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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
6
An aged English noble visits a barber shop. An apprentice, age fourteen, outwits the duke by calmly shaving without drawing blood. The duke threatens but the boy reveals if blood appeared he would strike first, winning a reward and a life lesson.
In a terse note, Drs. Brown and Smith plan to operate on old Gotrox after consultation. The exchange reveals a questioned necessity, yet a note due from Brown is cited and Smith seeks an automobile as a motive.
The article traces sugar from medicinal beginnings in ancient China and Europe to its rise in trade led by the Venetians and later full-scale refinement in England. It notes early references, the spread of sugar cultivation by Spaniards, the role of leaf sugar, and the shift to a staple in Europe with beet root sugar later emerging in 1747 and expanding after 1830. It mentions notable figures and anecdotes on sugar’s cultural impact and health beliefs.
Mrs M I Basford of Poolesville Maryland reports her child Garland prone to severe croup attacks receives prompt relief from Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The remedy is described as giving perfect confidence in treating croup and is sold by all druggists.
David Beck, famed portrait painter pupil of Vandyke, fell ill in Germany and appeared dead. His drunken servants revived him by pouring wine into the supposedly lifeless body, lifting the head and spilling the drink, which caused Beck to revive and avoid burial.
The balm is claimed to relieve rheumatism with daily demonstrations of its efficacy. Parker Triplett of Grigsby Virginia says it gave permanent relief from back rheumatism after other treatments failed. Por sale by all druggists.
A medical journal notes that toxins show complex character. It describes hae molysins and bacteriolysins arising from amboceptor and complement unions, with amboceptor as haptophore and complement as toxophore.
A man recalls the moment his dear companion rests her head on his shoulder and wishes it could stay there forever. At home he discovers the grim consequence as he attempts to separate the cheek from his coat with ammonia and alcohol.
A Family Doctor endorsement extols apples as an effective nightly remedy. The text urges eating apples before sleep, highlighting the fruit as a simple, common medicine for general health.
A junior partner urges discharge after a traveler insults a customer calling the speaker an ignorant fool. The senior partner plans to address the breach and ban further disclosure of office secrets.
Norfolk man lauds Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for a knee burn that blistered and scarred but healed without a scar. Also advertised as a remedy for all wounds and sores available for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth, druggist.
The article describes a Burmese eight inch cheroot made of wood, tobacco, molasses and herbs wrapped in bamboo skin. It notes its enormous diameter, purple or gold wrapping, and the early smoking practice among Burman infants who take two or three puffs before passing it along.
The first action for a cold is freeing the lungs. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy liquefies mucus, promotes expulsion from air cells, and opens secretions. A complete cure soon follows and fewer remedies work faster. It counteracts pneumonia and is sold by all druggists.
Judge John Goode of Virginia recalled an assault on Jefferson Davis and General Albert Sidney Johnston by Foote of Tennessee after the fall at Cloyd Mountain. He argued Johnston’s tougher fighting would have spared the Union, leaving peace to cover the land.
A husband famed for making excuses says the truth will leak out someday. His wife retorts that she believes it already did, hinting the affair is long known within their marriage.
A London World quip notes that American fashion balances dainty style with street crossing, praising their ability to appear attractive during an everyday action.
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