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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
4
The piece recounts a pagan myth that May marriages bring unhappiness and misfortune. It notes that women marrying in May risk barren or deformed children, cites Ovid's belief in May’s bad luck, and mentions the astrologically guided approach to June as a counter to these omens.
The college plans a substantial exhibition for the International at Chicago from December 16 to 28. Entries include three horses, twenty-nine cattle, forty-five swine, and thirteen sheep, with notable names among the cattle and a Herford line from Mattadoor ranch. A special train will leave Saturday morning with two hundred tickets sold for the reduced rate.
An 19th century patent medicine claims Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar can cure all coughs and expel colds by gently moving the bowels. The ad markets a domestic remedy with asserted health benefits and no side effects.
The London News notes many Alpine accidents arise from guides urging tourists into climbs beyond their strength. Guides, driven by low pay, push costly routes while tourists are treated as baggage. Travelers should judge each expedition and start with easy ascents before tackling harder peaks.
Mrs. Mary A. Duckworth, pioneer of Story County, died in Boone after a gas asphyxiation incident at her kitchen stove. She settled in 1856, helped found local farms, and was the first Master of the Masonic lodge in the area. Survived by three sons and several stepchildren, the family has resided in Boone since 1864.
Each year on September 8 in Valle Maggio Italy a peculiar ritual unfolds. A procession forms with men women and children bearing a large cotton stuffed snake. Participants weep and lament hoping the ex piatory act will protect them from venomous bites during the grape harvest.
A Mt Elgin Ontario merchant, Thos George, reports selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy more than all other lines combined. He notes dozens sold under guarantee with no returns and endorses the remedy based on personal use for himself and his children. Sold by Loughraz and Bauer.
Open Sundays. Mutualphone 385 tf.
Walter I. Fowle leads Sabbath School at 9 45 with a sermon The Sower and the Seed at 11 00 Covenant Meeting at 8 00 B Y P U at 6 30 and a sermon The Spirit of the Cross at 7 80.
F H Tuttle, formerly instructor in Flute and Theory at Dand's Institute Warren Ohio, offers musical instruction in theory solfeggio and rudiments for flute and wind instruments. Call Mutual 841.
A quip contrasts a lover’s ideal with common sentiment as a man discovers that many people approve of a lover. The joke suggests widespread approval rather than universal adoration.
A fragment reflects on the clash between pedantry and taste and how it contrasts with gaiety and melancholy as quoted from a writer. The line suggests a general mood of intellectual restraint amid emotional fluctuation.
Comic exchange about payment for insomnia cure leaves patient sleeping so soundly his wife empties his pockets nightly. The joke portrays a doctor patient interaction from Life magazine.
A brief German language fragment shows Frau A denying friendship with a gentleman, Frau B confirming he is her husband. The exchange highlights a social distinction between friendship and marriage.
A Zen-like remark attributed to Zimmermann notes that the more you hide aspects of yourself the more you tend to lie. It frames self-deception as a moral hazard and urges honesty.
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