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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
3
A humorous quarrel unfolds between a city boarder and Farmer Hooks as they argue over two weeks of summer board for area and related costs. The boarder complains about charges from board, fish, scenery, funeral, and a lunar eclipse, while the farmer defends the bills and references national wealth at $100,000,000,000.
Passengers on deck cried Help Help as waves crashed and lifeboat lowering faltered. A famed political orator on board steadied spirits with a rallying address, while drowning passengers clung to his words until rescue boats reached them.
The piece notes an upcoming decision by a prominent society with uncertain date. It touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the best remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and liver and kidney troubles and urges a fair trial to prove its value.
A Chicago Inter Ocean reader recalls asking her husband about the term seat of war and learns it refers to the standing army use during weariness. She admires his patience and notes her own earlier ignorance.
The kitchen burns the stew and the chef orders adding spice for a bold menu change. Puck suggests renaming to reflect the new flavor profile.
An old remedy advertised to move the bowels each day for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and relief from sickness head ache. Sold at 25 and 50 cents.
Quote from the Indianapolis Journal contrasts summer vacation plans with notes that matured, implying plans were delayed by accompanying summer notes. No additional context or events are provided.
Each package of Putnam's Fapeless Dyes colors more goods than any other dye and colors them better too. Sold by all druggists.
A Chicago Daily News anecdote notes Max O'Rell says Paris moves so fast that even time seems to slip. The quip frames time as swift and cites a witty image about quicksand in hour glasses.
An advertisement touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments including nervous strain backaches and irregular menstruation. It claims direct action on the female organism cures inflammation and displacements and warns others as inferior or dangerous.
Des Moines July 30 The Iowa regents approve a cautious use of the 50 000 added support fund amid salary shifts for younger professors and steps toward automatic raises. They rename departments to colleges and plan new graduate work the Iowa school of political and social science and reorganize high school connections. Contracts for improvements and new buildings are completed with lower bids after bid modifications.
A witty line from the Detroit Journal mocks laughter at a parrot telling a man to stop while noting humor beyond a locksmith. An Atchison Globe quip remarks money through knowledge and praises industry and frugality in a humorous tone.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised for internal use with a price of 75 cents. The notice promotes relief from catarrh through internal consumption and mentions no other details.
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