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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1894
Page
8
A collage of patent medicine claims and ad copy domi nates the page. Beecher and various quack cures are touted with testimonials and free samples. Park s Sure Cure Dr King s New Discovery and Mystic Cure appear among medical quackery notes.
The article notes waist styles named Spencer and ten rose evening waists in silk gauze or chiffon paired with black watered silk skirts. It highlights moire fabrics in stripes and dotted effects, ornate silk petticoats, and zesty new zephyr goods. A separate medical ad promises deafness cure via constitutional remedies with a $100 reward for catarrh-related cases.
Advertisement touts Compound Oxygen Treatment for asthma bronchitis and other ailments. Claims cures with inhalation, free consultation, home and office options, and testimonials. Promotes genuine product from Drs. Starkey and Palen with addresses in Philadelphia San Francisco and Toronto.
An advertisement touts a universal salve guaranteed to heal cuts and sores with money back if unsatisfied. It notes 25 cents per box from L M Bosworth and mentions Jane 2ly Howard Carleton Tripp, Iowa poet, about to lecturing with readings from his poems in Early Risers. D D Bales also promotes the famous pills for constipation and related issues.
A spring reminder urges women to use Ayer's Sarsaparilla to prevent summer skin troubles such as prickly heat hives sties boils and black heads. The ad suggests prevention is better than cure and promotes the product for seasonal comfort.
Hair care guidance advises washing bangs twice weekly in a alcohol and soft water mix. Dressers split the fringe into three parts and curl it back, then create a center curl, with a small front detail named the Lillian Russell curl, using a hot iron for shaping.
The passage notes that velvet should only be brushed with the softest surface. It mentions women making their own light whisks from tight rolls of soft cloth and using a new hare’s foot, sold for powder, as an alternative due to its softness and sturdiness.
A method uses clean fine sand warmed in an oven to dry and press flowers and ferns. Place upright flowers in sand, cover with more sand using a spoon to avoid damage, and allow several days to dry. Pansies stay colorful and shaped. ferns like maidenhair look natural when preserved this way.
The article explains that a Japanese child is considered 1 year old on January 1 following birth regardless of birth month. Each additional year adds one year after that, using a 12 month cycle just as in other systems.
A recipe method describes combining sour cream sugar and vanilla with eggs then folding in a baking powder sifted flour. Roll cut fry until brown then dust with powdered sugar. Maintain a very soft dough for best results.
A simple method to clean a bottle uses torn newspaper pieces placed in the bottle. Add warm soapsuds with a touch of ammonia, shake well, then rinse thoroughly before reuse.
Instructions describe rooting rose cuttings by placing a branch through a four inch flower pot with sand and dry earth. Keep warm, water sparingly, trim stem later, and tie pot to stalk to stabilize. Roots form, then transplant once sturdy.
Blood from the lungs is bright and frothy. Check by giving small ice bits with the chest and head elevated and the patient quiet. While waiting for a physician, hazel can be given in half teaspoon doses every half hour.
A simple cleaning tip recommends adding a small amount of turpentine to stove blacking to wet and soften it. The result lasts longer on the surface and appears brighter than when using water.
Use a soft small rag or sponge and tepid water to clean each leaf on both sides. Treat stems the same way with a gentle rub. A soft brush helps for rough leafed plants and avoids damage.
The American Dramatists' club calls a meeting to discuss methods to halt play piracy. E. J. Henley and Maurice Barrymore plan to collaborate next season in a new play by Barrymore. May Irwin will star in a John J. McNally comedy next season. Frederic de Belleville leads a spring season with Fanny Gillette in a strong company in Hoadman.
The edition accuses Carnegie Steel of selling defective armor plate and faulty gun carriage castings to the government. Inspectors allegedly marked perfect plates, while worthless samples passed final trials at Indian Head, leaving ships Monterey and New York outfitted with inferior armor. The piece questions whether Carnegie sanctioned the fraud or if it reflects standard steelmaker practices and cites a suspected acting workman swapping castings for the government.
The article compares Dutch relief methods with American poorhouses citing public farms and forced labor colonies as Dutch practice. It notes a 5000 acre district with model farms and free or forced labor options for paupers. It then describes a new artificial marble process for interiors and its benefits. It ends with Hawaiian Portuguese mass meeting favoring annexation by the United States and loyalty to the provisional government.
The United States government states it will not initiate further silver conferences but will join if invited by European powers, signaling willingness to participate in an international meeting on the issue.
Colonel Breckinridge adopted a biblical defense line from Adam in the Garden of Eden to frame his stance. The text shows fragmentary, unclear details about the argument and its context for the historical period.
The piece advises using three foot fences for Brahmas and other large breeds, brooding chicks before feeding, and withholding food for 12 hours after hatching. It warns against hard floors causing swollen feet, recommends soft ground, daily fresh water, a sunlit dusting area, and sharp grit, and urges rapid growth to two pounds then market.
Willard has given Marie Bur roughs rights to Judah for next season while Julia Marlowe's company takes a rest in New York before resuming work.
A grease spot may be removed from plush by pouring a little turpentine on the spot and rubbing dry with soft flannel. Brush the pile of the plush up and hang in the open air. A child’s plush coat may be cleaned with a teaspoonful of borax in a quart of water applied with a soft sponge.
A cake recipe using six eggs and equal weights of sugar and flour. Beat whites and yolks separately, fold with sugar, sifted flour, and hot water, then add flour, whisky, and finally the stiffened whites. Bake promptly in pans for a quick sponge cake.
Instructions describe mixing flour with cold water then simmering to form a white cement like paste. Thick mixtures can be cast into plaster to create durable, polished articles.
Household tip advises rubbing the copper bottom of a coffee pot or teakettle with a paste of buttermilk and salt. This method brightens the copper with less effort than using ashes and yields a brighter shine.
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