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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
5
The piece traces how long sleeves and tight boots signaled aristocratic gentility and labor avoidance across cultures from Chinese bound feet to Roman fashion. It cites William Rufus era styles, Chaucer, Horace Walpole, and Harper's Weekly anecdotes, noting social status tied to not laboring.
An elderly English veteran received lifelong pension payments via his godson’s family. The cabinet minister’s wife pledged to become godmother, adding the pension as a personal payout. The man lived on the stipend, boasting it gave him more pleasure than other income, and died shortly after a payment was due. An executor sought the final receipt from the paying clerk.
Henry Keller praises Richard Mansfield for transforming makeup into a living character. The essay commends his genius in shaping a role from the playwright’s materials, making the actor's inner self visible through performance.
Two patrons linger as a clock nears late hour. A man jokes about burglars while a woman grows weary. A sudden outside noise prompts a hasty exit from Pearson's Weeklies shop.
A discussion notes a realism trend in New York art with praise and criticism. It mentions a absent depiction of an Assyrian bath by a notable painter and references careful detailing such as towels labeled Nebuchadnezzar.
An applicant tells the president that his four years directing a church choir qualify him for the diplomatic corps. The president questions his fitness, while the applicant defends his experience and ambition.
The American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson visited William Wordsworth in England. Wordsworth, resting from travel, began a spontaneous recital in a garden. Emerson later called the moment unlooked for and surprising, noting Wordsworth’s apparent skill at producing double meanings.
An 17th century perspective notes distaste for kissing as a foreign habit and compares greetings across nations. The piece cites etiquette among nobles in Hungary and mentions Paraguay’s etiquette, warning against inappropriate contact and detailing a general rule to kiss the sender first and reserve a kiss for the recipient last.
A missionary surgeon notes Persian belief that a single sneeze signals bad omens. Phe reacts by delaying medicine, travel, or new tasks for at least two hours, saying Sabar amad, a time for waiting. The account observes how superstition shapes daily duties and decisions.
In Nevada a phenomenon occurs where six inch stones placed within two to three feet of each other roll immediately toward a common center and move as a group. Stones are found in bare barren regions in shallow basins where rolling stones gather. The minerals are uncertain, but appear to be lodestone or magnetite.
The article discusses the Agincourt victory as a legend in English lore. It questions the traditional portrayal in Shakespeare and suggests that two leaders allegedly devised a tale to elevate their rulers and miscredit the king's role.
The piece reviews a small town hotel in Moala Liviiprr with rooms measuring 27 by 20 feet and equipped with two electric lamps, bells, and fans. Baths 80 by 12 feet, tiled in colored patterns, white walls, and a long 825 foot corridor connect the rooms. Electric return bells inform guests of service.
A fragment recounts a misadventure with prickly pear fruit in Algiers. Contact caused a painful sting and damaged gloves as a cautionary tale from Home Life on a Strict March, stressing vigilance and a small dog as deterrent.
A fragmentary historical note describes Aleutian natives naming “Jack in the Box Islands” and linking islands to an Asiaward route from Alaska. It mentions a Philadelphia writer’s view, vague drafts about routes and ferries, and references Perry’s 1808 mapping with later separation, plus a Christian Science Monitor mention.
A fragment from a 19th century discussion notes burglars and alarms in daily life. It mentions a famed novelist Sir Walter Scott defending a veteran cracksman and explores theft and vigilance with a curious, antiquated tone.
The Sphynx posed a riddle to Thebans asking which animal has one leg at first forms then two and at feet three feet. Oedipus answered with man who, in infancy crawls on all fours, in adulthood walks on two legs, and in old age uses a staff for support. The answer led to the Sphinx’s death by throwing herself from the citadel.
A fragment shows a dialogue where a young wife questions an older husband about marrying younger. The man replies that sometimes such unions work, noting that some young wives allow the husband to retain influence and care, though the scene remains incomplete.
Maurice Mueterlinck began his literary career with three apparent failures. His first work La Prelude appeared then vanished. A later effort Serres Chaudes sold poorly. La Princesse Malena was printed by hand in a twenty five copy edition. A misstep led to a sharp critique by M. Octave Mithery, awakening the author to public attention.
fragmentary OCR note shows a political figure speaking sternly about residents and lawn care. references to Wasb jarrant and Detected garbled names. provides no clear event, date, or identifiable individuals.
The remark by Jade notes that while Homebody shows interest in his children, his involvement is framed as a personal preference rather than controlling. The line suggests differing views on parental engagement and authority within a family discussion.
A short reflective note on human life driven by the impulse toward higher aims. The fragment cites a Jacob or similar author and touches on ascent and meaning.
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