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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
3
A lighthearted note jokes about games with Pumpkinville, praising local camaraderie and the fun of fair play. The piece playfully asserts the home club’s steady spirit and laughs at chasing fame, promising lasting ease and humor over rivalry.
A talker asks a customer if married. The customer says recently married. The talker jokes you need a hidden pocket to stash small change to keep it from your wife, noting he is married too. The exchange uses playful intimate banter about marriage.
A Detroit Tribune item portrays a captive woman who confronts a cannibal captor. She warns him she has a past, while he momentarily misreads her, learning that appearances can be deceptive. The scene centers on peril, power, and a woman asserting agency.
Affable Stranger praises a hotel’s atmosphere and proposes poker play while Deacon Wayback declines politely yet asserts his own stake. The exchange centers on a makeshift contest or “makeup” for a profess, hinting at a ruse or game of chance in a hotel setting.
Miss Cayenne praises her future husband for being easy to please and satisfied with himself, sparking happiness in the engaged girl as they discuss character in a Washington Star feature.
Fond Wife pleads with Levine to obtain twenty four button gloves for herself and Ethel. The gloves are described as very expensive and desired despite the high cost.
A playful exchange ends with a vow from the lover to love only his partner. She rests her head on his polished shirt front and asks for a lifelong promise, which he freely gives, invoking loyal devotion in affectionate terms.
The latest summer wear invention is the electric bonnet fan advertised as beautiful and cooling. The note, sourced from Truth, highlights a novel headpiece designed to refresh while remaining stylish in hot weather.
Mr Friendly accuses his partner of absconding with twenty five thousand dollars. Mr Coupon adds the partner tried to take his wife after six months of flirting under his nose.
In a playful exchange a prospective father in law asks if the suitor will make his daughter happy and the youth vows to care for her like a beautiful flower while joking about living on water and air.
A brief scene shows a nervous amateur preparing for his first public appearance while a friend consoles him that audiences will applaud anything, reflecting light entertainment theater tone.
A street encounter ends with Brown lamenting a lost silk umbrella after Robinson responds that the owner of the umbrella took it from him on the sidewalk. The exchange captures a minor public scene and the humorous mood of the moment.
Mr Blinkers boasts of a friend Bullion lending an opera box for the evening. Mrs Blinkers frets over outfits and notes they do not need much, while Mr Blinkers asks about the girls' attire.
The editor pushes the reporter to produce a three column piece by 10 o clock on how to manage a wife. The quip reveals workplace humor and the issue of personal life expectations in journalism.
A New York Herald item notes plans for a large church revival next week. Exchange among Catterson Hatterson and others hints at community interest and enthusiasm for evening gatherings.
A humorous exchange contrasts collusion and collision. It suggests a hypothetical where an arrest for assault leads to an out of court settlement, noting the difference hinges on intent versus incident.
Dialog sketches a Count and a kind lady in a light exchange about sharing pie. The Count confirms his identity as an unfortunate nobleman while the lady offers another slice of pie in a quaint social vignette.
The sisters in twilight discuss a duke and admit they are merely pricing him. They reveal their American wealth and freedom as they seek shelter in the dimming night.
A short dialogue where a boy named Jarphrey boasts a plan to raise money by injuring himself on a horse car so his father can sue the company. The exchange shows a comically shady scheme as the boy explains the idea with enthusiasm.
Dialogue shows a student advocating immediate liquor cessation for a man with delirium tremens while a physician questions treatment approach. The exchange highlights debates on managing alcohol withdrawal in medical training.
A humorous exchange opens with Meandering Mike praising good nature. Ploddin Pete agrees and explains his philosophy: let the owners of things do the getting mad.
Benny Dictus jokes about his wife avoiding the kitchen while Dick Singleton probes her cooking, eliciting a punchline about her never entering the kitchen. The quip hinges on a wordplay about capability and domestic role.
A playful guide describes a far mountain spot with a marvelous echo that repeats every word tenfold, while a tourist imagines the strange curtain lecture as a fearful experience.
A host suggests replacing terrapin stew with a cheaper dish due to rising veal costs from the Beef Trust. The hostess agrees to seek a similarly fine but affordable option for the grand dinner.
A humorous exchange hints at a marriage proposal and a public will dispute. Brother Dick recalls meeting the lordship at the county clerk’s office where Uncle Ducat’s will was examined, suggesting a decisive turn in romantic plans.
