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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1903
Page
15
A Port of Spain doctor recounts playtime experiments striking a pore to lure mosquitoes. He recalls a childlike chant of oo then ah that made insects swarm, attacking children's faces with curious enthusiasm. The singing served as a strange lure, offering a grim chance to kill the mosquitoes through their attraction to sound.
A reformed gambler is taken to a religious meeting where the preacher rebukes past life sins. The gambler’s escort worries about the public rebuke but the gambler replies that every sermon has bit him somewhere. The exchange reveals acceptance of self-critique through faith.
A London xpress note explains that Mr Gladstone photo publicity boosted demand for Mr Shorhouse’s Jolin Inglesant. While photographed holding a copy, the gold cover title and Gladstone’s likeness drew attention, increasing the book’s nationwide circulation.
A church joke pits a skeptical congregant against a minister as members nod along in sleep and the pastor reads into the reactions as approval. The exchange highlights lectern ego and perception.
In Sicily a wild grass named enegilops is gathered by peasants at summer’s end. It is fed in bunches and set on fire not to consume but to scorch the husks and leaves. The seeds are roasted and eaten by rural people. The Greeks once believed it a remedy for an eye disease. There are several species across the Mediterranean hot dry plains. The plants survive even on scorched landscapes, showing regional resilience.
The passage laments human tendency to overreach, piling burdens beyond means and strength. It notes misery from excessive care and responsibility, urging self restraint to avoid waste of vital power and persistent low mood.
The Chicago RecordsTerald warns against slavish conformity to social rules and urges preserving originality. It notes that kindness and humane conduct blend with personal wit to navigate life’s ambitions without losing individuality.
In Rome May 5 the Italian chamber of deputies notes President Biancheri received by King Victor Emmanuel and Emperor William’s third visit signals strong Italian German friendship. The emperor hosted audiences with diplomats, visited the Vatican, conferred with Chancellor von Buelow, attended service, and dined at the Orsini palace with Cardinal Rampolla and others.
A May 5 report from Kalispel Montana lists about a dozen injured in the Great Northern Express wreck near Troy. Gus Cochrane of Corvallis Montana and Ars Wylson of Sioux Falls SD may die, with H Kilroe of Grand Forks ND badly bruised and Mrs Thomas Kain of Wines City MI with fractured ribs. The accident was due to an unlocked switch sending the train into the ditch.
Washington May 5 The Philippine commission raises monthly salaries by $15 for married officers of the constabulary to improve communication of quarters. The move targets married men amid a large bachelor force.
Washington May 4 bids opened at the postoffice department for air and other supplies for the postal service next fiscal year. The total value runs about 409000 with an item of roughly 165000 for wine. No awards will be made for sew Weeds.
The Utien Observer notes how early presidents used knives for meals while John Quincy Adams first ate with a fork. It recounts Mrs Adams explaining the fork habit learned in France and mentions Andrew Jackson restoring simplicity, plus General Taylor shopping for steak and the impact of poor cherries on his health.
A correspondent recounts a kitten following a person into a room despite a growling mother cat. The mother attacks by tail pulling to enforce obedience while a child named Sue eventually takes the kitten away and bites it to secure compliance. The kitten then stops responding to calls.
Major Austin writes of central Africa noting the lion's roar as the grandest voice on earth. The description captures the night reverberation, the ground trembling, and the hushed relief after the cats satisfaction is announced with "Simba shiba."
Ancient stories tell Arthagoras’s father was a gem engraver and Helen and Ulysses were engraved rings. The British Museum shows a jasper plaque with Amenophis II’s name dated ~1450 B.C. A premier gem is the Nero head carved on a diamond by the Castanzi brothers in 1790 A.D.
A Curiean God among early Asiatic peoples used a donkey head as a symbol of the Deity. Similar emblems appeared among the Hittites and Egyptians in worship of Sut the red god. The yellow donkey superstition in India and other tales are survivals of this peculiar adoration of the donkey’s bed.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press shows Miss Ines Sentz reporting engagement to Mr. Reunders. Miss Truster asks about the ring, and Miss Ines explains she returned it to the jeweler to be fixed after an engraving error misdated "Jack to Gwen folme" instead of the intended inscription.
The report notes Dye’s exhausting day as workers hauled three safes up four story windows and four loads of coal delivered in baskets. Loston transcript references a ragroad station cleanup and a strenuous sequence observed by witnesses.
