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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
9
A guide from W J Kennedy of Iowa State College outlines corn as a staple in midwest livestock rations and recommends pairing it with protein rich feeds. It covers oats barley wheat rye speltz peas beans buckwheat soja beans Kaffir corn flaxseed cottonseed and roots varieties for cattle hogs sheep and horses.
C V Pepper of Fedora Tennessee recounts a dramatic cure from lung and throat hemorrhages after doctors failed. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery with immediate relief, stopping coughing and reducing bleeding, and returning to work in three weeks. The ad promotes cough and cold remedy in 50c and 1.00 sizes with a trial bottle free.
Flowers get names from people and descriptions. Fuchsias honor Leonhard Fuchs, dahlias André Dahl, camellias missionary Känel, magnolias Magnos de Montpelier, while many names are descriptive such as Lady's slipper, Foxglove, starry Aster, and Daisy from days eye. The piece notes Morning glories bloom in morning and four o'clocks at four.
The article explains early hoisting methods used by Assyria and Egypt to lift pyramid stones. It describes the shear legs A frame derrick and imagined scenes of rope, crowd effort, and oxen lifting six to eight foot stones during early pyramid construction, noting improvements as pyramids grew.
The scene follows Calve the famous prima donna as she is escorted through a grotto. She sings suddenly and the guide comments the proprietor would likely pay to hear her. She asks how much and the boy replies about 5 francs a day.
A sea captain recalls sailing southern seas where flying fish frequently strike the deck at night. Three onboard cats, sleeping below, hear the splash and rush to retrieve each fish. The crew tried to imitate the sound but could not fool the cats.
A dialogue shows a guest insulted when asked to drink highlighting Johnsons sensitivity to perceived theft. Wallace explains the offense stemmed from Johnsons kleptomania and the awkward phrasing of the question triggered his hurt reaction.
Sheriff W A Rickgears announces the public auction of J K Koline's interest in lot 7 in the NE 4 of the SE 4 of section 17 township 83 range 24 west for cash. The sale is July 1 1907 at 2 PM at the Nevada courthouse front door to satisfy a 1889 judgment of $600 with $223.80 credit and $13 costs plus 5 percent interest.
A Cedar Grove Me resident praises Electric Bitters in a letter claiming relief from liver and kidney trouble after failed treatments. He states one bottle helped and three completed the cure, urging others to try the remedy guaranteed for stomach liver and kidney issues.
Study notes that crime peaks at age twenty nine with many New York criminals in that bracket. It suggests peak mental and physical power at twenty nine leads to greater risk of wrongdoing before age declines.
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