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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
9
A San Diego correspondent recounts a winter trip to the Escandido valley visiting Dr. Bradley and family. They tour orange lemon groves, describe irrigation from a mountain reservoir, and note a Muscat grape vineyard and early local life. The piece ends with casual health add and note.
A brief note claims the remedy stops a tickling cough quickly from any cause and promises thorough relief.
An essay describes the coal sack as a vast dark hole in the Milky Way visible without instruments. It discusses scientific and lay interpretations, then riffs on Aboriginal Australian cosmology, portraying a journey through a roof and back to flat earth with aging effects and cultural irony.
The sulphur bottom or blue whale is the largest living and, according to the article, the largest that has ever lived reaching eighty feet in length and about sixty tons in weight. It notes many Books exaggerate sizes but rare individuals reach eighty feet. It compares the whale’s shape to a yacht and mentions the brontosaurus as the largest known past animal at around thirty eight tons.
A Chicago matinee girl recites Clyde Fitch's imagined path to marriage based on a misread love letter. She claims Fitch never married after believing a business proposal was a dismissal that drove a leading actress to suicide. Fitch weighs the explanation.
The article lauds Health Coffee, a substitute produced by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. It requires only a minute to prepare, contains no real coffee, and is made from toasted cereals with malt nuts. It claims to fool experts as a coffee imitation.
Connecticut’s bayberry bushes overrun pastures as old trees near Branford reach ten feet tall. The 1717 town rule forbade gathering before Sept 15 with a 10 shilling fine, tying bayberry wax to blacking and salves as a once thriving trade. the scene evokes memories of bayberry harvests and local court drama.
London Answers notes dangers from the devilfish a large three thousand pound ray with a barbed poisoned tail that hauls boats far out to sea. It also warns of the green moray of Bermuda with biting teeth and a swordfish that roars into attack after being harpooned.
Jefferson Davis as secretary of war urged officers to master riding and offered rewards for devices to keep soldiers in the saddle. Captain George Derby devised a bull ring plan to lash saddle and rider, prompting Davis to order Derby court martialed for levity.
A London Spectator recounts an early 19th century incident at Vauxhall where Lord Alvansey Keppel Craven and others hired Mendoza the prize fighter to pose as a dean and a wife. The two enacted a curb on roaming roughs by engaging in a melee, pursued by the astonished crowd and finished with the Dean and Mrs Dean prevailing.
In Colombo a U S consul asserts that Ceylon's pearl banks rival any in antiquity and continuity. He notes that the pearl fishery dates to 550 B C when Vijaya the first Singhalese king presented pearls to the Pandyan king of Madura, indicating a settled pearl trade along the coast prior to historic times.
A satirical scene shows a party returning home in a hired brougham with an inebriated driver. The paterfamilias climbs to take the reins on a hill, asks to drive, and the coachman questions if he has ever been pulled down the hill before. The pater refuses, and the coachman walks away.
An exchange mocks Yankee customs inspectors with a nod to the phrase the United States expects every man to pay his duty. A quip contrasts pride in honesty with shame at poverty, per the New York Press.
Mark Twain at a New York dinner joked about housekeepers during painting season. He quipped that when a painter moves furniture, removes items, props ladders, and stacks paint cans, he is ready to paint the outside shutters and back fence.
An account notes a Atlantic railway collision where fear and pain struck travelers. First to fourth class passengers mingled amid the crowds and concerns, yet official reports indicated no injuries.
Exceptional success attends evangelistic efforts at the Baptist church with over fifty expressing a desire to live the Christian life. Evangelist Taylor preaches plainly and practically while Mrs. Taylor, a cornets virtuoso, adds strong musical appeal. Converts seek unity with city churches as the annual church meeting on February 5 likely closes the series.
Ordinance No 185 prohibits expectoration spitting or throwing saliva or offensive substances on sidewalks streets or in public conveyances and locations including churches schools hotels theaters within Ames Iowa. The measure aims to protect sanitation and public health under city council authority.
The ordinance defines public building access and penalties for violations. It sets a $100 fine or up to thirty days in jail, repeals conflicting ordinances, and takes effect upon publication. Officials A B Maxwell and Parley Sheldon City Clerk are noted.
R M James of Louellen 8 C claims Electric Bitters cures malaria misery and poisons. The tonic purifies blood and relieves chills bilious attacks jaundice and stomach liver kidney complaints with quick results, sold at drug stores with guarantee.
A church notice requests the coughing individual from last Sunday to purchase Foley’s Honey and Tar from J. B. Cagnin, Druggist, to ease the disturbance.
The Washington Star notes a critic deems the play lacking heart interest while a star counters by citing how the manager takes box office receipts to heart. The exchange highlights the industry focus on audience appeal and financial stakes.
A concise reference outlines the German proverb Whom fortune favors the world. Its essence underscores luck shaping worldly affairs and favors those who seize favorable moments.
London Bystander argues for milder indoctrination of the British public through pleasant imagery to accompany compulsory schooling. It contends the nation does not want to be educated and suggests education should be presented as enjoyable.
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