A Chicago Tribune exchange notes a classroom moment where a teacher asks how many bones a chicken has and Millie, the youngest in a large family, volunteers a partial answer about the neck bones, joking about getting only that part.
A fragment from Tiverton Devonshire mentions a blocdbit with a white bend and speckled back spotted near Tingland. The note records the unusual creature in the local area.
The British government published a report describing New Guinea swamp dwellers as a curious apelike race. They dwell in swamps, stand shorter, have long fragile toes, and walk with paddled feet. The observer fears civilizing efforts may erase these people within fifty years.
The Mohammedan new year starts March 9 in Morocco. A ram or goat is sacrificed at each town mosque followed by a public, ceremonial procession. If the animal dies, bad luck is foretold. if alive, good fortune is expected for the year.
The Philadelphia Ledger contrasts Americans generosity with wastefulness, noting their freedom to spend yet crediting the nation with vast charitable giving. It argues philanthropy is a universal obligation tied to neighborly duty and cannot be escaped by mere self denial.
A reflective passage by Jules Clarette argues happiness is fleeting and man must press on. The author suggests life is a march with burdens to bear despite brief, quiet moments of rest by the road.
A foreign statistical return reports life expectancy by nation. Sweden and Norway lead with about 50 years, England about 66 years 3 months, Switzerland 44 years 11 months, France 43 years and months, Italy 39 years 8 months, Russia 29 years, Bavaria 0 years, Spain 22 years and more.
A German man was bitten during a street attack on Wo Ute street. Bystanders helped as the victim, who appeared more frightened than hurt, asked if the dog was mad and quipped that he himself was mad.
The quoted dialogue shows a professor grabbing a junior by the shoulder and declaring Satzu has hold of him. The junior confirms the belief, yielding a brief, witty exchange in a classroom setting.
A St Louis Star snippet records a job ad seeking a strong boy and notes the applicant claims he outcompeted nineteen others in the hall. The language reflects period slang and casual interviewing remarks.
Fragmentary OCR text cites a London life gasnirwr society starting in 1608 or 1700 with failed attempts and awkward quotes about pining away and sprucing up, suggesting a mishandled historical notice.
A New York Times opinion notes that many waiters rush meals to clear space for new customers, while a true dinner waiter guides with patient, course by course service. Such skilled waiters earn liberal tips and leave patrons with praise for the best restaurant in town.
An amateur hunter extols animal noses and scenting feats. Birds smell distant predators and guide at hundreds of yards. Sea otters reportedly scent fumes miles away and can trail fish. Moose are said to wind a man at two miles and react with decisive charges.
The text notes natives eagerly gather white ants during the White Ant month as rivers empty for food collecting. Ants are roasted after wing removal, with riverine marines busy elsewhere. Some accounts mention abdominal organs served with meals, while others describe quick consumption by eager helpers.
Tests show ordinary hen eggs resist external pressure up to 400 to 674 psi, while internal stresses on twelve eggs yielded 32 to 65 psi. Crushing pressure ranged from 40 to 75 pounds, with average eggshell thickness about 0.013 inch.
A quotation extols the public school as vital to home, community, and nation. It warns that shutting the schoolhouse would erode social order, describing education as a sieve that shapes national obedience and conformity.
A dialogue fragment shows Mrs Binks warning Clara about a young suitor while a man recalls his own past foolishness. He notes that Clara may repeat his earlier mistakes despite parental advice and their assurances. The exchange hints at echoes of past romance shaping present choices.
An oak board at an old country house in Wrimondham Norfolk England bears one line Latin text. The inscription reads Nec pishigis servus nec hospes hirudoe and is translated as No derense as a servant for me neither a horse leech for a guest.
Mrs. N and Mrs. B discuss superstition over thirteen versus twelve dining plates. Mr. B jokes about not being superstitious, but the shortage of plates reveals the superstition in the household.
In a Washington Star excerpt Mrs. Comrox argues widespread interest in art, noting that people want to know how much a masterpiece costs and expressing optimism that appreciation is growing nationwide.
Reading shows a distressed speaker lamenting fear of death and weakness while addressing a listener. The lines convey a tense, personal exchange with hints of mortality and emotional strain. The text appears as fragmentary dialogue without full context.
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