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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
2
A scrambled 1900s testimonial pack warns against Piso’s Cure and promotes paradoxical jokes from Trinity Springs Indiana and Rondout New York. It touts ducted claims of kidney and liver cures and offers free samples while mocking silence the day after.
Grocers balk at a 12 ounce package while pushing Defiance Starch advertised as 16 oz for the same price. A London speculator handles pawn ticket redemptions for diamonds and other items, buying those unable to redeem. The passage also recalls Paul Blanc and Tolstoy translator Nathan Haskell Dole with quips about bread and meat.
Jamboree Kentucky August 29 Special. J. M. Coleman, a well known local resident, reports a complete cure from back pain using Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He urges fellow sufferers to try the remedy, noting relief for his back and his daughter’s. The note links backache to kidney ache and claims the pills cure kidney disorders including rheumatism. The piece closes with trivia about the Mexican hummingbird egg size.
A list of assorted remarks and rumor notes referencing figures such as Kipling Lillian Russell and Queen Wilhelmina alongside brief items about Curacao’s governor J de Jong van Beek en Donk and a Pittsburg highway robbery arrest. The tone lands as a swath of quick quotes and social snippets with minimal cohesion.
Vala the Aberdeen Angus cow, valued at 3000 dollars and owned by W. B. Seeley of Mount Pleasant, died last evening in Adel after boarding a train to Minnesota. She had just won the Iowa State Fair sweepstakes and was favored to win at St. Louis. A Des Moines vet could not save her. Seeley planned to exhibit her at the Minnesota state fair.
The First National Bank of Grinnell Iowa reports to the comptroller that forged paper inflates assets prompting an assessment against shareholders for their full 100 percent liability. The receiver filed the report yesterday in Washington.
August 29 report from Marshalltown details the death of a Chicago man identified only by an I A M card, and the severe injuries to John Lynch in a lumber car accident on the Chicago Great Western. The coroner ruled death due to the victims own negligence.
A Washington man promotes bottled sunshine as a novelty beverage, while traditional bottled moonshine remains popular in Kentucky. The note contrasts regional tastes and a quirky product idea with established local spirits.
The Second district Democratic convention in Davenport drew a large crowd with Iowa City sending a special train and band. Wade was renominated without opposition and spoke on trusts tariffs reciprocity and militarism urging district unity. George W. Ball of Iowa City gave the nominating speech.
The piece notes an unusually large governor's staff with eighty colonels and quips about mint consumption in the state, highlighting a striking image of excess and bureaucratic pomp.
A Massachusetts man wearing a tin shirt is described as a curiosity. The piece notes a girl would find it nearly impossible to connect emotionally with him.
A Minnesota man has built a wind powered car that moves when the breeze favors. Eye witnesses confirm it runs with suitable wind. Also noted: insurance cannot be collected on a hanged man, while social standing affects outcomes. A famed horse fancier is reported captured in Manchester New Hampshire for alleged thefts exceeding a hundred animals.
Iowa Falls faces two damage suits against the town over a defective sidewalk. Mrs Eliza Cobble seeks 6000 for injuries from a June 7 fall in Dows and her husband R P Cobble claims 5000 for loss of his wife’s services companionship and medical care. Trials likely at Wright county district court October term as the town plans to fight.
A health official urges frequent hand washing after handling money and suggests proper hygiene to prevent lingering stains or contamination.
Police in Philadelphia report ninety four citizens arrested during a poolroom raid. The incident underscores ongoing city efforts to curb illegal gambling and public disorder.
The Japanese private soldier receives 70 cents a month. A poor mathematician could estimate the value of a strong patriotism to a country from this base.
In Eldora Aug 29 a washing machine filled with boiling water killed the baby daughter of farmer R H Powers on the Haas farm in Providence township west of Eldora. The mother was away briefly, the older sister pulled the plug for fun, and the scalding water struck the infant, causing death within hours.
The term Lhassa means Gods ground but does not deter the British from attempting to claim Thibet as theirs. The passage notes the symbolic meaning while highlighting imperial ambition and ongoing pressure.
The Dowager Empress of China is trimming her household costs prompting remarks that many professionals in the country would welcome her methods.
A man who approaches strangers without introduction and speaks wildly is not a lunatic but a canvasser. He begins talking in a forceful manner while promoting a straw vote, observed amid a noisy street scene.
