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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
3
The article recounts Napoleon I’s memory for Roman civil law. It explains how, during his youth as a lieutenant under arrest, he studied a bulky digest in a prison room chair and cupboard. By ten days of confinement he absorbed Justinian’s and Roman legislation decisions.
The article argues that bombardment demoralizes soldiers beyond visible wounds. It explains that shell bursts injure the brain and spinal cord, causing lasting fear and tremors. Similar effects occur in railway collisions, where sturdy individuals become nervous and weak even without physical injuries.
Mrs Brown, drawn by a fire and water sale bargain, buys a bound copy of The Life of General Grant. Her brother praise turns to a German edition, prompting laughs about its suitability for reading aloud each evening.
A patient faces imminent death and asks for his bill. The doctor confirms the end is near and the patient insists on paying now. He insists on the motto pay as you go and settles the bill before dying.
The exchange notes that Bluegore, the millionaire's son, is both the richest and poorest reporter in the city, with the City Editor calling him a unique figure in journalism.
Chemical analysis found ash gum dextrin and other substances in roast ed coffee berries. Microscope revealed wheat grains starch vegetable debris and animal hairs. The berries were exquisitely molded for deception.
Native girls in Samoa wind live harmless snakes around their necks and arms as ornamental attire for dances in certain districts, a local custom noted in Two Republics.
The painter Rubens received twenty thousand dollars for his grand ceiling work in the Whitehall house banqueting hall. The area covered by the painting is about 400 yards, yielding a rate near fifty dollars per yard.
The Mexican Herald notes the evangelistas in Plazuela de Belem and Plazuela Santo Domingo offering letter writing services for illiterate clients. They draft love and blackmailing letters for a fee from 3 to 9 cents or more, provide envelope addressing and stamps for extra, and mainly serve ignorant customers unfamiliar with mail procedures.
In a southern town visit for a reading Riley quips he will tour if shown no new courthouse town hall bridge gas well school and jail, noting he has seen them all a hundred times in many towns and they wear him out before the curtain.
A Philadelphia Press exchange contrasts a moral man and a practical man as they condemn a man who uses religion as a cloak. The moral man denounces hypocrisy while the practical man ridicules the flimsy nature of such religious pretense.
Mrs Blykins quotes the Chinese minister who finds American women's costumes ridiculous. Mr Blykins agrees that the view would change if the wearer paid for them, implying a cultural clash over fashion and expense.
In a forest note the author argues thickly planted trees best protect against avalanches. Snow in the woods cannot easily shift and, when masses from slopes collide with timber, the trees form a strong barrier. After overturning some trees the avalanche’s progress is arrested.
A compact account describes how bees were used as weapons of war during the siege of Themiscyra in Pontus and in Chester in England. Romans and Saxons employed bees from hives to harry besieging forces, causing stings that immobilized attackers and shifted outcomes.
A Lincoln anecdote recounts two Quakerwomen on a railroad discussing war’s end. One says Jefferson will win because Jefferson is a praying man, and so is Lincoln, but the Lord will think Lincoln is joking. The tale is framed as Lincoln’s favored newspaper story about himself.
A dialogue scene after a wedding features Maud and Harold debating who is the winner in love. The bride asserts she has won and, humorously, that she is the won as they become one.
The article notes patient industry in Tien tsin where 600,000 kilograms of hog bristles exported last year are sorted by length. Each bristle is picked out measured and bundled by corresponding length with numerous length categories used.
The Iowa Central General Passenger Department released a compact pamphlet titled Clear Lake Iowa and the Oaks. It highlights Clear Lake as a charming resort with sections on sailing bathing and the Oaks Hotel plus water scenes and how to reach the area. Copies are available from railway agents or Geo S Ratty in Marshalltown Iowa.
L. M. Bosworth warns readers that counterfeit Witch Hazel Salve products imitate DeWitt's but contain irritants risking skin damage. The notice urges using the original De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles injuries and skin diseases.
Japanese clerks are now employed in a considerable number of London stores and give satisfaction.
