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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1905
Page
7
Miss Margaret Merkley of Milwaukee writes that after gradual weakness and pelvic pain doctors diagnosed ovarian ulceration and recommended surgery. She used Syd Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, reports reduced pain and healed ulceration in eleven weeks, restoring strength and vigor.
A campus anecdote features Professor Billy Strunk of Cornell joking about “giving my heir a sunning” while trundling a baby carriage. A Tokio art exhibit notice then warns visitors not to enter intoxicated, and to avoid bringing parcels or pets, urging personal safety and anti theft.
The father of M. Casimir-Perier visits Corot and offers to buy a painting. Corot declares it his if the patron pays the butcher and baker bills of Millet, his poor but illustrious friend. The bills total nearly six thousand dollars, with twelve years unpaid.
A visiting English statesman remarks on fresh expressions as he recalls a New York subway crowd. The Chinese minister hears a joke about rice throwing at weddings and questions why the custom isn’t used at funerals, hinting at cultural nuances.
An Irishwoman visits a London piano shop asks about iron cases and insurance. The clerk says all pianos have strong cases and agrees to cover insurance. She purchases a piano, joking she wants to outwit her husband who vowed to smash a piano with an ax if she brought one home.
Millions use Cuticura Soap aided by Cuticura Ointment for preserving and beautifying skin. The advertisement touts cleansing the scalp, stopping hair loss, softening hands, and soothing rashes and chafings. It targets women and mothers with toilet and nursery uses.
A Boston Globe snippet recalls Sophy Smythe as a comical figure and then reveals the surprising fact that the speaker married her. The exchange highlights a long forgotten acquaintance turning into a spouse.
An old advertisement touts Defiance Starch at 16 ounces for 10 cents with claims of superior quality and value. The snippet also offers a proverb about betting on reason versus instinct, contrasting male and female betting outcomes.
A pen and ink artist may be classified among those who draw the color line, reflecting ongoing discussions about race and depiction in illustration. The piece analyzes stylistic choices and social impact, noting tension between artistic freedom and civic responsibility.
A drugstore advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO ointment. It claims relief for stoning, blind, bleeding or protruding piles and offers a refund if not cured in 6 to 14 days. The price listed is 50 cents.
A man writing poetry is seen as evidencing a need for funds to sustain his craft. The remark links artistic pursuit to financial constraint and the cost of creativity.
Advertising copy touts Defiance Starch as more flexible and lasting than competitors. Claims include resistance to shaking out or blowing out and getting one third more for the same money.
A provocative line notes certain men claim mastery yet instead derail progress by undercutting efforts and undermining those who seek clear leadership. The remark frames a critique of reckless posturing and calls for practical action over bravado.
United States seeks to block a r 1900s Wisconsin and Wisconsin River area paper trust led by General Paper company. Defendants include Itasca Paper Nekosa Park Falls and others. Suit filed to declare the combination unlawful and to enjoin sales control and territory restrictions.
Omaha charges of neglect of duty and protecting criminals against Chief Donahue were dismissed by fire and police commissioners after they found no sustaining evidence. The board ordered the charges discharged at the complainant's cost. Edward Rosewater urged reforms for communal moral welfare at the meeting.
Tokyo reports Japanese forces breached Fort Rihlung at Port Arthur after mines and heavy bombardment. By December 28 the left center column advanced through the parapet, seized inner gun positions, and captured the fort with 500 defenders killed or captured. Trophies include forty three guns and other materiel.
Letters from Catholic Sisters in Detroit and Congressman Meekison praise Peruna for catarrh and throat issues. Dr. Hartman, founder of The Peruna Medicine Co, invites all readers to seek his free medical guidance and learn more via a book. Columbus, Ohio.
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