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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1910
Page
6
The article describes Electric Bitters as a tonic that strengthens nerves and restores health after grippe. It claims the remedy purifies blood, regulates stomach liver and kidneys, and improves energy and appetite. Sold by druggists for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
The Nickerson stock company that played at the Armory last week disbanded Saturday night. The members stay in Ames this week to rehearse a new drill.
Advertisers claim liver trouble signs such as pimples boils and jaundiced look indicate illness and promise Dr Kings New Life Pills will purify blood and improve complexion. They note the product costs 25 cents at all druggists.
Advertisement touts a medicine like Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy that cures diarrhoea quickly without unpleasant after effects. It is described as always reliable, pleasant, safe, and sold by all dealers.
The article surveys extraordinary lightning phenomena from silent thunderstorms to globe lightning and blue fire balls. It recounts Brad ford’s silent thunderbolt graveyard strike, Kent’s blue fire at Swanscombe, Coventry’s soap bubble fire, Rheims cobbler’s shop ball, and a Swedish Count G Hamilton dining room glow.
Heinrich Heine, returning from the south of France, promised to deliver a Lyons sausage to a Paris physician. His wife and he ate most of it en route, leaving a sliver wrapped in vellum with a note invoking homeopathy and a claim of sending the milllionth part of the sausage.
A boy Thomas Hood visits Scotland and stays with a rigid Sabbatarian aunt. She refuses Kirk attendance yet enjoys her nephew’s vivid descriptions of passersby. The aunt’s sharp, improvised remarks reveal her lively imagination and teasing rapport with Tam.
A brief history of early clocks from Milan in 1306 to Padua in 1344 and the first watch in 1380, with note of an alarm clock around 1390 and later 1740 improvements. The passage shifts to a sea serpent anecdote from Noumea and a rat killing demonstration by a serpent.
Historical notes describe costs paid to MPs in early England including daily allowances and travel payouts. An 1768 Andover run saw a bill claiming 500 pounds for being thrown from an inn and damaged legs. Lord Llandaff’s 1868 Dungarvan win included a 547 pound whisky charge provoking protest.
In New Caledonia waters locals report frequent sightings of sea serpents and occasional captures. The creatures are described as curious and unusual to observers in the area.
In Washington Colonel Jasper E. Snow recalls Marion Crawford’s reaction to the senate bronze doors on the eastern portico carved by Thomas Crawford. The panels depict Revolutionary scenes and Washington at Trenton, with Crawford recognizing his mother and father among the figures and remarking on a kilted child resembling himself.
Miss Paddock, a former I S C alumna and national YWCA of China secretary, returns for a brief visit and speaks in Des Moines. A YWCA schedule notes her talks at Alumni Hall and College Chapel on April 9 and 10 for women audiences.
The Times reveals Eugene Smith offers his 40 acre fruit ranch for sale. It is described as one of the county’s best paying pieces of property, promising a strong return for a buyer.
Advertisement urging all households to keep Chamberlain's liniment on hand for emergencies and various injuries. Highlights usefulness for rheumatism sprains and bruises and notes it is sold locally.
Several listings: a Klondike hot water copper tank with incubator 100 egg size, eight room house on Duff avenue with barn, two lots south of college campus, loth seed and potatoes, home for sale near Ash Ave, rooms for rent on Grand avenue and 217 Sycamore street, farm work position, and Pacific Mutual Life Insurance agent opening with commissions. Des Moines area contacts and addresses included.
A Baltimore Sun passage describes the walloon or balloon duck as exceptionally tough to kill and poor for table use. It notes its thick feathers and diving ability and includes a tale of skinning, parboiling, and a balloon duck reportedly vanishing when a cook struck a match over boiling water.
A convenience tip explains removing a stubborn wood screw. Heat a poker red hot, press it to the screw head briefly, let it cool, then extract with the same screwdriver that failed before. The method promises easier removal without force.
A male quartet concert will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday April ninth at 8 00 pm. The program features a Filipino orchestra and Miss Ethel Grace Pike as reader. Admission is 25 cents with seats reserved at Loughran and Bauers drug store and College book store.
Purported tonic claims help nature remove impurities and restore organs to health and strength. Sold by all dealers.
The Chamberlains, returning from Corpus Christi where they spent winter, received a letter this forenoon ordering their newspaper address changed to Ames.
Prompt relief in all cases of threat and lung trouble if you use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Pleasant to take, soothing and healing in effect. Sold by all dealers.
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