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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1895
Page
2
Prof. Emery E. Smith of California reports success in cross fertilization yielding a new violet variety: highly scented, striking beauty. Also notes on Lake Superior’s status, Victoria Nyanza size debate, and various science peek items.
A collection of curious historical facts features estate values, extreme measurements, clerical dedication, notable height and weight, artist background, wartime capture, a Waterford clock’s durability, a French actor’s nose, and plans by the duc d Aumale to buy Amboise as a soldiers home for African veterans.
The Moorings depart the dock as a grand ocean voyage begins.Advice urges travelers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to prevent sea sickness and aid seasickness related ailments on long trips and by land or sea.
A fragmentary quotation hints at childhood memories shaping later life. The speaker notes heaven existing around us in infancy and speculates the world shifts as we mature.
Phrase suggests life feels dreary without motivation. The line emphasizes energy, purpose, and engagement as crucial to daily experience. It frames motivation as a key factor shaping mood and activity levels.
An advertisement extols the kidneys as natural filters and promotes Dr Hobbs's Sparagus Kidney Pills as a cure for Bright's disease rheumatism anemia neuralgia and many other ailments claiming immediate improvement and renewed vitality after a course. It notes the pills are made from asparagus roots cost 50 cents per box and available from Hobb's Medicine Co. in Chicago or San Francisco with a free booklet on request.
The article surveys the rise of women inventors from 1809 to the 1890s highlighting patents for weaving, corsets, and household devices. It notes a wartime surge in female innovation and lists top patent categories. It also discusses Virgil’s early life, farm losses after Philippi, and the unclear location of his estate with ties to Mantua and the Mincio.
The reporter from Chicago commends the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad as well managed with civil staff, good roadbed, punctual arrivals. Denver arrival was ahead of schedule. The Burlington Rate is also praised to St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and Kansas City.
In Chicago a town of hustling men, people woo and wed continually. Divorce and wed again show a restless marriage scene, while education of men without religion yields clever devils.
A nostalgic poem by Nixon Waterman recalls childhood joys and a girl who remained a lady fair and a king in a ring. The prose then shifts to a balloon ascent by Dr Berson, detailing extreme cold, oxygen dependence, and a perilous five hour 20 minute journey covering over 310 kilometers with a three hour descent.
An exchange recounts a sermon where three youths threatened the preacher with stones. One was executed at Newgate, another sentenced to death, the third forgiven by grace. The minister urged shunning evil company, yielding to the Holy Spirit, and accepting Christ today.
A European aeronaut, Dr. A. Berson, achieved a record balloon ascent reaching 9159 meters or 30020 feet. He prepared for survival against cold and low air while continuing the ascent beyond previous heights.
A fresh from the country janitor at a Methodist church in Nova Scotia keeps the heat at 70 degrees by the furnace, arguing with a member who tries to move the thermometer. He warns that lowering the temperature would force six more hours of work and freeze the parishioners.
A groom-to-be answering a preacher’s wedding questions initially misstates his vows by repeating baptism replies he studied. He blurts I renounce them all, prompting the minister to call him a fool. Upon correction, he repeats the proper vows without error.
While visiting England, a Methodist minister recounts a Sunday prayer for rulers framed by the Beaconsfield era. A parishioner interrupted with a loud amen shift em, signaling strong Liberal dissent during Conservative governance.
A noted lecturer, invited as a substitute for a famed speaker, felt apprehension knowing he stood in for a more famous man. His announcement was mocked by a tall, sharp-eyed western farmer who quipped the substitute would have to do with limited time and whatever could be found.
A business man quizzed by Henry receives a suggestion to rearrange his affairs. The speaker, identified as Truth, notes the need to become a bear on the Stock Exchange rather than staying at home.
Annie Russell will play leading roles alongside Nat Goodwin this season, signaling a high-profile theater collaboration and anticipated performances. The pairing suggests major productions with strong audience interest and notable stage personalities.
A temperance speaker warns that whiskey has killed more men than bullets as he points to the audience. A water eyed citizen retorts that he would rather be filled with whisky than bullets, illustrating the crowd’s tension.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. The remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 test offer for any case not cured. Includes endorsements and testimonials, Toledo address, and product lines. Rosa Bonheur at 73 paints a large equine fight scene.
The Burlington Route sells a three by four foot multicolor wall map showing every state county important town and railroad. Maps cost over fifteen cents each to produce and are available by sending fifteen cents in stamps to J Francis G P and T A Omaha Neb. Limited supply and immediate shipment.
The phrase asserts that morality serves as a frame rather than the guiding glow, suggesting ethics exist as a boundary rather than illumination guiding action. It contrasts a surface display with inner light.
A description of the book Among The Ozarks The Land of Big Red Apples highlights South Missouri scenery including the Olden fruit farm in Howell county. It targets fruit growers and homeseekers, offering farming insight with free mail. Address J E Lockwoop Kansas City Mo.
A saying notes that a person driven solely by emotions loses balance and direction. It suggests self control matters for steady steps in life.
A Washington Star story recounts a stylish passenger in Philadelphia who, after a crude insult to two young ladies, fought off two assailants with rapid, decisive blows. The man, unruffled in a pristine suit, is revealed as the champion all around athlete of a major Philadelphia club.
Owners offer to divide a large Whidby Island estate into purchasable tracts at ten dollars per acre and up with long terms and no payments the first year. The land produces staple crops and sits near markets schools and churches for a 1 700 population area. For details contact R F Waenkman Seattle Wash. The British Museum holds about 250000 coins in its cabinet.
A Denver correspondent notes a farmer’s water tax in the Grand Valley as a small payment for rain or drought insurance, with flexible timing and location. The message promises to send further details and mentions vegetable oils exported last year totaling $5,000,000.
An advertisement promotes Burlington's new short line to Montana praising the scenic Great Plains route through Helena Butte Spokane Seattle Tacoma and the time savings for travelers. It urges readers to request full advertising details from J Francis of Omaha and notes other ads including Texas colonization and religious quotes.
The guide directed us away from the ice channel to the rocks as a snowball warned of danger. An avalanche struck within twenty feet, thousands of tons of snow and ice sweeping the track we had just climbed, leaving a lingering mix of fear and fascination in my mind.
Mrs Snapshot rushes to her husband Henry announcing a terrible fit from her mother. He hurries to attend, asking where his camera is as they sprint toward the scene.
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