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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
9
Advertisement touts Mull's Grape Tonic as a universal cure for constipation and a long list of ailments. A testimonial claims rapid relief after use and offers a free bottle with instructions to prove the treatment at no cost. Includes appeals to families and children.
The item mentions a label stamped with a date and a number and warns to take nothing else from the druggist. No other details are readable to identify the product, purpose, or persons involved.
A passerby witnesses a woman dragging a child along a street, signaling a distressed personal situation and potential social concern. The incident underlines issues of family strain and possible need for intervention.
In a courtroom exchange, a teacher asks a student what animal provides food and clothing, the boy replies My father prompting the judge to remark on the humorous misunderstanding and family civility.
Paris news confirms France and Germany reached a Franco German accord on the Moroccan conference program. Negotiations end with police organization contraband control financial reforms a state bank revenue measures and safeguards for Moroccan economic liberty. Fez and Tangier missions will proceed then return to Tangier with Madrid convention signatories.
A medical authority cites leading proprietary medicines as having proven therapeutic value. They are prepared in high grade laboratories by skilled pharmacists from approved formulas, and have earned public trust through widespread use over time.
A playful line suggests the board of health should oversee six meals a day for a growing child, reflecting a child’s humorous but practical understanding of nutrition and daily routines.
Relief for Women mentions Mother Gray, a New York nurse, promoting Australian-Leaf as a monthly regulator. It claims to cure female weaknesses, backache, kidney and urinary troubles and offers samples mailed free. Address The Mother Gray Co LeRoy New York for 50 cent supply.
A reflective line suggests satisfaction in retaliation that avoids bitterness, hinting at moral restraint and measured consequence rather than reckless vengeance.
Mrs G H Tucker Jr of Milwaukee reports a baby covered in sores and boils for a month, with the skin drying and eye sleep loss, cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after doctors’ bills exceeded $100. She spent under $5 and the child recovered. The Houston Post joke notes a man who runs an auto varies by who calls him.
In St Petersburg on September 29 M. Witte arrived to a cordial welcome from officials and crowds. He spoke briefly, showing how touched he was by the reception. A prior farewell in July had been quiet, while yesterday a large crowd and 500 to 600 observers greeted him.
All women work in homes churches and society and suffer from female troubles. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a remedy for backache irregular periods and related symptoms. Personal testimonials from Miss F Orser and Miss Pearl Ackers praise relief and weight gain after use.
The Four Track News seeks student subscribers with liberal terms and generous profits. George H. Daniels of 7 East 42nd Street, New York, invites inquiries for full details. Also notes that many upright pianos are nuisances.
St. Petersburg officials report that nobility at a special meeting approved eight liberal reform resolutions. They call for separation of legislative judicial and executive branches, equal justice, elective clergy appointments, eco cooperative governance, ministerial accountability, illiteracy suppression, school freedom, free assembly press and road improvements. Siberia gains inclusion in the national assembly with fifteen seats. franchise favors large landowners and urban property, not class-based elections.
A housekeeper offer extols Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming each 16 oz package equals a full pound while rival 12 oz and 8 oz packs are discounted. The ad states the product never sticks to the iron and is chemical free, urging buyers to demand Defiance from grocers to save time and money.
A wry observer notes a man who imagines his head is spinning while what moves are actually the wheels. The remark plays on perception and mechanical misdirection in everyday life.
Defiance Starch markets a 16 ounce package claiming superior quality and selling at the same price as competing 13 ounce packages. The bold claim emphasizes value and heft over rival brands in the starch category.
Fifty thousand Bengals at Kalighat temple in Calcutta swear by Goddess Kali to boycott British goods as a protest against Bengal partition. Officials cite administrative burdens forcing division of the province into two lieutenant governorships.
A local saying defines a crank as a man who will not permit neighbors to turn him, illustrating stubborn resistance as a social trait in community lore.
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