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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
8
Mrs P L Cordier of Mannington Kentucky states her three year old daughter had a severe croup and doctors said she could not live. She gave her up to die then bought Foley's Honey and Tar. the first dose provided quick relief and saved the child's life.
A description extols The Des Moines Leader as a premier family newspaper with vast news service, extensive coverage, and strong editorial independence, noting its larger circulation than any other Iowa newspaper.
Dr W E Harriman invites special attention to surgical cases and offers glasses fitted. Office located in Hamilton Block over Thurstons hardware Ames Iowa. residence 8rd block west of Story County Bank. Telephone numbers listed for office and home.
E F Posegate of Ames Iowa advertises as a first class auctioneer for livestock and specialty sales. He offers sale by day or small commission, farm properties for sale, and promises satisfaction.
The Des Moines Daily News announces postpaid home delivery options for 1 year at $1, 6 months at 75 cents, or 3 months at 50 cents. It promises all news condensed for the busy reader with daily markets by telegraph and engaging literary matter for the family.
A historical notice claims spring coughs are dangerous and must be cured at once with a high grade remedy offered by Tilden and Loughran.
A testimonial from E. Boice of Somers Point New York credits DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with curing piles after one use. The ad warns to beware of imitations and to ask for De Witt’s from Tilden and Loughran.
Iowa Central Railway offers Tuesday only excursions to California at lower than ever rates through April 1901. Tickets also available to Washington Idaho Montana Oregon and British Columbia at unheard of low prices. Contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo 8 Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa for full particulars.
Anderson Riggs of Sunny Lane Texas credits two bottles of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with greater relief from ten years of indigestion than all prior medicines. Thousands have testified, noting cure as the inside track beyond prayer and other remedies.
A patient recalls a severe cold confining him to bed last winter and credits a bottle of Cough Cure with a speedy relief. The testimonial is signed by Houseman and partners at Matelaerney Papilden and Loughran.
A brief aphorism notes that increased personal difficulty drives higher borrowing demands, implying risk or desperation in lending contexts. The saying links stress with credit seeking and questions prudence in financial lending practices.
An advertisement claims Banner Salve rapidly cures sores, ulcers, boils and pimples labeling it the most healing salve in the world. The copy emphasizes quick relief and broad effectiveness.
A terse editorial line proclaims that nature erred in forming men who live only for themselves, suggesting a moral critique of selfish conduct and social responsibility.
Geo L Heard of High Tower Georgia reports eczema covering his baby. After applying Banner Salve, the rash subsided and sleep returned as the doctor endorsed perseverance, saying stick to it for it is doing more good than anything I have done for him. He who tastes every man s broth often burns his mouth.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association manages a farmer's exchange and conducts general real estate, loan, and insurance work. It handles grain and farm produce, coal and farm supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers, and installs electrical conductors on buildings.
An advertisement promotes $29.25 fares from Ames to California and Puget Sound via the North Western Line with tickets on sale every Tuesday until April 80 inclusive. It promises shortest travel time and scenic routes plus daily tourist car excursions with agents in Chicago. The rest urges Rodoliter cure for indigestion and digestion.
An old life insurance man recalls buyers who sought a large annuity. An actuary used insider knowledge from a doctor in the couple's hometown to lure them with a glittering offer. The two died within two years, the firm netting about ten percent of the payments.
The piece discusses spellbinders in campaigns, led by the national chairman who selects speakers, with ex presidents and ex speakers drawing crowds. The candidate should let the national committee schedule tours while the national committee covers expenses, and big orators command high fees. A related anecdote highlights Italian reception of a circus tour and a witty misunderstanding with Pisa officials.
The scene features John J. Ingalls addressing Senator Hoar with Senator Dawes nearby. Ingalls quips that his remarks were for the successor of Sumner, not Webster. The moment parallels Conkling’s reply to Thurman about turning to him, likening it to a Mussulman turn to Mecca and to English jurisprudence.
In a China scene the viceroy Li Hang Chang asks the American minister Conger about rain prayers. Conger explains Americans pray for rain and sometimes God answers, prompting a wry comparison to Chinese joss and a smile from the Earl.
A bachelor muses that educated women may know too much. The benedict advises him privately that if he marries and must stay long at the club, a wife could indeed know too much, as suggested in a Chicago Post note.
The oldest known artesian well was sunk at Lillers France in the twelfth century. A quote from the Atchison Globe notes that every thief causes many honest men to be suspected unjustly.
A lawyer at city hall told a zoo postmaster joke to clerks asking what oclock would it be if eaten by wild animals. The punch line Ate pm sparked laughter then the lawyer left for the court of appeals to try the riddle on the higher tribunal.
In Syracuse a cave carved as a giant ear, possibly a prison for Dionysius, amazes Maxwell Somerville who hears the echoing sound from paper taps. The guide demonstrates the reverberation as voices seem to multiply and fill the vaults before the traveler moves on toward Kabylia and the Sahara.
A Sabbath school teacher asks a first time pupil his name to add him to the roll. The boy says they call me Jimmie for short but my maiden name is James. A Buffalo child boastfully claims two maiden aunts and a maiden grandmother.
An English innkeeper refused payment of a £50 plus bill claiming the tippling act of 1751 caps liquor debt recoveries. A judge acknowledged the statute remains on the books and enforced its force in the case involving the son of a renowned throat specialist who ran up a large bill.
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