In India thousands die from famine while in America many fear hunger amid malnutrition. The advertisement claims Kodo Dyspepsia Cure digests all food instantly and cures stomach troubles. L. M Bosworth is named as the promoter.
An advertising pitch asserts millions will be spent on politics this year and compares campaign funding to nourishment for the body. It promotes a digestive aid product, claiming it cures stomach troubles and allows eating foods freely, attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
An advertisement warns against counterfeiters of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It contrasts a somnambulist and a wolf in a table as comic illustrations and urges buyers to take only DeWitt's Salve, claiming it cures piles and skin diseases. By L. M. Bosworth.
A provocative line asserts a woman cannot reflect nature because she is preoccupied with her own image. The remark frames gendered vanity as the obstacle to truthful representation.
The Des Moines Daily News promotes daily postpaid delivery at 1 dollar per year 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. It promises condensed news for the busy reader daily markets by telegraph and literary items for the family with address to The News Des Moines Iowa.
Fragmentary text shows a reference to Marys Academy and a young man condemned to perpetual childhood by September 4. The era’s tone suggests a moral or educational note, with emphasis on industrious behavior and self-improvement within a religious or community context.
Compton is the piano man of Ames Homeseekers Best Route. The Iowa Central Railway is the direct line for Homeseekers excursionists. Tickets sold on first and third Tuesdays to western southern and northwest points at one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Includes Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo. Contact coupon ticket agents for sale dates and territories. Geo. 8. Barry G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
A terse saying urges swift living and avoiding unnecessary fault finding. It emphasizes brevity and focus on what matters, warning that life is brief and opportunities quickly pass.
Cedar Rapids Iowa hosts the Iowa Firemans Tournament from August 7 to 10 1900. The Iowa Central Railway offers a one fare round trip ticket sale August 6 7 limited to return Anglish. For details contact ticket agents or Geo G Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa. 15-3
Citizens in Erie Pennsylvania have started a drive to raise a monument honoring Captain Gridley commander of the Olympia in the Manila Bay battle. Local groups report interest from veterans and civic leaders as they seek support and funding for the project.
Ticket sales announced by Iowa Central Railway offering one fare round trip to several gatherings including the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Chicago, the Society of American Florists in New York, and other regional conventions. Sale dates begin August 20 to 25 with returns by September 1. certificate plans apply on many routes. Also includes unrelated notes on kidney health and a remark about Easter hats.
Batty G P Z a Iowa Central Ry Marshalltown Iowa promotes a pretty souvenir of Clear Lake Iowa as a summer resort. Special low rates include board and lodging at Lake Lore Hotel during July and August. Ask Iowa Central ticket agents for fall particulars.
Knig hts of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters plan a Waterloo Iowa gathering August 6 to 9 1900. Chicago Great Western Ry offers excursion tickets August 4 to 8 good for return August 10 at one third fare. Inquiries to Great Western Agent or H Lord G P T A 118 Adams St Chicago.
The coolest place in the country during July and August is Clear Lake Iowa. The Iowa Central Railway sells round trip tickets including two seven and fourteen days board at the Lake Shore Hotel at very low rates. For full information booklets, ask Iowa Central agents or address Geo. 8 Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
The Evangelical Association Waterloo Iowa convention runs Aug 28 1900 with the Chicago Great Western Ry offering excursion tickets Aug 20 26 on certificate plan. Return Aug 28 at one third fare. Inquiries to Great Western Agents or F H G P T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
The G A R National Encampment convenes in Chicago from August 27 to September 1, 1900. The Chicago Great Western Railway sells round trip excursion tickets at one fare, for travel Aug 5 to Aug 29, valid to Sept 1 with possible extension to Sept 30, 50 percent extra. Tickets available via Great Western agents in Chicago.
Illinois Central announces low rate excursions to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Ogden Salt Lake City Hot Springs Spearfish Deadwood Rapid City Custer Sheridan Casper and more. Tickets from stations north of Cairo Paducah paired with one fare plus $2 round trip. Limits apply with stopovers and final return by October 31 1900.
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