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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
7
Union National Bank of Ames Iowa lists W M Greenay as president Henry Wilson as vice president Gro H Tinpen as cashier with note prompt attention given to collections.
A brief banking notice highlighting draft transfers as the cheapest money transfer method, naming Bankers' National Bank in Chicago National City Bank of New York and Valley National Bank of Des Moines as options for correspondence transfers.
“My daughter had a terrible cough which settled on her lungs” says N. Jackson of Danville Ill. We tried many remedies without relief until we gave her Foley’s Honey and Tar which cured her. Refuse substitutes. Loughran and Bauer.
An ad warns against neglecting a cold and promotes Cough Care as a safe immediate remedy for coughs throat and chest conditions. It also lists spring and summer excursion rates from Iowa Central railway to destinations including Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and more with multiple travel windows and ticket terms.
In a Polish town near the Silesian frontier a night watchman failed to blow the hour due to a missing tooth. The council funded Breslau dental work, but the man confessed the dentist advised soaking new teeth in water at night, so the whistle remained silent.
A description of a Welsh custom where families light hill fires during February May August and November. Each person adds a white stone marked for identification. If a stone goes missing a death is foretold within a year, a superstition seen as both picturesque and cruel.
London sewer hunters enter the drains with a bullseye lantern a canvas apron and a seven to eight foot pole with iron hoe end fixed to the right shoulder to cast light forward. They walk mud laden paths feeling with bare feet and remove all detectable items from walls crevices including old iron rope bones coins and valued plate and jewelry as filth.
The Peking Gazette reports of the 1859 60 peace with Britain and France saying western barbarians admitted wrongs and humbly sought peace. It claims the emperor granted their prayer and made a large indemnity gift to help them begin an honest life and avoid future murder and rapine.
A couple quarrel over a newspaper misprint claiming twenty five years of married happiness. The wife laments the typo turning happiness into marred happiness, while the husband humorously notes the reporter may have twenty five years of marriage too.
A parent asks for surroundings familiar to their daughter while a young man notes that Clari bel has discussed the issue and is tired of the current neighborhood. The Washington Star quotes this exchange implying a move or change in living situation.
In a kitchen doorway exchange, Tufford Knott declares he is a hunter. When asked what he hunts, he replies simply grub. The remark is recorded in the Chicago Tribune.
A Birmingham reader reports long term catarrh relief after using Dr. Geo Leininger's Formaldehyde Inhaler for two days. The product is sold at 50 cents with a guarantee by Coye's Pharmacy.
An Atchison Globe aphorism notes that a woman who is good and old fashioned feels uneasy inside any house unless she wears an apron.
Bronx River in New York traces its origins to Jonts Bronx who settled the area in 1639, establishing a local historical lineage linked to early colonial pioneers.
A Batesville Indiana man writes he suffered three months with a severe cold. A druggist made medicine and a physician prescribed one, but no improvement. He then used Foley's Honey and Tar and was cured after eight doses. Refuse substitutes. Loughran and Bauer.
Borrowers can choose payment options under the new farm mortgage program. Inquiries directed to F. L. Meredith for details on terms and eligibility.
An advert claims Man-Er-Vine tonic and blood purifier strengthens nerves of worn out men and women, building up stamina like steel. The claim suggests restoring vigor and vitality through tonic use.
A historical advertisement for Seal of Minnesota Flour from T. J. Mitter & Son highlights a slogan Never Faileth used in the branding.
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