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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1904

Page

3

Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promises Free Sample Bottle

An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver and bladder troubles. It claims dramatic health benefits, offers free sample by mail, and includes user testimonial from A Richardson praising recovery after use. Details cite address in Binghamton New York and price options of fifty cents and one dollar.

Cotragie St Melrosz Mass A . Richardson Bright Kilmer Binghamton, N. Y Mother Gray New York Atail A. S.olmsted LeRoy N. Y

Swamp Root Sample Offer Promoted by Kilmer Co

Editorial note invites readers to obtain a free sample bottle of Swamp Root and a book of information by mailing their address to Dr. Kilmer & Co. The book reportedly contains thousands of testimonials from cured users and emphasizes the product’s trusted success.

Swamp Root Dr. Kilmer & Co Hamton N. Y

Incubator Eases Burden on Old Hen

The device reduces the workload on the mother hen by automating egg incubation and care. It frees the hen from constant brooding duties, allowing rest and reallocation of energy toward other tasks in the coop.

Defiance Starwise for Sale Everywhere

Defiance Starwise is advertised widely with claim of unmatched quality and quantity. The notice asserts availability across locations and markets and urges buyers not to miss the best option.

Woman Keeps Age Closely Guarded As Secret

A woman maintains her age as one of life’s best kept secrets, revealing nothing to the public about how she ages gracefully. The remark highlights privacy and personal mystery surrounding aging.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad

An old advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promotes its use to soothe teething pain in infants. It claims to ease gums and help with wind colic and is priced at five cents per bottle.

Winslow

Murine Eye Remedy Ad From Chicago

An old advertisement urges readers to contact Murine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago for oculist advice and a free sample to treat eye illnesses, claiming the product cures eye conditions and inflamed eyes.

Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago

Joke Turns Younger as Age Upset Shifts Gag

A quip notes that the older a joke is the younger the fellow who enjoys it becomes as it travels for something new. The line plays on the paradox of aging humor and fresh reception in witty verse.

The Wise Guy and the Fool's Money

A brief note contrasts cunning schemes with reckless hoards as two figures converge in a cautionary tale about greed and wit. The piece hints at risk and irony without naming individuals or places.

Swamp-Boot Kidney Remedy Free Sample Coupon Offer

A newspaper coupon promises a free sample bottle of Swamp-Boot kidney remedy from Dr Kilmer & Co. Readers are urged to fill in name and address on the coupon to receive the sample. The text asserts genuineness of the offer.

Dr. Kilmer & Co

Unusual Brook Trout Caught Near Georgetown Colorado

Robert Maxwell landed a two pound eastern brook trout in Clear Lake near Georgetown Col. The fish featured two fully developed mouths one above the other each mouth with a full set of teeth and in perfect condition.

Clear Lake Georgetown Col Robert Maxwell

Swedish doctors bill by ability not by rule

Doctors in Sweden rely on voluntary payments. The rich pay generously whether in need or not, while the poor pay little or nothing. The physician still serves the very poor as faithfully as the wealthy.

Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises 16 Ounces Per Pack

Housekeepers urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry as a full pound per package and a price of 10 cents. The ad claims it never sticks to iron and is chemical free while warning grocers against selling 12 ounce stock.

Defiance

Typhus Linked to Horse Meat in Berne Restaurant Scandal

A horse used at the Bacteriological Institute for anti typhus serum experiments caused an outbreak after being sold to a cheap restaurant. The animal was slaughtered and cooked, then served to diners. Authorities investigate the chain from laboratory to dining table.

Berne Switzerland

Retired Bullfighter Louis Mazzantini Ends 23 Year Ring Career

The famed Spanish bullfighter Louis Mazzantini retires after a 23 year career. He earned $800,000, invested half and lost the rest in unlucky speculations.

Louis Mazzantini

Good actors and good architects draw good houses

A compact proverb-like note highlighting that skilled performers and designers build quality homes. It underscores the link between talent in acting and architecture and the resulting superior houses.

