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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1903
Page
8
The Fijians believe a youth or maiden who dies before wedding rites risks eternal wandering. A whale’s tooth is placed in the corpse’s hand and used to hurl at a tree guiding souls to heaven or hell.
The tale from Sewell Ford’s Horses Nine recalls Skipper, once the force’s pride and a national show winner. For a year he entertained visitors, admired by the mayor and the chief, before a spavin ended his posting life and Jerome Reddy’s hidden treatment led to a somber farewell.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that Carling and Harling have grown from private diversions to organized tournaments. Handball and discus throw now appear in many athletic clubs and major meets. Golf traces its roots to Scotland, while hurling remains the enduring traditional Irish sport.
The record cites Joshua describing 5000 ambushing behind Ai to lure the king and army into a decisive flank strike by Israel. It recalls Leonidas at Thermopylae fallen to a rear trap by a traitor led Persian forces. Hannibal’s near treachery against Rome used Mago hidden among reeds to lure Romans and strike from behind.
A Glasgow Times quip contrasts a traveler asking for historic places in Perthshire with a local who jokes that the Black Castle was historic in the past but is not now. The exchange highlights shifting meanings of the term historic in a rural setting.
A dialogue cites a wife arresting her husband over repeating comments in political elections. The exchange notes accusations of repetition and ties to bigamy. The Catholic Standard and Times presents the quip as a social repetition joke.
A fragment from Brooklyn Life presents a Parson asking for forgiveness for Casey after a brick throw and a Patient urging patience until Ogit heals, framing a religious exhortation on mercy and restraint. The dialogue implies communal seeking of reconciliation amid a tense event.
Dialogue between a leading lady and her manager reveals a resolve about travel options and the impracticality of flying as a means to return home. The exchange hints at constraints facing performers linked to a defunct opera company.
Timbers of oak keep the old homestead standing through the years. It pays to use the right stuff. Men of oak are men in rugged health, with bodies made of sound materials. Childhood lays the foundation for a sturdy constitution. Scott's Emulsion stimulates growing powers, building a firm foundation. Scott & Bowne, Chemists, 409-415 Pearl Street, New York, 60c and $1.00, all druggists.
The Passenger Department of the Illinois Central Railroad mails monthly farming circulars on fruit growing vegetables stock raising dairying and more to farmers and homeseekers in Kentucky West Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana free upon request.
In a Chicago Tribune quip, Mrs Odsent’s husband is praised as the young man who saved her life during a glove sale crush at Spotcash. The remark notes the husband was obtained at a bargain counter, reflecting playful humor about a lifesaving act.
A Washington Star exchange quotes a writer on imagination and writing success. The author says each book is imagined as a hit and a fortune, while the interviewer notes imagination as a great tax on creativity.
Opinion noted by the cynical bachelor that the original bone of contention was a rib referencing a quotation from the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mabel married the dissipated Flutterby to reform him. She is reportedly satisfied as his uncle died last week leaving him half a million.
During a tour of the diamond fields Lord Randolph Churchill viewed a vast parcel of diamonds and quipped All for the vanity of woman. A woman in the crowd replied And the depravity of man expressing a sharper contrast.
Public Occurrences began in Boston in 1690 as the first American newspaper and was quickly suppressed by colonial governing authorities.
A Batesville Indiana man writes of a three month cold that resisted drugs and a physician therapy until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him after several doses. He warns against substitutes and notes the remedy’s effectiveness.
A vintage ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure clears the kidneys and bladder without harmful ingredients. The copy asserts safety and effectiveness of the remedy.
A warning about neglected colds leading to pneumonia and weakened lungs. The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar can stop coughing heal the lungs and prevent pneumonia. It also promotes Man Er Vine a nerve tonic and blood purifier by Loughran & Bauer to strengthen worn out men and women.
A new sixty page illustrated prospectus from the Chicago and North-Western Railway promotes the state’s scenic beauties and industrial and transportation advantages. It targets travelers to the Pacific Coast and can be ordered for four cents in stamps from W. B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago. Pneumonic follows a cold but never after using Foley's Honey and Tar, which stops coughs heals lungs and prevents pneumonia according to Loughran and Bauet.
On the first and third Tuesdays in November December and January February March and April 1908 the Iowa Central Railway will sell excursion tickets for home seekers to western southern and southeastern points at a rate of one fare plus 4200 for a round trip limiting 21 days from sale. For full details inquire at any Iowa Central ticket office or address A B Curts G P and T A 29 28 Minneapolis Minn.
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