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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
7
The Iowa Central Railway offers very low summer excursion rates to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return travel by October. The Minnesota resorts are praised for superior fishing and healthful recreation. Consult Iowa Central agents for details.
Union National Bank of Ames Iowa announces prompt attention to collections under the leadership of President W M Greeley Vice President Henry Wilson and Cashier Gro H Trupen.
Advertisement of money transfer by draft. banks listed include Bankers' National Bank Chicago National City Bank New York Valley National Bank Des Moines promoting drafts as the cheapest method to send funds.
N Jackson of Danville Alabama says her daughter suffered a bad cough settled on the lungs before using Foley’s Honey and Tar which cured her after many failed remedies. The ad cites Loughran and Bauer as suppliers.
A promotional notice warns against neglecting a cold and touts Cough Care as a quick remedy for coughs croup and throat and lung troubles. It also advertises rail excursion rates from Iowa Central to Denver Black Hills and western points with specific travel windows and final ticket limits October 31 1902.
This piece extols Suwaroff as a brilliant but small man whose strength lay in mind and character. It recounts his frugal life, disdain for dress, and hard regimen of cold baths and plain food. It notes his habit of crowing at night and a strategic ruse that caught enemies off guard at Ismail.
A survey of translation mishaps shows an Italian paper rendering Kipling as Distracted Mendicant and a French editor misinterpreting a locust as a grasshopper for a Cooper spy. Footnotes reveal amusing blunders about domestic tools and gigantic grasshoppers at mansion doors.
Frank M. Chapman notes a bluejay as a self assured, aggressive bird that outshines many men, vocal in fall and winter yet silent when others sing, guarding its nest sight and withholding its love song for its mate. The passage contrasts jay traits with other birds like the robin, catbird, and thrasher. Century.
A child tries to reason about spills and quarrels, claiming it was ink spilled not salt, prompting a mother to explain the common belief about salt causing quarrels and the boy’s clever aside.
The Outlook argues zeal without knowledge inspires life and fuels learning, while knowledge without zeal stagnates. It praises pioneers whose enthusiasm surpassed their study, noting that the greatest achievements come from ardent, active effort rather than mere books.
A Washington Star excerpt depicts Mr. Erastus Pinkley recounting lending money to buy a mule. He defends the loan as a shrewd trade move, insisting it was not business but a good chance to secure the best deal.
A humorous quote notes a gambler’s obsession with games of chance. He frequents a restaurant that prints menus in French, yet he admits knowing no French at all.
A reflective note urges patient progress by tackling one task at a time. It champions mental liberty through disciplined, calm study and contentment with small steps toward growth.
V VanDorn of Birmingham Alabama reports twenty years of severe catarrh improved after two days with Dr Geo Leininger's Formaldehyde Inhaler, sold for 50 cents with guarantee by Coyes Pharmacy. Also an alpine hat model and an Alpine themed Rocky Mountain Tea pitch tout a pretty and sensible girl as a selling point.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana describes three months of severe cold. After ineffective medicines and doctor's prescriptions, he used Foley's Honey and Tar and received complete relief after eight doses. Refuse substitutes. Loughran Bauer.
Advertisements claim Foley's Kidney Cure will restore kidney and bladder health without containing injurious substances. The text emphasizes safety and effectiveness for bladder concerns.
An early 20th century advertisement warns that a neglected cold may lead to pneumonia and weakened lungs. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung protection, touts La Grippe cures, and touts Rooke Mountain Tea and farm mortgage loans offered by L. M. Bosworth and F. L. Meredith.
A Sioux City man recalls his 11 year old boy being poisoned by weed or plant and rubbed into the eyes during a picnic. After applying Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, the boy recovered. The ad touts the salve as a cure for skin diseases, cuts, burns, and insect bites while warning against counterfeits.
An old advertisement touts Doctor Geo Leininger for formal de hydrate kidney tablets claiming cure for kidney disease by flushing germs from blood and preventing uric acid buildup. It urges sufferers to try the remedy, offered in 25 and 50 cent sizes with a free trial at Coye's Pharmacy.
Bergs Candy markets Headache Wafers claiming a safe effective relief with no poisons. The advertisement touts it as a pleasant cure and assures quick relief for headaches.
An advertisement proclaims Man-Er-Vine as a powerful nerve tonic and blood purifier that rebuilds nerves like steel in worn out men and women, claiming renewed vitality and strength.
Fragment from a newspaper item highlights a seal or emblem tied to a Minnesota flour brand and credits T J Mitter & Son as the (likely) supplier or printer, with sparse readable context. The note references a product line or designation and a family business role, but full details remain unclear.
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