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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
6
W. J. Kennedy outlines humane handling and feeding practices for farm animals. He stresses quietness, ample clean water, regular feeding times, grooming for shows, hoof care, and proper preparation of cattle for market including dry feeding before shipping and careful loading to avoid weight loss.
In Hannibal around 1850 a mesmerism show arrives and a boy, age fourteen, longs to be a subject. He shadows Hicks on stage, then imitates and replaces him, staging visions from snakes to fire. Dr. Peake becomes his accomplice as the tale pivots on a deadly Richmond fire described with new details.
An old advertisement claims most appendicitis victims suffer from constipation and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild remedy that stimulates the liver and bowels, improves natural action, and avoids nausea. It warns against substitutes and credits Cagwin Druggist.
A frontiersman recalls hunting cougars across the Rocky Mountains and debunks alarming cougar legends. He argues the animals are not uniformly dangerous, noting he safely roamed woods for decades, only attacked when cornered or wounded, and that many fearsome tales are exaggerations.
A laconic deaf and dumb man tells a tale of winning a watch and chain in a poker game. The pompous father confronts him with a note asking for the watch, but the man returns a pad with two tiny words: and chain. The father reads the reply and quits the dispute.
Mrs. Transon refused a paid month’s vacation after nursing Berryville children through scarlet fever. She said she was too exhausted to both prepare her trip and stay home, insisting she must remain with her patients.
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