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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1880
Page
4
Grandma recalls her courtship with Jedediah a young beau and a supposed bear encounter that turned out to be her pony Pet. The story widens to reflections on mothers and fathers shaping sons, contrasting parental influence and youth.
A Persian noble seeks a cure for paralysis with electric shocks at a telegraph office but is frightened by the effect. The article then promotes Pyrethrum roseum as a safe, effective mosquito repellent, describing its use as a smoke or powder to drive away insects and ease summer pests.
A lawyer, pressed to apologize to the court, rose with dignity and admitted fault saying your honor is right and I am wrong as your honor generally is. The judge appeared dazed while a lecturer joked that if all the world were blind the sight would be melancholy.
Alberta of McDaniels claims a long illness of kidney inflammation and nervous facial twitching, saying Day's Kidney Pad cured her. She vows to promote its merits to others.
A man and woman believed to be John and Kate Bender were arrested in Dodge County Nebraska after being found near Colfax and Rickland station. The couple said they planned to head to Kansas, while authorities seek a requisition from the Kansas governor. Witnesses claim the Benders killed several at their house and a family with two children buried alive, with the man identified as McGregor.
A description outlines a novelty summer laugh pattern starting with a sly te-he then rising to Ha ha ha and Oh, the breathless pause and blush, ending in a crescendo of unconstrained hilarity. The piece notes the laugh’s adaptability to different mouths and its likely popularity at summer resorts.
Fifth Ward councilman J Jackson Smith endorsed St Jacobs Oil to a notable politician famed for rheumatic suffering, claiming complete cure through its use. The letter echoes readers recalling old remedies and explores the origin of the expressionGoto, while praising Hamburg Drops for liver disease and general health improvements.
The piece argues that a medicine with vast reach and medical endorsement shows genuine success. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a leading American remedy for fever, liver issues, dyspepsia, and debility, noting its broad support, large production, and strong recoveries across diverse patients. It ends with a fragment about Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners.
A promotional notice offers a free book on the liver covering torpid liver jaundice biliousness and related conditions. Readers are instructed to send their address to SF indecr in New York City, N Y, to receive the treatise and roctabs.
A sprawling 1880 advertisement urges the Voltaic Belt Co to send Electro-Voltaic Bells on a 30 day trial and touts quick cures. It cites Noves Bros. & Cutler of St. Paul praising Dr. E. B. Halliday's Blood Purifier, claims Western readers tire of Eastern humbugs, and promotes Green's August Flower as a universal remedy. It includes testimonials from Dr. A. Ramsar and G. W. Stamm endorsing Warner's Kidney and Liver Cure.
A claim is made that Dr Williams Indian Ointment cures blind bleeding itching and ulcerated piles. The text cites testimonials from James Carroll of Tecoma Nevada and notes extensive sales and a $10000 reward for a better remedy. Sold wholesale and retail.
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