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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
2
A Japanese belt worn by soldiers bears a thousand yellow stitches each tied by a woman’s wish. Mothers and sweethearts add black dots and neighbors stitch and utter hopes for the soldier’s welfare, passing the thread along until every dot carries a wish.
A Kansas City mother shares her experience quitting coffee and using Postum Coffee. She reports improved milk supply and relief from dizziness heart pain and sour stomach for herself and her seven months old baby. Her husband also benefits from stopping coffee. The story endorses Postum with the tag line There’s a reason and mentions The Road to Wellville booklet.
A collage of opinions and gossip referencing Gen Sherman Russell Sage the Venezuelan army and Dr Wiley New Yorker musings on public figures such as Mr Marconi and a note about golf expenditure and fashion trends in humorous observations condensing diverse items into a single column.
Naval recruiting officers insist only men with good teeth shall be taken as sailors. The rule could worsen morale and rations for new crew as medical screening tightens.
Στο περιοδικό Parthenon καλεί εθελοντές για σημαντική συμμετοχή. Οι συνεισφορές θα υποστηρίξουν προγράμματα πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς και κοινοτικά έργα σε τοπικό επίπεδο. Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι καλούνται να επικοινωνήσουν με την αρμόδια διεύθυνση.
A Wilmington Delaware man received a five month jail term after pleading guilty to insulting his mother in a domestic dispute. The brief note questions the absence of a whipping post as punishment.
A New York millinery firm that won a judgment of 1050 against Mrs. Chadwick offers to settle for 10.50 in cash. The proposal suggests a quick payoff to resolve the case.
Castro gains a peculiar advantage against naval powers by shipping his navy on flatcars. He can mount ships on flatbed rail cars and move them intact, preserving military capability even under pressure.
A New York police justice rules that a woman's tongue constitutes a concealed weapon. The remark follows debates over women's voting rights and political power in the city.
A Reading Pennsylvania paper compliments Governor Pennypacker, saying he rode like a centaur. The columnist adds a quip noting centaurs were not built for riding, implying a humorous contrast with the governor’s stride.
Prof Grigori Nickolaiewitch Potanin has been detained by Russian authorities on suspicion. His name is cited as strong circumstantial evidence in the case against him.
A humorous note traces a progression from a monkey dinner to a dinosaurs tea and then to a rhinoceros banquet signaling a playful take on sports evolution with a finance themed lamb reference.
Citizens continue praying for Mayor Weaver as a reflection of community hope in Philadelphia. The note underscores the value of prayer in civic life and public devotion amid ongoing political efforts.
The report notes waves rolling over the Cedric, describing the danger and lack of time for precise measurement as crewmembers faced the surf.
In France women can wear trousers by paying ten dollars yearly. The rule has led many to skip reform as a habit echoes of French fashions reach America.
The piece notes Monte Carlo as the most beautiful place in the world to die, while admitting it is less attractive in other respects, signaling a stark contrast between scenery and mortality.
A deceased man named Adams is described as the inventor of chewing gum. The text notes ancient chewing gum scripture from the spruce tree and cites Adam and Eve as early chewers, presenting a playful historical tangent.
A brief Watertown item notes a playful remark about the pot and kettle metaphor, remarking on how tone and outcry can influence interpretation without altering facts. The piece hints at rhetorical effect rather than a concrete event.
New York reports a devastating tenement fire that killed a score of residents. The piece then contrasts the scale of tragedy with the immense horror of the Battle of Mukden.
A four member troupe led by Gerda Walde and Edward Eysler performed incognito in Vienna streets to gauge public reception without stage glamour. They sang songs such as Gehe Mein Fenster Auf and Jetzt Spielts Uns an Tanz, earning 68 kreutzers which they shared, confirming doubts about art value when unadvertised.
Mrs. Mable Bradford of Burlington Vermont praises Peruna as a wonderful remedy for women's ills. She describes months of back pain from a cold and says the treatment restored health and renewed vigor, noting improvements in appearance and facial complexion after using Peruna.
Scotland tops Europe in twinning with 1625 twin births and 25 triplets in a year. The nation shows a higher ratio of males to females, yet many men travel south leaving more women of higher ages. Recent data also notes a strong presence of hale ages between 90 and 100.
Arthur Hill and Joseph Schrode from The Wizard of Oz stopped at a Providence shooting gallery. They won cigars from a girl and an old man called Father. Hill refused the cigars and asked them to be given to the old man. The next day the old man was gone, and Hill quipped that Father likely smoked them.
The Oregon State fisheries exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland will show salmon hatching methods and display large specimens of the kingfish in formaldehyde. Visitors from the East will find the display the finest of its kind at any exposition.
A Washington Star poem mocks a contrarian critic named Jingle Burnem Jinks who wields sharp prose to fame. His essays mock authority, drawing fear and laughter as readers seek a trustworthy author. The piece ends with his own paradoxical reply.
Tommy disobeyed orders and fell through ice while skating on a pond. His sister Jennie aided him with dry clothes and kept quiet about the incident. The next day Jennie faced a similar plunge, prompting Tommy to question why she tested the ice.
Dr Hartman offers free correspondence treatment claiming thousands of women are cured yearly. The notice emphasizes catarrhal illnesses as a key cause of female weakness and promises evidence from letters supporting the cure.
A saying credited to various moralists emphasizes restraint as a force for good. It underscores the value of choosing inaction over harmful action to influence outcomes and ethics.
Grocers refrain from stocking Defiance Starch citing existing stock of 12 oz brands. Defiance offers 16 oz per same price and requires no cooking. The pitch urges customers to choose the larger option.
A reflective note explores how many men find meaning in memories of earlier days. It suggests nostalgia shapes current choices and reveries, highlighting the enduring pull of youth, old friendships, and former landscapes on present behavior.
Mrs. G. H. Tucker Jr. reports a severe skin outbreak on her baby covered the face and body with forty boils. After one month of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child fully recovered, ending costly doctor bills of over $100 with a total Cuticura expense under $5.
A quoted exchange questions whether Job suffered from boils and asserts belief he did if he had them. The brief dialogue reflects editorial or letter tone in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs Tros of Maple Street Norwich New York testifies that Piso's Cure saved her life three years ago in a February 17 1900 statement.
The notice states Lewis' Single Binder straight cigar sells to dealers at 36.00 per M with costs higher than some brands but not exceeding a good five cent cigar. Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois.
A Philadelphia Ledger cartoon caption notes a man who arrived in the country barefoot now amasses millions, joking that he is a compelling self-made figure.
A reflective note suggests the typical person encounters temptations reaching roughly three quarters of the distance to a decision. It emphasizes human struggle and self discipline in moral choices.
Dr. Hartman, president of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, is noted with all correspondence held strictly confidential.
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