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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
5
An old promotional note explains how buyers receive Scott's Emulsion at drugstores and warns that cod liver oil substitutes are common. It notes thirty years of increasing sales and claims Scott's is better than any substitute.
Advertisement for free sample from Scott and Bowne Chemists at 409 415 Pearl Street New York asking readers to send for the sample with 50 cents and one dollar as price payable to druggists.
Article describes three methods for musk rat capture at night shooting trapping and spearing. It notes creeping quietly along creek edges to watch for feeding rats, using a two person boat with a towed hunter and sometimes a headlight, and the need for clear skies or bright starlight for success.
A tropics returnee brings a monkey as a gift to a New York woman. The creature causes chaos by stealing a chicken and roaming the kitchen before being found sitting on the wash tubs in the family room. The New York Tribune reports the day’s quirky domestic misadventure.
The 1830s panic halted the national road work in Illinois after 1841. Two years earlier a Cumberland Maryland to Terre Haute Indiana line started with triweekly service to Springfield. Stagecoaches with four horses carried passengers and mail, priced at ten cents a mile, with fifty pounds baggage. Clay and Lincoln were among frequent travelers.
A Cage Birds writer contrasts the modern crested canary with ancestral wild canaries from hedgerows and orange groves. The piece notes the striking difference in head feather and size and suggests canaries could someday reach the size of a song thrush.
A stamp collector’s letter from a foreign friend arrived with the postage stamp removed. The post office replied that the stamp is the property of the postmaster general and neither sender nor recipient has a claim to it, so the matter cannot be investigated.
A Har lan Michigan merchant Geo L Chubb endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy calling it the best cough medicine. He claims it cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment and should be kept in the home for prompt use. Sold by Loughran and Bauer.
A famed artist receives a boastful loan request from a chronically strapped acquaintance who instead sends fifty dollars for a rainy day. The twist comes when the man’s postscript notes rain outside, explaining the unusual end of the tale.
A story recalls Sir Robert Ball, the British astronomer, visiting a remote Irish town to lecture. He arrives for a reception but finds no conveyance. after others vanish a man asks if he is Sir Robert Ball and apologizes for waiting, saying he was told to look for an intellectual gentleman.
A humorous exchange from the Detroit Free Press sees Mrs Suburbs praising a conductor who gave her a double seat and her husband quipping that it felt like getting more for the money, highlighting commuter wit.
Mrs Norris explains how chickens mind the old hen Robby and run to her when she calls. The infant narrator wonders if the hen sat on them as chicks.
A discussion on overeating after hunger ends notes that many invalids stem from indulging the palate. It argues a significant portion of invalids come from this habit and frames restraint as essential.
Mrs. Sweet asks if cooking at home saves money and Mrs. Burnem replies that her husband eats far less now without a hired cook, making home meals economical for their household.
A sharp exchange between two speakers about marriage plans reveals one party’s belief that the other’s income is insufficient for expensive tastes. The woman counters by accusing any suitor of wanting costly standards.
Cleveland Leader quotes passengers aboard a Pullman car urging to alight at the next stop to stretch, while another traveler defers to the porter for such a break.
Jim Scraggs shines in society circles as a private bootblack for the Goulderbike Princeton Tiger amid social events and local regard.
A Kansas City Times quote explains uniformed police officers carry nerve and authority that demoralizes attackers. In contrast a detective in plain clothes would struggle to subdue two men, since opponents must respect the law only when the badge is visible.
An expert notes the courtship of the Saits pulex as a highly elaborate display of skill and grace. The male balances on long legs, moves in a semicircle, then reverses, twists, and repeats the grotesque figure many times, pausing to rock and reveal the legs. Some spiders perform similar lovemaking, but the male risks being devoured if the display lasts too long or pleases the mate too aggressively.
A mother reproved her boy for trifling misconduct and he replied that she must put up with him because he is “just at the trying age.” The remark surprised the mother and illustrates how children imitate adult remarks.
A wife jokes that hot water prevents wrinkles while a husband quips about being kept in hot water. The exchange turns on the husband living in constant heat and the wife’s playful retaliation.
A note about how a young man informed a friend on breaking news to his parents. He advised starting with the claim that he is dead and then gradually revealing the truth. The anecdote reflects a blunt approach to family communication in difficult times.
A brief dialogue contrasts lazy woolgathering with the idea of gathering wool from lambs on the Stock Exchange, implying a metaphor about productivity and focus in financial markets. The exchange as a backdrop highlights a witty linguistic play on work and distraction.
A bride-to-be attended a bridge whist luncheon and faced a $75 debt after unknowingly playing for money. Her husband sent $76.50, believing a mistake. the hostess returned $1.50 as excess. He insisted the $75 settled the score and kept the remaining for his wife's luncheon.
A quotation attributed to Edwards notes that noble posture reflects strong minds and grand ideas. It suggests character and achievement arise from disciplined bearing and ambition.
A young merchant compliments an heiress with vivid phrases as he muses that someday her hand could lift the heavy mortgage on his store, revealing a personal ambition amid a humorous, softened romance tone.
The article notes bobolinks’ wide passages from Flgridg to Cuba and onward toward the South, describing their open migratory movements across regions.
A conversational quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls spats as a joke about marriage and a husband’s old pair given away to the grass sprinkler boy. The anecdote plays on social etiquette and domestic humor.
A Chicago Tribune quote notes a man cannot gain a crown of righteousness merely by giving a poor fellow his old straw hat around November.
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