A New York World snippet notes a Boston woman from the city’s elite “Four Hundred” who cools the heat by wearing an overcoat at home through summer. The exchange with her husband mocks urban luxury and propriety.
A Boston Courier verse asks if modern robes and sleeve fashions will still admit the wearer to heaven's gates, contrasting earthly trends with eternal judgment.
In the village of Terseleigh a woman famed for a checkered past seeks a hopeful future. Residents note her return to daily life amid whispers while she pursues new work and personal rebuilding.
Edward Swanson of White Rock Minnesota recalls thirteen years of illness starting at age eleven. After trying countless doctors and patent medicines he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health. He urges others to consider the remedy and notes prices of 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2.50.
A Brooklyn tale from the New York Evening Sun describes a Spanish gentleman with a fond granddaughter who claims he swore about the country at dinner. The man admits he was irritated with a waiter and used the word damnation once or twice, prompting the child to scold him for swearing.
In a drawn out exchange Miss Laura defends extreme waist compression while Dr. Smidgley objects. The two spar over the alleged health and social implications of corset wearing during a lengthy discussion.
Farmers are urged to sow Salzer's Red Cross of the North Winter Wheat Monster Rye and Grasses for yields like 48 bushels of wheat and 60 bushels of rye. Send for catalogue and samples from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin. London pawnbrokers charge about 25 percent interest on loans.
Prospectus lists travel by Nickel Plate routes from Boston to Niagara Falls and the St. Lawrence region with daylight rides through the Berkshire Hills. Tickets on sale August 19 to 25. Y Calahan, General Agent, Chicago, for details. It notes railway strength and discusses investment ideas and farm profitability.
A famed physician claims kindness is a microbic disease requiring an army of tiny organisms to force generosity or politeness. The remark reduces social behavior to biological contagion and questions moral agency.
A Jersey wash day festival schedules its second Saturday in August. The event recalls old time rustic revelry with merriment for both young and old, featuring traditional activities and community participation.
RS Harrison chronicles New Jersey Salt Water Day at Sea Girt a second Saturday in August. Farmers arrive in back-country wagons with family picnics and bands, bathers in varied outfits, booths and games from New York fakirs, and a full day of seaside revelry ending with a communal hitching up.
A cobra is said to hold a small stone in its mouth that gives off a faint white light like a glowworm lamp. The serpent then entices glowworms, female insects, to approach as easy prey for a dining cobra.
A Pittsburg doctor claimed to diagnose ailments from a single hair. Two young men teased him by bringing a horse hair. He charged $25, wrote a prescription and read it aloud in the apothecary: mix one bushel oats four quarts water stir and give three times daily turn the animals out to grass. The prank ended with surprise.
An advertisement urges men to quit tobacco to regain vigor and manhood. It claims No-To-Bae cures with a money-back guarantee and offers a free book from the Sterling Remedy Co. with offices in New York City or Chicago.
A local tale describes a hard man who visits a druggist to buy arsenic for harming a dog. The clerk senses the intent, turns down the sale with polite sarcasm, and the customer leaves without the poison but with a sense of defeated satisfaction.
In a chatty exchange Aunt Prudleigh recalls a past when bathing suits were considered proper and modest. Miss Up to date challenges her view, noting Aunt Prudleigh’s strong sense of propriety.
The Nickel Plate road lists unusually low return fares to Boston with forty route choices. Tickets available August 19 to 25, with first class service and sleeping car space reserved in advance. For details contact J. Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago.
The judge notes after Snagegs's first wife died that he married his cook. The major quips that Snagegs was a man of domestic tastes, reflecting a light exchange in a court setting.
Low rate excursion to Boston via Nickel Plate road with through trains palace sleeping cars and dining cars. Tickets on sale August 19 to 25. Contact J. Y. Calahan general agent Chicago for particulars. A monopoly is something that man wants exclusively for himself.
W H Griffin of Jackson Michigan reports fifteen year catarrh struggle cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. He notes the medicine costs 75 cents and is sold by druggists.
The article surveys robin legends across locales, noting beliefs in Scotland that its song foretells illness and causes anxiety near ill homes. It describes a distant land of woe where the robin carries water to quench a burning stream, earning the name bronphud du meaning burnt breast, and a legend tying the red breast to the crown of thorns.
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