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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1904
Page
6
An Iowa Sanitarium promotes its modern treatment methods matching Battle Creek standards. Located at 603 East Twelfth Street Des Moines the facility advertises trusted care for the sick and emphasizes sincerity and truth in its approach.
A nurse from Montague Massachusetts testifies to dramatic relief from years of spinal cramps backache and disturbed kidney function after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes improved nerves purer blood and no backache and praises the product to others. The ad notes 50 cents per box and a free trial offer from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. A German inventor proposes a paper pad for mouthpieces to prevent disease spread by telephone conversations.
The text notes that Sitka women do not change attire after a husband’s death. Instead they signify mourning by painting the upper face from the base of the nose in deep black.
In Stark county Ohio Judge Harper held that a man who drinks only on legal holidays is not a habitual drunkard. A wife seeking divorce failed to prove her husband a confirmed toper, as he became drunk only on holidays. Tattooing in Samoa is described with a motif from waist to knee and a debt related practice delaying completion of designs.
A Virginian telegraph operator recounts years of heavy coffee use causing nervous strain insomnia and fatigue. After switching to Postum his nerves strengthened work at the telegraph key and typewriter became easier his weight rose by 35 pounds and his overall health improved. The testimonial ends with a note on Postum by the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan urging readers to look for The Road to Wellville.
A Chicago dinner tale recounts Eugene Field orchestrating a prank with Bohemian wineglasses. Hosts and guests believed the ware was broken but the tray was a dummy. the butler returned with unbroken ware, exposing the gag as Field's collaboration.
The Washington Star notes Gen Weyler's upcoming book may reveal a plan to land troops in the United States and justify abandoning it. Other items include a Constantinople skyscraper dispute, a Korean bride's silence, a joke about Hamlet's advice, and a coyote hunt at Burlingame with Chinese I itial superstition referenced.
The Somali camel can eat everything and drink nothing and survive harsh conditions. It digests a wide range of fodder, from flowers to bark, making it valuable in carnivore-friendly lands. Arab camels drink daily, but Somalis are watered only every fifth day on march, with droughts extending to ten days and grazing influencing water needs.
The article surveys moon related beliefs about weather and lunacy. It notes that sleeping in moonlight, especially full moons, is said to cause insanity. Farmers time bean and potato planting to moon phases and expect weather shifts near lunar changes. Professor Pickering argues moon changes every seven and a half days imply weather shifts occur within four days.
A couple strolls hand in hand along a sunlit path as onlookers, grass, breeze, bees, and birds react with playful mockery and gentle envy. The scene ends with a lighthearted shared kiss and amused chorus from the surroundings.
The Irish potato crop last year sold for 151,638,094 dollars, with less than 3,000,000 acres planted and an average yield of 84.7 bushels per acre at 6 14 cents. It realizes about 52 dollars per acre, compared with tobacco at about 53.46 dollars per acre.
The first complete manuscript of the Old Testament ends in 430 T C and its translations include Saxon in 637 A D and English in 1534.
Medical endorsements from Drs Dunaway Simes and Williamson praise Dodd's Kidney Pills as effective for kidney diseases and epilepsy related issues. A separate line notes rising coffee prices and Piso's Cure for consumption with a testimonial from N W Samuel. The closing quote emphasizes charm versus merit.
An advertising snippet promotes Russ Bleaching Blue as the trusted product for clean sweet clothes. It urges readers to buy from grocers and to foster friendship by being a good friend.
A brief notice from W N U in Des Moines ta announces document No 81904 with formal registration for a local matter. The terse item provides no further details.
Noted Ohio politician David Meekison, ex member of Congress, famed as a party leader and founder of the Meekison Bank in Napoleon, Ohio, credits Peruna with eradicating a thirty year catarrh after decades of struggle and urges early treatment to prevent chronic illness.
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