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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1896
Page
3
An anecdotal testimonial praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments including melancholy, headaches, digestion, and menstruation. The writer claims the product restored health, vitality, and even led to a successful pregnancy, urging publication of the name Mrs George Claus from Buffalo, New York.
The preacher argues against the idea of another chance after death. He cites Ecclesiastes and warns that punishment and ruin in this life are not reversible in the next. He likens eternal judgment to a final verdict, with no second trial or reform at the last.
A compendium of short items notes social trends and facts. It cites League of American Wheelmen membership at 57 025 with 7 661 Pennsylvanians, medical views on flowers in sick rooms, new New England paper machines, numerous dentist forceps styles, imperial sport favored by Germanys emperor, a Kinghorn Loch trout, a Parisian ink for love letters fading in four weeks, and plant evaporation ratios showing night vs day in clear weather.
A guide on sending and replying to cards for death, illness, and social events. It covers condolence cards left for families, inquiry cards for sick friends, proper phrasing on top of cards, and etiquette for strangers visiting hotels. It also notes marriage card timing, tea notices, and how to decline or explain absence with a note.
In a witty exchange, Mr Bellefield asks about Young Spiffins line of work. Mr Bloomfield inquires what he acts, and Bellefield answers he "acts the fool" in his particular line.
A Congregationalist preacher from Worcester Mass declares that reality shifts with our lenses. Green glasses yield a green world, blue glasses tint perception, and discontent distorts life into harassment while purity reveals virtue and inspiration.
Rev B M Fairchild of Troy New York argues that the church must demand and enforce high moral character in city officials. He contends officials allied with degrading practices should not hold office and calls for the democratic Christian church to act.
The speaker asserts a positive faith in the future and a belief that the mountain of the Lord's house will be established at the top of the mountains, contrasting hopeful and hopeless attitudes. The passage encourages perseverance amid brief discouragements and emphasizes collective optimism.
A historical note highlights the Printers Bible with a striking misreading of Psalm 119 161 where printers is substituted for princes, illustrating biblical text altered by type-setters and the influence of printing error on scripture naming.
The quote argues that educating women educates the teachers of men and shapes future generations. It asserts that female education is foundational to mankind, since the child forms the man and women guide that formation. It emphasizes women's role in molding society through education.
Mrs Phoebe Filcher of Warrendale Oregon shot four brown bears and a cinnamon in a hunting trip. The cinnamon turned on her but a second shot ended the danger. Miss Bertha Creighton Philadelphia received Cinderella slippers made from ground dollars worth 109. Miss Creighton wears about 5000. Miss Helen Mar, an English recitalist, is remembered in America as Mrs Steele Mackaye. Mrs Virginia Patterson Philadelphia, a famed sportswoman, caught two tarpon on a morning fishing, with the fish hanging two feet beyond the captor’s height.
By Steamer, Train or Koat. Which of these have you selected as a means of travel. For sea-sickness stomach disorders liver and bowels caused by rough locomotion bad food or water Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the most useful specific you can take with you. It is invaluable for rheumatism kidney complaints and nervous trouble. French paste used to make artificial diamonds is glass and lead oxide.
The Western Patent Office in Des Moines lists patents issued to Iowa residents Joseph Hogan of Menlo for a plow clevis Nicholas Kolle of Dubuque for a burial casket plate Mark A Reploge of Cedar Falls for an electrical governor Lambert Sternburg of Mitchellville for a petavo cutter and H L Gamble of Perry for a furniture caster. Also noted is 25 000 to 50 000 divorces declared illegal by Kansas courts.
Poland born Paula Zwalit, a nine year old, is Vienna's latest prodigy capable of playing works by master composers and improvising. The piece notes her talent as a rising child pianist in the city’s vibrant scene.
If the baby is cutting teeth use the old remedy. Mrs Winslow's soothing Syrup for children teething is mentioned. A stat claims eighteen percent of married women are widows.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It mentions a Brunswick Maine boy with two artificial legs who is an expert bicycle rider, and promotes Aegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine as the original genuine cure for Cheops Hands and Face and cold sores. It notes the C. G. Clark Co. of New Haven. It closes with a statistic stating 355 individuals in the United States were granted the degree of D. D. last year.
On the first and third Tuesdays of October the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers about half-rate round trips to southern points. Inquiries should be made with the ticket agent, or write P. A tmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kentucky, or Geo B Horner, D P A, St. Louis, Missouri.
A playful exchange about fashion and home life prompts Mrs Slimpurse to remark on living at home, while Mr Slimpurse questions replacing a worn item. The light dialogue hints at domestic thrift and social status through humor.
Advert shows Salzer Seed Co offering 4 cent stamp request for fall sowing catalogue with grain and grass samples. Mentions Mrs Garfield income from Cyrus Field fund and congress, and notes low rail excursion rates by Missouri Kansas & Texas for Aug 14 and other dates for home seekers and harvesters.
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