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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
4
A writer in the Strand Magazine warns that nitrogen iodide is extraordinarily dangerous. The article notes even a single fly's foot could trigger an explosion and that the powder resembles pepper when dispersed, emitting purple smoke.
Stilton cheeses differ from ordinary cheeses in how they are made. Milk is curdled with rennet then packed in a circular vat two feet deep nine inches wide lined with cloth. Layers of curd are salted to encourage blue mold, whey drains, and after twenty four hours a disk and weight remove moisture. The cheese dries then ripens in a room with constant temperature.
An advertisement claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy is not a common cough mixture but a meritorious remedy for troublesome and dangerous complications. The copy emphasizes effectiveness and health benefits to persuade readers to consider the product.
A narrator finds a dark oak with closed leaves that claims it will outlive a single year. The tale mirrors Schopenhauer’s view that a person may resemble others while young but endure through time, with true value recognized by those who understand enduring influence.
A titled suitor confronts a probing family in a hearing about skeletons in the closet. The exchange covers pasts and debts with the mother fainting as the millionaire asserts this is a love match, not romance.
An immigration official calls an immigrant a bad case, then compares him to two Polish policemen. The anecdote recalls new officers who did good work, arrested many, then resigned to start their own police station, with one arrestee and one shooter.
The ad warns that a cold leads to greater danger of complications and that treatment begun early eases cure. It claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents trouble and is sold by all dealers.
A young solicitor wins a verdict for a wealthy but plain client. He sends a grand bill, she questions his seriousness, and he admits no proposal. She later receives a revised account naming her as the debtor and marks the total as Miss B.
A sharp exchange between two people from the Chicago Record-Herald scene. One man denies suicidal intent while hinting at a future greatness, and the other dismisses the fear and urges belief in his potential as a “greatest little man” who has crossed the asphalt.
A quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript notes Maud often giggles and shows a joking demeanor, while the other speaker quips that her trait is a constant awareness of dimples. The dialogue reflects a playful, lighthearted tone about Maud's personality.
A trivial fashion remark from a Washington Star item notes a hat’s unusual shape. The exchange features an uninformed man asking about the hat and his wife replying with a witty defense that a hat must be curious in shape to avoid looking queer.
A lighthearted exchange defines a linen shower as a rain shower in which rain comes down in sheets, explained during a pre wedding moment among friends of the bride elect.
A Chicago News item quotes a Sunday school scene where a teacher asks what the prodigal son teaches. Tommy replies the story shows how to get fresh veal, a humorous misreading of the parable.
A western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath as the grounds. The ad claims Dr. King's New Life Pills would have prevented it by curing the couple’s ills.
An old advertisement touts a patent cure claiming to ease constipation bad breath liver trouble ill temper and headaches while banishing chills. The product is offered for five cents to twenty five cents at all druggists.
A crowded Brooklyn to New York subway car ends with a stern guard scolding a man for flirting with a young woman. The scene, witnessed by passengers, turns humorous as the man is admonished while the daughter calls him papa. The tale appears in the New York Press. A second item extols Dr King’s New Discovery for lung and bronchial ailments, claiming a complete cure after six bottles with trial bottle free.
Jenny Lind faced rivalry from Grisi at a London court concert before the queen. Disturbed by Grisi’s glare, Lind rose, sat at the piano, and sang a cherished childhood prayer. Her performance shifted to an intimate, homeland setting as she moved the audience with a moving, softly swelling rendition.
In a heated clash over Carmen, Marie Roze and Minnie Hauck sparred for the Susanna role in The Marriage of Figaro. Hauck blocked Roze from a shared room, a locksmith opened the door, Roze dressed first, Hauck left the stage and did not perform that evening.
The president of the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon Georgia says Elec tric Bitters have aided hundreds of orphans for nine years. He endorses the medicine as excellent for stomach liver and kidney issues.
An advertisement touts a tonic as one of the best family medicines on earth. It claims to invigorate vital organs purify blood aid digestion and improve appetite. It targets thin pale weak children or run down people and is said to be best for female complaints and sold for 50 cents at all druggists.
The busy little remedy promises to turn weakness into strength and listlessness into energy with a gentle purgative action. Sold by all dealers and marketed as a universal aid for gloom to joyousness.
The Borobodoer temple, unearthed by Sir Stamford Raffles during British rule in Java, is a vast Hindu temple from the eighth century. Built on a hill, it covers about ten acres and rises over a hundred feet, consisting of stacked stone terraces with galleries, stairways in four cardinal directions, and a central cupola. Carved stone walls show countless Buddha images and extensive bas reliefs celebrating Hindu history, dwarfed only by Egyptian pyramids in scale.
An advertisement proclaims Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy a trusted treatment for obstinate coughs colds and throat and lung irritations. It claims unrivaled effectiveness for throat and lung diseases and notes availability through all dealers.
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