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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
8
An advertisement from Loughran and Baner touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as containing all digestive fluids to aid digestion. It asserts the product restores the stomach to its natural condition and provides relief from dyspepsia.
Advertisement for Recto piles remedy promising full refund if it fails to cure. Mentions a pile free with each package and a 4ly L. M. Bosworth signature. Claims easy regular bowels prevent serious complications and praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as safe and effective by Loughran & Bauer.
The Iowa Baptist Sunday School Assembly will run August 4 to 17 at Iowa Falls. The Iowa Central Railway offers excursion tickets at one and one third fare round trip from Iowa points on the certificate plan. For details contact Iowa Central ticket agents. A reader from Beirne Arkansas reports relief from constipation after using DeWitt's Little Early Risers and recommends them.
Dr W E Harriman offers specialized attention to surgical cases and fitting of glasses. Office located in Hamilton Block above Thurstons hardware Ames Iowa with residence near Story County Bank and a shared telephone service.
James White of Bryantsville Indiana says DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured running sores on both legs after six years of suffering with no help from doctors. Loughran Bauer promote Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming it digests what you eat to rest the stomach and aid digestion.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association runs a farmer's exchange and general real estate business. It negotiates farm loans writes insurance and handles grain produce coal and farm supplies. It also offers Chautauquan literature chemical fire extinguishers and electrical conductor installations for buildings.
Treasury Department anecdote recalls General Rosecrans who bought a box of cigars for guests then forgot them. A visiting friend lights one and finds the aroma and taste spoiled by camphor, prompting Rosecrans to inspect his drawer for camphor balls.
A set of cautions against ostentation and loudness in behavior. Emphasizes modesty, action over words, politeness as diplomacy, and avoiding universal judgments. Draws on St. Louis Post-Dispatch remark about critics and self-improvement.
An engineer recalls a near disaster caused by a pig near the tracks and a red shirt mistaken for a signal. He describes the moment of panic as he approached a curve and saw the red “flag” but realized it was a clothesline flag from a shanty, not a signal, and narrowly avoided disaster.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a bygone era when herrings were so abundant in Newfoundland waters that unrestricted slaughter was tolerated. Seines held thousands of barrels until they perished, and poaching vessels dumped catch to evade accusation.
The London Spectator recounts a public address to children where a famed speaker defines epitome by saying it means synopsis. He explains the term to illustrate the life of St. Paul in simple terms, noting some children may be too young to understand the word.
A diplomat discusses a stalemate with a friend asking about an irresistible force and an immovable body. He suggests mutual restraint and concessions could avert crisis and lead to an amicable settlement, as noted by Puck.
Mary Thacher Higginson recalls a dawn when a peaceful lake scene turned violent as a shot rang out and killed waterfowl. The haunting incident left a broken flock with torn plumage, fading into the mist as memory of that day lingers.
An English traveler reports 16 100 uninhabited islands between Madagascar and India, with about 600 inhabited. Islands range from an acre to a mile long, often granitic with rich soil and streams, ringed by coral reefs.
In Arundel a clever taxidermist saved his dinner when a man asked to buy only the pheasant body. The taxidermist had the bird plated with flour and warned the customer that the white powder was arsenic, preventing the buyer from taking the bird and saving the meal for the cook’s supper.
A lawless sounding Arizona justice of the peace presides over an assault case and after ordering the defendant to stand up proclaims that there is no evidence and that if guilty the punishment is light while if not guilty it serves as a lesson, mocking the court and the law.
An 85 year old Scotsman plans to buy freehold land but the owner offers a 999 year lease instead. The buyer, wary of time slipping away, doubts the arrangement and declines. The London Outlook presents the parable on cautious negotiations and long leases.
Dialog from Brooklyn Life shows Mrs Symperly and Mrs Ranger discussing postdivorce life with humor. Mrs Ranger notes life feels real again though the piano remains a familiar feature with a different make.
A note claims South American mate tea can sustain life for many days without hunger pangs.
A Chicago News quote notes a woman securing a job opportunity over a man, highlighting gender dynamics in employment and competition in the city.
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