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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
7
A noted evangelist at a crowded service asked a stout German man if he was a Christian. The man replied Nein Sherman, then clarified he already drives an ice wagon and has no interest in conversion.
A poem by Edith Willis Linn extols an immortal presence linked to love faith beauty and fame. It claims this force outshines earthly passions and sustains even angels in heaven. The speaker ties this essence to the heart of poetry and the sea and river’s rush.
A self conscious young clergyman filled the country church pulpit and asked a deacon for feedback. The deacon, with patient humor, compared the sermon to Sim Peck's first deer hunt, noting he followed tracks but in the wrong direction all day.
Congressman John Sharp Williams recalls meeting a New York merchant in Rome years ago. They ride past King Humbert as all bow, but the merchant refuses, declaring he does not bow to any king. Williams notes the king smiles as his companion remains stiff and proud.
A dialogue excerpt features Mrs O Brien and Mrs Kelly debating ancestry. Mrs Kelly asserts noble Donahue lineage claiming genuine origins and pride in a storied family background. The exchange reflects humor and social status themes from Ladies Home Journal.
While crossing from New Haven to Dieppe Mgr Farley faced a French youth who sneered at religion. The monsignore calmly replied with a twin aim of mercy and humor, noting they are not in Madagascar where priests are hanged with donkeys.
Mrs. Goldwein of Cripple Creek, after a fortune from a strike, founded a country home near Denver. While showing visitors her prize poultry yard, she boasted of the fowls as “all prize fowl” and implied they could lay daily if needed.
A teacher discusses egg incubation and explores alternatives to brooding. A student jokes about placing eggs under a duck, highlighting curiosity about hatching methods.
A visiting minister speaks with a boy digging in a bank on a Sunday. The boy explains he digs for a woodchuck to provide meat for the minister who will dine at his home, showing a child’s practical solution to a family need.
A young countryman courting a city bred damsel sends a marriage proposal by letter and adds a P S requesting a reply by return post because he has somebody else in his eye. The anecdote reflects playful correspondence and social contrasts.
In a hat shop the late James McNeill Whistler stands bareheaded while a clerk tests hats. A man bursts in claiming a hat misfits. Whistler sizes him up and fires a dry retort about the stranger’s coat and trousers.
In a clipped excerpt a speaker confirms marriage to Malone and boasts of a healthy boy, noting neighbors praise the child as the true pride of the family while downplaying other hardships. The passage centers on resilience amid hardship and community perception.
Patrick works in a railroad yard and answers a ringing office phone thinking it is an important call. He asks for a box car and is met with a baffling, slang filled response revealing the misdial. The humorous exchange highlights a child's misinterpretation of adult work routines.
A southern lawyer traveling to Nashville to seek newspaper work finds himself without clients or money as he contemplates returning home. He boards a train bound for Tennessee and faces the immediate challenge of obtaining a ticket from conductors.
A Brooklyn minister denounces bad example urging against Coney Island. A church warden snaps fingers and a member jokes about an umbrella. A Washingtonian laments modern parenting while recalling a boy and a Boston bull named Bootles. A Briton and an American compare social ranks and manners.
During a Maryland husking bee two young people were reported missing. A bystander speculated they were outside, kissing, as a small boy pointed toward the darkness beyond the barn door.
Two Michigan sisters argued over medicine with one backing allopathy and the other homeopathy. When a mother bore twin boys the homeopathic sister hurried in and quipped that the birth would force her sister to listen, illustrating the clash of medical beliefs.
In this account from Charles Dudley Warner, plumbers are praised for sociable, patient demeanor and steady work by the hour. The writer argues hourly pay fosters morality, reduces anxiety, and prevents swearing, contrasting self-gain with service to others.
A dated note reveals a polite gentleman stating his stenographer is a lady and cannot record his harsh thoughts. He adds he cannot express them himself, but suggests the reader can infer the implied rebuke. The remark reflects social manners of the era.
An anecdotal passage recalls Richard Le Galli ennes talking with an English girl on a sunlit August afternoon. He describes rural lanes and lambs in green fields as poets extol innocence and the girl notes lambs are delightful with mint sauce.
A drummer halted at a Montpelier hotel while the Vermont legislature convened. The brief note places the musician in the capital during the session, signaling a lull in official business and local activity surrounding the lawmakers.
An architect told a woman he had visited the great nave of the new church. She replied sharply to avoid naming the man, saying she knew who he meant.
An old inn crowd sits on a porch and lists unlucky days in a jovial monologue. A quiet elder warns against a Monday toothache, Tuesday saw mishap, Wednesday fall, Thursday car accident, Friday loss, Saturday bite, and Sunday missed dinner.
Justice Harlan is introduced to a well known New York businessman at the Metropolitan Club of Washington. The New Yorker boasts his income exceeds $100,000 and says he must spend $80,000 a year to please himself. Justice Harlan comments that it costs too much and isn’t worth it.
A colored preacher explains ordination limits saying a preacher must have a tex and stick to it while an exhorter can branch. He notes his own path as an exhorter avoids ordination duties. An accompanying congregant asks about the change and receives the explained rationale.
A columnist cites a humorous anecdote from Edmondo de Amicis about a young passenger on a Genoa to Buenos Aires voyage. The steward tells her they cross the tropic of Cancer and she responds with eager anticipation to see something at last.
A Harper's Magazine passage argues that the phrase dignity of labor applies to all work, even ant labor. It notes that an ant hill contains workers of all ages from young workers to seasoned veterans.
A cockney visitor in Ireland asks a native the meaning of nothing. The reply playfully fires back that the answer lies where the tourist’s brains should be, delivering a sharp local retort.
A report from Pearson's Weekly notes a perilous moment during a tour in the mountains. John nearly got engaged in a risky situation but fell at the last moment, escaping serious harm. Michael remarks the incident was precious close but avoids catastrophe.
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