Russia faces liberal movement amid imperial struggle

Russia confronts a growing liberal movement divorced from revolution as Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky pushes reform. The shift eases press repression, supports Finland policy changes, and prompts debates over the zemstvo meeting amid opposition fears of radicalism.

St. Petersburg Russia Sviatopolk-Mirksy Ruesta Aleander II Plehve Sviatopolk-Mirsky Finland van Plehve Siberia Schaumann Gomel Szemstvofantry Cavalry Ap Damoches Zemstvos

Suffering turned to relief by Dr Williams Pink Pills story

Emma Heidebreder of Burlington Iowa recounts years of pain. She attributes dramatic recovery to Dr Williams Pink Pills after one box and months of use. She notes improvements in mobility appetite and energy and says a friend and a market woman also found help. The appeal claims broad cures for rheumatism neuralgia and related weakness.

Emma Heidebreder Joy Street Burlington Iowa Rand Lumber Co Dr. Williams

Street boarding house noted for stout servant girls

A Madison Street New York boarding house for printers is run by a shrewd manager who employs stout servant girls. Some types sometimes stagger home drunk, and the stout girls help the intoxicated men up stairs.

Madison St New York

Denman Thompson and the Fairy Kiss Incident

Denman Thompson praised a young performer in The Old Homestead with a kiss remark during a New York engagement. The child declined citing beliefs, and Thompson clarified he meant no kiss to the child’s aunt by saying he wasn’t kissing aunty.

Denman Thompson New York

Pere Monsabre Teaches Vanity Is No Sin

The witty French abbe Pere Monsabre meets a woman who asks to see him before the sermon. After confessing she admired her own beauty, he calmly asks if that is all. He concludes that to make a mistake is no sin and tells her to go in peace.

Pere Monsabre

Rockefeller Jr recounts a loud Southern revival church visit

During a Southern tour John D. Rockefeller Jr describes attending a small wooden church where the minister's booming voice overwhelmed the prayers. A nearby girl sighs that if the minister lived nearer to God he would speak softer, highlighting the clash of piety and rhetoric.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr

Japan and Russia reject direct mediation for peace

London and Washington report Japan refuses direct peace overtures to Russia as mediation efforts fail. British officials imply possible U S and French involvement, while Russia declares no mediation acceptable now. Ambassadors reiterate US neutrality and readiness to help only if invited by both belligerents.

London Japan Russia Pacific Lansdowne Guild Hall United States France Lord Lansdowne Great Britain Roosevelt Cambon Hayashi Port Arthur Washington Count Cassini Associated Press

Millions for African Army Insurrection Fund

Berlin reports a supplementary budget of 20 million dollars will be tabled in December to cover German Southwest Africa army expenses amid insurrections. The move strains finance ministry as deficits persist while funds are sought for public works and military needs. About 1,400 recruits head to Southwest Africa to replace losses from sickness.

Berlin Africa Reichstag Finance Ministry

Immense Asphalt Deposits Found Near Cordeone Sicily

Immense deposits of marketable asphalt have been discovered near Cordeone in Sicily. An Anglo Italian syndicate is being organized to exploit the deposits.

Sicily Cordeone

Cure for sciatic pains praised as Dodd's Kidney Pills

In Mineral Idaho on November 14 a local resident Mr. D B Colson asserts a cure for sciatic pains is Dodd's Kidney Pills after they stopped his hip pain that made walking nearly impossible. He claims the medicine cleanses uric acid by strengthening kidneys.

Mineral Idaho D. 8. Colson Dodd

College players face lenient exams

Football players rarely fear college tests as professors are inferred to be lenient with them. The passage suggests a belief that athletic status influences academic scrutiny.

Was Married In a Jiffy in Chicago Tale of Rapid Vows

Chicago report details Lulu Beck, 18, who married William Mitchell after meeting him. He proposed within three hours, she accepted, and they wed at the city hall thirteen hours later, following a reception hosted by James Battles.

Chicago William Mitchell James Battles Lulu Beck Mitchell

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