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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1895
Page
8
The page presents a garbled excerpt using racial slurs and dialect about white and Black people. It appears as period advertising or pamphlet style prose critiquing or reflecting white supremacist rhetoric. The odd OCR renders incomplete phrases and misspellings, making exact meaning unclear.
A comic exchange features Parson Tenthly affirming a wife’s rest in heaven while Kerzogg, noting his suffragist wife, questions if she may be urging reform in the afterlife. The parson firmly replies that she is at rest.
A mother buys a second copy to read a health article on housework. The daughter asks if it contains anything wrong, and the mother says she cannot find fault after reading the piece through.
A commentator notes that a politician's backing of a candidate often provokes sympathy and engagement among supporters but rarely converts opponents. The piece highlights how passion fuels enthusiasm yet fails to broaden backing.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that improves health by cleansing kidneys liver and bowels. It claims universal satisfaction and medical approval, notes the product is free of objectionable substances, and states it is sold in 50c and 1 bottles by druggists and manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A humorous verse from Truth by M L Rayne lampoons a cheerful young woman during Lent. The speaker praises her playful mischief and fashion, imagining love’s arithmetic amid Easter prep and violet penitent attire as he sighs for a kneeling companionship.
A Pelham's Pharmacy letter promotes No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco habits with testimonials from J C Fogleman and Asheville police chief H S Hawkins. The notes claim long tobacco use ended after using the product, and emphasize a money back guarantee. The piece frames the ad as a public confidence check in 1894 Asheville North Carolina.
Treetop reports a brisk reply noting the son’s college progress as “Very good” with a quip about ranking ninety eighth in a class of one hundred.
Dashaway recalls a vivid dream about riding the elevated road. Cleverton asks why it felt real, and Dashaway reveals waking to find themselves hanging from a chandelier. The exchange mirrors humorous dialogue from the New York World.
In a witty exchange, Quericus asks what becomes of New Jersey mosquitoes in winter. Witticus quips that Jerseyites use them as ice-picks, reflecting playful regional humor without literal ecological claim.
A man from Wabash Minnesota, Mr Young, locked his wife in their home while another husband from Pekin Wisconsin, Mr Potts, locked his wife out. Both women sue for divorce, reflecting marital strain and legal action.
Count Tolstoi publishes Priceless Wealth and the Trouble Attached to It. Scotch banks cut deposits to 1 percent. Siegfried Wagner to premiere a new symphonic poem in London based on Schiller. Snow statue exhibit in Brussels marks a charity festival. Bicycle makers liable for damages in France after structural faults. Berlin plans an international art exhibition led by Anton von Werne. French war office tests hay based foraging bricks. Madagascar yields alluvial and reef gold near Antananarivo. Vienna philanthropist Treitl leaves 250,000 florins to science and charities. Dieulafoy elected to Academie des Inscriptions. Mme Dieulafoy earns Legion of Honor and public attire rights.
A visitor tells the city editor about a coming divorce case. He says McSwigger found the co respondent in his wife’s room and shot four times but missed, and now plans to sue for divorce. The twist: the reporter adds he is the co respondent.
A man in Boston, rushing to help a fainting woman, mistook a bottle of mucilage for camphor and bathed her face. Onlookers commented that his intention showed good spirit though the mistake was awkward.
Aunt Eliza and Uncle Hiram ride from Hayville and stop at the station after a train journey. They paid a man $2 to arrange a viewing of the city sky scrapers with no extra charge, sparking triumph in Uncle Hiram. The Chicago Record notes the exchange as part of a small city travel moment.
A clipped New York World excerpt shows a tense exchange referencing Amos Moses and Ephraim Johnson Reckon. The dialogue hints at recognition and a shared history, with no clear event or outcome described beyond personal confrontation.
Saidso complains the questions became tense during cross examination and accuses the lawyers of being overly aggressive. Herdso asks what happened next, and Saidso notes the cross examination grew more heated.
A series of maxims offers homely wisdom on pride patience and work noting fortune prison heaven traffic and human folly. The lines contrast talent risk and virtue with caution about arrogance and deception while praising effort and rewards.
A compilation of disparate facts and quirky statements including disease notes in babies, tailless cats in Siam, Paris charity living, the khedive cycling, Handel composing Messiah in 24 days, Paris cabmen smoking bans, and global statistics on population, coal, quinine use, and plant cataloging.
If you suffer malaria constipation biliousness kidney trouble or dyspepsia this restorative can help. Nervousness loss of appetite and sleep and loss of vigor are also aided by it. Eminent physicians endorse it and the verdict of the people and press confirms its value. Take it regularly.
The quotation credits Innocent III with wielding the greatest temporal power of any pope, highlighting his political influence beyond spiritual authority.
The Texas Coast country competes with California as a profitable area for pears and grapes. A single season produced six thousand dollars worth from thirteen acres, suggesting potential for replication. G. T. Nicholson of the Santa Fe Route offers a free pamphlet about Texas and invites readers to contact a nearby agent for ticket rates and travel options.
A devotional line expresses that Christian forbearance embodies God speaking to sinners, urging repentance in a moral reflection suitable for a religious page.
An ad promises free illustrated cards explaining why men suffer nervous troubles and fail to act. Mail name and address to Sterling Remedy Co. at 10 Spruce Street New York or 45 Randolph Street Chicago mentioning this paper for delivery.
The Chicago Scale Co manufactures steel frames for premium wagon scales designed to last a generation, making them cheaper than wood. They produce every variety of standard scales and offer low prices plus catalogs with a thousand useful articles upon application.
Iron pavements, recently common in soee and thought new, were used in London in 13/7. The note highlights early adoption of iron street surfaces and regional examples.
An advertisement page lists H. and H. Will cleaning services for silks, ribbons, curtains, and carpets, with pricing for moth-proofing and renovations. It also promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption, Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve, Hegeman's Camphor Ice, Mrs Wixson's Soothing Syrup for teething, and Chicago Scale Co. products. Multiple quotes and proverbs accompany the ads.
Twenty San Francisco women have formed a whistling class taught by Miss Gertrude Judd. Applicants undergo tests of ear, range, and mouth formation before admission. Judd says whistlers must have cast iron lungs, good health, and perseverance, noting whistle tones resemble singing's vocal sound with a distinct mouth position.
A vivid reflection contrasts wealthy parishioners fussing over a meal with the biblical courage of Daniel. It argues it is better to be in the lion s den with God than outside without Him, highlighting steadfast faith amid worldly complaints.
On a Broadway car at Herald Square a loud talking woman of about forty clashed with her younger escort. She boasted her birthday was tomorrow while he teased her with a playful guess of forty two, provoking amusement and a modest exit demand from the pair as riders stifled laughter.
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