03 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
1
Residents were startled Saturday as a freight engine whistle shrieked for about an hour. The train crew said the whistle stuck while leaving Crocker and could not be fixed until reaching the city, explaining the persistent noise.
Coughs that are tight or distressing get quick help from Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy. Drugstores nationwide favor it for being free from opium sedatives. The leaves of a harmless shrub are said to calm the bronchial membrane and safe for young children. Sold by Joel E. Cagwin.
The B. A Lockwood Grain Co. offers a fine souvenir china plate to all customers who pay their accounts in full, continuing while plates last. If you have no account, open one and settle quickly to secure a plate.
A breezy tip notes that nothing will please your wife better than hand painted china or cut glass, with a suggestion to see the line at Perry's.
Alan Villair stars as a stranded fiddler in a four act play with Lillian West. The first act sparkles with wit and a praised peanut scene between Jack and Della. Act two features rustic comedy and a horse theft plot leading to a tearful farewell and a dramatic break. Act three delivers rapid thrills with Tack’s cigar plan and Della’s escape. Act four closes with a strong dramatic climax and multiple curtain calls.
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson Street Buffalo New York says Bucklen Arnica Salve cured his cold sore in two days with a once daily application. The salve heals all sores and is sold under guarantee at all drug stores for 2 dollars.
A German publisher argues against the common tale that Dr. Guillotin invented the guillotine. The author notes Guillotin proposed beheading by simple apparatus in 1789 and 1790, and that An toine Louis and Guidon were asked to devise a device before Tobias Schmidt built the model for 824 livres in 1792.
The passage notes the industrial rise yielding modest gains to a figure who squandered wealth in Paris, while Dr. Guillotin, despite no involvement with the device bearing his name, continued his medical practice in Paris until his death on March 26, 1814.
A humorous tale from Middleboro recounts Colonel Ebenezer Sproat who paid eight soldiers eight shillings for bare bones. He asked his mother what it was worth to pick the bones, she guessed a shilling, and he gave each man four pence from the till. The joke amused both son and mother as they reflected on their wit.
A traveler recounts meeting James and Kimw Riley in a town where he is invited to a reading committee. He jokes about never tiring of civic buildings, saying he has seen the courthouse town hall bridge school and jail a hundred times. Also an ad pitches Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee with a 25 cent pack and a “No-Drip” coupon.
A historical note explains that an appendectomy is the removal of the appendix by a surgeon. The text mentions Dr. King's involvement but provides no further details on any outcome or date.
An advertisement touts New Life Pills as quietly effective for constipation headache biliousness and malaria. Priced at 26 cents and available at all drug stores.
A one night stage adaptation of the best selling Miss Petticoats debuts in New Bedford with a first class company. Set in a New England seaport town aboard Captain Stewart’s house boat, the production promises merriment, wit, and strong emotion as Agatha Renier climbs from the H arpoon to Countess Fornay.
Preventics tablets marketed as a candy like cold remedy boast four advantages. No quinine or harsh drugs, near instant relief, pleasant taste, and a large 48 count box for 25 cents. Advertised as suitable for feverish children and sold by Joel BE Cagwin.
The influence of mountains is pure and holy giving strength and simplicity and encouraging older virtues while discouraging newer vices. In Wales hills men you see independence and self reliance unmarred by defiant discourtesy. Nature's gentlemen emerge in Wales' rugged regions.
A brief Chicago News anecdote shows Maury standing on a chair before a mirror admiring her reflection. Her mother asks why she looks in the glass and the child replies with simple pride that she likes the look of her.
A transcript quotes a distraught caller pleading for protection as a man allegedly pursues and makes unwanted advances. The responding officer dismisses the claim with a brusque, sardonic retort, illustrating a clash between fear and sarcasm in a tense street encounter reported by the Kansas City Times.
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