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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
6
The quote urges delaying poetry until age thirty and novels until forty, arguing fiction requires deep social insight and dialogue skill. It cautions against humor and notes clever early works are rare exceptions, contrasting humor in politics and epitaphs with intentional craft.
Olive oil should be on every nursery and medicine shelf and used for croup without disturbing digestion. It can replace cod liver oil as a tonic and builder of the system, praised by specialists. A young chemist reportedly avoids illness with a nightly and morning spoonful of olive oil. He seldom wears an overcoat.
A bamboo hoop carries strands of mother of pearl struck by a reed to produce a sweet tinkling sound. This combination yields a strange monotonous tune that pleases the ear briefly.
Gas Man and Pork Packer trade witty banter about switching from meat packing to the meter business. A humorous dialogue highlights a pun on degrees and trade shifts.
A playful exchange shows a photographer and a father discussing a daughter's hand in marriage. An advertising note follows promising a line of 25 cent specialties from J. B. Kooser & Co.
Advert says J. B. Kooser & Co. offers White Rose flour at 90 cents per sack. The concise promotion highlights affordable price and supplier name for reader action.
On December 28 the Daily Iowa Capital will be offered for 200 dollars for 1901 by mail. Current subscribers can renew at 2 dollars by sending payment to Safe Young in Des Moines. The eight page Capital provides full Associated Press reports with markets and news. The paper will run at 26 000 copies per hour with a Scott two color press. This one day offer expires December 28.
Victims suffer from stomach, liver and kidney troubles as well as fatigue and nervousness. J. W. Gardner of Iadaville Indiana credits Electris Bitters with renewed strength and appetite. He says he can eat anything and has a new lease on life. Only 50 cents at L M Bosworth's drug store. Every bottle guaranteed.
A note reminds to buy a lamp for friend C F Letts as a Christmas gift. The casual reminder reflects holiday shopping and personal gift plans.
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