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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
4
A layman’s sleep remedy from Good Housekeeping advocates feet pedaling to induce involuntary deep breathing. Lying on the right side, slow ankle pedaling in rhythm with breathing may trigger deep breaths and sleep. If needed, two to three minutes of pedal action can extend the effect.
The passage describes folk moon lore linking lunar appearances to upcoming weather. Clear moons foretell frost, dull moons rain, halos suggest storms, high moons imply cold, low moons warm, and the new moon on its back signals wet weather. It also notes halos, crescent points, and daytime visibility as weather omens.
In a humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a paper claims to have found the remains of a twenty foot saurian along the Penobscot River. Skeptics doubt the sighting and joke about a giant sardine box as a counterexample while debating the plausibility of such a find.
The Colonel announces this will be his last night at the club and laments becoming a hermit. He says he has lived there so long he knows everybody’s family history and confesses he has grown used to thinking aloud.
The tale recalls St. Dunstan the Weald smith and archbishop of Canterbury who, according to legend, dueled the devil at Mayfield in Sussex. Legend also holds that the saint’s anvil hammer and tongs are still kept at Mayfield palace.
A terse exchange shows a man asking if someone was driving yesterday and mentions paying six dollars for the rig while a girl claims engagement to another man. The fragment hints at a personal dispute or deceit in a historical setting.
A compact quotation framing infancy as the germ period of life and the springtime of existence, describing it as the seed sowing phase in human development.
For Rent. A seven room dwelling on Boone street. B. A. Lockwoop Grain Co. 17-tf.
An Iowa pardon petition requests clemency for William P Glyndon jailed for life for murder after a 1879 story county conviction. The document cites innocence, circumstantial evidence, seven years in prison, health decline, Civil War service, lack of funds for appeals, and past wardens' support, with Des Moines set to review in January 1904.
The piece promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the preferred treatment for croup, claiming it acts quickly to expel phlegm and prevents attacks. It contrasts with older hive syrup and tol, notes safety and pleasant taste, and urges early use and sale by all druggists.
A notice offers a man to take charge of a Pearl farm in Sanborn county South Dakota with 160 acres in cultivation and 480 in natural grass. Prospective stockers or managers should inquire of Dr William in Ames Iowa.
Mrs. Geo T Benson of Kellars Virginia used Chamberlain pain balm on her child burned by a hot stove. The antiseptic liniment calmed the pain within half an hour and the child slept, recovering in about two weeks. Pain Balm is sold by all druggists.
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