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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
5
A shot maker explains the traditional method of making shot. Lead is melted and poured through a serrated tower top into water to form droplets that cool and harden, a process unchanged for centuries. Attempts to alter the method failed, as nature dictates the outcome.
A historical sketch describes the Samoyeds living by hunting and fishing on Arctic shores. It notes their bone and stone tools, reindeer skin clothing, and stone age customs, while detailing factors driving decline such as smallpox, alcohol, Russian trading abuses, famine, and occasional cannibalism.
The Samoyed, named by Russians for self eating, migrate yearly in mid Lent from Archangel to St. Petersburg. They settle briefly on the frozen Neva, constructing circular huts of poles and reindeer skins to trade for civilization goods.
The Baltimore News notes many suggested cold remedies and promotes Electric Bitters as a reliable tonic for nervous tension liver kidney disorders and general debility. It claims Bitters ease nervousness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria germs with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee by L M Bosworth Druggist.
In a brief exchange the contributor asks the editor to explain grounds for rejecting the latest poem. The editor agrees to provide a true statement of the case, signaling a formal discussion of the decision.
In a sharp exchange Mrs Backlotz mocks her husband for claiming great luck, while he insists the family benefits from servant girls choosing her. The dialogue highlights class and control within the household.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune snippet presents a stark couplet about life without a loved one and the value of life tied to affection, reflecting a terse personal reflection in an era newspaper fragment.
A city business leader endorses Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips as gentle and effective for constipation. Advertises 10 and 25 cent sizes with claim they are harmless and helpful for bowel complaints.
A humorous Brooklyn Life item notes Mr Gladboy’s pleasant smile suggesting a sweet temper, paired with a quip that his wife might be similarly temperate. The short exchange reflects light social commentary in period reportage.
P A Danforth of LaGrange Ga suffered six months with a running sore on his leg but states Buecklen's Arnica Salve cured it in five days. Advertises for ulcers wounds piles as the best salve in the world with a cure guaranteed. Sold by L M Bosworth druggist.
A London Answers excerpt explains how bees raise new queens from selected eggs or larvae. Queen cells are larger, rougher structures fed royal jelly to produce a new queen, who emerges about fifteen days after development, ensuring colony survival if a queen dies. A separate notice from Pleasant City, Ohio, praises Dr King’s New Discovery for curing pneumonia in a boy after a dangerous cough, with Druggist L M Bosworth offering 50 cent and one dollar sizes and free trial bottles.
Major Roberts describes General Gordon at Gettysburg as radiant and erect on a splendid ebony charger. He portrays Gordon rallying troops with a sonorous voice while the black horse marches with marching muskets flashing and the rider bareheaded, hands waving.
In a Philadelphia Press item, Miss De Mure declines meeting new young men saying she is not interested. Miss Gaddie reacts with surprise as De Mure glances at a newly received ring and notes she has suddenly been selected.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote notes an actor recalling a new play creating a furore with the audience, while another mockingly clarifies the effect as loud roars and demand to eject the actor from the stage.
Dr King s New Life Pills promise relief from Indigestion Biliousness Constipation Sick Headache and all stomach liver and bowel troubles. Priced at 25 cents at L M Bosworth s drug store. Also note Chamberlain s Cough Remedy to counteract pneumonia risk from colds, sold by all druggists.
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