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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
5
The notice presents testimonials from women praising Pe runa for relief from severe headaches and related ailments. It states many have been restored to health and strength, though space limits further names or details.
The tale recalls Paul Krugers blunt line to a nephew about not being clever enough for subordinates and higher offices. At a church gathering a lawyer connected to an insurance inquiry is asked if he has "got religion" and another lawyer quips that it may be in his wife's name.
Fire at the Monte Colfax hotel in Colfax destroyed the three story frame building with about 40 000 in losses and 25 000 insured. Guests escaped with belongings and the proprietor says the hotel will be rebuilt at once as a modern replacement. A shed and a nearby barn also burned amid high winds.
An American who spent more time collecting money than studying grammar tells a coachman that trees grew from hedges. The coachman replies that hedges grew from trees, reflecting a humorous rural misunderstanding.
The caption of a humorous exchange shows Mrs D Aubrey Brown asking about a picture and Mr D A Brown replying they ynehed it. The brief quip captures a comic moment from the era.
A historical note describes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for children’s teething issues. The ad highlights gum soothing, reducing discomfort, and relief from wind colic. The copy reflects early 20th century marketing language and product claims.
The fragment advertises a health product named Great Nerve Kestor claiming lasting cure after ten days. It urges sending Rs 2,400 for a trial bottle and treatise, with a veteran seller contact at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia.
A large 207. package associated with the Red Cross Ball was noted in a South Bend notice. The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana is mentioned in connection with the event packaging and scent related details.
Bourke Cochran recounts an Irish classroom moment where a clever pupil answers that latitude does not exist in Ireland because the English do not allow it. The anecdote highlights humor about colonial constraints and Irish schooling.
Two young nobles, a duke and a viscount, collide at the theatre. The duke feigns snubbing the viscount by asking for a program, while the viscount coolly pays back with a witty retort about receiving one from the other fellow.
A housekeeper finds a man asleep on a sofa while conducting an inventory in the parlor. The only item recorded is a single entry at the top of the page: One Revolving Carpet. The scene unfolds with quiet humor as the worker rests from his labors.
A New York City prankster recalls a self inflicted lesson after sending a ‘I am perfectly well’ telegram to a money averse friend in New York. The friend's reaction leads to an expensive express package delivering a street paving block with a card saying this is the weight lifted from his heart.
A widow plans a new marriage to honor her late husband, signaling a fresh start and social expectation in the community.
An old time advertise for Allen's Foot-Ease powder that cures painful, smarting, and nervous feet and ingrown nails. It claims to make new shoes easy and relieves sweating feet. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a trial package offer from A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
A concise saying notes that a woman's steadfast resolve can influence a man's choices. It reflects social ideas about influence and willpower in relationships.
An early 20th century ad claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa is curable only by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for catarrh related cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with Toledo, Ohio as origin.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a critic noting a cold audience last night. Hamm responds that early chill gave way to heat once spectators recalled they paid for the show. The exchange captures a wartime-era theater mood and audience dynamics.
Oakland reports a brisk fire in South San Francisco seen eight miles away across the bay. In San Francisco a cremation order followed for two hundred bodies from the Photrero district due to tainted deaths after the disaster. Santa Rosa suffers severe quake and fire damage with about sixty dead and many missing. relief efforts underway and rebuilding planned.
Colorado Springs hosts plans to mark the centennial of Zebulon Pike spotting Pike’s Peak. The Chicago and North Western Railway coordinates events with Denver and other lines for a late September festival week. Ten thousand U S Regulars and Indian tribes will attend alongside guards cadets veterans cowboys and fraternal groups in drills dances parades and tournaments.
Local quip notes some men would accept hints only if they could pawn them. W. fl from Des Moines Iowa references a humorous notion in item No. 17-1906.
At the Colorado Fuel & Iron mine 40 miles west of Trinidad a windy shot ignited dust causing an explosion that killed 72 miners and left one missing. Seventeen men escaped through another opening. Rescue teams aided by neighboring mines. Most victims were Italians and Japanese.
A cablegram from General Wood reports a large fire sweeping Mariquina in Rizal, leaving thousands homeless and destitute as relief aid is rushed. Fire also destroyed Pasil near Cebu, with extensive dwelling losses and hunger noted in the Philippines.
In San Francisco on April 22 a younger Riordan, son of real estate dealer T. P. Riordan, was killed near his home after a soldier ordered him to discard a bottle of whiskey. Riordan refused, and the soldier shot him instantly.
The article extols women working across society facing female illnesses and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. It cites testimonials from Miss Fr. Orser and Miss Pearl Ackers describing relief from backache, irregular periods, and related pains, and notes free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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