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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
2
Des Moines Daily Capital offers 1902 full-year subscription for 2.00 by mail only on December 28 marking its fourth Bargain Day. Current subscribers may renew by paying 2.00 and sending letters with checks to Lafe Young Des Moines Indiana.
An anxious inquiry asks if the lady who fainted last Thursday before the post office will phone the store. The text claims Biliousness can be cured by Dr. Caldwell's Pepsin Syrup sold by I. M. Bosworth.
A brass founder repurposes a Gambrinus statue into Christopher Columbus by adding a globe, laurel wreath, and label Cristoforo Colombo. The commission merchant, short on funds, accepts the altered piece and ships it to a Central American city where it is venerated.
Apply to agents Chicago and North Western for through Tourist Sleeping Car service to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Round trip tourist tickets on sale daily.
Fairly well improved level land in section 29 Grant Township offered at 45 dollars per acre. Contact W P FireHoPaTRICK at 28 2 Nevada Iowa.
The Appian Way connected Rome with southern Italy and was lined for miles with tombs of notable figures. Having a sepulcher on the Appian Way compared with burial in Green-Wood, Pere Lachaise, or local major cemeteries.
A playful note on the word habit, detailing a riddle where removing letters still leaves real words. Start with habit, remove the first letter to get a bit, remove the second to keep bit, then decapitate further to reveal another valid word, and finally remove the i to hint at the old habit.
A terse exchange shows Pat, Mike, and a judge discussing a sick wife and potential death. The judge notes blame if the woman died, while Pat and Mike reflect on the severity of her illness and the medical situation.
The Jordan River, called the Descender, drops over 1200 feet along its course and is never navigable by small craft for any length. It flows into a sea that is described as devoid of living creatures, presenting a unique natural spectacle.
An exchange from the Richmond Dispatch presents a couple’s conversation where he proclaims a flawless love and she asks if he has loved others, to which he replies that practice makes perfect.
An advertisement proclaims Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin a perfect laxative with an unanimous verdict from users. It promotes 50 and $1.00 sizes sold by L. M. Bosworth.
Mrs. Lanphear hosted a small party Saturday. P. E. O. members held a gathering at Mrs. Bennett's Tuesday. A local contractor, Mr. Hullibarger, won the contract for a temporary barn. College nuts were in evidence at the game. The postponed Liquid Air entertainment is set for Nov 16 barring hindrances.
Ames items describe campus events including Prof Curtis attending a Washington DC meeting, KE Little’s Nebraska trip, Y M and Y W C A building plans, a proposed $25 000 association building, and crossbreeding plans funded by A G Leonard. It also notes a marriage in Ames and a public sale at a nearby farm with detailed property listings and terms.
Mr H H Black of Gahamsville New York reports his five year old son, prone to croup, was cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy after other medicines failed. The remedy dissolves mucus and is safe for all ages. Sold by Loughran Bauer.
A. T. Headley of Tilden Indiana, once tormented by rheumatism for ten years, reports two bottles of Electric Bitters wholly cured him. He claims no twinge in over a year and praises their effects on kidneys blood and digestion. 50c at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.
Story COUNTY Bank invites homeowners with existing loans to refinance to a flexible payment plan. Clients can pay on any interest pay day or choose any amount any day, with no commission charged on such loans.
Tickets sold at one fare for round trip Oct 9 to Oct 13 with return extended to Oct 31. Apply to Chicago & North Western Railway agents. Stove repairs furnished for any stove. Gro Roberson.
An old advertisement warns of fire danger when neglecting coughs and colds and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. It claims protection for throat chest and lung troubles and offers trial bottles with prices 50 cents to 1.00.
A detailed program for a district three meeting in Slater Iowa at Congregational church on Saturday November 24 at 1 30 pm includes papers on music paper number work in primary grades Nettie Meade paper how and to what extent should memory be cultivated W H Ray paper Manoners and morals Orrie Niles paper the place of the family in education Rev McDougall address a summer outing by Prof L H Pamme. A cordial invitation is extended to patrons and friends of the schools to attend with general discussion capped at ten minutes after each subject. Executive committee.
After selling his farm and moving west, T. J. Kearry announces a private sale for thirty days offering hats for men and women, plus his herd of boars and fresh cows at cheap prices.
A shoe dealer says rain reveals cheap footwear. Look for slipping on wet pavements, especially artificial stone. Inexpensive soles of pressed paper imitation leather soften with water and cause sliding.
The surrender of Metz on October 27 1870 ended a siege of a fortified city with surrounding forts. The capitulation included eight field marshals sixty six generals six thousand officers and many troops along with over 400 guns 100 mitrailleuses and nearly 173 000 rank and file.
In the Chicago Record Herald a remark notes a pretty divorced woman who stands alone while others discuss why she is singled out. The speaker attributes her single status to her husband and implies social scrutiny.
Mr Borem was called on by Tess and Jess last evening. Jess claims she spoke often but no attention was paid to her yawns. The exchange implies unresolved payment issues.
A reflective line notes how others overdo worrying about their own concerns while lightly dismissing ours, illustrating perspective and empathy in a concise, witty remark.
A Boston Traveler tale shows a boy coaxing a mother to hear of John A. Upjohn’s injuries after a trolley crash. Upjohn, a banker’s officer, suffers four broken ribs a sling for a leg and nasal injuries but expects recovery in about a month with a doctor letter to confirm.
Practical kitchen notes cover butter packing for a cup, measuring sauces, boiling onions on toast, stirring thick sauces with a wooden spoon, adding flavorings after removal from heat, cooling ham in its cooking water, tenderizing tongue or corned beef, and broiling sardines in a chafing dish with lemon juice for Sunday suppers.
A woman lecturer on human figure proportions quotes measurements while demonstrating. Her lofty manner draws a sharp audience quip, a voice from the crowd retorting that twice round the waist would reach Hyde Park. The anecdote captures social humor in a London lecture setting.
Old spiders without a web roam to raid younger weaker spiders and seize their webs. The invader usually wins, forcing the younger spider to build anew while the elder stays. If displaced the old spider rarely attacks again and slowly starves to death.
Little Ina, raised in the country, attends the practice school of the State Normal college. She learns from one senior trainee each day and remarks that she loves her regular teacher but dislikes the false teachers who visit.
A man, overwhelmed by life and the grind of daily work, attempted suicide with carbolic acid. Doctors resuscitated him, sparing his life, as his wife mourns the desperate act and laments the pain he endured.
The earliest reference to ironmaking in Pennsylvania appears in a metrical description titled A Short Description of Pennsylvania by Richard Frame. Printed in Philadelphia in 1692, the work notes that about forty pounds of trap had been produced at a certain place.
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