash remaining for higher priced items.
A high naval official recalls a grim Civil War tale of a young woman who visited hospital wards with fruits flowers and tracts. A soldier on her rounds laughed wildly after she passed, then explained his humor from a tract on the sin of dancing while both legs were shot off.
The Marquise de Crequy recalls court splendor and shortages at Versailles. Kings wore ermine robes while fur ran scarce and Louis XIV faced catskin mantles at his coronation. The Duchesse de la Ferté dazzled observers with disdainful eyes and a vanity about never blowing her nose, dabbing it with cambric.
Daniel Fisher, briefly Franklin's secretary, notes in a diary a harsh portrait of Franklin's wife. He mentions her sitting on a neighbor's floor and her claimed humility contrasting with perceived airs of freedom. The passage mocks her lament over misfortunes.
The passage compares neatly bound shelves to soldiers in parade, stressing that distinct book identifiers aid memory. It argues readers recall titles by appearance, and that uniform bindings hinder recognition except within an author's own works. It cites St. Nicholas on this idea.
A Japanese woman uses sleeve movements and a fan to convey unspoken messages to admirers. She signals acceptance or rejection through precise motions of her kimono ends and fan, a nuanced social education in conducting flirtation.
The text describes Ojibway mothers who replace a lost child with a doll. They cradle it with feathers or tie remaining toys and clothing to the cradle board. Regarded as unlucky, the dolls symbolize the dead child and aid its journey to paradise until it is grown.
Many sects are known by nicknames once coined in derision. Epithets like Methodism and Quaker evolved into honorable names as the groups adopted the terms. Ranter originally mocked, but its use waned as it gained respectability.
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a wife praising her husband for securing a revolver in the office safe. The captain says burglars cannot reach it, expressing relief that the men of the company provided protection.
A National Magazine quote recalls that Ulysses S. Grant seldom relit cigars after pondering them, while William Sherman and George Meade are noted for volatile language, highlighting the contrast in their smoking habits during the Civil War era.
A brief quip notes Mrs Weddin earned a BA two years ago and has now taken a higher degree MA in the school of life. The remark appears in a Philadelphia Eveinings Record item.
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