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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1894
Page
5
The article surveys diverse topics from horn removal in cows and its effect on milk to Russia beet sugar farming practices. It covers beet cultivation, soil prep, sowing, weeding, and harvest, plus fish guano as fertilizer and calf feeding methods. It mentions milk handling, young calf care, and a brief note on Bill Nye’s retirement plans.
A collage of light humor and quick quips features Andrews Briggs Mrs Nawed Mrs Shorely Miss Caustique and Timmins as characters sparking playful banter. Exchanges include remarks on bigamy manners vanity and peals of laughter over a telescope Venus and a dog that talks nowhere near graphic.
Free the old hens from clover and carbonaceous food in late winter for better returns. Do not leave salt or brine where turkeys can reach it or loss may occur. Breeders say thirty chicks rarely come from a young gobbler and a three year old is better than one year old. Disease land contamination spreads to other flocks on shared ground. Corn alone is fine if turkeys have green food and insect ration. lack of exercise leads to abnormal fattening.
A series of aphoristic reflections advise self sacrifice, inner integrity, and restraint. It warns against condemning others, urges contentment, and promotes earning success by merit. It notes the misuse of worry, the value of self-respect, and cautious pursuit of knowledge.
Microscopists doubt they can show the earliest animal life stages. Rhinoceros horn grows from skin like a wart. A new ape species akin to the African gorilla found on Nicaragua’s Mosquito coast. Chemists and naturalists still seek why lobsters turn red when boiled.
A dramatic scene in a crowded car shows a faint passenger, a maiden, and a conductor as a warning about thinness. The piece promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal health booster, claiming it strengthens the delicate, eases nervous indigestion, liver issues, constipation, rheumatism, kidney trouble, and even malaria. It urges regular use rather than haphazard consumption as a trusted remedy.
A vintage ad extols Royal Baking Powder as the purest and strongest option for best, lightest, most digestible foods. It warns against gift or prize powders and those priced lower, noting many contain alum or acids, and promotes Royal as absolutely pure for housekeepers seeking wholesome results.
A dentist tells a self-possessed young woman that the troublesome tooth must be extracted to preserve facial symmetry. She asks if the opposite tooth is sound and if the aching tooth will cause further swelling. the doctor confirms only removal will stop the swelling and restore balance.
The Willow shows remarkable life tenacity by extending roots far to seek moisture. After a major aqueduct failure, walls cracked and were filled for feet with roots. The roots traced back to willows at least thirty feet away, revealing a hidden resilience.
A comical breakfast exchange unfolds as a wife complains a steak is ruined while the husband defends it as properly browned with one end rare. She threatens to call the cook, but the cook is reportedly sick, and the husband admits he was the one who cooked the steak.
A bank official confirms the cashier has vanished and notes the contrast between his pleasing appearance and a later displeasing disappearance, highlighting a surprising turn in the scene.
Promotional copy touts abundant, profitable fruit from irrigated Idaho lands. Claims first premiums at the Fair and cheap lands near an eastern market 500 to 1500 miles closer than Oregon Washington or California. Advertising matter available on request from E. L. Lomax in Omaha.
A father explains descendants as people who come after you. He then notices a young man in a passage and learns he is a cousin or sister’s descendant visiting to take someone for a drive. The exchange reveals family connections and curiosity about lineage.
An old advertisement digest lists multiple products and claims, noting that ladies may safely use the California liquid laxative Syrup of Figs with genuine packaging by the California Fig Syrup Co. It also mentions various medical cures, household cleansers, and quotable ad lines from unknown sponsors.
A dialogue shows Mr Dumps lamenting dyspepsia as a killer trait and his wife proposing pride in her being the best dressed woman in the neighborhood as a suggested remedy. The exchange hints at social vanity as a coping mechanism amid distress.
A city girl summering at a farm asks an elderly farmer about a clever young animal. The farmer replies it is a yearling, sparking interest in the age of the animal. The exchange captures rural humor and curiosity.
A brief quip about an absent minded critic who misreads a book sent to him for review. The joke highlights forgetfulness and muddled attention in the reviewing process.
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