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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
5
Story County notes report the county fair at Nevada starts September 12 with pumpkin prep. Norfolk events include a new brass band and a curfew in Roland. many small items cover births deaths storms and weddings across Slater Cambridge Maxwell and other towns.
Excursion tickets to Richmond Virginia offered September 8 to 11 with favorable return limits on account of the Farmer's National Congress. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
A Crow thief quietly infiltrates a Blackfeet camp near Bow River to steal a famed white horse guarded by four watchers and bells. He uses a travois ladder to access the tent, frees the horse, and leads it away as the watchmen pursue in vain, boosting Crow wealth and fame.
A historical note extols peaches as versatile food and medicine. It claims peaches aid digestion, blood, and complexion, serve as a meal when combined with sugar and cream, and protect flavor when eaten soon after cutting, with potential benefits for congestion and skin conditions.
A witty English judge asks a wife to marry after she crafts an artful salad the judge claims he must eat another. He soon regrets the folly as her nagging temper lengthens court sessions. The Lewis and Clark record notes Sacas Jawena the bird woman aided the expedition but received no salary. her husband is described as an idler and wife beater who got $500.33 for a horse and lodge.
A medieval physician note describes a fever cure using two pints of water and three drops of blood from an ass ear plus parts of a cat's digestive organs. The text hints at belief in animal-based healing powers and nine lives myths.
A wife claims she has worn an oki hat trimmed over for two months and not told anyone. Her husband admits he believes she cannot keep a secret, while she asserts she has kept this one.
In a Detroit Tribune note a man recalls a love triangle ending in marriage out of spite. His friend comments on rivalries and the couple’s uneasy union amid sharp exchanges about affection and justice.
The essence of knowledge lies in applying what you know and admitting what you do not. This aphorism attributes practical wisdom to Confucius and underscores action over boastful ignorance.
Advertises $20 Colorado and Return fares from Chicago August 30 to September 4 with special G A R encampment trains to Denver. Details include two daily faust trains, through without change service, and personally conducted trips. Also notes hotel lists, side trips, sleeping car reservations, and contact W B Knistern for full information.
The Iowa G A R BR and their friends will travel to the thirty ninth National Encampment at Denver on special trains via the North Western Line.
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