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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
4
A short fable contrasts two maidens seeking a good husband. The pretty one sways the suitor with charm while the plain one wins him through shared talk and wisdom. The moral warns readers not to judge by appearance and to value human nature. The piece includes a wry final note about books as lovable friends.
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls John Paul Jones as a remarkable but controversial figure. It notes his early life as Paul Jones, his command of the Bonhomme Richard, and his daring sea actions in British waters. The piece contrasts British opinion of him as a pirate and smuggler with American recognition of his merits.
The article urges readiness in times of conflict and peace, stressing early treatment for colds. It recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a fast, proven cure to keep on hand, noting Judisch Bros. as the seller.
A book is a lovable friend responsive to mood and never scolds. It teaches without harsh words and reveals things to a curious mind. It puzzles just enough for the digging bent and welcomes you back with cheer the next time.
The St. Louis Republic reports a consensus between a leading American spiritualist and a German clairvoyant. They contend the soul resides in two places, one in the brain and one in the heart, and describe the dying process with a vapor forming above the head before the spirit departs. They claim a fluidic bond links the ghost image to both head and heart, severed when the soul leaves.
Thos S Austin, manager of the Republican at Leavenworth Indiana, refused surgery for his wife and tried Electric Bitters instead. After five physicians failed to help, his wife recovered completely and can manage all household duties. Guaranteed by L M Bosworth at 50 cents.
The oldest printed seal wax recipe from Augsburg 1579 lists rosin venice turpentine vermilion as ingredients. Black wax uses lampblack blue wax uses small yellow wax uses orpiment. Scented wax was once common in fancy stationers shops.
A young suitor pledges lasting love to win over a protective father who questions readiness for marriage. The father taunts him with imagined illnesses as a test of fitness to join the family.
Miss Waite notes gossip about a recent marriage as Jack Brown wed May Long yesterday. St. Louis Republic records the social scoop mentioning Mr Sloman and Miss Waite in dialogue.
A concise quotation attributed to Boyes notes that violence often signifies the death rattle of reason, implying rhetoric masking brutal outcomes. The line presents a stark reflection on the clash between force and rational argument.
An advertisement states Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an antiseptic dressing that prevents blood poisoning from wounds. It urges households to keep it on hand, with Judisch Bros selling the product.
L. M. Bosworth markets Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for children alleging to strengthen constitution. Ad promotes both tea and tablets at 385 cents and touts permanent restorative effects.
The article exposes stage tricks used by illusionists including ash from cigars spread by a hidden mechanism and blank cartridges. It describes methods for breaking glass balls with misfiring pistols and extinguishing candles with hidden blows. It notes mirrors, whitewash paintings, and magnets concealing heavy dumbbells as common devices.
A home remedy claim for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable anti croup medicine. It prevents attacks when given at first hoarseness or croupy cough and contains no opium or harmful drugs. For sale by Judisch Bros.
A clergyman invited to officiate elsewhere entrusted his new curate with duties. On return his wife dismissed the sermon as the poorest ever. Later the curate told him he did well, as he preached one of the unused sermons.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promises to ease pain described as rheumatism neuralgia lumbago or pleurisy. Sold as tea or tablets by L. M. Bosworth for 35 cents.
Clement Marot, nearly starved, appeals to the king over a relentless creditor who plagues him despite repeated payments. The monarch laughs at the joke and grants the poet an on-the-spot pension to ease the strain on his stomach and fortunes.
The account recalls 1833 Edmund Kean in Othello collapsing in his son’s arms after whispering I am dying, 1850 Mrs Glover’s final benefit ending in death days later, and 1858 Harley dying within hours after Bottom’s line I have an exposition of sleep come upon me.
It is a disastrous calamity when you lose your health because indigestion and constipation have sapped it away. Prompt relief can be had in Dr Kings New Life Pills. They built up your digestive organs and cure headache, dizziness, colic, constipation, etc. Guaranteed at L. M. Bosworth's drug store, 25c.
Detroit era classified ad seeks a trustworthy person familiar with local territory to serve as assistant in a Chicago branch. Salary eighteen dollars weekly, permanent position, no investment required, previous experience not essential. Address: Manager Branches Como Block Chicago. 23 December 1922.
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