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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1901
Page
6
Edward Bok argues in Ladies' Home Journal that wives deserve a personal allowance independent of their husbands. He calls withholding any amount humiliating and stresses the right of a wife to a purse for her needs.
A humorous quote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about an auto mobile plow being set to work while a farmer relaxes. The item also advertises Dr Caldwell’s Pepsin Syrup and a sale of 80 acres in wigsway Section 29 Grant Township at 45 dollars per acre, via W P Fitch Patrice Nevada Iowa.
Harriet Porter West wife of William West died at home in Rock Rapids Iowa after a long paralysis illness. Born 1828 in Brown County Ohio she lived a Christian life and supported education and reform. She moved with her family to Ames in 1865, raised nine children and welcomed three of her brother's orphans. She championed equal suffrage opposed liquor and supported humane causes. Survived by seven children, one son and one daughter preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the home in Rock Rapids with ministers Carr and Beardsley.
A. T. Headley of Tilden Indiana endured decade long rheumatism. After taking Electric Bitters he reports two bottles cured him completely, with no pain for over a year. The remedy claims to regulate kidneys purify blood and aid digestion. Available for 50 cents at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.
A brief note promotes Rumford baking powder from T. J. Mitte & Son with a price or year marked as 29-2, suggesting a catalog or advertisement entry.
Readings note material arrival for new horticultural laboratory at the college and a meeting to form an Iowa park and forestry association. Prof L H Pammel leads talks on forestry and city parks with plans for Des Moines and statewide park development.
A Gabameville New York blacksmith, H H Black, relates how his five year old son recovered from severe croup using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after other medicines failed. He notes the medicine dissolves mucus, is safe for infants, and was sold by Loughran & Bauer.
The Appian Way linked Rome to southern Italy with long stretches of sepulchers on both sides. Many tombs belonged to notable historical figures, making burial along the road comparable to Green-Wood in New York or Pere Lachaise in Paris.
A wordplay note explores how the word habit transforms: removing the first letter yields a bit, removing the second keeps pit, removing the b yields a word, and removing the i leaves habit altered. The riddle plays with letter removal to reveal related words.
In a terse exchange, Pat asks about the wife, Mike confirms a recent doctor visit, and notes the wife was gravely ill at 80. The judge remarks that blame would have fallen on him if she had died.
The Jordan river drops over 1200 feet along its course and remains non navigable for any real distance. It is described as flowing into a sea that lacks any living creatures.
A literary exchange shows romantic vows and a playful reply about practice making perfect as the Richmond Dispatch humorously preserves a dating era cadence. The pair exchange affectionate phrases reflecting timeless courtship norms.
Ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as effective for sick headache biliousness or disordered stomach. Sold by L M Bosworth.
Gero Roberson advertises stove repairs for any stove model.
Ames Lodge No. 309 members express sincere sympathy for the death of H. Gudden. The resolution notes sorrow, offers prayers, and requests charter closure for 30 days with a memorial message to be published in local papers.
In Mindanao tribes a widower pays the widow tax of a hundred dinner plates to his father in law to seek a new wife after the first death. If the husband dies, the widow becomes her parents’ property. Divorce is unknown and polygamy is allowed, risking ruin if epidemics strike.
A report describes the sale of a six foot high dwarf Japanese pine for 1200 dollars and reviews a popular home method to produce a miniature oak from an orange and an acorn. It notes Japanese gardeners cultivate aged dwarfs with documentary proof and that many trees, including fruit trees, can be dwarfed for long life.
A Philadelphia Record quote urges swimmers to develop in-water endurance. It advises coordinating stroke with breathing, taking one stroke per breath, and notes salt water boosts buoyancy aiding afloat. It claims trained swimmers can stay afloat until extreme weakness from hunger or thirst forces surrender.
A New York Times note recounts Augustin Daly employing a man who repeatedly sent requests for cash advances. Each request elicited abusive letters and a threatened discharge, followed by a quarterly check for the money, continuing until Daly's death.
A Ladies' Home Journal note describes a wart remedy using salicylic acid with an ounce of lodium in a bottle with a small brush. Apply twice daily. the warts are said to dry and fall off in a few days.
In a Chicago Tribune piece a pastor speaks of penitence and remorse, admitting recent backsliding while urging forgiveness and a return to a strict moral path. The exchange reflects a call for spiritual reform and personal accountability.
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