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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
3
A clipped exchange shows two editors arguing over manners and money. One remarks the other pays two fares often, implying a joke about generosity or vanity in urban life. The fragment hints at social tension and public behavior in a newspaper milieu.
A fragmented verse fragment contemplates love and marriage with a casual line about a man’s finances. It ends noting a vast coal stockpile in the United States.
A brief comic collage features a reporter asking a famed preacher which book shaped his life and the reply “My bank book.” It quotes the Sydney Bulletin on church fashion and a joke about taxing church property, as seen in Puck.
Mercury ointments can destroy smell and upset the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co claims no mercury and is taken internally. Also notes Piso's Cure for Consumption and Dr Kline remedies with testimonials and prices. Anthony Hope Hawkins to visit the country next winter.
The original and only genuine cares chapped hands and face cold sores and more. C. G. Clark Co., N Haven, Conn. After every inundation in Egypt the land is covered with innumerable frogs and these storks gobble with great gusto.
A jumble of vintage remedy pitches touts Wiss’s Toothnixe Syrup for teething, Hindercorns, Parker’s Ginger Tonic, and Parks’ Tea as quick health fixes. Satire and odd lines mix with a comic exchange about a young man leaving, reflecting period ad culture and casual dialogue.
The piece crowns Wallace T. Foote Jr of New York as the congressman's "handsomest man," noting his unassuming nature and marriage to Mary Witherbee of Port Henry. It contrasts him with Charles Bennett of Brooklyn, describing Foote's appearance, attire, and favored activities, including horseback riding, and mentions other local personalities and spring Santa Fe Route homeseeker excursions.
A detailed call to reduce woodwork on ships to prevent fires and splinters, test battle conditions, and overhaul personnel and organization. The author warns reforms must enhance fighting efficiency, not reduce it, noting issues in current naval routine and staffing as Congress debates restructuring.
A compact survey highlights American breadth from naming quirks to telegraph reach. It notes no town named Shakespeare in the U S, telegraph miles compared to Boston and San Francisco, 500000 telephones in use, two million daily calls, 220000 employed in woolen manufacture, and a future U S navy of forty five vessels ranging from 11300 tons to 120 tons displacement.
A doctor tells all to refrain from mental work while a poet asks permission to continue writing. The doctor grants the poets stay, allowing writing of poems. A Boston Bud report notes the exchange in a clipped, period-voice style.
In Bradford Pennsylvania an article by Mrs. George Rowend recounts her long struggle with a female illness and heart weakness cured after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She praises rapid medical advances and urges public acceptance of science for recovery and prevention. Pills sold by druggists or mail from Schenectady New York at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
In a proofreading debate the editor defends the assertion that Weyler proclaimed martial law in western Cuba. The assistant cautions that the phrase should be martial law only, to avoid overstating severity. The exchange stresses careful wording.
On April 21 and May 5 excursion tickets go on sale from principal northern towns to all points on the Louisville and Nashville railroad in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Florida and parts of Kentucky. Round trip fare applies with twenty one day returning window and a two dollar service at destination for stop overs on the southward journey. Ask your agent or write C P Atmore Louisville Ky or J K Ridgely Chicago Ill for details.
Dialog excerpt shows Tommy recalling illness and a doctor’s advice. Mrs Figg suggests relief by removing schooling and sending to theater daily. The exchange hints at therapeutic theater as remedy.
The Pilgrim-Easter issue will be ready in early April with all new content. It will include articles by Capt. Charles King U S S A ex Gov Geo W Peck of Wisconsin and other writers and will be well illustrated. Send ten cents to Geo M Heatford publisher 415 Old Colony Building Chicago IL for a copy. Also notes on human statistics and a bamboo church organ built in Shanghai.
A concise note proclaims the saying It is never too late to be Mead. The line echoes a sentiment of self reinvention and timeless opportunity.
A tonic named Hos Etter's Stomach Bitters is claimed to rescue youths from inactivity and prevent illnesses. It warns that continued inactivity could lead to Bright's disease, diabetes or other maladies, with malarial, calculous, rheumatic ailments and dust affecting health, all allegedly cured by the Bitters.
In a cheeky exchange, Harry asks which girl was in tow last evening. Willie retorts that what some call tow he terms blond tresses, highlighting a clash of slang and culture in a witty dialogue.
The article notes mining hubs Cripple Creek Colorado Mercur Utah and camps in Wyoming Idaho Montana are best reached via the Union Pacific Overland Route with through car service. For details contact a local agent or E L Lomax Gen Pass & Ticket Agent Omaha. It mentions Tancott in Yukon and Charley traveling incog and Cuba's soil yielding four crops yearly in some areas.
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