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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1898
Page
9
A hunter recounts riding in California when grizzlies appeared. After a close encounter he used a tree as a shelter and chased by the bear around it, firing shots until the animal fell. His horse knocked the bear’s shoulder loose, allowing escape. the corpse was later found. The narrative ends with notes on the cocoanut as a nutritious food.
A reflection on marriage as a life goal contrasts with a poem about the old elm tree and a robin. It laments gossip about marriage decay, counsels humility from nature, and notes that home life remains alluring. A yellow house dress described uses crepe, striped silk, and pale lace in bright yellow tones with matching ribbon and floral accents.
Lucy Tucker of Versailles Indiana, once a frail skeleton and nervous, improves after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People prescribed by a doctor. The petition notes dramatic relief and claims repeated cures, touting the pills as effective for impure blood and nerve weakness.
In the Matrimonial Department Ella narrates Miss Shepleigh wed a floor walker from a large store last week. She met him as she waited at a counter for change and, between a small purchase and a wooing, they married.
In a short domestic scene Mrs. Upperten tells Mary to answer the door and say she is not at home. Mary complies and returns to report a visitor, Mrs. Brownstone and her daughter, who remark that they are fortunate.
A middle aged woman defends marriage as a enduring practice noting courting remains pleasant and inevitable. Columbia Missouri leaders plan an industrial school for negro girls to learn cooking sewing and house work, run by local women and aligned with church mission work.
A newspaper exchange quips that Mexico has lady bull fighters Brooklin has lady football players and Middletown New York has a lady street car motorman. If this trend continues we may see ladies in nearly every occupation.
The Canadian Government opened western lands for settlement with free entry and low railway rates. Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta are highlighted for diversified farming and stock raising. Government agents in several states field inquiries as settlers report prosperity and favorable climates.
A bill has been introduced in the Virginia legislature proposing a tax of one dollar per year on single men. The proposal aims to raise revenue and reflect social duties, though it faces scrutiny from lawmakers and the public.
Rev J D Delar pastor of M E church Spring Hill Iowa testifies that Dr Kay’s Lung Balm relieved a long winter cough and allowed him to preach without coughing. He claims it cures all coughs and offers free medical advice and a 63 page book with 56 remedies, plus free sample on request.
A Philadelphia Times poem describes Dorothy, a three year old, discovering four nickels in a nursery. She sings with joy about buying a bonnet for Callie, cakes, candy, a cradle, a coach, shoes, a dress, and a bright silk umbrella for herself and her doll.
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