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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
2
The new A and C Railway timetable goes into effect on Sunday January 17 1904 detailing route adjustments and service starts. The schedule outlines departures arrivals and line changes for the regional rail network.
A London informant, long with a large provision house, reveals how shop staff skim weight with butter cheese tea and sugar by adding water and wrapping paper. He details methods to manipulate scales, noting dismissals for honesty and the need to match price for wrappers. The piece links to immigrant and Huguenot history referenced from London Spectator and New York Herald notes.
The article notes Welsh immigration to Ireland, with Walsh as a common Irish name tracing Welsh origins. It highlights a historical settlement of Welsh colonists in the baronies of Porth and Bargy, County Wexford, who retained their customs and language for centuries.
A clergyman extols patience as a key to success while a street corner tale follows a patient young man who waits for a girl. She arrives promptly at seven, but he reveals he has waited since last evening, illustrating his extreme forbearance.
The Cumberland Md father recounts his eleven month old daughter's near fatal throat illness. After two doctors gave up, a trial of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds brought relief and full recovery after four bottles. Available at L M Bosworth s drug store with 50¢ and 1 00 guarantees and a free trial bottle.
Professors Lounsbury notes critics blasted Laurence Sterne for urban slang in the Sentimental Journey 1768. He ignored such rebukes, defending the usage as proper and reflecting his stance as a controversial grammarian figure.
Lintment praised for powerful relief of rheumatic pain. It claims to quickly ease excruciating pains and restore sleep and rest. Sold by Judisch Bros.
A Philadelphia Record quote contrasts the fool who misses a good thing with the lazy man who does not seize it when he knows it.
Advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a solution for a troublesome mother in law. Claims it makes her healthy and content, priced at 35 cents for tea or tablets. L. M. Bosworth endorses the remedy.
A fish can exhibit curiosity and irritation, contradicting the belief that fish lack emotions. The piece argues fish share typical animal traits, noting anglers see fish poke at flies and even seem to play with lures like cats with mice. London Standard commentary and a medical ad follow.
L M Bosworth promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a secret remedy for a clear complexion. The boastful claim suggests the product will wash and not rub off, inviting readers to try the tonic.
A secretary bird displays skill in pursuit and combat, using wing shields and powerful claws to wound a snake. The reptile injects venom into the plumage but is defeated by repeated blows and a final beak thrust. The bird then tosses the snake and swallows it.
Edwardsville Illinois resident Charles Baldwin credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with relief from chronic constipation and stomach troubles after years of discomfort. The ad urges others to try the 25 cent remedy, sold by Judisch Bros.
The Good Roads interest in Iowa grows after a North Western Line campaign. A bulletin on road drag and its work, prepared by Henry Wallace of Wallace's Farmer, is being distributed. Requesting readers can sign at their station to receive a copy.
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