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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
6
A Philadelphia Press excerpt quotes a physician downplaying rattlesnake bites. He argues the rattler is cautious, warns before striking, and that most bites do not inject venom, as fangs enter through skin while venom escapes. Whisky often misleads victims into a false sense of cure.
An old advertisement notes Dr King’s New Life Pills ease stomach and liver troubles and promise cures. It claims the product saves families from domestic strife and is sold for 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth’s drug store.
James G. Blaine notes Benton opposed his marriage to Jessie but later reconciled with his son in law. On Pennsylvania avenue a show ground hosted Barnum who claimed a woolly horse captured by Fremont. Benton denounced the claim, police refused to intervene, and Barnum enjoyed free publicity from the incident. A second note describes a Holland traveler in Leeuwarden seeing a sign reading L. v. d. Zwaan Morgen Wekker.
A travel scholar reports on diverse foreign marriage rules. Hungary forbids betrothal claims. English-style Breach of Promise dissolves. France and the Netherlands require parental advice. some places no longer charge marital fees. Netherlands law links civil and religious ceremonies and limits under thirty marriages.
In a Chicago Post excerpt a young man admits he is too busy with his engagement and thus distracted from his business. The old man counsels marriage to remove distractions and keep away from the fiancée.
The peculiar cough indicating croup demands prompt treatment. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as universally approved. Do not waste time with new remedies. give it as directed and symptoms will quickly disappear. For sale by all druggists.
A collection of brief sayings from Button Emerson Disraeli Seiden Sheridan Walton Jefferson and Holmes. The quotes explore humility ignorance public trust self made success and the value of deeds over years. Each remark offers a concise moral or insight.
A prominent city businessman endorses Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips as harmless and effective for constipation. The box promises gentle action on the bowels and is priced at 10 and 25 cents, with LOUGHRAN & BAUER listed as the source.
Henry asks if Romans used Roman candles and if Athenians cooked with Greek fire. Pa responds with humor and annoyance as the exchange highlights ancient firework and incendiary myths in a household reprint.
Melard F. Craig of Middlegrove New York praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and constipation. The product is sold by all druggists at 25 cents and is warranted to cure.
A Times of India essay laments human ennui and praises animal life as deeply active yet not goal oriented. It describes wasps canaries butterflies bees squirrels and other creatures as they endlessly explore collect store and play, often seemingly to no end yet sustaining life through activity.
A reader testifies that after doctors warned of Bright's Disease four years ago and three months of illness, one bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin stabilized digestion, ended the rumor, and led to full recovery. He praises the remedy and recommends it, noting it is sold by L M Bosworth in Decatur Illinois.
A windy Rocky pass train scene shows a diverse group including miners, cowboys, a sick woman, and a refined man in tweeds. When the ill woman asks for the window to close, the front passenger refuses, prompting a bold Westerner to slam the window shut and declare Americans are not weak.
A Chicago Journal cartoon mocks gender roles by imagining a man unhindered by women’s clothing and duties. It contrasts his ease in public life with a mocked failed marriage and a wife described as incompetent and fussy, highlighting social expectations.
Ad claims these tablets cure nervous and general debility restoring energy, vigor and cheer. It asserts the product revives vital forces and creates a bright feeling, promoting renewed ambition. Brand appears as LovGHRAN & BAUER.
Enduring pains from cnts wounds burns or stiff joints can use Bucklen's Arnica Salve to kill pain and cure trouble. Recommended for piles as well. 25 cents at L. M. Bosworths, druggist.
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