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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
6
A passage from Cham bers Journal describes a grand Yorkshire pie recipe using turkey goose fowl pigeon hare and wild game with four pounds of butter and a thick crust. The piece also includes a scene from Illustrated Bits about doctors discussing a patient and a gossiping observer slipping away.
A townsman Mr M T Swelhead voices caution on proposed curriculum reforms after studying local and foreign programs. He says he will not push radical change without more time and scrutiny. The remark is echoed in a London Telegraph note noting the speaker’s precise wording.
Description of the refining process from the St. Louis Republic outlines dissolving raw sugar to SG 1.25, lifting to upper floors, heating to 210 F, adding lime milk to neutralize acids, filtering through cloth bags and bone black, then vacuum boiling to 140 degrees to crystallize sugar. It notes best white sugar results from this thorough method, while poorer grades use an incomplete method.
Colonel Alexander Gardner recounts a stay in Asia where he faced a Russian spy accusation. Three world travelers examined him for identity, and when asked if he could travel by land from America to England he answered no, proving his American status.
Two elderly sisters who had lived together present a contrast in temperaments. The kind sister dies suddenly while the other remains, her sharp temper and forbidding appearance noted as the narrative unfolds.
Dr Henry Smith Williams explains gravitation's vast influence on the world. The force moves every rock fragment toward the earth's center, causes rivers and winds, and slowly rounds mountains while mixing and sorting soils until all returns to the sea bed. Appleton's.
A south side hostess hosts friends and a curious observer notes a guest’s package. A joking debate over ownership of items follows until laughter saves the moment and the hostess. A playful warning that guests might now lift the grand piano without remark.
A celebrated music critic married years ago publicly challenged the organist at his own wedding. He produced a worn Lohengrin score and corrected the seventeenth bar and andante appoggiatura. The organist then played correctly, pleasing the critic and the wedding party.
A historical note explains elephants fear mice and chacanas a tiny native rodent. It describes stampedes caused by mice in hay and chacanas living near berry bushes denting elephant trunks, leading to injury and death. It claims elephants react to mice in captivity, believing danger is present.
Anna B. Foley advises violin care emphasizing cleaning after playing to remove resin and dust. She warns against oil polishing and advocates barley cleaning through f holes, and using high quality Italian strings protected by olive or almond oil to preserve tone. Spare strings should be stored in oil paper in a sealed container.
The article portrays Lord Whitworth as a gracious gentleman and sharp wit in English diplomacy. It recalls his near sword encounter with Napoleon at the Tuileries and a Russian court anecdote where he parries Empress's question about M. Adair with a pun linking grand seigneur and blood letter.
An old circus man cites Everybody's Magazine in claiming circus performers are the most moral people on earth. He notes two centuries without domestic scandal or divorce among couples from recognized circus families, saying cases involve outsiders.
Conversation notes a patient asking a doctor if he treats himself when ill. The doctor replies he would call in a colleague for proper care, indicating reliance on peer treatment rather than self care. The quote highlights medical professionalism and entanglement of self diagnosis.
The piece discusses how pungent odors arise from gases like hydrogen sulfide and tellurium. It notes risks of highly concentrated prussic acid and selenium’s effect on olfactory nerves. Historical anecdotes include Berzelius and a physician using tellurium affecting a patient’s breath.
A southern man, named George Washington Shin topp, faces a courtroom accusation of stealing a neighbor's chickens. The judge cites a feather bundle found in the yard before Christmas, and Shin topp insists the feathers prove his innocence since his wife plucked the chickens only after Christmas. The exchange showcases a humorous defense with dialect speech.
London Mail reports Cooke hid in a barrel to sneak into a front row seat during Macbeth. A barrel scene misfired as thunder apparatus rolled on stage the barrel burst, startling the witches and drawing roaring laughter from the audience.
The passage paints a crowded station waiting room as a warm, forgiving refuge for shipwrecked lives and drifting women. It notes derelicts hopeful for a turn, newspapers left behind, and the craft of deception to dodge scrutiny by a vigilant station detective.
The article explains the ranking system of marksmen with targets at 200, 300, 500, 600 and 1,000 yards. A marksman requires 98 of 150, a sharpshooter 160 of 200 plus high totals in skirmish to reach 225, and an expert must also score 40 of 50 at 300 yards and 35 of 50 at 1,000 yards.
A bystander notes a heated altercation in a village inn while the landlord explains a large man avoids conflict to secure a mayoral bid this year. The remark underscores local politicking and rivalries.
A quoted exchange contrasts ancient maxim with cautions about following it in life. One speaker warns against applying the theory indiscriminately. The other retorts by imagining a visit to an insane asylum.
A quote from a New York policeman questions why lynchings are rare in the city. He explains the Withers often precede a rope, with patrols on each block and rope procurement delayed by needing cash on delivery.
A humorous exchange hints at marital tension as a man notes his friend's wife looks unhappy with Styles. The witty line suggests discomfort lies with the wife rather than her husband, joking that her boots are the real cause.
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