A husband alone at home contemplates the question of why he married as he considers his stalled household routine during his wife’s absence at a summer resort.
Henry Labouchere questions if titles should go only to the wealthy and hints at the possibility that he himself may finally accept a title. The remark suggests a broader debate about merit and wealth in conferring honors.
A 3 am blaze destroyed a two story business block owned by William Kruger in Pella. Senator J L Warren had an office there and his law library was lost. Total damages reach about 6000 with insured portions and several businesses including United States Express company office burned. Fire thought incendiary but no clues.
President Eliot argues that education should not end with youth but continue into adult life. He acknowledges his own vast knowledge yet suggests there remains more to learn for every reader.
Louis Houser, 35, fell from the Schoonover building while at work in Anamosa on Aug 29. He struck the ground, sustaining a broken arm and a skull fracture near the base. He was taken to the hospital. he is a Cedar Rapids resident.
The manuscript of The Cotter's Saturday night with Burns autograph sold in London for two thousand five hundred dollars, drawing collector demand and revived interest in the poet's hand written works.
J R Wise a Harvey liveryman aged 47 ended his life by hanging in his barn after a period of ill health. He left no note. The body was found by his 18 year old son, and a coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death by own action. He leaves a wife and five children.
A $500 note signed by R P Mulock is alleged to be a forgery. Mulock, a Colfax resident and copper mine investor, says his account shows a large credit and he never needed to borrow. The note is held by a third party pressuring collection, with a likely legal fight ahead.
M. B. Boody, respected stockman, shot himself at H. W. Townes home after summoning his wife to witness the act. He died instantly. Mrs Boody was nearly overwhelmed with fright and aided to the house while neighbors moved the body to the undertaker. A note to his mother cited unbearable troubles and suspected speculative losses.
In Liao Yang Aug 28 Chinese and Russian forces clash with rapid Japanese assaults driving Russians back from Anshanshan toward Liao Yang. Russian losses mount with 300 reported and frontline positions evolving as battles flare near the city.
Boone Aug. 26. Mrs. Harry Leatherman sues Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Burwell for $42,000 claiming her husband contracted typhoid fever and died due to the defendants bad plumbing in the house where they lived and died from the disease.
Davenport August 25 Fire started from spontaneous combustion destroyed the Simplex Washing Machine Co factory. Loss estimated at $12000.
Austin Texas August 29. The state health department was notified of a yellow fever breakout at the government military post in Brownsville. One death was reported last night and several cases exist. State Health Officer Tabor has departed for Brownsville.
St. Petersburg reports Samsonoff has been sentenced to death for the murder of M. Von Plehve and the sentence is before the emperor. Rumors of his escape or death are denied.
Cape Girardeau Missouri August 26 William Bleckwendt age 25 was shot in the back while escorting Miss Legrand near a pasture gate. He died an hour later. Richard son held on a shotgun charge. The motive remains unknown.
A farmer from Corton describes severe back pain and inability to lift a 10 pot pounds weight until using Doan Kidney Pills. He reports quick relief, regained strength to walk or ride long distances, and notes neighbors also benefited. The letter invites readers to try the remedy with a free trial offer from Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
An old advertisement touts Defiance Water Starch for laundry use, promising 16 oz per package and no sticking to irons. It contrasts Defiance with other starches, noting it saves time and money and contains no injurious chemicals.
In Italy thirty die by the assassin while thousands suffer. About four fifths of the men carry stilettos. Skipping is claimed as a digestion aid. The London fact notes guests bring skipping ropes and enjoy the pastime to a piano, harp, and violin.
A Santa California Baptist church seating two hundred was constructed entirely from a single redwood tree. The timber, weathering, sheathing, roofing, and finish are all wood with no plaster or mortar used. After completion there were about a thousand shingles left.
The text explains a method where severely ill consumptives are sent to government sanitarum to prevent disease spread. While ill, the patient’s family receives a weekly pension from a fund the patient contributed to in health. This system reduces transmission risk during illness.
A Springfield woman credits heart and nerve relief after years of trouble to quitting coffee and using Postum. She details how coffee worsened her condition and how switching to Postum brought steady improvement over six to eight months, with nerves and heart spells fading.
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