Monarchs of Muscle and Mighty Feats Across Empires
A historical panorama of rulers famed for extraordinary strength. Augustus the Strong twists iron and lifts horses. George Castriot wields a great sword and carries ten companions. Charlemagne snaps horseshoes. Peter the Great and a Russian blacksmith duel with an anvil. Alexander III tears doors and coins, with Cymburga famed for hammering nails and cracking nuts.
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Augustus the Strong
Saxony
George Castriot
Albania
Charlemagne
Don Sebastian
Peter the Great
Russa
Russia
Peter
Alexander III
Samson
Alexander
Poland
Chicago merchant pays boy to deliver nickel not the customer
A wealthy Chicago real estate owner buys a pound of nails for a nickel and asks for delivery to his distant home. The merchant sends the parcel with a boy and keeps the nickel, joking it’s to spare the customer a long walk. The man protests and offers to take the nickel himself.
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Chicago
Johnny
Pie analysis reveals trusted ingredients and wary clients
A health board chemist recalls handling a wealthy clergyman's pie to test suspicions about his daughter. He notes many requests to analyze popular products and many patent medicines are repeatedly submitted for analysis.
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Board of Health
New York Press
Ready For the Cholera
A French cholera outbreak prompted strict village measures. The magistrate initially delayed but later prepared to receive the epidemic, revealing that many graves had been dug to bury the entire parish if needed.
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France
Ring Engraving Mix-Up Delights Local Friends
Jackson complains about a jeweler who engraved an engagement ring with the full alphabet after he asked for the inscription "From A. to 4. From Arthur to Zenobia." The pair express disbelief at the mix-up and amusement at the wording.
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Jackson
Arthur
Zenobia
Sure to Fetch Him Horror of Burial Alive Dialog
A humorous courtroom exchange centers on fear of being buried alive. A husband and wife banter as the judge presides, with the wife assuring the husband he will not be buried until he is dead and joking about spending on a hat. The scene blends wartime era wit with legal proceedings.
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Jane
Puck Notes Opportunity Still Fleeting on Travel
A Puck aphorism laments that opportunity does not travel far, cruelly slipping away when chances arise, leaving regret in its wake. The quip reflects on timing and luck in pursuit of chances.
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Puck
Moorish Pledge of Faith A Moor Protects Spanish Killer
A Spanish cavalier slain a Moorish gentleman and sought shelter with a Moor who offered protection. The Moor discovered the murder was his own son’s killer, forgave him, and helped him escape at night while lamenting the broken faith. The tale notes the pledge of honor observed by Arabs and Saracens.
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Christian
Africa
Spain
Origin of Sea Terms: Admiral Captain Mate and More
A compact explainer traces nautical term roots from admiral to captain and mate, explains cockswain origins from Welsh, notes commodore from Italian commandatore, and colorfully covers naval cadet slang and the myth of Davy Jones, including dog watch and junk.
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el Bagh
Mati
Capdet
Davy Jones
Duffy Jonah
Duffy
Jonah
Why Skees Were Invented
The skee arose from practical needs in northern Europe for passive communication after heavy snow. It is a long snowshoe like device usable where snow covers the ground. A forward leg motion starts movement and the user glides aligned with two parallel tracks.
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Europe
Uncongenial Note From London Tit Dits
A washerwoman seeking aid was given a note to a club manager. The reply mocked the request saying the job was not to the writer's liking. The item appears in London Tit Dits with its sharp humor.
They Left Everything Except the Pass Word
A brief Brooklyn Eagle item records a humorous exchange: Mr. Smith reports being robbed on the way home from his lodge, with the thief taking all valuables but the password, eliciting a quip from the police captain about what was recovered.
Silent Twins Spark Talk of Living Costs
A brief dialogue discusses budget living and quietness, referencing twins as a potential factor. The exchange hints at differing viewpoints on sound and expense.
Quote on Bravery and Neighborly Duty by George Eliot
A George Eliot remark on how people praise various brave acts yet often withhold courage for their own neighbors. The line highlights a tension between public valor and private communal responsibility.
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George Eliot
Prominent Druggist Endorses Scott's Emulsion
A noted druggist praises Scott's Emulsion claiming it saves lives and supports growth from infancy to old age. The ad-like endorsement notes the product nourishes where ordinary food cannot and helps weak systems gain strength and vitality.
