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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips as mild and effective for constipation and bowel complaints. It claims to purify the blood and improve complexion. Priced at 10 and 25 cents, from Loughiran and Bauer.
Quote from Herbert Spencer on chewing speed and the value of proper mastication. He compares quick eating to inefficient chewing and imagines teaching children by weighing iron filings against a nail to show dissolving rates in acid over time.
A traveler denounces cow itch or mucuna bean as a global scourge far worse than any vicious growth. The plant’s seed pods shed silky hairs that cling to skin and cause an intense, maddening irritation provoking frantic reactions.
When troubled with constipation try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and produce no griping or other unpleasant effect. For sale by all druggists.
In a discussion quoted from Youth's Companion, Mr Bascomb refuses to change his long held views. He asserts no one can alter them and insists he will vote for Liph Godding if he is nominated, else he will winter his vote.
The Chinese hold turtles as good joss and release them from river steamers into the sea for luck. Large numbers are seen daily, not for eating but for liberty and fortune, a practice noted by the Hongkong Press.
This input is a quoted dialogue line and does not contain a readable news item or event to summarize into a headline and summary.
A Chicago Journal excerpt shows Senator Blowen denying any bribery attempts while Senator Ketchem warns a future chance may come if a vote is tight, illustrating tense partisan maneuvering.
In a New Yorker exchange, a barber asks if a razor pulls and the customer admits tension from being hard pressed. He agrees to proceed, hoping the act will even things out, signaling a subtle moment of financial strain and awkward compromise.
A collection of folk superstitions from country folk including beliefs about weeds with bloodlike stains and nails not cutting before twelve months. It contrasts looser modern practices with rural cautions and notes London skies seen from near London. It also urges awareness of spiritual truth and calls five gateways of knowledge the eyes.
Hy Mayer recalls a Berlin club of elderly Germans who sip beer and smoke in a back room. Intermittent speeches consist only of nods and a lone word Yah. A visiting youth breaks the pattern with Yah yah and is expelled for talking too much.
An English author relearns the value of a kettle whistle after a neighbor’s Handel sessions rendered him unable to work. He places a steam whistle on a kettle in a nearby room and slips out as the whistle sounds, eventually prompting the singer to move on.
A Leesville Indiana family faced fear as a boy rode 18 miles for life to reach Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and coughs. W H Brown endured asthma but found instant relief and sleep after using the remedy. The ad touts cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis coughs colds and grip with bottles 50 cents and one dollar and free trial bottles at L M Bosworth's drug store.
The article notes beliefs from Pliny and Chinese sources that marrow from the human backbone could become a serpent. Pliny cites that marrow will breed to a snake, while Worde's Eastern Travels says the backbone was burned to destroy hatchlings.
Observers at sea report that steady burning stars signal calm fair weather while more twinkling predicts worse weather. The Nature forecast based on scintillation proved reliable in high latitudes but occasionally failed in the tropics.
Mrs Gossipp notes a young man who calls on Agatha thrice weekly. Mrs Pinktoa replies that his occupation as a column editor suggests he should be serious, judging by his work in “Something Doing.”
A brief exchange from the Detroit Free Press shows a father pressing for his daughter to get a part. Manager Conn questions the decision and recalls the voice's past.
A father says grasping opportunity is vital, while the wise son adds knowing when to let go. The exchange captures a timeless moral on timing and prudence.
Report from a sanitary congress where Mr. Weaver argued that taking a cold bath every morning nearly prevents habitual drunkenness, challenging the view on alcohol use.
Puck notes Harold and Dolly discuss a charity ball while Old Jabez Gotrox dies from pneumonia after a draft. He leaves $10,000 to an orphan asylum, a fact hinted at in the snippet.
In the guerrilla war of 1901-02 British brigades issued humorous yet clear style orders. A staff officer forbade sleeping outside blockhouses to stay out of heat and, oddly, allowed only sentries to sleep outside.
An elderly soldier, J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio, long beset by kidney disease, found relief after trying Electric Bitters. He credits the remedy with restoring his health and says he is on the road to complete recovery. The product is touted as best for liver and kidney troubles and stomach and bowel complaints, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by L. M. Bosworth, druggist.
In the reign of King George I Lord Hervey praises the Duchess of Queensberry’s attire. White satin petticoat features brown hills and tree stumps, with chenille work and twisting vines like nasturtiums and ivy. Leaves gleam with gold, stump stumps resemble sun gilding.
The first iron bridge ever erected, built in 1778 on the Shrewsbury Worchester railway in Salop, is ninety six feet long and used 3878 tons of iron. Stephenson noted iron casting was in its infancy, praising the audacity of the undertaking.
The salve claims superior healing for cuts, corns, burns, boils, sores, ulcers and dermatitis with a guarantee of cure. Sold for 25 cents at L M Bosworth, druggist.
In a playful exchange, Miss Pinkley tells Mr. Tutter not to forecast a future kiss, as he vows to muster courage for a bold move tomorrow evening.
A line from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes the difficulty a girl faces restraining herself from asking a man a provocative question when she is filled with curiosity to know the answer.
Easy Remedy shows a dressmaker pressing for payment as she grows impatient. the client plans to call tomorrow to order a new dress.
The line from a New Yorker cartoon caption depicts a couple in a marital dispute over money with blame and resignation as the man reflects on losses and heartbreak.
An 25 cent advertisement promotes Kidney-Ettes from Love HRAN and BAUER claiming they cure kidney troubles. The copy contrasts pans in salt works with health claims and asks if readers have back ache, urging prompt purchase.
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