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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
7
The magazine notes that newspaper expansion lessens the incentive for friendly letters. It argues the true letter writer thrives on writing about nothing with engaging style, using simplicity and precision to keep perpetual interest despite trivial topics.
Arnold Haultain argues in Atlantic for a theory that primitive instincts linger in civilized people. He compares man to a clothed savage and praises nudity and walking as timeless, natural freedoms that persist despite culture. He cites Whitman and Carpenter to illustrate the appeal of bare skin and simple sustenance in nature.
A New York Ninth Avenue shop housed a priceless canary owned by a German proprietor’s wife who refused a 500 dollar bid. The bird sang a flawless Lauterbach aria in a wicker cage, improvising between runs, its music described as liquid and piccolo like yet without metal shrillness. The Philadelphia Ledger praised the performance as beautiful and unique.
A vintage ad touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a perfect laxative with 50c and 1.00 sizes. It is sold by L. M. Bosworth.
Advert describes Bere's sweet laxative chips as unmatched for biliousness and constipation. They are said to move the bowels gently, cleanse the liver, and strengthen glands to prevent recurrence. Priced at 10 and 25 cents by LouGhran & Bauer, dated 10-11-12.
The New York Times notes that while banks in New York ban smoking during business hours, after closing time visitors can legally light up. The account suggests many close the doors promptly, but curious individuals slip inside later to create a nocturnal scene of tobacco smoke.
Claiming to restore health, the Kidney-Ettes tablets are advertised as a scientific remedy that drives germs from the system. The ad urges sufferers to try the product priced at 25 cents, credited to LovesrRan & Bauer with a date stamp 10-11-12.
Real estate loans advertised with payment on any Interest pay day. No commission charged. Offers to take up existing loans to reduce rates and provide a loan with optional payments any day. Mentions Story County bans.
When you feel dull after eating or have no appetite. A torpid liver and constipated bowels caused headaches bilious feelings and bad taste. These tablets promise to improve appetite cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate liver and bowels. Price 25 cents per box and available at all druggists.
A German writer, after 16 000 pounds from a lucky speculation, placed all his money and his will in the Imperial Deposit bank in Berlin and tore up the receipt. The cashier thought him mad but the depositor explained he would not get a duplicate for three years, ensuring the funds would stay beyond reach for that period.
The article explains that in Babylonian marriage rites a priest tied threads from the bride and groom into a knot. The knot symbolized the binding nature of the union and was given to the bride as a token of that bond.
An advertisement touts Man-Er-Vine Tablets as the world's greatest remedy for nerves brain and blood with promised results. The claim is presented with marketing language and a dated tone referencing product benefits.
Mrs Sarah A McCracken of Corning Perry Co Ohio writes Nov 5 1900 from Monticello Illinois praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin after using two and a half bottles. She requests three or four more bottles and asks for shipping cost to Corning Ohio. Sold by L M Bosworth.
Bill Nye visits Major Pond at the Everett House and asks for a lecturing job. He claims two years of public experience and recalls a Barnum gig presenting his head as the largest ostrich egg in captivity.
A humor sketch notes a 19th century squire of Andover hiring Patrick’s brother and arranging payment at one fifty a day. Patrick agrees with obsequious humor, asking if the brother will eat himself, a quip that leads the squire to humorously consider the brother’s fate.
A gentleman doubting a servant’s sobriety chalked a line on the floor and asked him to walk it. The servant stared, then asked which line to walk on, saying no jokes, sir.
An exchange quotes a blunt speaker and Senator Sorgum on money and brains. The Washington Star excerpt highlights public debate over value, intellect, and wealth in political life.
The first steamer on the Thames was the Marjory in 1814, with the Richmond following a year later.
An early medicine advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as effective for sick headache biliousness and disordered stomach sold by L M Bosworth.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers tickets from Sept 15 to Nov 30 at a $15 reduction to points in California and Arizona. Inquiries to any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago for full details.
The article describes how swords symbolize binding oaths and marriages in Hindoo customs. It notes practices in Berar where a sword blesses a woman about to lead an irregular life, Rajput traditions sending the sword to the bride’s kin for a marriage to the blade, and a third wife ceremony where a tree or sword substitutes the husband.
The log is heaved at night using a 14 second hourglass on board English navy ships. The boatswain blows a shrill reel signal every hour as the watch turns the glass. The log line is jerked to stop the line, the sinker loosens, and an entry is made in the log book documenting this nightly voyage routine.
A naturalist reports Attacephalotes ants devastate Colombian plantations by carrying off foliage. They use the gathered vegetation to make hot beds for incubating eggs, with heat from leaf fermentation. Once brood hatches, workers remove decomposed matter in large heaps and mounded nests.
A woman in costly mourning in Vienna noticed a beggar with three children and, after asking a porter to verify, provided bank notes and took the two year old girl to a store. She returned half an hour later in elegant attire with the child, then hailed a cab and left.
The det notes that head coverings vary in shape and material but are an improvement on ancient forms. Some paintings omit male headdresses, especially in depictions of ancient Syrian life where a turban is worn to shield from the sun.
For sick headache try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets they ward off the attack if taken in time. For sale by all druggists.
A Baltimore American note talks up horses as the premier working teams in the region. The author contrasts local driving and farm tasks with the strength and reliability of horses for heavy labor and transport.
A witty exchange imagines Mr Jones favoring the hen for its lay, while Dorothy notes the hen is not a singing bird. He replies the hen is the only bird whose lay he cares for.
One half fare plus two dollars via the Chicago Great Western railway to points in Arizona Arkansas Colorado Indian Territory Kansas Louisiana Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas Tickets on sale October 6 26 November 17 For information contact any Chicago Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Illinois
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