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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
8
The piece reflects on salary, social status, and personal responsibility. It argues work avoids trouble, critiques estimations of farming ease, and notes contagious laughter as rare. The tone is reflective and moralistic, typical of an Atchison Globe opinion fragment.
H G Roberts in Harpers Weekly describes Aldershot training lakes for cavalry horses from various lands. The piece notes Italian horse training, officers riding chargers down stairs, and dramatic maneuvers at Arno and Spezia. Newcomer horses resist water, with cartoons of tutors coaxing pupils and boats used to drag them into deeper water.
A Southern California colony along the Santa Ana river cliffs houses many monkey faced owls or Strix pratincola. By day the openings appear empty, but at dusk human like faces peer from the holes. They hunt mice and insects at night, help control pests, and are noted for their white eyes and distinctive features.
A damal excerpt notes offices push green girls toward cook and parlor maid roles to raise fees, blaming wage-based incentives for fewer general housework workers. Offices shuffle staff, train workers, and resell them at higher wages, leaving employers misinformed as workers move on.
A modest tramp seeks alms at a gentleman’s door but is rebuffed. He wonders when he may call, then learns the debtor’s regard as the can shelf reveals a Maine crustacean. He leaves muttering that the lobster line is the neatest jab he’s heard.
A tale says Sir William Vernon Harcourt teased Alfred Lord Tennyson about the line in The Princess Tears, Idle Tears. Harcourt joked it would be a pipe before breakfast while the poet, noted for his gravity, took the quip with a restrained smile.
A new remedy Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar is praised for cutting mucus healing throat membranes and bronchial linings warding off pneumonia and strengthening the system. It claims to remove croup and whooping cough with use and portrays the product as pleasant. A. Gamble.
Excursion tickets at low rates between all local points within 200 miles of the selling station on November 23 and 24. Return travel valid until November 28. Tickets offered through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Bill Nye the humorist advertised a cow named Rose for sale at his residence in township 19 range 18. The eight year old plush raspberry cow is described as brave and productive yielding milk, attached to its home, and to be sold with a double barrel shotgun. He notes May visits and a road calf will return. He prefers a nonresident buyer.
A compilation of property transfers listing buyers and sellers, prices, and property blocks across Ames, Slater, Maxwell, McCallsburg, Harriman's Ames, Story City, Nevada, Zearing, and other locales. Transactions include Nervig to Walker for 12 and 13 Bik 32 Vil Lands, McIntire to Crandall for 11 and 12 Bik DB, Graves to Hatcher for Lot 15, and multiple trades in Adams, A B Maxwell, Zearing, and Nevada areas.
A farmer tests a nest trick by placing a porcelain egg, then a goose egg, and finally a whitewashed football in a hen's nest. The hen lays a football sized egg and a carved message reveals she hatched a larger secret as the farmer discovers the hen inside the egg.
A mother warns her daughter about a late night visit from a young man they are engaged to, fearing danger on the streets. The daughter pleads for caution while expressing concern that something might happen to her mother. The scene centers on a protective family exchange about propriety and safety.
A quip attributed to a Cleveland Leader cartoon has a learned man telling his wife he will write a dictionary so he can at least get a word in. The joke plays on verbal sparring and humor about language.
A New York Press quip notes that inexperienced travelers carry guide books while seasoned travelers rely on a check book, contrasting preparation styles for different levels of experience.
An advertisement asserts Bee's Honey and Tar as a unique remedy with antiseptic properties to kill germs and solvents to loosen phlegm. It claims gentle bowel movement and promises to cure croup whooping cough and colds in one night.
An advertisement promotes Man Zan internal remedy for piles describing quick pain relief healing and soothing effects. It emphasizes internal application via a collapsible tube with a nozzle to reach the seat of trouble. The text also includes a quip about Rocky Mountain Tea and a promotional line about future promises from friends.
Jas. Taylor of Kendallville Indiana suffered kidney and bladder problems for twenty years. He tried many remedies with little relief until Pineules cured him. He urges others with kidney or bladder trouble to obtain a bottle at once. A. Gamble.
A man ponders whether women truly fool each other with their kisses, reflecting on affection and sincerity in romantic interactions.
Mary Allen of St Louis says Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cured her constipation stomach troubles and restored her complexion. The ad notes a 35 cent price and features L. M. Bosworth quote about marriage satisfaction.
A newspaper item promotes Pineules as a new overnight cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It credits A. Gamble and describes Pineules as a delightful remedy presented in a new format for back pain attributed to kidney issues.
Very low round trip rates from the Northwestern line to St Louis apply on several dates in September October and November. The Ames return limit is seven days at 8 10. Frequent favorable rates with stopovers and liberal return limits encourage a visit to the world’s fair. Inquiries at Chicago and Northwestern Railway ticket agents. A note on dyspepsia remedies follows.
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