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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
7
Hints describe cracker jars of metal with fitted covers to keep biscuits fresh longer than china. It explains loosening a stubborn glass stopper by heating the bottle neck as a stopper expands with heat. A pea sized carbonate of ammonia in the cooking water preserves vegetable color and reduces cabbage odor.
Fragmentary dialogue touches on parental consent for marriage. A young person questions love while noting a lack of formal request to a father and referencing paternal and family ties between Yale and Har- institutions.
An advertisement touts hardy grasses clovers and fodder plants to revitalize poor land in about a year promising big crops. It lists seeds Teosinte Sperry Sacaline Lathyrus and urges sending 10 cents postage to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a mammoth catalog and samples worth ten dollars.
A child asks for a quarter to feed a savings bank coin box while an elder replies with gentle appreciation. The brief scene centers on small money matters and frugal saving.
The text argues that uniting the two territories into one state would create a powerful new state with vast mining wealth and rich agricultural lands, placing it among the nation’s richest.
Man voices objection as he notes his wife may have her own seven a side game while he resists sharing his own schedule. The remark highlights conflict over ownership and autonomy in domestic plans.
Sudden weather changes may worsen bronchial troubles. Remedy suggested is Brown's Bronchial Troches for relief.
A historical report notes that in England within a generation of the late 19th century some men faced no barrier to selling their wives into servitude, reflecting harsh social norms and legal gaps of the era.
Ad claims Hindercorns can ease pain from corns offering peace and comfort to sufferers. The promotion emphasizes quick relief and simple use for corn discomfort.
The report notes 1,704 electric patents granted in the Saixon States and 1,180 in England, highlighting a strong momentum in electrical invention across major regions during the period.
An old advertisement proclaims Parker's Ging Tonic as a tonic for various weaknesses and stress relief, suggesting broad health support and durability of its effects in everyday life.
A fragment cites Sterne on men's talk and an unrelated line notes a vegetable must be cooked and jelly as essential to game in Scotland. The garbled OCR combines two ideas with unclear context and no identifiable event or figures.
Miss Swaim Deser Beos recounts her journey to Gothland in Texas from Omaha via the R I R and Santa Fe to Alvin. She praises Gothland's prairie, timber, and coastal scenery near Chocolate Bayou and Galveston, notes abundant crops and shells, a new hotel, a one story school, and a favorable climate with gentle rains and mistletoe-lit live oaks. She signs a notice to northern teachers to read and think kindly of JESSAMINE Swary.
The queen of Roumania delights in literature while the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha plays the fiddle with skill. King Humbert’s heir is frail, Crown Prince William trails his brother in brightness, Speaker Reed refutes ministry study rumors, and President Cleveland's wife is praised for a mellifluous voice described as a song without words.
The article extols three years of development in Oklahoma and Indian Territory outlining rapid progress in civilization Christianity and industry. It argues criminal bands diminished due to favorable laws and robust American resolve, leaving outlaws with little fear of further eastern outrages.
Morris Preslaner of 1 Pitt Street New York describes a year long battle with locomotor ataxia and weakness that finally improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the pills with restoring strength ending his bedridden state and enabling walking once more. The notice promotes Pink Pills as a cure for paralysis and related ailments and provides ordering details.
The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Co of Elkhart Indiana sells directly to consumers minimizing middleman costs. They offer examination before sale with warranties on every carriage harness and saddle and advertise 100 carriage styles 90 harness styles and 41 saddle styles plus a 112 page catalog for order by mail.
In a candid remark the famed soprano Adelina Patti declares that her deepest sorrow is that she has no children, reflecting on personal happiness alongside her celebrated career.
An advertisement promises Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward if any case fails to cure. Includes contact F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
Telegraph workers in Germany receive wages of 11 shillings weekly while those in Italy earn 5.20 lire per week. The report notes wage disparities and currency values influencing labor conditions.
A blazing sales pitch touts Cut and Slash cheroots as a better value than many cigars. The ad promises a real good smoke with three for 5 cents, aiming to attract bargain hunters seeking affordable tobacco.
A compact reflection notes that a bee’s survival hinges on its labor. It suggests that as a bee toils its lifespan becomes brief.
A brief ad invites readers interested in gold mining or progress in Colorado to subscribe to The Gold Miner, a Denver published illustrated monthly paper, for fifty cents a year.
Guide to choosing a robust stock for queen rearing, focusing on calm temperament, strong brood patterns, disease resistance, and proven laying ability. Includes evaluation steps for breeder colonies, grafting readiness, and best practices for maintaining genetic diversity.
A fragmented notice touts a cure with a $2 trial bottle and free samples. It claims fits stop after first day use and references Dr Kline at 981 Arch St Philadelphia. The ad urges sending payment and promises marvelous cures.
A reflective column explores how a once in a lifetime chance can fade when fear or doubt prompts a sudden withdrawal, leaving the participant to reassess goals and future steps in the wake of a missed peak opportunity.
A quirky sentence examines daily living and health advice. It juxtaposes a whimsical image with a reflection on learning to live well by taking life one day at a time. The source text blends humor with a philosophy of gradual self care.
The Mississippians in Memphis recount Nancy Garrison a 48 year old negress near Holly Springs forty miles southeast of the city as the only long haired member of her race Her hair grew rapidly after a yellow fever illness first three inches then three feet then fell below her knees and finally turned white then back to black over time Prominent local physicians speculate fever sparked the growth She claims a fever vision foretold hair turning white like snow and black again Skeptics doubt second sight while locals gaze at the living curiosity
The Farmer's Voice argues office holding corrupts the holder more than it helps, likening it to a blighting curse. It warns lawmakers face loss of skill for private life, notes the low pay, and urges remaining in private work or farming as the wiser path for integrity and a clear conscience.
The first electric railroad in Persia will run from Teheran to summer resorts ten miles north of the city. The line will be a trolley road, with a ninety year concession granted to a German contractor who will begin construction immediately.
Rev. Dr. McLeod of Scranton argues that Moses Maine and Christ differ in divorce rulings, noting Maine laxity and South Carolina strictness. He calls for harmonizing civil law with Christian law on family purity, condemning divorce as a wicked moral evil and urging reform nationwide.
In several Holland towns a birth is announced by placing a silk pincushion at the door, color signaling the infant’s sex red for a boy white for a girl. The house displaying the count gains immunity and privileges under an ancient law and custom.
We are poisoned by air and water with malaria germs and can conquer chills fever bilious remittent or dumb ague by using Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters regularly. It also treats dyspepsia liver trouble constipation loss of strength nervousness rheumatism and kidney complaints. Improves appetite and vitality. Take a wine glassful three times daily.
Mrs J Nichols of Princeton Indiana reports in March 1895 that two bottles of Piso s Cure for Consumption cured her bad lung trouble.
A reader reports finding a pigeon inside a fowl that was baked inside a goose meat pie in Yorkshire. The unusual discovery raises questions about sourcing and preparation in the regional pie trade.
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