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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
7
Barley King yields 80 to 100 bushels per acre on various soils at 20 cents a bushel. Silver Mine Oats produced 209 bushels in 1895 and may rise in 1896. Sal ger Seed Co offers 35 vegetable packages for 1.00 and promises free seed samples with 10¢ postage to La Crosse Wisconsin.
The article profiles Professor Dyche, a distinguished naturalist, noting he was entirely self taught and that at age thirteen he had not yet learned the alphabet.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kime’s Great Restorer promising no fits after day one and rapid cures. It offers a free treatise and a $2 trial bottle to recipients, urging readers to write to Dr. Kiise Arch St Philadelphia PA for a smile and hopeful relief.
Advertisement shows a guarantee to cure or money refunded for Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve at 15 cents. The notice includes quirky lines about humor, tea at night, and a pithy quote attributed to Francis Murphy.
An early 20th century cosmetic patent claim for Pegoman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine. Promotes topical use on chapped skin and face including cold sores. Indicates G. Clark Co., New Haven, Connecticut as the origin or distributor.
A 1895 reader letter from Mrs Lucy Allace of Marquette Kansas admonishes couples to avoid discussing unagreeable matters at breakfast. It cites her belief in Piso's Cure as a quick remedy for consumption and notes a quote from Hume about power resting on opinion.
An advertisement touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies as a trusted old remedy. It urges care and curing the baby with the product.
The toast of public and vocal artists highlights a product claim for Brown's BroncitaL Trocagrs as unmatched for clearing the voice, with travel and public appeal cited by users worldwide.
Two American missionaries are reported guarding the king of Korea during nighttime hours, serving as protectors and attendants in the royal enclosure.
Parker's Ginger Tonic gains popularity among women who suffer sleepless nerves as they seek soothing reviving relief from anxiety and fatigue.
A fragment reflects a moral sentiment about separation and affection. It suggests that no man can stay long away from the woman he loves, or the woman he knows he loves. The tone hints at enduring attachment and personal choice in matters of love.
Relief comes with Hindercorns as the troublesome corrs fade away. a comforting remedy now available at all druggists.
A quotation encourages parental kindness toward one's son and asserts that breeding matters more for men than gold, stressing personal virtue as a key measure of worth.
Dr S Millington Miller of New York lectured at the normal school Educational club on sense based mind building. He cited Col de Rochas on the brain as a burning fire with light radiating from senses and noted the brain’s vitality shifts between senses. he linked this to Daudet and Maupassant's training and described education by drawing and description enhancing memory through connected cell storehouses.
A Hope Montana tale tells of Ellen Norman engaged to George Thompson. After doctors declared her dead in October 1894 she lay in a coffin until Thompson noticed breathing. He hid the body, a doctor confirmed a trance, and Norman later traveled west with Thompson before returning as his wife.
A Newton Iowa man recovers from rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He testifies the medicine relieved years of suffering and neuralgia, ending numb spells. An affidavit from a Jasper County notary confirms the statement. Pills sold by druggists or from Schenectady at 50 cents a box.
A Bellefield mother tells her young daughter to wake, and the child replies with a remark about an interesting dream. The fragment suggests domestic scene dialogue reflecting a morning routine.
In Minneapolis tensions rise over rivalries in women’s groups with a jab at St. Paul’s remarks on women’s subjection. The piece hints at friction between Twin Cities activists and a sharp retort from Minneapolis sources.
The article describes frost as a penetrating chill that causes sore throats and stiffness in children skating and workers outdoors. It advises rubbing St. Jacobs Oil to warm surfaces and prevent or relieve cold related aches.
A humorous exchange features an eagle asking about a corkscrew. The lion declares it is his tail, calling it a bloomin’ tail in a playful misidentification.
In volumes on Prince Bismarck a tale notes Dr. Schweninger becoming the chancellor's private physician and enforcing his authority. When Bismarck disobeyed a diet restriction, the doctor confiscated the dish and threw it from a window, after which the chancellor remained docile.
A farmer in East Troy Pennsylvania grew 207 bushels of Salter's Silver Mine Oats from one acre and other large yields are cited. Salter Seed Co offers a mammoth catalogue and free samples to readers who mail 10 cents to La Crosse Wisconsin.
Unadilla New York special story of Fred J Joyce who after fifteen years as a heavy tobacco user quit with No-To-Bac. He bought two boxes for 2.50 and reports health and strength greatly improved, with no desire to smoke. He says smoking now makes him dizzy as in early habit days and favors the cure.
A short essay advises choosing a specialty to become well read even with limited time. It argues focused study, whether broad or narrow, helps progress in half hour reading opportunities. It cites examples of learning during waiting periods and daily reading habits.
A tobacco promotion touts Cut and Slash cheroots as comparable to cheaper cigars with a deal of three for five cents. The message urges readers to choose the budget option for a satisfying smoke.
A lady recalls listening to schoolchildren passing by her corner house and watching their conversations. She notes eight to fourteen year olds bragging about feats like lickin baseball and bike riding while girls repeat mammas and teachers phrases. From fourteen to seventeen, girls discuss studies while boys mostly talk about girls. The observation challenges common beliefs about gender talk.
Bird Payne, longtime Vernon resident now in Tuckerman Arkansas, recounts how sand storms from the American desert buried Vernon Texas turning a booming 6000 population city with electric lights and streetcars into a diminished town of about 1000. His farm near Vernon was ruined by drifting sand, selling it cheaply as he left Texas.
A St Nicholas excerpt describes a dramatic life saving drill on the beach. A pole marks the wrecked ship mast while a beach-cart and gear are deployed in six minutes. The crew trains with promptness and returns all equipment in order after the exercise.
A man carries two cages. one holds two cheerful golden canaries singing in a sunny window, the other two striped kittens shrank to the cage bottom with mute misery. The kittens appear tragically unhappy, prompting wonder at their confinement.
A tale from Harper's Bazar recalls the Barker marriage's escalating mischief beginning with a Camembert baited rat trap and a plaster for a sick servant made from imported mustard, culminating in smoking insects from rose bushes with his Perfector.
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