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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
8
A traveler notes Basque women walking with stately bearing and multi layer stalls. He recalls an elderly woman with pigs at a village pump and comments on Basque customs and language, contrasting inheritance codes with Napoleonic laws and the Basque word for yes and no.
Antiseptic dressing speeds healing of wounds bruises and burns by about one third the old time and prevents blood poisoning. Chamberlains Pain Balm shares this principle and soothes pain while aiding rapid recovery. Keep a bottle at home to save time money and avoid suffering. For sale by Judisch Bros.
Medieval herbalists spread tales that mandrake or May apple grew only where a grave crime occurred. They claimed the plant’s root resembled a human figure, and these notions earned it the nickname gallows plant.
A man walking away from a cigarette after a remark about offense reveals a witty exchange. The girl, identified as Miss Smith, expresses a fondness for cigars, prompting him to drop his smoke instantly. The scene hints at her discerning taste.
A quip from Harper's Bazar contrasts sickness with invalid status. The joke defines an invalid as someone who makes others sick, reflecting humorous social commentary from the period.
Mrs I R Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin describes a miraculous recovery from a severe stomach and liver ailment after using Electric Bitters. She claims doctors had given up and friends prepared for her death, but she recovered after starting the remedy at L M Bosworth's drug store where it is sold for 50 cents with a guarantee.
The article advises cramp sufferers to use a strong cord wound around the cramped leg and pulled sharply to stop cramps instantly. It notes relief from wearing a cork-studded tape garter on each leg, especially in bed, as a preventive measure.
Mrs. Ora Bussard of Brubaker Lil reports a two year old with pneumonia followed by a lasting cough. After using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the child stopped coughing and gained weight. Rem edy is for sale by Judisch Bros.
The Pioneer Town Site Company plans a Wind River country town in Fremont county near the Wyomin g and Northwestern Railway. The 1 400 000 acre Shoshone Reservation area opens for settlement June 1 1905. Sales occur during the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas October 3 4 5 and 6 with Mr P Whitney as town agent providing maps prices and information.
The article notes many birds are voracious eaters with kestrels consuming around 1,000 mice monthly plus insects and worms. Barn owls gorge on mice, sometimes swallowing seven in a row but pausing. Other birds, including wood pigeons, consume hundreds of grains, peas, nuts, and beech nuts, showing extraordinary appetites.
Sick headache is caused by derangement of the stomach and indigestion. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these issues and effect a cure. By taking these tablets at the first sign of illness the attack may be warded off. For sale by Judisch Bros.
An excerpt from From a Holiday Journal describes a German bath encounter with Marie a doll like girl who boasts of a rich young lover and a tall English girl who admits a new bridegroom. The scene provokes amusement among nearby English onlookers and ends with an advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising beauty and vitality.
The Hindoo tales praise Bhima as a mighty child and hero. He escapes a tiger by collapsing a rock and survives the fall unhurt. He lifts and flings enemies into a pond, pulls up a banyan tree, and fights a cobra unscathed. His greatest victory is over Bakasura who eats a cartload of food and uses palmyra trees as toothbrushes.
The text explains how condors and other heavy birds ascend poorly. It describes building a pen to trap a condor by a carcass at the center. The bird alights and cannot turn to rise over the fence, enabling capture.
Advertises Chamberlain's Salve for eczema tetter and similar skin diseases with instant itching relief and claims of permanent cures. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Leave Chicago Oct 17 via Union Vaccific North Western Line and Salt Lake Route. $175 includes railroad fare sleeping car dining car and hotel accommodations. Ample side trips at Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Francisco. First class. For itineraries contact S. A. Hutchison Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark St Chicago Ill. 21-36.
A quaint inscription on Susannah Barford’s memorial in a London area churchyard notes her death in 1652 and reflects on her brief life. The lines compare her time on earth to a short tragedy, stating she came saw disliked and passed away after completing her earthly work.
A brief quip from Catholic Standard and Times explains the distinction: assurance is what the agent has and insurance is what he persistently tries to sell. The joke hinges on the wordplay between assurance and insurance in insurance sales.
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