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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
4
Weber outlines ten points for longevity including moderation, fresh air, regular exercise, early sleep, daily baths, steady work, calm and hopeful mind, willpower over stimulants, and strong mental control. The piece contrasts this with the disadvantages of an even tempered life, arguing impulsive emotion yields richer pleasure.
A whimsical quote from Mrs Burrough of the Louisville Courier Journal envisions a social tea plan. She imagines borrowing shell cups and saucers from Mrs Noowedd, spoons from Mrs Hifly, and oolong tea from Mrs Housekeep to serve a pink tea next Friday, with sugar bought for the occasion.
A Washington Star quip contrasts a drama beginner stumbling on stage with the challenge of moving between stations as explained by Mr. Stormington Barnes. The witty exchange underscores stagecraft versus procedural navigation.
Harold Bigbie travels through Berlin’s Rixdorf district describing clean, orderly tenements with families at ease and social clubs while noting the presence of police control. He contrasts Berlin’s working class life with London’s foggy slums and concludes Berlin’s quarter shows comfort though guarded by authorities.
An advisory urges treating the underlying cold rather than suppressing a cough. Anodynes and preparations with chloroform or opium only mask symptoms. Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieves cough by clearing mucus and irritated airways and claims to cure the cold and cough. Available from druggists.
Dr. Theodore Gill of the Smithsonian notes misnaming of native fish by early settlers, citing examples: New England streams called the char a trout, Maine landlocked salmon and other salmonids labeled trout, southern black bass named trout, a California spotted fish labeled trout, and the Gila river fish not being a trout.
The anecdote recalls Washington Irving as a confessed thief of his own apples. He describes being approached in his orchard by a neighbor’s boy who offered to show a tree with better fruit. Irving followed and they took about a dozen apples, then divided the spoils.
Spotted Her Beauty Harriet Howard of New York recalls years of salt rheum or eczema cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve is advertised as a quick healer for cuts burns and sores and sold for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.
In a Harper's Weekly reminiscence a West show recounts Edwin Forrest acting Virginius. A front row miner cries out against the tragedy calling him hypocrite and villain for killing his daughter in a market scene, prompting laughter and curtain.
Mrs Colburn vents about a new bride, calling her a gadder and starer as she mends a stocking in the front window. She frets over the minister's wife and complains of the neighbor Graves while scolding her husband for not bringing liniment.
Mr. Wm. S. Crane of California Maryland suffered years with rheumatism and lumbago. He was advised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which he used to achieve a complete cure. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
A distinguished American once traveled to Turkey to collect 500000 dollars owed to an English syndicate. An ambassador warned that even three or four months would not suffice, noting claims managers compelled to endure prolonged strain and poor health. One victim died in a lunatic asylum after years of fruitless effort. One embassy had pursued claims for twenty five years without a cent.
A Kentucky congressman quotes a county debating society where the question was if Negroes have more cause for complaint than Indians. The affirmative speaker argued within the United States, while the negative cited the Bible. The chairman ordered the speaker to halt, saying he had gone outside the United States for argument. Nashville Banner.
In 1894 during a Swazi deputation visit to England, an interpreter translates their benediction as they present a towering man who proclaims, He is here, prompting the Queen to seek the child she cannot see. The moment highlights a humorous misunderstanding in royal reception.
A carrot and a beet debate respect after death with the carrot claiming better memory for a dead carrot and the beet reddening in embarrassment. The exchange ends with the beet at a loss for words and continued feelings about worth.
The reader Geo. W. Emory, aged about fifty one from Rock Mills Alabama, reports relief from indigestion using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He says they suit his case better than any other remedy and allows him to eat almost anything again. Sold by all druggists.
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