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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1896
Page
7
The Waseca Radical editor proclaims abundant gold circulating freely in town while noting Keeley fixes many of the boys, reflecting a local chatter about wealth and influence in the area.
Mr. Gladstone typically keeps three books in rotation and shifts among them as his mind absorbs ideas. He moves from one work to another to maintain engagement and prevent fatigue.
The text cites remedies for teething children including Mus. s LooTuine Surer and Parker's Ginger Tonic. It notes tobacco described by Spanish writers in 1445 and claims Parks' Tea at night moves the bowels by morning.
The page mixes a religious column with a moral tale and a sea rescue recount. It includes poems on themes of care for birds and safety, plus a dramatic escape story where two brothers rescue a sailor from a wrecked vessel. The pieces reflect 19th century sentiment and moral instruction.
A famer housewife refuses to share milk with a starving tramp. The dog drinks poisoned milk, dies, and the tramp remarks that desire prompts action. The tale ends with a moral about seizing what one wants when in need.
An owl crow and jackdaw spread word of a peasant seen as a good fellow. Fox informs forest creatures to visit and show friendship. The peasant arrives alarmed, fearing mockery, then declares he would defend himself if enemies came. Moral: a man in the hands of friends may be pitied by foes.
Capt Manuel Caton of the Adams fishing schooner Sea Fox recalls a deadly gale and snowstorm off Georges Bank. As the mainsail was hoisted the wind knocked him overboard, he fell twenty feet, surfaced, and witnessed the ship drift toward him. Deckhand Marion threw a rope to snare him.
Rev. Mr. Talmage declares four gates leading to ruin impurity dissolute dance indecent apparel and strong drink. He says wine causes impurity and that intoxication leads to vice and crime while licensing courts and legislatures open the gate to death and disaster.
An Oj City hunter earns envy by using a rubber hose fitted with a tin whistle wrapped in calico. He blows through the hose near a rabbit in a burrow, causing the animal to bolt outside where it is caught or shot.
A Brooklyn candy seller once sheltered an elderly woman who later bequeathed him $300,000. The woman, who had lived with him as family, returned to his home after seeking care at the poor house, and she left him the fortune in gratitude for his earlier kindness.
A writer urges keeping love lit at home amid daily cares and irritations. He says Christ-like gentle conduct must be shown first at home, for goodness outside cannot justify unkind behavior behind closed doors.
Otto Lilienthal reports continued experiments after a serious accident and claims a new principle using two parallel smaller frameworks instead of one large frame. This arrangement increases sail area without widening the craft and simplifies handling in flight.
Mr Skimphlint curses in a Chicago Tribune tale as he recalls finding a 50 cent piece on a downtown car seat. He wonders if it dropped from his pocket or was left by another man and whether he is half a dollar ahead or had a narrow escape from losing money.
In China during pestilence people may witness free theatrical performances and fireworks to distract them from the epidemic. Large towns provide places for those who choose to die rather than endure the struggle of life. Twelve average co plats will produce one pound.
A Detroit mother credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with saving her daughter Blanche after years of illness and failing health. The account describes rapid recovery from weakness and indigestion, renewed energy, and the daughter’s return to activities, amid a testimonial from Mrs. Hartness and mention of the medicine’s availability.
Dialogue scene shows Olaboy praising a boarding place despite limited resources. Characters debate why the spot is valued, noting scarcity and a remark about nothing for hash. The exchange captures humor over constraints and satisfaction with small favors.
A 1910s style advertisement urges land owners to choose De Kalb Fence Co for smooth wire fencing. It touts durability and value, highlights steel web picket, cabled field and hog, cabled poultry garden and rabbit fences, and offers a free catalog.
A Frankfort Journal article argues horses are the cleanest, most nutritious meat and healthier than cattle. It claims horses digest food better, resist diseases, and that church influence kept people from eating horse flesh to stop Odin sacrifices, harming nutrition by overreliance on potatoes.
A humorous exchange shows Miss Mashum dismissing seven suitors from Miss Comely Indeed. The scene parodies a sales pitch as the women decline offers and maintain independence, in a lighthearted literary vignette.
The Ladies' Aid Society praised German Coffeeberry as a Rio Salzer seed catalog sponsor item. The ad offers 25 packages of vegetable seeds for $1 postpaid and a free coffee seed package with 15 cents and a request to mail to John A. Salzer Seed Co. The note adds a Japan leprosy cure claim by Dr. Kitasato.
Old advertisement style text extols Webster's International Dictionary as a trusted guide for students and scholars. It also cites unrelated claims about Salvation Army labor, quack medicines, and miscellaneous anecdotes from 1895 with varied endorsements.
Len Henry, a pioneer, recounts crossing a twenty foot gorge on a steep trail above the Grande Ronde river. He used a sixty foot rope, swung it to a crag, and with the horse steadied on the edge, inch by inch drew them back to safety. He rode away leaving the rope for others.
A brief tiff unfolds as Alice asks Kate for her frank opinion of Ethel’s feelings. Kate relays Kate’s verdict to Alice, revealing tension among the young women in a Tit-Bits exchange.
Yonkers States notes a job ad where Mr. Cotton seeks a man for holiday duties and asks about floor walker experience. An applicant recalls a noisy cornet-playing neighbor in the flat below.
In Clairmount New York the humorous scene centers on Agatha and Charley. Marie blushes shyly admitting the joke amuses her as well. The playful dialogue reflects light town chatter in a local item from the National Eagle.
A field notes style inventory describes the meadow lark with a plaintive whistle the hummingbird with a squeaky voice the red headed woodpecker as a tree frog singer the bluebird's soft warble in flight and rest the brown thrush as a gifted vocalist the Maryland yellow throat with a vigorous monotonous note and the chickadee calling chick a dee in summer and day a day in winter.
An essay notes nervousness as a real condition caused by imperfect digestion. It cites digestive distress as a cause and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a quick remedy for nervousness and related ailments including malaria kidney bilious and rheumatic issues. It claims users gain vigor through its use.
Dialogue between Bob and Charlie about a mock robbery. Bob commands, Charlie imitates raising hands and accepting loss of apples, then urges Charlie to sit and mourn.
A terse exchange questions whether Wiggles business college provides quality education for a son. The dialogue notes prompt billing and raises concerns about the institution's financial practices.
The best paid official in the British empire is the lord lieutenant of Ireland, earning about 100000 dollars annually.
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