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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1904

Page

8

Woman credits kidneys pills with cure after eight years

Mrs. G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland says kidney trouble left her weak and bloated for eight years. After using Dean’s Kidney Pills for days the back distress eased and she was soon fully cured. The claim appears in a column with other assorted notes and advertisements.

G. W. Fooks Salisbury Wicomico County Dean Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo,n.y Blanchard Nashville Tee Lydia E. Pinkham Pryxnam Lydia E. Pinkeham Nea B. A. Buanenano Broad St Tenn Philadelphia Pixknan Lydia E

Temperature Talk Demands Scotish Builder

A Scotch doctor teaching a house builder to take a master’s temperature with a thermometer encounters a morning scene. The builder asks about the laird’s temperature and the reply reveals the laird died at twelve.

John Twal

Ill-tempered Dog Travels With Show, Has a Bone Clue

Colonel William F. Cady recalls a notorious canine in shows famed as the most ill tempered beast. The dog guards a bone by digging holes and shifting his “house” each night, causing frustrated searches and misdirected blame. He has traveled across the country and Europe, failing to keep the bone safe.

William F. Cady Buffalo M1 Icar Europe

Grape Nuts and Roosevelts Plurality In Iowa News

A Grocer of Ossian Indiana credits Grape Nuts and cream with restoring health after years of illness. Roosevelt and Fairbanks leading in Iowa with an expected official plurality around 165000. Leslie M Shaw’s tenure as treasury secretary questioned amid cabinet reshuffle rumors.

Roosevelt Des Moines Fairbanks Iowa

Palliary Primary Law Faces Legal Challenge

Des Moines reports suggest a fight over a new primary law testing ballot secrecy. Lawyers warn the act clashes with Australian ballot secrecy, as election judges would ask voters their party affiliation before voting. Concerns focus on public policy and potential coercion.

Des Moines Stevenson

Shooting Leads to Possible Murder Charge in Iowa

Reports from Moulton Iowa indicate brakeman Homer Clark may face a murder charge if Arthur Bronson dies from a bullet wound to the lungs. Authorities say no arrest has been made yet but will follow the case if Bronson succumbs.

Moulton Homer Clark Arthur Bronson Clark Moberly Missouri Iowa

Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Cummins

Governor Albert B Cummins proclaims Thanksgiving in Iowa, praising prosperity, moral progress, and public order. He urges residents to observe the day, November 24, by devoting time to gratitude to God and reflection on divine guidance.

Cummins Des Moines Albert B. Cummins Iowa United States

Ex Governor Buren Sherman Dies At Home In Vinton

Ex governor Buren R. Sherman dies at his Vinton home after a long illness at age 68. He returned from Clinton on Masonic business then was found unconscious and died from brain hemorrhage. A veteran of the Civil War he later held multiple Iowa offices including state auditor and governor.

Vinton Buren R. Sherman Sherman Clinton Tama County Iowa Pittsburg William Larrabee L. G. Kinne John L. Brown Brown Larrabee

First Snow at Sioux City

Sioux City reports the season's first snow fell Wednesday night and Thursday, totaling more than half an inch. Colfax records a fatal accident as a Welch miner’s three year old daughter burned to death near a bonfire, surviving nearly three hours. The fragment ends with a moral line about love and a missing father.

Sioux City Colfax David Thomas

De fiance Starch Dominates Market Say Dealers

Hundreds of dealers praise the extra quantity and superior quality of De fiance Starch as it rapidly replaces rival brands. Consumers are urged to beware of dangerous stall tactics including a crippled mule or a man with an unloaded gun.

Kabo Corsets Win Grand Prize at Exposition

Kabo Corsets by the Kabo Corset Co of Chicago received the Grand Prize and highest award from judges at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Storekeepers report strong demand for the extra quantity and Defiance Starch quality making other brands hard to sell.

St. Louis Kabo Kabo Corset Co Chicago

Hal's Catarrh Cure Claims Hundred Dollar Reward

An advertisement touts Hal's Catarrh Cure as a complete internal treatment for catarrh and other constitutional disease. It promises one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.

Hal Catarra Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo Finul

Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement and assorted items

A fragmentary ad notes Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort with a testimonial from Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden New Jersey. It also mentions glass eyes produced in Germany and Switzerland and a reference to Good Gems and a Waffle Recipe.

Allen W. J. Walker Camden N. J Germany Switzerland

Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour Ad Recipe Teaser

Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour combines wheat corn and rye into a self rising mix. Simple directions mix two cups to one with milk sugar and butter. Sold by the best grocers. A light moral note concludes the ad about a boy and a man and keys.

Falcon

For Sale Surplus Transportation Equipment in St Louis

For sale at cash prices surplus horse and wagon outfit including one and two horse baggage wagons landaus berlin hansom four wheel cabs victorias and ten beat ed passenger coaches from the World’s Fair era. Contact D Jamison at St Louis Transfer Company Broadway and Spruce St St Louis MO. Includes political note and starch reference amid ad text.

D. Jamison St. Louis Transfer Company Broadway and Spruce Street St. Louis

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