Ames Schools Make Significant Gains in Enrollments and Upgrades
Ames schools report total enrollment 1 001 with growth across Beardshear Welch South Side Central Grades and High School. Attendance averages rise to 97.2 percent this year while six years ago it stood at 94.3. High School fully accredited by North Central Association. New programs in economics German geometry bookkeeping and domestic arts expand offerings. District builds Welch and repairs central facilities, reduces tax rate, and adds non-resident enrollments from across several states.
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Beardshear
Welch
South Side
Central
High School
Oskaloosa
United States
Ames High School
North Central Association of Colleges
New York State
Utah
June Dunham
Maude Campbell
Ames
Marshalltown
Blurry Encounter Describes Narrow Escape From Gunshot
A witness recalls a tense moment where a man claimed his hand trembled as he considered firing. The speaker reflects that only a blanket’s stripe appeared before the action and that the ripple of breath could have changed the outcome.
Do Nothing and Live Long Says Several Long Livers
The New York Telegraph cites William M Evarts who claimed ill health came from no exercise, while Dr William Mead lived to 118 by outdoor life and light golf. It notes Old Du Bois, 119 in Canada near Lake Erie, fished constantly on unmodified diets and avoided work, yet never exercised.
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William M. Evarts
William George Mead
Dubois
New York Telegraph
Orphan's Home Leader Praises Electric Bitters
The president of the Indus trial and Orphan's Home in Macon Georgia reports nine years of use of Electric Bitters in the institution. He says it improves stomach liver and kidney troubles and calls it one of the best family medicines on earth. It strengthens vital organs purifies blood aids digestion and builds up weak children and rundown people. Best for female complaints. Only 50 cents at druggists.
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Industrial and Orphan's Home
Macon
Waitin on Prosperity in a Small Town Exchange
A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features a bemused speaker claiming a twitch in his joints after hearing prosperity had passed two months earlier. The dialogue captures frontier humor and resilience in a period setting.
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Atlanta Constitution
Necklace once made for the Duke of Buckingham on offer
A London Punch piece notes a necklace originally crafted for the Duke of Buckingham and given to Anne of Austria. The item is now being sold, with the sales pitch highlighting its royal provenance and broad availability.
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Duke of Buckingham
Anne of Austria
London
Delicate Eater Demands Eggs From One Hen
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a woman’s extreme fussiness about meals, joking that she even requires eggs from a single hen to maintain consistent quality.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Troubles Come to All Men Yet Some Seek Them Most
A pithy maxim notes that misfortune visits every person, but those who constantly hunt for trouble end up bearing the heaviest burden.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as Meritorious Cure
The ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a meritorious treatment for dangerous complications from cold in the head throat chest or lungs. It is sold by all dealers.
Rights and hydrants in Washington humor from a colored vendor
A Washington incident shows a colored woman seeking government justice over hydrant access and water taxes. She questions how eel prizes are allocated and jokes about taking eels home for food due to poverty and lack of meat money.
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Washington
Honery
Rattlesnake Tale From Life and Sport on the Pacific Coast
Horace A. Vachell recounts a narrow brush with a rattlesnake during a hunting trip in a paradise valley. A cousin, awakened by a moonlit intruder, reaches for a six shooter as he watches the snake crawl toward the narrator, fear mounting in the tense moment.
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Pacific Coast
Horace A
Vachell
Paradise Valley
Man from Manchester Ohio Recovers After Cough Cure
Lewis Chamblin recalls near-death lung trouble that dropped him to 115 pounds. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with full recovery to 160 pounds, noting its cure for two children and its effectiveness for lagrippe asthma and bronchial issues. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
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Lewis Chamblin
Manchester
Ohio
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Vitality
The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They transform weakness into strength and gloominess into joyousness with a gentle action. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Too Careful Night Visit By Thoughtful Doctor
A dutiful doctor wakes to a late night delivery for his cook Miss Caroline Ward from a tram scarred passenger. He places the dripping bouquet in a dishpan to keep it fresh, hoping to please her in the morning. The cook, furious at the delay and poor handling, scolds the sender and vows trouble if such misdelivery happens again.
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Caroline Ward
London
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised Cure
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills quickly cure stomach, liver or kidney troubles at slight cost. It states the medicine helps dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, constipation, jaundice, malaria and debility and costs 25 cents at all druggists.
Anger Over Courtroom Counsel Ends with Apology
Sir Frank Lockwood defends a swindling defendant and delivers a moving peroration. The client, after hearing the speech, whispers that he wishes to shake hands and admits the fee was worthwhile. He credits Lockwood with restoring self respect and asks to leave before Sir Edward Clarke speaks.
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Frank Lockwood
Frank
Edward Clarke
Poorly Paid Toymakers in Sonneberg
The Sonneberg toymakers are among the lowest paid workers in Germany. Workers and their families often survive on about 2.40 dollars a week after sixteen hour days. Three years ago a Berlin home industry exhibition showed Sonneberg goods priced at four cents per hour. Children reportedly worked after school, six hours daily, polishing doll heads for 14 cents per hour.
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Sonneberg
Amor
Germany
Berlin
Chicago News
Arnica Salve Heals Bruised Leg Quickly
Editor J P Sossman of Cornelius North Carolina bruised his leg badly and an ugly sore developed. Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed it thoroughly after other salves failed. Useful for ulcers boils burns bruises cuts corns sores pimples eczema or piles. 5c at all druggists.
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J. P. Sossman
Cornelius, N. C
Bucklen
The Kings of Denmark and Roskilde Cathedral
The dust of Danish kings rests in Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen, where the royal family visits annually. Pillars bear marks of Peter the Great and other monarchs. the cathedral dates to the eleventh century and contains the tomb of King Harold I.
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Denmark
Roskilde
Copenhagen
Peter the Great
Nicholas
Iron Czar
Alexander II
Russia
England
Harold I
His Mistake. Irritated Customer Cites Faulty Lamp
A Puck cartoon caption notes an irate customer accusing a dealer who apologizes and jokes that the lamp bought a week ago was a college student lamp, implying the product was targeted for study rather than use.
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Puck
Warning on Cold Threat Helps Prevent Harder Cures
Take Chamberlains Cough Remedy at the onset of a cold to avoid future troubles. Early treatment is urged to prevent worse illnesses later. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
When Grandpa Was a Boy Poem Parody by E. Kiser
Poem nostalgic verse contrasts past life with modern ills and social changes. Reprint note from Record-Herald credits E. Kiser. Compares lack of cars planes flats and suffragette era with a bygone boyhood.
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E. Kiser
Record-Herald
Scotland Yard Press Labor Surges With Daily Broadside
The Illustrated English Magazine reports Scotland Yard print shop issues four broadside editions daily. By 9 AM an inventory of lost property is released, at noon a missing persons list appears, and additional bulletins follow at 6 30 PM and 10 30 PM. A habitual criminal register and tickets of leave updates also circulate to pawnbrokers and officers.
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London
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard Press
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