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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
2
The Ames Times notes that over 26 million children in the United States receive free elementary education under state guardianship. It argues education and related social services are public charity, funded by taxpayers and benefactors, with universities largely funded by endowments and gifts.
A Stockport New York farmer used a phonograph to imitate neighbor hens cackling to spur his flock to lay eggs. The device jarred the birds into production, yielding one egg per cackle day after day, while the farmer remains in the coop to keep the machine running.
Dr Ira Remsen president of Johns Hopkins University warned at a graduates meeting that public misinterpretation follows reasonable statements by professors. He cited Dr Osler whose so called Osler theory drew sensational distortion, noting Osler has traveled under an assumed name to avoid notoriety.
The article notes King Edward VII stands as the royal uncle to several European monarchs and heirs including the emperor of Germany the queen of Spain the crown prince of Roumania the czarina the crown princess of Greece the crown princess of Sweden and is father of the queen of Norway.
The senate contends with mounting issues as vacation nears and lawmakers push amid broader complaints about railroad rate bills affecting consumers and regions.
Mrs Selina Jones of 200 Main Street Ansonia Connecticut credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending seven years of back pain weakness and bed rest After a week the kidney weakness pain headaches dizziness and languor were gone She recommends the remedy Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Women and glassware should be handled with care
Leading medical writers endorse Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for chronic stomach and catarrhal liver and bowel diseases and related bronchial throat and lung conditions. The tonic uses Black Cherrybark Goldenseal Bloodroot Stoneroot and Queen's root and contains no alcohol, glycerine is used. A booklet of medical endorsements is mailed from Dr Pierce Buffalo NY.
An eminent London physician declares that modern drawing rooms with carpets cushions and curtains are ideal breeding grounds for disease germs. He says germs are constantly recruited from the clothes of people who arrive in public cabs.
Mrs MacClean died recently at New Ross Wexford Ireland aged ninety nine. An exhibition featured a black straw bonnet worn by her for fifty consecutive years without shape or trimming changes.
The phrase now common in fashionable circles in London, used to contradict a remark or express surprise. A young man might say to an elderly dowager after hearing a tale, "Oh, pull up your socks," signaling disbelief or mock seriousness.
An Irish Catholic man visits a London eatery on a Friday and asks for diviled whale filleted shark and roasted porpoise. The astonished waiter explains these are not on the bill of fare. The patron replies I will have roast beef and vegetables but I say I asked for fish.
A Wilkes Barre nurse reports personal relief from headaches and indigestion after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. She notes benefits for nursing mothers, milk flow, and calmer nerves, and emphasizes proper preparation of Postum by boiling 15 to 20 minutes and serving with cream. There is a reason for Postum.
Lucas county Prosecutor L W Wachenheimer filed in circuit court alleging a secret pact among Standard Oil and teen affiliates to limit oil production and raise prices. Defendants include Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Toledo & Ohio Central, Hocking Valley Railway, Standard Oil entities in multiple states, Buckeye Pipe Line, Solar Refining, Ohio Oil, Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas, Union Tank, Indiana Pipe Line, National Transit, Pennsylvania Oil, South Penn Oil and more. The petition claims a 50 percent oil production cut to lift consumer prices by about 100 percent.
In Zion City 5000 residents attended a rival meeting while John Alexander Dowie addressed 2500 at Zion Tabernacle. Dowie, assisted by two attendants, wore a white and gold robe and urged accusers to rise and speak. He spoke of grief over his wife and son's desertion and praised Mrs. Dowie as misled yet noble.
Coroner Walsh and assistants report 335 bodies recovered from the recent quake and fire. Many victims identified. those buried in public squares moved to city cemeteries as the coroner’s data continues to be compiled.
President Roosevelt has sent to Congress the annual beet sugar industry report for 1905 by Charles F. Saylor. It notes beets harvested 307,364 acres with an average 8.67 tons per acre and total manufacture 312,920 short tons, about 625,841,228 pounds.
Mrs. Mary Gagner of Holyoke Massachusetts describes severe dizziness and weakness from factory work fatigue. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she used six boxes and fully recovered, remaining healthy for two years. The pills claim to build new blood and restore nerve strength. Sold by druggists or sent postpaid by the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady New York.
A reader reflects on family dynamics as a step father is perceived as a challenge by children. The piece examines emotional boundaries, adjustment, and the search for belonging within blended households.
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