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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
5
Early explorers told of the mockingbird whose versatile song captivated Europeans, rivaling the hermit thrush in beauty. The piece recalls Audubon Wilson and Nuttall describing its music, plus a Chamberlain's Cough Remedy testimonial from Mt. Elgin Ontario noting strong local demand and high satisfaction.
The text describes Louis the Great as tall in the eyes of contemporaries, though his display—especially his head lifted by a large wig and inflated chest—gave height. A later restoration of his sepulcher revealed a body measured just over five feet six inches.
H. L. Barney of Chapin South Carolina reports a severe bilious attack kept him from work for two days. After ineffective treatment by his physician he took three Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and felt much better the next day. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised as a remedy for indigestion and related pains, available as tea or tablets for 35 cents.
A reflection on the southern mockingbird linking its luxuriant song to the South's climate and charm. The bird crosses into the North, yet its music is most at home southward, while Audubon societies helped curb nest robbing. Poets Hayne Timrod and other southern voices praised the bird’s music as a symbol of freedom.
A friend asks if the newlywed wife finds her husband as expected and she notes bafflement that he never opens a letter addressed to them all day. The exchange reflects curiosity about marital behavior.
A police magistrate questions a husband about facial wounds. The inquiry centers on a “motty” or pair of spectacles bearing the emblem “Happy Be Our Home.” The exchange reveals a domestic dispute and the accused’s evasive answers as officers seek the instrument of injury.
E B Reid of Harmony Maine recalls family lung illness and credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with preventing serious trouble after five years of use at the first sign of cough or cold. The ad offers 50c and 1.00 bottles with a trial bottle free at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
No danger of blood poisoning from any wound when Chamberlains Pate Balm is used as an antiseptic dressing. It should be in every household. For sale by Judisch Bros.
The great armadillo of south central and northern South America has 92 to 100 teeth, far exceeding the mammal average of 32. Its upper and lower jaws house 24 to 26 and 22 to 24 teeth respectively, all of which are molars with no enamel and they grow in size from front to back.
Advertisement describes Chamberlain Salve for chapped hands and skin diseases. Claims quick cure and recommends nightly application after washing. Sold for sale by Judisch Bros with no additional details on price or location.
The London Hospital notes that overweight individuals are more prone to disease and injury shocks. They struggle with respiratory effort, heart strain from fat deposits, and quicker perspiration under minor exertion. Adipose-covered limbs burden the body and hinder movement.
The Egyptians lacked permanent monuments on flood prone land so they used astronomy based tools and methods to reidentify land plots. This development built on instruments and mathematical techniques adapted from astronomy.
In Genoa a social practice thrives where wealthy and middle class people own no direct horses or carriages. Instead several rich families pool funds to buy a carriage and teams, then rotate usage by agreed schedules.
A clipped fragment from the Syracuse Herald includes odd quips about a strained mind and a doctor diagnosing brain fog. It references a dead felon and jokes about neckties, reflecting a snappy columnist voice.
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