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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
3
A blunt ad notes that courtship seems dreamy to most girls but marriage reveals the true bite of life. It then promotes King's Dyspepsia Tablets with a claim they improve taste and health, sold by C. A. Gamble.
A Chicago manufacturing firm seeks a trustworthy person familiar with local territory to assist an in branch office. Permanent role with weekly pay of $1800. No investment required. Prior experience not essential.
An advertisement claims Pineules provides fast relief from backache rheumatism and blood diseases with a single dose and a bott le curing all kidney and bladder troubles. Sold by O A Gamble. The copy urges devotion without dependence and promotes the pine resin’s cure claims.
An old ads page promotes subscribing to the Intelligencer and Chicago Daily Chronicle for eight dollars a year outside the city area. It touts a republican Chronicle, avoids sensationalism, and offers the pair plus the rural route option. Also sells Man Zan for piles with instant pain relief.
A folder offers concise information on industrial openings with factory buildings and suitable sites for immediate use. It highlights hundreds of opportunities for manufacturers, jobbers, and retailers within the North Western Line area and details extensions of the Fort Western Line opening prime western territory. Free on application to North Western Lite agents. 29 41.
The article argues man eating tigers in India stem from ex cattle killers that attack humans due to familiarity and laziness, not a hunger for human flesh. It suggests females are more involved due to cub defense and greater numbers, with behavior shaped by frequent contact with people.
From the London Spectator, the article notes that wild Asian dogs differ from other carnivores by not limiting prey to abundant easy targets. Packs are said to pursue even black and Himalayan bears and tigers, a rare instance of one carnivore hunting another, with behavior shaped by night hunts and jungle rarity.
In a McClure's tale William Allen White recalls an artist and his bride visiting the Grand Canyon. At dawn she is blindfolded then shown the vast gorge from a cliff edge, and she protests that he will never paint it.
The article advises rising slowly after sleep to protect the heart and organs. It compares waking to a baby or kitten and suggests yawning, stretching, and taking time to resume activity. A thorough morning stretch aids wakefulness and improves the bathing experience.
A humorous historical note on old fashioned courtesy includes a 1798 letter from WM. GREEN of White's Town asking a debtor to remit 12 dollars 18 pence and mentioning upcoming rum orders. The tale contrasts past politeness with modern solicitations and mentions a nearby depot by Oriskany creek and a recipient near Fort Plain.
The term collar means to seize or take hold of a person by the clothing. It appears in early modern writings such as Steele's Guardian No 84 advising against collaring a man, Gentleman's Magazine 1762 with a lord collaring a footman, and Marryat's Peter Simple where a man is collared by soldiers.
The London Globe notes Anglo wobble about national reserve with a restaurant joke. An American asks if anyone laughs, and the waiter replies that they sometimes have complaints about it.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip depicts a couple debating whether a hat is on straight. He notes the paradox that when the hat is straight it looks crooked and when crooked it looks straight, highlighting a humorous fashion mismatch.
A brief note recalls a ghost haunting every night at midnight with groans and wringing hands. A tourist remarks the specter may relate to a death in the cucumber season, cited by London Tit-Bits.
The London Spectator notes dogs show differing sleep, waking rest, and responsiveness. A petted dog resists disturbance and ignores cats, but a cue like the word walk or a gun click provokes instant alertness and action.
William R. Stewart notes in Technical World Magazine that Chinese culture produced true paper early on, unlike Greek and Roman papyrus which used plant pith strips. He emphasizes the Chinese method as genuine paper in its general characteristics, predating modern machinery.
In Japan the flower man decorates homes with palms quince trees flowering shrubs and oriental blooms for health. He selects scents carefully for ill households to provide comforting quieting fragrance.
In a terse exchange, Wool asks about the new lodging while Van Pelt complains the neighbor across the hall is learning flute. Wool jokes about an accordion, and Van Pelt counters about already obtaining one.
A witty échange from Smart Set sketches features Mrs Bleachblond spotting black hair on her husband coat and him replying with a quip about last season thus implying a humorous rift over appearance and time. The exchange uses light banter and playful misdirection.
A quoted aphorism from Ebers notes fame attracts more desire the more one gains. It reads as a caution about ambition and longing.
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