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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
6
An analysis contrasts Chinese duck farming with American practice. Chinese ducks swim freely, feed from minimal man supply, and are herded by multi boat teams along the Yangtse, tied in long connected flocks and driven to market despite river traffic and steamer avoiding collisions.
London Law Times surveys who is and is not a gentleman in court rulings. It lists a schoolmaster as not a gentleman, while a medical student and a sleeping partner in business are deemed gentlemen. The piece notes the anomalous legal distinctions surrounding the term.
An 1774 notice in a London paper calls for a footman under Butler aged 20 to 30 and a sober middle aged woman to serve a fashionably young lady. Both must be Church of England and have had smallpox naturally. The woman should also know dress and social duties in public. Inquire of the printer.
A fragment cites how wars begin by the persuading acts of a few reckless captains and their parasitic followers. It frames these leaders as dissolute and hungry, stirring conflict with restless innovation and empty bravado.
The buccaneers began as peaceful English French and Dutch settlers in the Spanish West Indies. Spaniards resented their presence and attacked, but the hardy gunsmen held their ground. Their shift to piracy remains debated, yet their raids made Caribbean passage perilous for merchants and the term buccaneer became linked to robbery and murder.
Polack recalls an argument with a Whangaroa chief on cannibalism. The Maori asserts that if he catches an enemy he must eat him or risk being eaten in return, citing natural predators like hawks and hogs as examples before proposing to bait the pig to test reciprocity.
Mrs. M. L. Basford of Poolesville Maryland reports perfect success using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for her child Garland who suffers severe croup attacks. She says the medicine gives prompt relief and has restored confidence in managing the ailment. For sale by all druggists.
George Creswell argues against hanging birds in cages just above window sashes and in kitchen corners near the ceiling. Drafts cause catarrh and bronchitis while high placement yields a vitiated atmosphere for the bird.
A Grigsby Virginia man Parker Triplett reports permanent relief from rheumatism in the back after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He credits the remedy with success where other treatments failed and states he would not be without it. Sold by all druggists.
The Kutho-daw near Mandalay holds a Buddhist Bible carved on about 700 white marble ramps with over 8 million syllables. Erected in 1857 by King Mindon min the complex forms a square with a central dominating temple and pagoda canopies over each slab.
Manihiki Island council restores the island’s ancient dog law and sentences dogs to death. Pigs must stay put and any person abroad after 9 p.m. may be arrested. Native debts are non recoverable in court. Selling liquor to a native carries a 50 dollar fine.
Norfolk man C. Rivenbark Jr reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve relieved a severe knee burn blister and healed without a scar. Ad claims it heals all wounds and sores. Available at L. M. Bosworth for 25 cents.
A historical note describes a Burmese cigar eight inches long made from chopped wood tobacco molasses and herbs wrapped in bamboo skin. The massive cheroot is sometimes gilded at the end for presentation and requires skill to smoke. Burman infants learn to smoke early and pass it along.
The article promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the first action for a cold to relieve the lungs. It liquefies mucus aids expulsion from air cells and opens secretions. A complete cure soon follows and it counters pneumonia. For sale by all druggists.
Judge John Goode of Virginia recounts Foote's assault on Jefferson Davis and General Albert Sidney Johnston after the Confederate loss at Cloyd Mountain. He teases that if Johnston had acted properly, peace would now cover the land like a wedding garment.
The husband, famed for making excuses, admits the truth will emerge eventually. His spouse retorts that she believes it already did long ago, turning a domestic moment into a sharp witticism.
A London World opinion notes how transatlantic visitors style their walk across streets, appearing dainty and attractive during an otherwise unbecoming activity. The piece mocks but observes fashionable crossing behavior in a light, contemporaneous tone.
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