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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
8
The article describes Norwegian customs with flowers as central decor and family life. It notes Luther an influence, sparse church services, Saturday night Sunday beginnings, street dancing, and weddings. Brides and grooms bring christening silver spoons linked by a chain to hang as an heirloom.
A Beall Mississippi man warns that those who ignore Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption will face a long struggle or death. He cites his wife’s rapid improvement and cure after four bottles, praising the remedy. Trial bottles are free, with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The text notes wide life spans from insects lasting one summer to elephants, eagles, and parrots reaching a century. Domesticated animals are commonly considered aged at a quarter of a century, with horses at twenty, donkeys at twenty five, and cats and dogs at fifteen.
The text promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a seasonally useful product to ward off colds and claims quick relief with no harmful substances for children. It also advertises Kidney-Ettes tablets as a scientific kidney remedy, restoring health and driving germs from the system, priced at 25 cents, by LoveaurRan & Bauer.
A reader from Dubuque Iowa endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for chronic constipation and stomach trouble. The letter asserts the product cured the writer and promises others will find it effective. It notes the syrup is pleasant to take and sold by L M Bosworth.
Excerpt recalls Emile Girardin the editor and his influence during 1848 with Delphine Gay, noting a French satire about a higher power and a New England remedy advertisement block. It includes a health ad for Chamberlain products and a reiteration of tonic claims from LovGran & Bauer.
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