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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1896
Page
4
A Salem era advertisement extols Salter Extra Grass Mixtures for lush meadows and high yields. It notes sowing in April with hay by June, claims six tons per acre, and lists numerous grasses clovers and fodder plants. Order forms offer sample tea grass and seed catalogues for a small postage.
In Dashaway a hopeful spirit notes Cleverton-Did Miss Redbud did not expect trouble last night. She said she did not think there was any danger of your colug.
An ad extols a direct Rock Island Route from Chicago to Colorado Springs as the fastest way to Cripple Creek, claiming time savings of several hours. It invites readers to request full information from Joan Sebastian, General Passenger Agent. A closing line offers a homely proverb about men and women and reading habits.
A witty exchange about trouble and gender roles, with Mr Thinkum and Mrs Strongmind debating who ends up on top after crises. The line highlights a playful clash over responsibility and outcomes in difficult times.
The exchange shows Jayson and Wilson arguing about a ten dollar debt from months ago. Wilson insists he never planned to pay until convenient and recalls prior instruction not to rush repayment.
The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an efficient countermeasure for rheumatism and other ailments. It claims benefits when the liver bowels stomach kidneys or nerves are out of order and says the Bitters prevents and remedies malarial disorders.
Hobbs Wiggles asserts he pays his wife equal attention to their early marriage. Nobbs counters she can only draw interest from her inherited money, implying financial leverage in their relationship.
An ad touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing remedy for springtime. One bottle benefits the family and costs 50 cents with a large size at 1.00. The California Fig Syrup Company sells the product through druggists. A pessimistic adage closes the piece.
A patchwork of ad copy and slogans mentioning Webster and International dictionaries, medical tonics, debt figures for Omaha, teething syrup, ginger tonic, and odd quotes. Includes references to couples, divorces in Fresno, and Edison prophecies about future transport.
A collection of moral verses and short anecdotes from a Philadelphia Preacher column. It blends poems about hope with a water baptism tale and a shop clerks’ tale highlighting bustling life, mischief, and a dog advertising stunt gone awry.
A Beecher tale recounts a slave girl sale thwarted by a 3000 member Brooklyn Tabernacle audience. Beecher pled for her freedom, deacons funded the $1,200 price, and the girl was freed amid communal gratitude.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt uses a parable about learning to float to urge unsaved readers to seek faith without forcing results. A new woman on Euclid avenue humorously instructs a man to assert his needs, then reflects on social behavior and proper conduct in public.
Two cronies in a Scottish village ale house discuss a son’s pulpit talent. Rubbert praises the son’s oratory learned from his mother, joking that the mother is a nagging old hag while the father claims most talent comes from himself.
A reporter describes a method where a mother silences a crying infant by covering the mouth and pinching the nose until breath is stopped briefly and then allowed again. The practice is repeated to train the child to remain quiet, with an aside urging to drink from the cup not the saucer.
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