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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
3
A scattered column discusses hunting dangers from elephant rhino seladang and buffalo, noting each animal's unique risks and suggesting the elephant is most formidable. It also cites a 1785 letter about domestic servants and ends with an advertisement for a secondhand coal heater priced at ten dollars.
The text explains why the seladang, tiger, lich, and rhinoceros are dangerous to hunters. It notes the seladang’s size six feet tall and unpredictable charges, the tiger and lich’s rapid attacks, and the rhino’s tough defenses with vulnerable spots near the brain and eye or just below the ear.
Advice emphasizes keeping medicine bottles hidden and avoiding talkative visitors. It suggests using a rubber ice bag, maintaining extreme cleanliness, and humor over argument with the sick. It notes recovery relies on nourishing food, warns against flowers, and recommends a tall screen to control light and ventilation.
The article chronicles Chippendale’s influence through his design book and copperplate engravings enabling replication. It recounts mahogany’s transformation from medicinal belief to fashionable furniture after a London physician commissioned a cabinetmaker to craft items from the wood.
The passage explains how James Watt defined horsepower as 33,000 foot pounds per minute based on observing heavy dray horses at breweries. It notes Watt compared a horse moving at two and a half miles per hour lifting 150 pounds via a pulley to derive the standard, using above-average powered horses for credit.
The London Telegraph cites elder as a sign of disgrace in old stories. It notes Judas hanged on an elder tree in Love's Labour's Lost and cites Jonson Nixon and Shakespeare imagery from Cymbeline as emblematic of grief and moral warning.
The article describes maritime suffering in the Red Sea when engines fail for an hour or more. It notes a daily hot wind that traps vessels between north and south, causing two days of near intolerable heat followed by two days of relief.
In Kansas about 100 miles from Kansas City two men sought travel on a train with a pass for John Suit and wife. Smith pretended to be courting a young woman, examined her ticket, and after the conductor passed, claimed an extra ticket for his friend, who rode as Mrs. Smith for a short leg of the trip. The ruse succeeded, and the woman remained unaware of the impersonation.
A description of the edible fly larvae found in Mono Lake California. Indians gather, sun dry, and husk the larvae called koo chah bee. large harvests feed people and birds. A separate testimonial extols Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for bilious attacks and digestive relief with a 25 cent price.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip recalls a trader bragging about making 175 dollars on the board of trade in under twenty minutes, only to lose it all before he could glimpse the cash. The humorous exchange contrasts quick gains with swift reversals in financial markets.
A Cleveland Plain Dealings quip about a policeman at the second crossing sparks humor as the officer jokes about gloves. The tiny anecdote, recounted in local wit, showcases a light moment from the day's street chatter.
Mrs Oldcastle asks if the hostess would permit her daughter to marry a titled roue. The hostess replies uncertainly and wonders whether the Roveys belong to an old family.
A Providence News quip notes danger of keeping money in a safe with an unsafe person. Ames listing advertises pigs for sale by N. H. Griffith on North Street in Ames Iowa.
An Indian merchant faced danger when a rival suitor in a love dispute hid poisoned cigars in his teak cabinet. Laj, the rival, was caught after the merchant opened a cigar box and found thorns with brown slime on the cigars. The police detained Lal and the case proved Laj's guilt.
The Chicago Record-Herald recounts a scene in a country hotel dining room where a brisk waitress pours syrup over steaming buckwheat cakes. She offers a choice between round and round or a puddle and comments on preferring the puddle as the guest smiles and the service remains friendly.
A hidden settlement at Midi on the Red sea hosts pirates and slavers under a sheik who restricts marriage to his best warriors. The harbor is long and narrow, making the place inaccessible to vessels, and it pays no tribute to the Turkish government. It is likely to continue unchecked.
The exchange features Uncle Ephraim answering about his living with a rural joke. He says he preaches and raises pumpkins, noting pumpkins bring more money yet preaching provides enough extra to bridge the gap. The dialogue highlights frugal, self reliant country humor.
A Philadelphia Press note records Mr. Pompus praising the common people as plain and everyday, while Pepprey dismisses the stance as egotism, framing it as quixotism in a brief exchange.
A vintage advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets by toning the stomach regulating kidneys and bowels stimulating the liver and cleansing the blood. The remedy costs 50 cents and is guaranteed by L M Bosworth, a local druggist, with a money back offer if unsatisfied.
Take a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at first signs to ward off an attack. Hundreds use it this way with perfect success. For sale by all druggists.
An 1905 newspaper snippet promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills for various ailments with a 25 cent price at L M Bosworth's drug store. It also notes that legal blanks are available at the Times office and lists holiday excursion rates for the Northwestern Line to several western points with limited travel dates.
Notice announces filing of the will and testament of Luke Gennett deceased in Story County District Court Iowa. Hearing set for January term 1905 with required notices to interested parties. Witness dated December 22, 1904 at Nevada Iowa.
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