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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
5
A garbled collection notes population myths in London and Porto Rico, with stray lines on cats, grain bitterness, teachers in Milwaukee, horse lifespans, cream sensitivity to heat, a doctor joke about Wilson, antiquarian claims on bronze pipes in Irish tombs.
An ad promotes Cascarets candy cathartic for clean blood and skin. It claims to purify the liver and remove impurities, preventing pimples boils blotches and bilious complexions. The message promises ten cent price and drug store satisfaction guaranteed.
The article praises Lucie Eugenie Dreyfus for lobbying across Europe to reopen Captain Alfred Dreyfus's case. It cites appeals to the German emperor, the Russian czar, the pope, and the Spanish regent, noting her perseverance and public support as she aims to clear her husband and vindicate his memory.
Mr. Harvey Geer of Lamont Colorado recalls a striking sight from a railroad cut near town showing prairie dog wells. He observed deep nests five to six feet deep with several holes extending into water-bearing sand, suggesting the animals' access to underground moisture and supporting the well theory.
A Western inventor patents a movable keyboard for musical instruments enabling transposition without player effort. A rubber capped brush design prevents dust damage to furniture. An artificial hollow tooth with a air valve grips the jaw after fitting. A reversible brush head adjusts by thumbscrew. Clay pipes colored to imitate Meerschaums using gum dammar glaze and varnish, baked at 150 degrees. A French bicycle hub design channels spokes across the rim via screw threaded ends. A dyeing method uses a pivoting brush and comb to spread dye through hair and fur. An invalid tub bath with collapsible rubber sides and inflate tubes shapes the tub after placement.
An old Michigan woman recalls a California quake with humor. She says the tremor was severe yet enjoyable because it was the first time since her marriage that her husband John did not blame her for anything.
Margaret Astor Chanler, known as Sister Margaret, nursed soldiers in the Spanish War era, faced yellow fever and typhoid, and brightened hospital wards. Her fortune exceeds $30,000 annually, and she is a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor with ties to New York’s aristocracy. Red Cross head nurse Dilworth praised her reserved, self contained, and compassionate nature.
An eccentric thinker notes that calling a dog a clever name flatters it while labeling it a miserable pup provokes a fight. The remark highlights how language shapes animal behavior and reaction.
If the United States and Engeland form an alliance there would be little chance for enemies to overcome us. The piece notes health benefits of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to steady nerves and boost appetite. It asserts Boston's death rate is lower than in decades and implies cannonading in the distance is not fatal.
Dialogue describes a quarrelsome scene where the younger brother performs until the sister arrives. A caller pretends familiarity and the sister’s impatient remark references a familiar figure known as Simpkine. The tone hints at domestic humor and recurring visitor dynamics.
A playful exchange explores the exact part of speech for the word am. The Smart Boy questions whether the am is what you eat or what you are, inviting a grammatical clarification.
A terse classified style notice urges sending 5 cents to Ripans Chemies Co New York for 10 samples and 1 000 testimonials claiming health benefits. The wording resembles a promotional pitch typical of late 19th or early 20th century ads.
A witty exchange questions a man’s jealousy, joking that marriage transformed another man into him, provoking reflection on ego and social status in matrimony.
Flows Farms advertises land for sale at two dollars per acre cash with crop payments. J Mulkall of Sioux City is the contact. The piece also remarks that the Hottentots, once highly civilized, are now among the lowest species of mankind.
The piece recounts the Cuban flag Cuba Libre designed by Gen. Narciso López in 1851, its five stripes for the five Cuban departments, and the star inspired by Texas. Dr. Guiteras notes the flag’s symbolism and López’s goal of independence, with López later captured and executed by Spaniards.
The article notes many empire makers such as Warren Hastings Drake and Nelson were sons of clergymen. It highlights the vigor and adventurous lives of judges' and clergymen's sons at Oxford and in the colonies, contrasting with other groups.
A feature notes astonishing longevity in fish species with carp living 200 years or more and records like a Russian pike marked 1546. Goldfish reportedly endure for six decades in a single family, while some St. Petersburg royal aquarium residents are 150 years old and vary in growth.
A band of Sioux Indians paraded the streets of St Louis with thirty car loads of ponies brought by rail and, after exciting public interest, sold their stock at public sale and planned to return to the reservation for another lot of ponies.
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