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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
3
Passenger and freight schedule highlights from the Chicago and North Western Railway timetable. Includes arrivals and departures, station stops, and service windows across key routes.
A rustic notice touts Pinesalve as a general poultice for boils burns cracked hands and other ailments sold by A. Gamble. A Chicago poet has penned a bath eulogy suggesting he enjoyed a bath deeply.
The narrative recalls Kennedy's laxative remedies and a family anecdote about a bishop who wore a lead cross and a worthless ring instead of gifts from a father. Miss Sarah Macleod recalls the bishop’s disdain for pomp and the humor of the moment amid church duties.
The quote from Horace Bushnell argues joy cannot be found as a place in heaven but must be carried within the self. It likens joy to the music of a awakened soul and to a holy, inner purpose rooted in eternal springs.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a friend teasing opera singers about jealousy and the prima donna replies that many never sang in church choirs, illustrating social quirks in vocal circles.
Flora seeks a gift idea for Arthur with his insistence on no expensive present. She contemplates giving herself as the gift while Arthur had urged against costly options and asked for a simple gesture.
A testimonial touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a universal remedy for neuralgia and various pains. The ad claims rapid relief within minutes, no after effects, and lists headaches backaches and other ailments. It notes price and availability through medical companies and a bank cashier endorsement from Atkinson Nebraska.
A two location closing out sale begins Friday December fifteenth at ten in the morning at a residence in Jackson township. 52 head of stock include cattle, cows, heifers, steers, and a pedigreed bull with farm implements, seed corn, and miscellaneous items. 60 head of stock plus hay and corn to be sold at the William Freed farm near Ontario on Monday December eleventh at 1 p m. Both sales offer cash options and terms on bankable notes with interest, with no removal until settled.
Advertising notices promote Dr Dade's Little Liver Pills as a non gripe tonic with liver benefits. The Intelligencer and Chicago Daily Chronicle offer rural route subscribers a discounted $8.00 yearly rate for both papers.
An advertising notice promotes King's Dyspepsia Tablets by C. A. Gamble. It claims the medicine relieves indigestion and corrects stomach disorders with a humorous line about a married man's income hours.
A London Spectator essay notes the urge to boast of good health as a possible sign of an impending decline. It argues that this rally before fever or death may be nature's last effort to protect, and that boasting often follows weakness, predicting poorer outcomes.
Lantern clocks used oil lamps as timekeepers with vertical oil reservoirs and hour scales. Early designs measured time by oil consumption, one with a wall mounted lamp and scale starting at 4 P.M. and ending at 7 A.M. A later two chamber device used a float and pulley with a clock dial to move an index wand as oil drained. The clocks were curious yet imprecise, illustrating early machinist ingenuity.
The text explains Niagara Falls power arises from Lake Superior to Lake Erie watershed totaling 90 000 square miles at 600 feet above sea level. Water descends 55 feet in the rapids above the falls then plunges 165 feet. Engineers estimate 275 000 cubic feet of water flow per second, yielding over 6 000 000 horsepower in theory.
A San Francisco News-Letter item recounts a dispute after a paper mocked a candidate’s supposed habit of washing before taking the town clerk’s office. Maguire demanded a retraction, then asked denial, provoking further anger.
An exchange in the Washington Star features Mr. Cumrox insisting a house is a residence not a home after a compliment from an old friend. The dialogue centers on perceptions of domestic space and class norms within a social call.
Philadelphia Press quotes Bragg saying he got mixed up in a scrap yesterday and that he did not talk about it afterward. The exchange notes whether he came out on top, implying the fight’s outcome was not publicly disclosed.
The quote contrasts falsehood’s endless permutations with truth’s single mode of being. It attributes the idea to Rousseau and reflects on how truth remains singular amid myriad deceptive forms.
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