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Scott
J OC Phillips Returns From Ames Visit
J OC Phillips of Fullerton Nebraska and son of Mr Rath Crook returned to his home Monday after a ten day visit in Ames.
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J. OC. Phillips
Fullerton, Neb
Rath Crook
Ames
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promise Payment for Uncured Cases
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio pledges to pay $100 for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason cites date December 6 1886. The firm advertises the cure taken internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Toledo
Locas County
Frank J. Cheney
A2 É Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Cheney &O
North Western Line excursion tickets offered at low rates
Home Visitors Excursion tickets to Illinois Indiana and Ohio via the North Western Line will be sold at very low rates on Monday Nov 27 limited to return until Dec 18 inclusive For details apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry Witch Hazel Salve DeWitt On boxes bear their name Best for C ats Burns Boils Tetter Eczema etc Sold by OC A Gamble
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Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
North-Western Line
Chicago & North
Western B
DeWitt & On
DeWitt
OCA Gamble
North-Western
Western Ra
Thanksgiving Excursion Rates to North-Western System
Excursion tickets issued at low rates to points on the North-Western System and Union Pacific within 200 miles of selling station. Valid Nov 29 and 30, return allowed until Dec 4, 1905. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western Ry. 3t.
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North-Western
Union Pacific R. R
Chicago
Accidental Flaming Umbrella Flight on London Bus
A London bus upper deck passenger aged dignified lit a cigar and discarded the match. A gust caught his umbrella which lit and became a flaming parachute, but he recovered as he tumbled over the omnibus rail and landed unharmed on the road.
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London
Earley Risers Pills Promote Digestive Health
The advertisement promotes Earley Risers pills to cleanse the bowels, stimulate the liver, and maintain general health. It claims the pills are pleasant, non ganging, and do not gripe, sold by C. A. Gamble.
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C. A. Gamble
Two Papers Offer Bargain Deal With Tribune
The Ames Intelligencer advertises a limited time offer with The Chicago Daily Tribune providing a combined subscription for $5.00 per year. Regular Tribune $4.00 and Intelligencer $1.00 yearly. offer extended current subscribers. Also Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar touted as a cough remedy for children and croup.
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Chicago Daily Tribune
The
Ames Intelligencer
Intelligencer
Tribune
Daily Tribune
Tribune Company
Kennedy
O. A. Gamble
Magazine Deals Offer Low Club Rates From Intelligencer
The Intelligencer advertises exceptionally low rates on three standard publications. Nearly all readers want the Ladies Home Journal, a monthly magazine worth $100 per year. The Saturday Evening Post is also promoted as a leading weekly. A clubbing rate for all three with renewal or new subscriptions is $3.25, regular $4.00.
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Intelligencer
Ladies Home Journal
Greatest Womans
Saturday Evening Post
America
Very Low Excursion Rates to International Live Stock Exposition
Excursion tickets priced to Chicago on the North Western Line go on sale December 16 to 20 with return validity through December 24. Tickets are available at Chicago and North Western agents. Quote attributed to Shakespeare appears as a proverb.
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Chicago
Kodol Dyspepsia Care Ad Claims Digestive Rescue
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Care as a perfect digestant that digests food regardless of stomach condition. It promises to rest the stomach and restore strength while addressing belching heartburn sour stomach and indigestion and notes it is sold by C A Gamble.
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C. A. Gamble
E. OC. Dewitt & Co
Chicago
N. Co
A. Gamble
Drugegist
Bargain offer for all readers of local papers
A cooperative club offer combines yearly subscriptions to The Intelligencer The Des Moines Daily News 150 The Farm and Home and Pilgrim Magazine. It promises home reading with local county news from The Intelligencer and world and political news from The Daily News along with daily markets.
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The
Intelligencer
Des Moines Daily News
Farm and Home
the Pilgrim Magazine
Daily News
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Mr. X
Tve
Theery
Popley
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
the Intelligencer
Iowa
Shakespeare
Parley Sheldon
Presa
Story County
Doers
General Banking
Tornado Insurance
Colgate’s
Judisch Bros
Munden
Dee Emilee Ie
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
It.r Munden
Mutual
South Kellogg
Ames, Iowa
Dewitt & CO
BPORT
Bowe? & McCarthey
Madison Med
Cine Co
Lodiem
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