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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1895
Page
3
Two women discuss Charlie Iverson on the street. One notes Iverson asked to marry her last night and she refused. They remark he is looking well, while implying their friendship has soured.
In a lighthearted exchange, the Lady Shopper balks at a high lamp price before the Astute Salesman offers a reduced tag. The shopper snaps her purse and agrees to buy the item.
They argue and exchange sharp lines as she grows furious yet yields when he closes the distance. He claims closeness, and she studies his expression before offering no resistance to his approach.
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a diuretic that prompts inactive kidneys to renew their filtration, removing impurities and watery particles. It claims relief from Bright's disease, dropsy, diabetes, albuminuria, bladder catarrh, gravel, and urine retention, and notes benefits for malaria rheumatism constipation biliousness and dyspepsia.
The saying emphasizes that true richness comes from what one forgoes rather than what is gained. It frames generosity and restraint as the source of real value over material accumulation.
Wonderful yields in potatoes oats corn farm and vegetable seeds. Cut this out and send postage to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis for their seed book and sample of Giant Spurry. You Make life a ministry of love and it will always be worth living.
An old advertisement style item touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a refund guarantee and a 15 cent price. It mixes product claims with dated snippets about gas regulation in 1348 and various medical tonics, ending with unrelated notes on taxes and the Chinese legation.
An article describes an improved carriage to square large logs using a single saw, with a main and supplemental frame, adjustable raising and forward movement, and a mechanism of eccentric gears and pawls to control plank thickness. It mentions an economical alternative and notes potential molding defects in casting of related components.
The article discusses a proposed patent for lumber edge joining in flooring and ceiling boards. It criticizes the tongue and groove system for edge splitting and waste, noting the new design cannot be flipped side up and argues for a shallower groove with a less prominent tongue as a more durable practical solution.
Aluminum used for horseshoes after price drop and high temper steel particles added. Tests in cavalry service show horses traveling 360 miles over 28 days on rough roads, proving steel armored shoes meet cavalry needs.
Manufacturers and consumers seek substitutes for genuine whalebone but fail. A leather strip novelty treated with chemicals and pressed may work if kept dry, yet perspiration and body heat warp it, twisting the garment and spoiling symmetry.
An inexpensive fire alarm uses a silk combustible cord around the ceiling with a taut weight and a noncombustible cord linked to a tripping lever. When the silk cord burns the weight drops, triggering the taut wire to sound alarms in all connected rooms via swinging weights and spring alarms.
A family uses a porous plaster for many aches and sprains. Removal causes discomfort and adhesive gum residue, sometimes scraped with razor or knife, or wiped with warm cloth. Alcohol eases removal and helps prevent a cold, offering a small but useful tip for children.
A new method proposes metal molds coated with a gas generating material that volatilizes when heated. The resulting air cushion around the casting aims to produce nearly seamless, smooth surfaces. Inventors claim large screws could be cast as accurately as machined. This could cut production costs significantly.
A boarding house landlady refuses to sell pigeons to a girl citing a superstition about feathered gifts causing trouble between people. The girl had admired the pigeons sunning and cooing in the house and begged to buy a pair. The landlady declines firmly.
The Chicago bank director recounts his wife overdrawing her account last month. He said he advised her to fix it and she replied she attended to the matter the next morning by sending a check for the overdrawn amount.
The passage notes frozen tea and cafe frappes appearing at afternoon teas. It highlights a coffee jelly method using gelatine, whipped cream, and freezing for a smooth rich treat. It also emphasizes the need for good sweetness.
The New York Sun notes six churches display a cock weather vane on their spires, tracing the cock’s history from ancient inn signs to Christian symbolism tied to Peter’s denial and legends of Christ’s birth at cockcrow.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It states the cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces to strengthen the constitution. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials.
A brief observation notes that secret societies are more numerous in HFA than in any other region, with China also having a large presence. The statement compares regional prevalence without citing specific groups or figures.
A farmer praises Salzer seeds claiming large yields across oats wheat corn potatoes grass and clover and notes a $1200 barn-cost implication if more acres were planted. The ad offers a free Grass and Clover Mix ture sample and seed book from Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. Also mentions cheap Paris cut flowers and Hot Springs Arkansas as a travel health note. The ruling dynasty of Japan is noted.
The Wabash Line will on February 12 sell excursion tickets at a first class fare plus two dollars for round trips to Southern Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Territory Indian Territory Texas Louisiana New Mexico Nebraska South Dakota Utah and Colorado. Horace Seey commercial agent 220 Fourth Street Des Moines Indiana urges travel to the southern part of the country.
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell excursion tickets to western and southwestern points on February 12 March 5 and April 2 1895 at one regular first class fare plus 2.00 for the round trip. Tickets good returning twenty days from date of sale. Further information available from any ticket agent or F H Lord G P T A Chicago IL.
A Clarke County Georgia local recalls Mr. Nunnally with eighty years of life notes and fifty six year suspenders. Athens weekly verse journal described. Miss Ellen Tickle of Heno Ohio is said to be the smallest fail developed woman at thirty one and twenty eight pounds. A Roman villa pane in Darenth Kent shows nine by twelve inches. Milwaukee museum receives Corean instruments from Miss Elizabeth Plankinton. Henry G Bryant brings North Greenland Eskimo artifacts to Pennsylvania University library for new museum display.
In a wartime digression Hicks notes that a man cannot live on 2000 pounds a year while spending 5000 dollars and staying out of debt. He implies a misunderstanding about someone's death claim.
Advertises OGNL patterns for ten cents with one cent postage, describing full descriptions and yardage, cutting, fitting, and garment assembly. Details pattern No. 6200 Ladies' Organ Pipe Skirt in five sizes, costs 90 cents, uses various fabrics, features multiple godets, elastic waistband, and portrait of the garment.
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