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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
4
A lecture on shoe sizing critiques narrow footwear and broadens the view of proper fit. It argues most feet are distorted by vanity and reviews the perils of short lengths and narrow widths. It notes cultural biases and urges considering morning foot enlargement.
The piece quotes a portion of a Peck's Sun column offering coercive marriage guidance. It advises controlling a woman's suitors and actions, including dress payments, blocking marriages, threats of financial ruin, physical barriers, and pressuring social performances to shape behavior. It frames male authority over female autonomy in stark, prescriptive terms.
A dialogue shows two thieves in a hotel room discussing how to handle a sleeping woman. One implies a scream would alert residents while the other proposes covering her with a sheet. The exchange shifts to a note on English curates forming a planned trades union.
Judge Showalter sustains Royal Baking Powder Company's exclusive use of the name Royal as a trademark. The decision highlights protection for millions of consumers against inferior imitators and emphasizes the brand's world renowned high quality.
A Windy City correspondent notes the term pipe stories meaning fake or unfounded tales. He traces its origin to the West with Chinese and opium-joint associations and warns that such tales can mislead reporters and police into chasing baseless suppositions.
The piece notes Olga as the future empress if the Romanoffs reign and recounts Alexandra Feodorovna's baptism in Russia with acceptance of the Greek church. It highlights her refined charm, beauty, and talents in languages, needlework, music, art, riding, and outdoor sports.
The Monon Route introduces a fast Chicago to Jacksonville service in 354% hours with Pullman sleepers and high back seats. Departs Chicago 8 32 p m daily arrives Jacksonville 8 20 the second morning, connecting to Florida lines. Frank J Reed and L E Sessions present time card and info options.
A brief dialogue shows Mrs. Kindly offering a dime to a poor man and implying he might spend it on drink. The Poor Man defends himself, denying any intention to waste the coin, insisting he cannot be seen as someone who would get tipsy.
Established broker firm Whyland & Co offers a 100 page market guide for grain provisions and stocks to investors and speculators. The ad warns against bucket shops and urges trading with orders that do not affect the market.
A wry remark from an earnest old maid imagines becoming an auctioneer to justify the line Make me an offer. The pun hinges on formal bidding and propriety in the imagined role.
A compact moralizing note on people who use dubious nostrums for stomach and digestive issues. The author argues such mono maniacs would benefit from Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, recognizing its superiority when their organs are in distress.
A collage of patent medicines and cure advertisements with claims for teething syrups, bronchial troches, nerve restorers, salves, and tonics. Mentions Mrs Winslow Teething Syrup, Brown's Bronchial Troches, Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, and Piso's Cure for Consumption. Includes price references and testimonials from readers in Covington Kentucky and Philadelphia.
East Orange social leader Emma L. Stoll recounts a severe illness and a cure through Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She chronicles pain, weight loss, and relief after using the pills, praising their effect on her health and noting availability from druggists or by mail from Schenectady company.
A playful exchange from the New York World features Tom and Wiggins discussing taking apart a person for a moment. Wiggins replies he cannot due to lacking artificial limbs and must constantly pose for the alto.
The czarina, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the late Grand Duke and Duchess of Hesse Darmstadt, grew up English in sentiment. Raised largely by Victoria, she entered the Eastern Orthodox faith and is connected to royal lineages through her mother Princess Alice. The article notes Krasnoe Zelo near St. Petersburg as her resting place and describes the grand palace life surrounding her upbringing.
The excerpt argues there is no constitutional provision for a vice presidency or regency in France. It notes a president abroad, say in Russia, would face inability to convene the legislature or respond to an ultimatum. It flags legal and logistical obstacles in returning home during a crisis and the impracticality of crossing Triple Alliance territory.
An enormous Aboriginal cemetery is being excavated at Milford Ohio by State Museum curator W K Moorehead. Skeletons are exhumed by the hundred as weapons trinkets utensils ornaments and religious symbols in stone bronze and silver are found. The discovery is a major ethnological asset shedding light on prehistoric life.
A clipped note hints at silk as a potential major Oregon industry, while a whimsical dictum suggests late night tea routines influence morning digestion. The pair of lines reflect quirky cultural commentary and economic speculation in the era.
An old advertisement touts Parker’s Ginger Tonte as a cure for stomach troubles colds and distress and promotes Hindercorns for corn relief. It also endorses Cough Balsam as a quick cold remedy and claims a polite facial gaze is the proper thanks.
Advertised remedies claim hypo phosphites and cod liver oil aid early consumption. Hypo phosphites improve appetite digestion and nerve tone while cod liver oil adds fat and medicinal properties. Both are valued but not curative on their own. Mention this paper when responding to queries.
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