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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
4
A New Orleans Times Democrat quotation describes hogs with keen hearing that outrun rivals to acorn falls. The speaker notes quick detection of falling nuts by sound, minor reliance on sight, and races among hogs chasing nuts in wooded areas.
A reader testimonial from Calhoun Georgia claims Dr King’s New Discovery cured a severe cough after two doctors failed. Advertises the bronchitis and La Grippe remedy as scientifically tested, with prices 50 cents and one dollar and a trial bottle free at L M Bosworth drug store.
The article recounts how sixteen year old Samuel Crompton combined features of Hargreaves jenny and Arkwright water frame to create the spinning mule after three months of secret work. The cotton lords stole his idea, but years later aided him with a £5000 parliamentary grant that came too late to mend his broken heart.
A collage of quotes from Mme Necker Erasmus Vesik Solomon St James and King Arthur on the power and use of the tongue. The quotes contrast sharp words with wisdom and humor across different cultures and times.
Mrs D W Capps of Capps Ala praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough in spring 1905. She says it keeps the cough loose lessens severity and frequency and counteracts pneumonia. Sold by all druggists.
A spring illness letter from H. C. Batley, editor of the Chapin News, praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after personal relief from severe diarrhea. The writer says a friend provided a sample and he bought a bottle, claiming complete cure before finish. Sold by all druggists.
The Pepper Vine is a widely used spice native to the East Indies, now cultivated in tropical regions. It is a climbing plant with a smooth stem reaching up to twelve feet, bearing pea sized fruits that ripen bright red. Cultivation uses poles or small trees to provide shade for optimal pepper growth.
Train service from all stations will run May 1 2 3 9 11 12 and 13 with favorable return limits for the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Fresno. Two daily fast trains to California The Overland Limited and The California Express offer electric lighting and sleeping cars. For rates and tickets contact the Chicago & Northwestern railway agent.
An advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claims health improvements show on the face and body. It urges readers to try the product at L M Bosworth’s drug store for 25 cents.
Thomas Parr, born 1488 in Shropshire, lived 152 years and was buried in Westminster Abbey. In 1635 Earl of Arundel had him brought to London to be shown to Charles I, lodging in the Strand, then died in November amid fame and a simple regimen of moderation. A note to readers advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
A child upset by traps set for birds tells how she prayed that the traps would not catch them and prayed that birds would avoid the traps. She then went outside and kicked the traps to illustrate faith and works.
A compact meditation on how homes hold a mood and character beyond walls. The piece contrasts warm hospitality within a dwelling to the impersonal stamp of ownership, noting how even bachelor and solitary-woman apartments echo a shared ether of personality and life.
R W Galloway notes traces of primitive servitude among Staffordshire coal laborers called bondsmen. A peculiar duty called buildases involved morning work with no pay beyond a drink of ale. The custom is linked to an ancient service possibly required by monks at Buildwas Abbey in Shropshire, from which the name derives.
On April 29 1905 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed the undersigned administratrix of the estate of John A Buchanan deceased. All debtors must pay the estate and claimants must present legally authenticated claims to the court for allowance.
Anxious mother presses a daughter about marriage while the daughter points to one missing element a proposal. The dialogue highlights social pressure and expectations in courtship.
For sale rose comb Rhode Island Red chickens exclusively large birds ideal color and excellent layers eggs for hatching 1.00 for 15 J L Nise waANDER Ames fa 4-31 pd.
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