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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1896
Page
6
The Ladies Aida Society circulated about a German Coffeeberry 1 to Rio seed promotion from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. Readers were invited to mail 15c stamps to receive a free seed package and a 14% page catalogue featuring earliest vegetable seeds priced at 1.00 postpaid.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a flirtatious exchange involving Miss Sharpe and Charlie, hinting at jealousy and affection. The scene centers on a playful confrontation about attention and romantic interest.
An old advertisement touts Swanson Rheumatic Cure claiming to treat rheumatism sciatica neuralgia backache and other ailments with a one dollar bottle or six for five dollars. It also promotes Cocoa Cough Haltin sold as a reliable cold remedy and mentions chewed foods aiding digestion with testimonials.
An old trusted teething aid for babies is advertised, urging use of Mas. W's Fourmine Syrup for Children Teething. The brief promotes the remedy as a reliable relief option for teething discomfort.
The text indicates unclear timing with phrases about five hours and some people not attending at all, suggesting incomplete data on participation or duration.
A fragmentary relic notes a humorous line about tea at night moving the bowels by morning. It pretends to critique condiments stimulants and vanity in learning, portraying appetite as driven by spiced drink and pride as ignorance.
A prodigal son returns and asks if the father will kill the fatted calf. The father replies firmly that he will not celebrate with a feast and hints at a harsher reunion. The exchange marks a tense, old moral tale moment.
A Des Moines 1895 notice praises Webster's International Dictionary as a perfect complete work fit for office use and essential for homes and schools. The Stock and Western Farm Journal urges school trustees to adopt it as the best standard reference for the schoolroom.
A Rockford dog capitalizes on a nickel to advertise his sales route. He pockets the coin and trots to the butcher for one, signaling a quirky local marketing stunt.
An advertisement promotes the Apt of Fign as a gentle spring cleanse with a 50 cent family dose and a large size for one dollar. It is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company and sold by druggists. Other notes mention Cripple Rock and a Colorado Springs route, along with general claims about digestion and ginger products.
The notice claims corns are removed by Hindercorns and notes advice on eating lightly before sleep. It also misstates Bismarck will celebrate his first birthday on April.
Dr Kedzie covers soil chemistry and exhaustion noting carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen form most mass with silicon and aluminum in soils. He warns against overuse, explains nitrogen loss, benefits of fallow and legume crops, and describes manure, ashes, and other fertilizers. The piece includes irrigation experiments and costs for a 80 acre setup with a duck-hose method.
Mr. Williams of Douglas describes 60 acres of riverfront land with 40 to 45 foot elevation and sandy soil. He explains they avoided windmills, purchased a 10 horsepower engine and 600 feet of 4 inch iron pipe for irrigation with local cooperation.
The article urges peach growers to start work in late winter by removing and burning mummified fruit left on trees. This helps prevent diseases that can affect new crops since old fruit harbors infections, especially if trees were affected last season. Leaves are gone, so they won't threaten the new crop.
Prof Emery notes water timing depends on season and soil. Clay soils require delaying irrigation until grain shading occurs to prevent surface baking and crop damage. Early seed placement helps crops develop faster so later watering is beneficial.
Blykins recalls meeting three of the town's wittiest men last night. The conversation was brilliant in theory but grim in mood as each man feared idea theft from the others.
The notice touts Salzer Earliest potato harvests with 4000 bushels from 10 acres and a June sale at $1 a bushel. It highlights Salzer Champions of the World tomato as the heaviest yielder and offers free seed through a 10 cent postage offer, plus a mammoth seed catalogue. In Kentucky, Mrs. William Allen of Pilot View turns eighty after completing a third full set of teeth.
A collage of 19th century marketing notices offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with price 7 cents per bottle and testimonials. Other ads claim a serum injection for leprosy from a Japanese doctor, Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer promising complete relief from fits, pyramid height purported measurements, and free photographs or comrade mailings. A man aged 50 to 75 is said to need two thirds the food of a working man.
A young man tells an editor there are things that go without saying. The editor replies that some people talk a lot without saying much, highlighting a quip on communication.
Mr Hiland argues that with life experience people stop trusting inherited savings of proverbs. Mrs Hiland prompts him. He agrees that wisdom changes and notes the proverb good die young is not often quoted by old people.
Do not omit Hostetter's Stomach Bitters from travel packing for sea sickness and general upset. The remedy is claimed to prevent nausea headache dyspepsia biliousness rheumatism and kidney trouble for steamboat train or yacht travelers and mariners. Also offer Brown's Bronchial Tradhes for sore throat and throat irritation.
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