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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1903
Page
6
A fragmented column blends social commentary on instinctive taste with anecdotes about Lincoln and a young sergeant, the carnation’s history, and a humorous shooting party tale. It muses on first impressions, memory, and humorous misreadings in a dated magazine voice.
A garbled OCR compilation presents disjointed dialogues and captions from varied sources. It mentions campaign funds and politics, theater props, textile manufacture, Yale references, and foreign born residents with noted mortality patterns among British and German groups.
In a crowded chamber the senator faced taunts as he spoke, adjusting his spectacles and maintaining composure. Witnesses recount a tense scene where rivals whispered and a senator’s conduct drew mixed reactions from the audience and colleagues.
The piece outlines a confusion over the term Ierne plate a misused word involving tin metal work. It explains Ierne plate as a sheet of iron or steel coated with an alloy two thirds lead and tin. It notes the name derives from the French trench and discusses the bright plate distinction due to lead content.
A London suburb tale recalls a neighbor with a house museum housing an Indian temple god. When a party offered to burn the image, two women refused. Within two months misfortune struck: one house burned, another woman burned by a fall into fire.
Moritz Gottlie Saphir, a leading journalist and witty figure in Germany, critiqued King Ludwig's poetry sharply. Household Words notes the king ordered him to leave Musith within 24 hours. The court chamberlain asked if he could escape in time, to which Saphir replied he could unless his legs failed, borrowing the king’s feet from the last volume of verse.
A fragmented collection of old newspaper snippets discusses Japanese stable practices for horses, a bedroom beauty note, a portrait compliment, a guessing husband, a lawyer notice, and a pug dog joke. References include Japan, Justice, Mrs Newridhe, Miss Primrose, and a Chicago newspaper line.
A compact excerpt from William James on habit and will shaping education and the nervous system. It argues that daily duties must be ingrained in consciousness, guiding self control and practical choice toward steady, disciplined actions despite temptations and broader social pressures.
A historical note describes the Eucalyptus tree as rapid growing from seed to a full tree, with reports of giant native specimens in Australia. It notes over 250 varieties, varied in size, rough bark, and broad utility as forest cover, windbreaks, fuel, medicine, and honey-producing blossoms.
The text recounts a legend that cats originated during Noah’s voyage. As animals entered the ark, cats were absent, leaving pests to devour supplies. Noah supposedly called a male cat to him and stroked its back, causing the beast to sneeze and blow a cat from his nose.
A rough English sculptor named Rough endured severe privations while working on Milo in London. He reportedly fasted three months, burned shirts for warmth to keep clay moist, and slept beside his work during a harsh winter, illustrating vivid creative enthusiasm.
Quoted exchanges show a youth praising a maid while she tests his resolve. The dialogue meanders with nonsensical phrasing and garbled names, ending with them choosing furniture. The text reads like a derailed social moment from a frayed narrative segment.
A fragment from the Chicago Post pieces together a joke about living with ennui and predictable talk at home. It includes a quip on guessing a spouse reaction to lateness and a joke about a man who never uses his umbrella despite雨.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes Madeleine as a dainty young person who amuses by nibbling around a hole in Swiss cheese, highlighting small humorous details in a lighthearted local snippet.
A fragmented OCR note shows a dialogue with names like Tidington Widneton Tam and Brooklyn Lite. The text hints at aging, respect, and a rough comparison to a surly dog, with odd phrasing suggesting a local, era-specific communication. The readable fragments evoke a casual, informal exchange.
The text extols staying power and digestion, praising Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion help. A testimonial from Win Bowker of Juliaetta Idaho claims two years of indigestion cured by five bottles plus two vials of Pleasant Pellets. It warns against substitutes and touts Dr Pierce's pellets as effective laxatives.
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