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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
7
A fragment from a letter to The Peruna Medi Co cites Mrs Julia Marlowe of New City describing spring illness caused by nerve centers. She notes nerves as reservoirs of nourishment and links poor nutrition to common complaints among invalids each spring.
Peruna is praised as a remedy that corrects digestion and nourishes the nerve centers. Proper digestion provides nutrition and vitality, resulting in strong nerves and improved overall life, with women in vocations that strain the nerves especially favoring Peruna.
Joseph Bowler of Carroll Co Indiana describes raising three Durham cross calves for feeders. They use skim milk with a little porridge linseed and dry corn, feeding warm milk early and avoiding overfeeding. Calves two months old eat clover hay and are growing well, with plans to continue scientific management.
Prof. P. Clark of the Canadian Experiment Station argues for well lit, small pens with a large yard to keep sheep healthy. He notes sheep avoid deep snow and need forced exercise, feeding at the far end to encourage movement and avoid huddling.
English sheep breeders argue over sheep water needs. Some give all the water, others deny water, claiming pasture and feed should supply moisture. Many successful shepherds avoid watering, relying on succulent feed for hydration.
The piece argues against selling good mares for gelding prices, noting widespread complaints from the United States and Canada. It asserts mares of both light and heavy types are undervalued and sold as geldings, reducing the future supply of quality horses.
Farmers should trap canker worms by placing sticky bands around trees to prevent ascent. Once leaves are laden with worms, they fall to the ground and crawl back up, but bands prevent reach to foliage and reduce damage.
A Brooklyn mother recalls her ten month old daughter with severe eczema on the face and ear. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child's skin healed completely with no scar. Signed by Mrs Rose Ether from Eckford Street.
A compact aphorism likens a bookkeeper to a tight-rope walker, warning against losing balance. The metaphor emphasizes steady precision and focus in careful accounting.
An old advertisement promotes Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claiming to ease wind colic and pains in infants. The pitch emphasizes gentle relief and lists a price of 25 cents per bottle.
A speaker remarks that a man rarely behaves foolishly unless he is truly genuine. The comment emphasizes authenticity over pretense and suggests observed behavior is a reliable indicator of character.
Storekeepers report the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch make other brands hard to sell. The rest offers a humorous aside about responses to a joke and a moral remark on knowing wrongs.
Dr Caldwell's laxa tive Syrup Pepsin claims to ease constipation biliousness headaches indigestion dizziness and related issues by expelling poisons and boosting internal organs. Sold by druggists 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails. Also Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children advertised for feverishness headaches stomach trouble teething disorders colds worm destruction 25c. Sample free from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A concise analysis notes that a political figure wielding influence often encounters limited public response. The piece contrasts internal clout with external pressure and hints at a disconnect between authority and momentum.
Seven million annual sales of Lewis Single Binder straight five cent cigars. Made of extra quality tobacco. Many former ten cent cigar smokers now choose Lewis Single Binder. Factory located in Peoria Illinois.
A compact aphorism offers reassurance for sleepless nights urging immediate rest rather than brooding about trouble. It frames sleep as a simple cure, encouraging action over worry and promoting calm retreat to bed.
Advertisement touts Defiance Starch as unbeatable in quality and quantity and claims it is sold everywhere, urging customers not to miss out on the top product.
The statement asserts that personal difficulties outweigh the troubles of others, framing individual experience as paramount and universal in perceived importance. It emphasizes subjective impact over external hardships, reflecting a self-centered viewpoint on hardship.
Miserable conditions of body and mind from torpid liver lead to bile poisoning. Symptoms include headache bitter taste nausea lack of appetite yellow complexion constipation. Quick cure claimed with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, sold by druggists 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
A witty remark notes light literature being expensive when it arrives in the form of gas bills, implying high costs for reading materials.
A debate on originality erupts as the Chicago Record Herald quotes a critic about a poet who allegedly used a twenty three line sonnet. Meanwhile a New Yorker cartoon caption hints at a domestic dispute with a wife grabbing a flat iron in anger.
An exchange from the Detroit Tribune features a wealthy old man threatening to die if refused marriage while the woman coldly retorts that she would not cling to life for him, likening his behavior to a bulldog.
A Philadelphia Press snippet records a brief exchange where Mrs Hiram Offen asks the applicant if she is from Ireland and trained across the water. The girl confirms she was shipped across, replying with pride and a hint of humor.
A lettered appeal extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for painful and irregular menstruation. It cites testimonials from Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore praising relief and improved health after use. The ad asserts the remedy cures numerous female ailments and invites women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice at Lynn Mass.
The Buffalo laboratory will stamp every bottle of Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery with a complete list of all ingredients. The ad touts native plant basis, spring tonic benefits, and claims of improved blood and strength backed by a testimonial from G. Trent of Gordonville Texas.
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