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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
6
A South Carolinian recounts the origin of the famous remark Its a long time between drinks said by the governors of North and South Carolina at a political dinner. The sharp line came as a noncommittal solution to an intense moment and helped defuse the tension.
Berlin reveals its secret electric lighting as people exit offices and shops after eight and nine pm. The city gleams with tall palaces statues and grand avenues turning into a fairy like panorama of delight and refined beauty.
The narrator notes blurred lines and a clear northern air as the million lamps blaze from house walls and line the streets. The glowing avenues give Berlin a magical, Arabian-story feel, leading to the thought that Berlin might be the greatest city in the world.
A Long Island style note recalls a misprint where a compliment to a respected man became a jab about a burglar. It also mentions Ernest Renan’s planned Westminster lecture, misquoted as The Influence of Rum on the Digestion of Humanity in a Saturday Evening Post anecdote.
When bilious try a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and realize for once how quickly a first class up to date medicine will correct the disorder. For sale by all druggists.
A Chambers' Journal excerpt recounts how debtors in earlier times were sent abroad to Virginia or Maryland to be sold as redemptioners, serving years of servitude with false hopes of freedom, and how few escaped, facing endless deprivations before death. It also mentions a New York Press remark on store discomfort and the Evolution of the Pen from the Patent Office collection.
A morbid daily toll from consumption is contrasted with prevention through proper treatment. A Oakldon Indiana resident cites Dr King’s New Discovery as the cure for consumption, coughs, and colds after three doctors gave up. The drug is sold by L M Bosworth with a trial bottle free.
In a country town a skeptical storekeeper creates an art department to cash in on locals buying pictures. An aspiring painter shows his work, asking for more than a nominal price, but the owner notes the canvas cost more than that and claims it was cleaner when new.
Geo W Emory of Rock Mills Alabama reports relief from indigestion after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He says they suit his case better than any other remedy and allow him to eat most foods. For sale by all druggists.
A floor manager of experience says saleswomen wait on ten men before one woman because men are easier to satisfy. Men know what they want, haggle less, and may buy higher priced items if offered value. They are described as genial, with good taste and judgment, though fondness for large sizes is noted.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a tonic that cures malaria with fewer after effects than quinine and cites a Henrietta Texas user. The piece also includes a Chicago school tale about a Latin scholar father and a misused term by his child, highlighting a mispronounced anatomy word.
A commentator argues fairy tales endure because they are good and sound. Parents should fill children’s imaginations with tales to build strength and health in imagination, and neglectful parenting is lamented for those lacking such joy.
A barber in the Canary Islands misinterprets geography and declares that if Britain goes to war Spain must recapture Gibraltar. He reasons ships would travel downhill to attack England and uphill on return, reflecting local misconceptions about England and Spain.
The article notes falcons and hawks can compress or slim their features, owls adjust positions, and captivity dulls raptores traits though food safety reassures them. It contrasts wild plumage bloom with captivity. It also reports F W J Fletcher of Victoria selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a customer praised its use for children, sending nine bottles to friends. For sale by all druggists.
Passersby notice the unfinished cornice on Lord Rothschild's London mansion. The piece is linked to Jewish tradition that a pious home bears something unfinished as testimony to being a traveler on earth. The note recalls Dean Stanley’s tomb inscription about a traveler on his way to Jerusalem and the idea we are all travelers.
A frightened child near a shop window pleads to locate her mother. The girl says Jess placed her there hoping her mother would see and take her home. Police note the case as a missing child inquiry and request public help.
The term Adirondacks comes from an Iroquoian word meaning wood eaters used to deride a defeated tribe driven to the mountains by the Iroquois living on bark and berries in the region.
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