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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
2
A claim notes American hardware makers lose market share in South America because goods are not packed adequately for further freight. The remark suggests better packaging would improve shipping efficiency and protect merchandise through multiple legs of transport.
The article notes that traditional rag pulp remains common but vegetable materials like wood alfalfa and straw are increasingly used for paper. It adds that furze, whether wild or cultivated, had not been considered until recently.
The United States government awarded a landmark contract to a Brooklyn company for 2 million dollars worth of dirigible electric torpedoes. The project relies on a patent the firm holds, developed years earlier.
Charles Denby, new chief clerk of the state department after 20 years in China, believes the Chinese boycott of American goods cannot seriously affect U S commerce in the Orient.
The last religious census shows at least 145 Protestant denominations in the United States. Among them Presbyterians are divided into 17 bodies, Methodists into 12, and Lutherans into 14.
Rev. Dr. Parkhurst says he obtained evidence ten years ago detailing the latest insurance company practices. He explains he did not publish it, fearing it would be like planting a dynamite bomb under the throne of Satan.
Observers remark that personal crisis reports show how imitators influence suicide risk. Suicides occurring in rapid succession often follow similar methods, suggesting later cases imitate earlier ones.
In France M Santos Dumont advances airship experiments with fish shaped patterns. Lebaudy airships continue trials as Moisson tests address vertical plane stability and constancy for airships.
The Prussian minister for railways has stationed at key railway centers an elaborate car to move sick persons. Cars are built from sanitary plans and include spring beds medical devices ice safes gas stoves attendants rooms and devices to muffle train motion noise.
Jealous bulldog efforts to win favor with Perkins children lead to a fierce fight with a pony in the Pittsburg Pa. stable. The pony sustained injuries severe enough that it likely must be shot. The dog had been a favored pet of the children before the pony arrived.
The article notes a dramatic global drop in sheep numbers, despite gains in population and farming. It states that since 1873 the world has lost at least 93 million sheep, an average of about 3 million annually, due to widespread consumption.
A public man was killed by his wife in Georgia when she fired at him in his home during a burglary misperception. A shotgun kept for protection was involved, prompting reflections on whether home firearms do more harm than good.
Since the nation’s founding, about 23 million immigrants have entered the country. Their direct descendants now constitute roughly half the population, contributing to leadership in the Senate, House, state governors, and local government.
President proposes stronger interstate commerce powers to curb rail rebates, fix fair rates, and regulate big corporations. He calls for expanded oversight of insurance, immigration, labor, and the armed forces, and favors canal funding, panama route, and peaceful international arbitration.
In a Cleveland Leader snippet, Mr. Oldham praises a widowed mother’s son as a fine manly chap while the boy retorts that old men use the same chestnut to try to win her. The exchange reflects local social flirtation and humor.
A Houston Post note suggests optimism about a writer, noting editors have not accepted his verges before. The quote highlights skepticism about magazine editors embracing his poetry.
A woman details marital sorrow from infertility and displacements of the womb, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. A Hot Springs reader reports improved health and a healthy pregnancy after using the product, urging others to try it and contact Mrs. Pinkham for free advice.
Go East via the Nickel Plate Road with low rates and through service to Cleveland Are New York and Boston. Dining cars on the Individual Club Plan from 2½ cents to 1.00. Also a la carte. Luxurious sleeping cars on all trains with no excess fare. For rates and reservations contact J. Y. Calahan General Agent 113 Adams St Chicago Ill.
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