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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1904
Page
8
Era Magazine notes on a Philadelphia bookkeeper turned farm owner who houses a thousand pigeons. Young birds select mates inside coop boxes. rival cocks sometimes fight to death using beaks and wings. Once paired, doves stay faithful though infidelity triggers protests. Parents may begin laying before eight months old.
The article traces the origin of godparents from early Christian practice, noting ancient fathers mention them and continuous use through history. It cites Edmund archbishop of Canterbury 1236 and Worcester 1240, Henry VIII and Elizabeth, and a 1281 provision allowing name changes at confirmation, referencing Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
A vintage advertising label urges parents to use Scott's Emulsion to help scrawny babies gain fat for bone and muscle. It claims fat babies are happy and cushioned, while scrawniness causes nerve discomfort from touch. A free sample offer and label image are noted, with price points and the New York address.
The article surveys opinions on which chair qualifies as the throne. Some insist Westminster's coronation chair is the throne while others claim the House of Lords throne serves state functions. A third view denies a single throne exists, yet most regard the Lords chair as England's true throne.
The life of George Frederick Watts, a leading English painter, shows perseverance despite repeated failures and harsh criticism. Though his merit was widely recognized only after age sixty, he claimed he never felt discouraged amid indifference before his later acclaim.
In California sequoia groves trees stand aged beyond memory and may have shed seeds on the night of the Nativity. On Mount Lebanon survivors of old groves reach skyward and cast cones for western children to carry away.
Peter, a good worker, repeatedly went on sprees and was discharged then rehired by his lenient employer. After four or five cycles, he vowed to quit if fired again and continued working, ending the cycle with no further firings.
In older London streets two upright posts mark streets closed to wheeled traffic. Narrow alleys in poorer areas could be damaged by large vehicles, so these guard posts prevent shortcut traffic and protect the tight lanes.
The quote urges faithful daily effort in work and home as a form of battle for humanity. It frames duty in every role from shop to street, office to school, as essential to the welfare of the world, likening perseverance to courage on a great front. Theodore Parker’s call emphasizes practical virtue and steadfastness.
A short dialogue shows a col lector asking about leaving many bills and a woman at the door agreeing, noting the children use the backs of the bills for their examples. The exchange hints at frugal domestic humor and practical, everyday thrift.
The Atchison Globe notes a light moral about a man who never learned to brew coffee at home due to his mother's headaches but finally learns after marriage, implying growth through domestic life.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Tea as improving blood and circulation and stopping trouble with nourishment. It also promotes Dade's Little Liver Pills as the best liver remedy, sold by C. A. Gamble for 35 cents, with a boastful tone and a punchy line about men and women.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Pineules and Pineales as cures for kidney bladder blood disorders and rheumatism. It touts Pineules in tablet form with a 35 cent price and lists LM Bosworth and O A Gamble as sellers.
A reflective line questions whether women ever truly fool each other with their kisses. The speaker muses on deception, affection, and the hidden meanings in intimate gestures.
Cracked hands and rough skin are labeled to improve with Pinesalve. One night application promises noticeable relief. Sold by A. Smith and Company with focus on prompt treatment.
A saying credits a wife’s faith in her husband with delaying wrinkles on both her face and his, suggesting marital harmony preserves youth and appearance.
A new discovery Pinenlas is advertised as a health and fragrance blend claiming to strengthen pine forests and cure Kidury Blood Bladder diseases backache lumbago and rheumatism. Sold by OC A Gamble.
Critics described as misanthropic individuals with a tendency to throw stones in public discourse. The piece surveys attitudes toward criticism and its social impact, citing unnamed commentators and contested viewpoints.
Slogan touts Bee's Laxative Honey as preventive and curative for coughs colds croup and whooping cough claiming it prevents pneumonia and consumption. Marketed by O. A. vendor in a period advertisement tone.
Daily winter sale on the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line offers reduced round trip fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Fast through trains with high class equipment promise the best of everything. For maps booklets and Colorado hotel rates apply to agents Chicago & North Western.
The Des Moines Daily News announces a special November offer for new and renewing subscribers. Subscriptions sent directly with payment during November cost $1.50 per year for the Daily and Sunday edition, a unprecedented rate among Iowa Dailies.
The article traces marmalade from Portuguese marmelo via Latin malomellum and Greek melmelon meaning honeyapple. It notes the term’s age back to Henry VIII’s reign and cites a letter where the king thanks for marmarie likely made from quinces. Anne Basset’s daughter uses codinize for her mother’s dainty and relates marmalade gifts to the king.
Naturalists note species that rarely drink water including gazelles that never drink and Patagonia llamas living years without water. Cattle near Losere France reportedly drink little yet produce rich milk for cheese. Some hares are believed to obtain dew from grass as their water source.
The late Sir Andrew Clark, Gladstone’s physician, shared three aphorisms in a talk with Miss Frances Willard. Labor is the life of life. Base is the way to disease. The highest life of an organ lies in the fullest discharge of its functions.
Dr. J. W. Hamilton of San Francisco testifies the syrup is the best cough remedy he has seen. He says it has no equal for asthma and has sold Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup for years.
A note quotes a speaker recounting a five dollar loan from last June. The speaker says they lent two dollars to Jones who has not repaid, expressing clear frustration at the unpaid debt.
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