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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
4
Washing tumblers and wineglasses in hot water and rinsing in cold. Drying with a clean cloth and polishing with tissue paper. Cleaning water bottles by using eggshell pieces with water and soap, shake well, then rinse and dry to restore a new look.
The Manhattan and Jersey City Railway petitions New York City aldermen to build two circular tubes under North River and certain streets linking Jersey City and New York for a local railroad. Each tube would have an inside diameter of fourteen and one half feet.
In a Cologne to Frankfurt run, Herr Goetze the tenor arrived just as Lohengrin began. He intervened dramatically after the villain defamed the heroine, embracing the heroine and whispering an introduction from the wings.
The story recalls Thomas Edison’s famed absent mindedness as he travels to New York several times weekly yet last week forgot to buy tickets each trip. When he recalls in time the tickets bear minute calculations, obscuring the price for the conductor.
The text describes wilder Caucasus tribes teaching children to use daggers from a young age. Youngsters learn to stab water without a splash, and persistent practice yields exceptional dagger control.
Mothers of children with croup or severe cold are urged to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate and is safe for babies as for adults. It has wide approval in the United States and abroad and is sold by Druggists. Flavor 1 per sack. J. W. Adams.
New York letters report Ferdinand W. Lochman is jailed on Ludlow Street and faces life imprisonment unless law changes. Charles Schurz won a $300 judgment for wines food and cigars. Lochman also owes $300 contempt fine he cannot pay. He has a wife and five children reportedly penniless.
A Melbourne housemaid named Phyllis is revealed by her employer as a violin teacher in spare hours. She signs letters to her as professor of music, echoing Sydney press notes on George Gissing’s prophecy of women’s versatile roles.
Do not use hot water for glassware that held milk. Rinse with cold water first to prevent milk from turning cloudy when later washed. Repeat cold rinses for milk cans before any hot washing.
The piece urges those susceptible to cold to wear loose clothing in winter. It explains loose garments stay warmer by allowing air circulation and a protective layer of air between skin and the cold outside.
The German emperor maintains a staff of about 1,500 workers including 250 women servants to manage twenty two royal palaces and castles owned by the crown.
Among the rarest precious stones the green garnet is noted as extremely valuable. The gem is described as superb with a rich shade and brilliance surpassing that of the emerald.
A promotional note touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as improving digestion and organ health, claiming benefits for bowels liver and kidneys. It states prices of 25 and 50 cents and lists Tilden & Loughran as the sellers.
An old ad asks about a wife’s beauty and claims constipation indigestion and headache are caused. Karl's Clover Root Tea supposedly cures these for fifty years priced 25 and 50 cents with money back if unsatisfactory sold by Tilden and Loughran and Grove's advertises Purity Mocha and Java Coffee.
The Barry family reported a remarkable sequence as wife gives birth to twins, and a mare, a cow each produced two male offspring. William Barry first saw his twin sons then found two healthy colts in the stable and two newborn bull calves in the barn lot. All six newborns are described as vigorous and thriving.
Remove discolorations by brushing with acetic acid, wash in soapy water, and rub dry. Trim wicks just above charred line, clip corners, and use a dry cloth. Do not fill lamps fully, leave space for expansion, and turn wicks down after trimming to prevent odor and oil from spreading.
The article notes Queen Victoria owns three crowns but rarely wears them, mentioning a single crown appearance at a drawing room during her latest birthday celebrations. It describes a tiara from about forty years ago, weighing eight troy ounces, a gold shell encrusted with diamonds including 2 673 white stones and 523 rose brilliants.
The French government commissioned a female goldsmith to design a gift for the Empress of Russia. The piece features twelve gold medal lions bearing portraits of French women famed in politics literature or society. It begins with France’s first Christian queen and ends before the revolution, and was praised at the recent London women’s congress as especially suitable for women.
A physician warns overwork and underexercise cause nervous illnesses and urges preventive steps centered on physical development. He advises avoiding irritants such as noisy pens and squeaky needles while using sharp tools and soft garments to protect the nerves.
A three year fugitive bank cashier hiding in a seaside village is spotted when a cruiser sailor from the town recognizes him through a telescope while walking with a young woman as warships loom offshore. He is then reported to authorities.
A Minnesota man tames a young king fisher and trains it to catch fish. In summer the owner takes the bird to a river where fish abound and releases it. The bird soars high then dives to seize fish and presents them to its owner at his feet.
The article notes that Australian railroads prohibit ticketless travel by locking passengers in cars to stop theft. At each station passengers are hustled out through a turnstile and checked for tickets, exposing an antiquated practice in need of review.
A horse can draw on poor earth road about four times its load on its back. On good macadamized road it can pull ten times its load, on a wooden road twenty-five times, and on a street railway fifty eight times as much.
From Arequipa observatory at 8050 feet a black one inch spot on a white disk was seen on Mount Charchani eleven miles away through a 13 inch telescope. The sighting was reported from the Peru station and notes the precise angular distance and instrument used.
A new form of chloroform is now used in Varian hospitals during operations. It acts quickly, is less dangerous, and does not cause low mood or sickness as the older version did.
Des Moines trains depart daily at 7:00 a.m. for Peru and Afton Junction with service to St. Joseph Leavenworth and Kansas City. Marshalltown trains leave at 4:16 a.m. for Waterloo Cedar Falls and Dubuque Chicago with 10:55 a.m. Sunday and 10:40 p.m. daily departures.
Ten room modern house finished in hard pine with four upstairs bedrooms and closets. Six acres nearby six blocks from Main Street includes a good barn cave outbuildings well and cistern. Features hot air heat furnace large basement parlor dining room kitchen bath and carpeted floors. Inquiries to Jas Hale or Westerman McLain.
J C Myers of Liscomb Iowa reports buying land in Wells county North Dakota at five dollars an acre two years ago and declines a ten dollar offer even with improvements saying it will rise in value. A Richmond invites buyers to compare land farther from the railroad at under five dollars and to inquire in person. Excursion tickets to the Great American Exposition in Omaha Nebraska are offered at reduced Northwest Line rates from select stations with dates and details via Chicago and North Western Railway. Adams Bros advertises fresh vegetables from Olsenville daily.
All parties indebted to the undersigned are asked to call and settle with M. J. Adams who has been authorized to collect all accounts due said firm Adams Bros.
Homeseekers tickets go on sale June 20 and July 4 18 August 1 15 September 5 19 for trips to the south west and northwest at one fare plus 2.00 round trip. Tickets valid 21 days from sale. For details contact Mayle Leaf Route agents or F H Lord at 113 Adams St Chicago.
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