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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1895
Page
3
An historical crib notes the poem fragment praising white supremacy and depicting a plantation slave role. The lines urge self preservation by emulating white owners and claim color matters in social status and respect. The text reflects racist rhetoric and language from a bygone era.
Parson Tenthly speaks of a wife in heaven while Kerzogg questions if she rests. The exchange hints at reform ideas and the authorial tone suggests a satirical dialogue.
A reader discusses an article on the healthfulness of housework, noting she found it free of error after buying another copy and reading it through. The dialogue clones a concern about an embedded issue in the paper.
A fragmentary report describes a politician gaining a supporter through a touching story that stirs enthusiasm and converts a follower. The piece notes the emotional impact and the potential rally effect among constituents.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a healthful liquid remedy and laxative, claiming it cleanses the system, relieves colds headaches and fevers, and cures constipation. It notes the product is a pure liquid form made by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by druggists in 50c and $1 bottles.
Northwich in Cheshire is famed for brine pumped salt mines that cause continuous ground subsidence. The town features crooked streets, lakes, and shifting buildings spurred by mine flooding and land collapse. Builders use framed boxes with jacks to relevel homes, creating odd, ever-changing cityscapes in Pearson's Weekly.
The Philadelphia Record notes Bristol township on Germantown’s east side narrowly missed becoming the capital. Some congressmen bought property there to be near a potential move from Philadelphia, but a tied commissioner vote left Bristol out in the cold after Washington cast the deciding ballot for the District of Columbia.
The Lancet discusses whether Americans have bigger intestinal capacity than French peers and if cooking affects this. It explores if French cuisine influences bowel caliber, digestion ease, developmental arrest, and intestinal length differences. It questions whether refined dishes risk physiological drawbacks.
A Pelham's Pharmacy letter claims No-To-Bac cured a tobacco habit in a boy from age three and an adult for twenty years, with an Asheville chief of police and local readers backing the testimonial. The piece notes the product is guaranteed to cure or refund and cites Sterling Remedy Co. with offices in Chicago Montreal and New York.
San Francisco women form a whistling class led by Miss Gertrude Judd with training from Mrs. Shaw. Candidates undergo strict ear and mouth formation tests, requiring cast iron lungs, good health, and perseverance. Whistling is described as an art close to singing with distinct mouth positions and timbres.
Johnnie confesses to Miss Jones that she forbade him to rob bird nests last spring because she wanted the birds to grow large enough to wear the nests as hats. The exchange features an oriole perched in Miss Jones hat as a humorous focal point.
In Herald Square a gaudy woman, aged around 40, loudly converses with a younger escort on a Broadway car. She proclaims her birthday will be tomorrow and teases him to guess her age, prompting amused reactions from passengers.
If you are troubled with malaria, constipation, biliousness, kidney trouble or dyspepsia, it will be speedily forthcoming. Nervousness, loss of appetite and sleep, and loss of vigor are also remedied by this restorative. Physicians of eminence indorse it. Valuable confirmation of the verdict of the people and the press. Luke it regularly.
The remark asserts that Innocent III wielded the greatest secular authority among popes, emphasizing his unprecedented temporal influence in papal history.
Texas Coast country vies with California as a profitable pear grape and strawberry region. Six thousand dollars' worth of pears from thirteen acres were produced in one season. G T Nicholson of the Santa Fe Route offers a free illustrated pamphlet about Texas and agent contact for ticket rates.
A note on Christian forbearance as the voice of God inviting sinners to repent. The idea emphasizes mercy and spiritual awakening, urging personal reevaluation and moral change under divine guidance.
The Sterling Remedy company offers a free illustrated packet explaining why men suffer nervous troubles and hinder timely action. Send your name and address with a reference to this paper to 10 Spruce St New York or 45 Randolph Street Chicago IL.
The Chicago Scale Co. manufactures steel frames for premium wagon scales designed to last a generation and be cheaper than wood. They offer a full range of standard scales and sell at the lowest prices, with catalogs sent on application including many useful articles.
The article notes iron pavements, then fashionable and newly viewed, were already used in London in 1817, marking an early adoption of metal street surface ideas.
An assortment of advertisements and notices including dry cleaning for homes, moth control and renovations, a perfume of numbers for sale, health endorsements, and product pitches for remedies, bicycles and scales. Notable names include H and H, E D Townsend, C G Clark Co, Muna, and Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve.
A fragmentary report notes San Francisco female whistlers drawing attention for skill and performance as crowds observe, with references to Mrs Shaw and Miss tect amid unclear details of the event and its outcome.
A provocative line contrasts critics at church with Daniel in the lions den, arguing it is better to be with God in danger than outside without Him, suggesting faith over comfort in religious life.
A fragment notes loud conversations in restaurants and public transports as a European habit, contrasting with American manners. It mentions a gaudy woman near age seventeen attempting to hide her true age, hinting at social scrutiny and propriety.
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