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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1895

Page

3

Noted Actor Norton Credits Pink Pills for Relief

In a St Louis Chronicle feature, John W Norton a leading figure at the Grand Opera House and Ican Extravaganza Company recalls suffering rheumatism since 1895. He credits Pink Pills for cure and reports relief after months of pain and a damp season in St Louis.

St. Louis Chronicle John W Seventh Ward Newark City Thomas W. Keene Nk Chanfrau Keene Norton Arly Edwinth Winter Garden Theater Lawrence Bar Charles Thorne Ariety New Orleans Louisville Mary Anderson Grand Opera House Dugar Theater Pitts Ican Extravaganza New York Broadway George Manus McManus Will Muillanphy Hospital Tor St. Louis

Northmost Mine in Alaska's Far Northwest Seeker

Seattle man J. C. Green owns the Omalik mine on Fish River in extreme northwestern Alaska near Golovnin Bay. Situated about sixty miles north of St. Michael's at latitude 65 north, the mine yields galena with 75 percent lead and 143 ounces of silver per ton. Green spends winters in California and ships supplies and workers north each year. miners receive wages after selling ore, averaging 900 to 1,200 dollars each. The Eskimos aid in mining, climates are extreme but summers are mild, and the scene features the midnight sun and aurora borealis. Green views Alaska as a vast, rich empire and a future resources hub.

Seattle J. C. Green Omalik Fish River Alaska Golovnin Bay St. Michael's Keen Sitka Green California Eldorado San Francisco Mr. Green Great Northern Empire

George and Laura End a Ring and Flirtation Episode

George declares the affair over and confronts Laura in a tense exchange. Laura confirms the breakup and returns the ring while accusing George of incessant flirting with all the girls.

George Laura

Little Johnny and the Grocer’s Dishonest Apples

A humorous quip from Street & Smith's Good News about a family puzzle over a grocer who sent sour cooking apples unfit for baking. The dialogue frames a lighthearted domestic miscue and a child’s innocent exclamation.

Johnny Ethel Street & Smith

Thomas Nast's Legacy Versus Parkhurst Reform In Focus

The article compares Thomas Nast's cartoonist role in framing public opinion against Tweed to Dr. Parkhurst's later reform work. It notes Nast’s fame from depicting Tweed as a money bag, his European birth, early career, Harpers collaboration, and influence on Keppler and Gillam. It also touches on Italian politics with Crispi, Giolitti, and a Bank of Rome inquiry, noting prorogation and disputed evidence.

Thas Tweed Thomas Nast Parkhurst Nast New York Mr. Nast Bavaria England Heenan Sayers Garibaldi America United States Harpers Keppler Gillam Giolitti Crispi Sig. Giolitti Mazzini Sig. Martuscelli Banca Romana Sig. Crispi Martuscelli Bank Italy

Giolitti Papers Implicate Crispi in Scandals

The document disclosures tied Sig or Giolitti to Banca Romana papers from his premiership. A deputy chamber committee examined the incriminating files aimed at discrediting Sig Crispi. The move resembles the 1891 strategy used against Crispi.

Sig. Giolitti Italy New York Herald Chamber of Deputies Banca Romana Sig

Miss Mary Alicia Owens Folklore Pioneer From Missouri

Miss Mary Alicia Owens of St. Joseph Missouri is highlighted as a leading folklorist. She discusses her instinctive role in collecting superstitions and legends, her collaboration with Charles G Leland, and her membership in multiple folklore circles.

Mary Alicia Owens St. Joseph Charles G. Leland Dence Sacks London Chicago Leland

Excess of Women in New York City Area Revealed by Census

The census shows New York City has 20,000 women over men, Brooklyn 17,000, Albany 5,500, Troy 5,000, Utica 3,000, Rochester 4,000, Syracuse 1,100, while Buffalo has 4,000 more men than women. Suburban counties meanwhile report male excesses.

New York New York City Brooklyn Albany Troy Utica Rochester Syracuse Buffalo Westchester Richmond Queens

Royal Baking Powder Promotes Purity and Digestibility

The advertisement promotes Royal Baking Powder as the purest and strongest option for light, delicious, and wholesome food. It warns against gifts, prizes, or cheaper substitutes containing alum or acids, urging strict avoidance of any non Royal brands for safety.

Newlyweds Row Over Button Refusal

In a sharp domestic dispute a newlywed couple argues after the husband refuses a button on the wife’s bloomers. The quarrel surfaces as a minor domestic friction with no reported injuries.

Bimby Jimby

John A Salzer Seed Co Offers 300 for Oats Name

The John A Salzer Seed Co promotes a contest offering 300 dollars for naming their new oats. Their catalogue boasts high yields with claims of 200 bushels per acre and other mixed agricultural figures. Readers are invited to mail in the clip with 10 cents to receive the catalogue and a prize oats package.

John A. Salter Seed Co Salzer John A. Salzer Seed Co la Crosse Wis Wni

Chicago Great Western excursion fares to western points

The Chicago Great Western Railway offers excursion tickets to western and southwestern points on February 12 March 5 and April 2 1895. Round trips priced at one regular first class fare plus 2.00 with return validity twenty days from sale. Information available from ticket agents or F H LORD Chicago. It is better to be alone in the world than to bring up a boy to play on the accordion.

Chicago Great Western Railway F. H. Lord Chicago

Seed and agricultural notes from early era advertised items

An assortment of farm notes and advertisements mentions 1000 bushels per acre potatoes, seeds for oats corn and vegetables, a seed book offer from John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, and a claim of grafting chestnuts on grub oak to fatten hogs alongside various product endorsements.

John A. Salzer Seed Co la Crosse Wis Oregon

Anson's Magic Corn Salve and Other Remedies

Anson's Magic Corn Salve promises cure or money refund and costs 15 cents. Storm warnings and baby teething remedies appear, including Mrs Wixston's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething and Cees Cough Syrup claimed to beat a cold. Miscellaneous quips touch bicycle sales, Parks tea, and horse harnessing practices.

Anson

A Dangerous Plot. Chinese Laundryman Tricks On Campus

A humorous dialogue shows a Chinese laundryworker teaching a college man to play football and planning to return to China to confront the Japanese, reflecting period stereotypes and wartime bravado.

China

Diogenes Lantern Quest Sparks City Debate

A New York City statesman quips about Diogenes searching for an honest man with a lantern. The remark questions the purpose of the legendary hunt and its relevance to modern integrity.

Diogenes Huntin New York City

One On Him Miss Perkins Banter Sparks Gossip

A brief exchange between a married man and Miss Perkins miscarries a flirtatious jab about marriage. The lively banter hints at social tensions and growing pressure on Miss Perkins to wed.

The Block to a Loan Debates in City Hall

The exchange records a dispute over a loan between Bigley and Janes. Rice challenges the claimed popular loan Dill as the excuse, noting the loan bill has not yet passed.

Bigley Janes

Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure for consumption

An advertisement from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures consumption in many cases even after advanced symptoms. It cites witnessed cures by home physicians and offers a 160 page book by mail for six cents in stamps.

Dr. Pierce Addressworld’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo, N.Y H.h.green

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