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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1894
Page
4
A Chicago Times interview recounts Barnum's clash with the Brooklyn Bridge opening over Jumbo the elephant. The tale covers Barnum's failed advertising bid, a signed check, and Barnum's temper. It also revisits imperial elephants in India and the spectacle of Lucknow's elephant troops.
In an account of learned elephants, insecurity faded as the oldest trained animals began saluting officers. When a trunk touched the side of the head the officer returned the salute, noting their courtesy and good nature. The scene underscores discipline among trained elephants and the humane stance of their handlers.
A suburban resident on a height above his railway station was duped by a book agent who sold him a dull book for 5. He took it to New York, found it useless, and the wife had already paid. The agent claimed the husband asked her to pay. A neighbor intercepted the agent at the station and retrieved the book after collecting the $5, leaving the man with three unwanted copies.
Oliver L. Westbrook recalls a giant hunter who used stones as his only weapon to bag quail rabbits and squirrels yearly. He carried a leather pouch with carefully chosen missiles and could split potatoes at 100 feet by throwing with accuracy rivaling rifles.
A brief exchange notes longing for heaven and contrasts it with earthly marriage. Miss Elder asserts yearning finds satisfaction only in heaven. Miss Perte doubts this, citing scripture that no marrying occurs in heaven. The dialogue frames eternal state and relationships.
Rich Hill and Panama residents recount a dramatic recovery of Mark M. Woodson, once crippled by rheumatism for ten years. After trying various doctors, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring mobility, ending pain, and curing him. An affidavit from Woodson confirms his claims. The pills are sold by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. and warned against fake bulk sales.
A collage of curious facts: European statues, a fast English locomotive, a tattooed women’s upper lips myth, the Bank of England’s oldest note exhibit, a Paris barrel of wine, Afghan ruby-mining talks, a London church ad, a Mentone skeleton find with mammoth bones, Maiwatchin in Mongolia as a all men city, and Chinese traders crossing borders to amass wealth before returning home.
A Detroit Tribune excerpt describes a man fixated on the refrain Fare, fair, with golden hair. He ignores conversations and meals, becoming pale and starved while the line repeats, highlighting a disturbing trance at a table. The obsidian fixation on the phrase dominates his perception as others speak.
At the time of William the Third, Mr. Tredenham, a poet, was brought before the Earl of Nottingham on suspicion of treasonable papers. He claimed the pages were merely a rough play. The earl examined the writings, found no plot, and released the poet, returning the sheets to him.
A brief cartoon-style exchange notes Brifkins has finished law school but is not yet practicing. The joke hinges on finding someone to let him practice law on, implying he seeks his first client or case.
The Pamunkey Indians in Virginia are a remnant of a once vast tribe. About 100 members live on a water surrounded neck in King William county. They resist racial mixing, reject even a colored teacher, hunt and fish in aboriginal fashion, and hire Black labor for small farms. They value lineage and have long defended their homeland and ways.
A rural man relates visiting a city writing school to learn fast writing. He claims a writer produced a two page love letter in seventeen seconds and notes the reader finished it in five minutes. The tale is recounted as a theater observation with humorous tone.
A newspaper article notes the coupon boom spreading to cover nearly every necessity and predicts a future where one can live well and settle services from doctor visits to funeral expenses by clipping coupons. It cites a New England journal offering the Keeley cure free to subscribers who present five coupons.
The latest men's fashion features long frock coats with silk skirts that rustle. Tailors are placing a material between silk and cloth to enhance the swish when the silk alone lacks the desired rustle.
A quirky exchange from a New York Weekly cartoon caption describes Ragged Robert saying a barn is comfortable for Sunday inside, Moldy Mike recalling a failed attempt to steal a Sunday paper, noting the effort felt like work.
A brief dialogue in which a child asks his father to buy a drum and promises not to drum while the father sleeps, reflecting a playful domestic exchange. The line ends with the father humorously conceding or contemplating the request.
A humorous exchange features a wary warning about mentioning the Ferris wheel to a jealous character, labeled Muddlehead, whose professional envy sparks the remark.
Bluefields, capital of the Mosquito reservation, sits six miles from the sea reachable by a shallow lagoon. The town, described as tropical and calm, has one main street, a scattered layout, and American lumber houses on stilts. Population around 1,509 includes Jamaican- descended Africans, mixed Indians, Spaniards, and 'Sambos' with a mix of heritage.
A brief cartoon caption shows a Native and a traveler debating a state legislative deadlock. The Native suggests breaking the stalemate by introducing a bill to raise salaries, sparking a wry exchange about political maneuvering.
Readers are urged to explore Western Montana for homes and profits. Kalispell, seat of Flathead County and Great Northern Railway headquarters, boasts 2800 residents and facilities like waterworks and mills. Compressed air 18 to displace electricity and steam at Albany.
An old ad promotes Syrup of Figs for kidneys liver and bowels with claims of fever relief and lists California Fig Syrup Co as manufacturer. Also an H and H cleaning services note promises silk woolen fabrics curtains carpets cleaning and moth prevention with price hints and Des Moines Iowa contact. A journal quip on money and books closes the fragment.
An old advertisement purports Hall's Catarrh Care as a constitutional cure and promotes Janson's Magic Salve with a money refund guarantee. Product pitches claim cure, urging readers to ask their druggist. price noted as 15 cents. The fragment concludes with a quotation about books as light houses and credits E ?. Whipple.
A blithe girl laughs then answers yes she met him on the street. The languid figure asks if you catch his eye. The laugh dies on her lips as she hurries from the room and inspects the parasol prongs.
A mother questions the abundance of trinkets while a daughter explains they are for a church fair grab bag. The daughter notes Brera will draw a prize but may return it to the bag, suggesting limited appeal of each item.
In a brief exchange a photographer claims a retoucher can enhance a woman's image to captivate a husband while the applicant boasts skill. The dialogue shifts to wry aphorisms about high living, hard times, and society tolerating flaws, ending with a note on finding new opportunities.
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