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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
3
A newspaper blurb warns that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia, which weakens lungs and raises tuberculosis risk. It endorses Foldy’s Honey and Tar as a remedy to stop coughs, heal lungs, and prevent pneumonia, noting other ads for Plymouth Rock cockerels and La grippe coughs.
Don’t neglect coughs and colds in spring as cases rise from carelessness. One Minute Beare Cure promises immediate, safe relief for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and related throat and lung troubles. Postmaster OC Dawson of Illinois endorses it as the best cough medicine and a saver of many illnesses. Children’s favorite. Loughran & Baner.
Auction note from Geo Wuirg offering land in Polk Kittson Red Lake counties Minnesota. Emphasizes wild and improved plots with fast appreciated prices and potential high returns. Invites interested buyers to view maps and discuss excursion rates at his Stephens block office opposite McCarthy Lee’s.
Edw Mehler of Union Bottling Works in Re, Pa credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with ending his lifelong stomach troubles after trying many remedies and doctors. The ad notes Kodol digests what you eat and encourages others to try it. Also mentions first farm mortgage loans from F L Meredith.
An old advertisement urges scavenger work and cistern cleaning via White's hardware store. It promotes Candy Headache Wafers as a new poison free headache remedy from Loughran & Bauer and Foley's Kidney Cure claiming safe kidney and bladder relief.
A Batesville Indiana resident A J Nusbaum recounts three months of severe cold unrelieved by druggist preparations and a physician's remedies until Foley’s Honey and Tar cured him. Loughran & Bauer advertise accident insurance. The Bankers Accident Insurance Co. reports high Iowa claims with agent 48 F L Merpin.
An old pestering warning about hunting a tiger with bird-shot and praising Scott's Emulsion to halt disease. A misheard bill prompt shows quick wit in handling a doctor bill. A joke about a Missouri youth and a maternal romance prediction ends the snippet.
Crop conditions report favorable seeding and plowing conditions in Des Moines area with seed germination awaiting warmer temperatures. Seeding of small grain near completion while corn plowing advances. hay outlook weak due to slow grass growth and clover meadow damage. fruit trees generally sound except peaches. livestock condition below average with no disease losses reported.
The piece outlines the arrival of The Speaker, a celebrated show horse, in central Iowa. It details his pedigree, appearance, and reputation, plus breeding terms and the 1902 season schedule across Ames and nearby locations. It notes the owners F E Morris and J B Sims and cautions on Sunday business.
The editor reflects on welcome sights of city sprinklers and hopeful April showers, noting both blessings arrived sparingly. The piece frames anticipation as key to enjoying natural and urban improvements during the hopeful spring period.
A large fire in Crookston Minnesota completely wiped out John H. Boyd’s barns and property. Vehicles and business equipment were lost and his fine horses perished. Total loss estimated between six and eight thousand dollars.
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