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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1900

Page

8

Pneumonia treatment tips and patter from 19th century ads

A collage of physician claims and consumer pitches promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for pneumonia and coughs, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin ailments, and Dyspepsia Care. L. M. Bosworth touts products amid general quotes and aphorisms.

Banner Salve and Quick Cough Cure Endorsements

Advertisements extol a skin salve for piles burns ulcers and other skin diseases and promote One Minute Cough Cure as a fast remedy for coughs colds and lung diseases. Personal testimonials praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for chronic indigestion and stomach trouble. Characterized by endorsements from L M Bosworth and Peter Sherman of North Stratford New Hampshire.

Tilden & Loughran Peter Sherman North Stratford N. H L. M. Bosworth E.C DeWitt &Co Chicago

Thether the difficulty the more glory there is in surmounting it

The phrase asserts that greater effort yields greater glory when overcoming hardship, capturing a moral about perseverance and achievement and praising resilience. It emphasizes effort over ease and implies enduring challenges enhances reward and character.

Localite Recovers Voice After Foley’s Remedy

Benj Ingerson of Hutton Ind says months of silence ended after taking Foley's One-Two Tar. The remedy is popular with speakers and singers. Lilden and Loughran promote it as a trusted neighborly aid for good turns.

Foley Tilden & Loughran Iain Benj. Ingerson Hutton, Ind Lilden & Loughran

First Masonic Burial in Arizona Recalls Frontier Grave

The narrator recounts the 1860 burial of a fellow Mason near Tombstone after an illness at Santa Rita mines. Amid Indian threats and a makeshift vigil, the group buried the man at night under a mesquite tree, reading an Episcopal ritual from a torn trunk.

Arizona W. M. Williams Cairo St. Louis San Pedro River Tombstone Fort Buchanan Santa Rita Cincinnati Heintzleman H. ©. Grosvenor J. T. Mason J. B. D. Irwin Tubac CG. B. Hughes J. Howard Wells William S. Oury H. C. Grosvenor Colonel Titus 8. Warner Sharp Yvelyn B. Baldwin New York Masonic Standard

The World's Largest Hopyards in California

The San Francisco Chronicle notes California hosts the largest hopyards led by Pleasanton in Alameda County with 368 acres and over 445000 vines. Hop picking requires hand labor during a short season, drawing an army of workers. Benefits include mild climates and pleasant valleys, while drawbacks include hop poisoning and dark hand staining from resin.

California Sacramento Feather Pleasanton Alameda County San Francisco Chronicle

Halberd design and use in early 18th century military drills

The halberd carried by foot and dragoon serjeants features a five foot ash staff. The head is about fifteen inches with a hollow socket and a ribbed edged point, plus side moons or stars and a four inch crooked point for obstacles. It aids in marking ground between ranks, dressing files, and disciplining soldiers.

Foot Dragoons

Flats for Rent Promises from Honest Janitor

A street scene exchanges with a man at the door who claims a flats rental is available and a janitor is honest and attentive. The mother asks about rents and politeness, and after a back and forth she learns the speaker is the janitor himself.

Dark Night Leads An East Cleveland Man to Tragic Fall

A kind man seeking water for a fretful child wanders in darkness and stumbles down a cellar after misreading his path. The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a hopeful person meeting a fatal misstep in a moonless kitchen.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

The World's Fault Reframed by an Intimate Conversation

An intimate friend notes your lack of vanity while Mr. Stormington Barnes replies he would pretend to be the greatest actor if the world recognized him. The exchange appears in a Washington Star excerpt.

Stormington Barnes Washington Star

Editor Declines Manuscript, Suggests House of Correction

A rusty exchange in Chicago News features a busy editor dismissing a novelist's effusion as unavailable and directing the disappointed bard to the house of correction as an alternate venue. The dialog implies frustration and a sharp tone from the editor.

House of Correction Chicago News

Lavender Ties Spark Town Talk Between Men

A terse courtroom quip recalls a downtown meeting where a lavender tie and a pink one sparked blame and banter. The judge’s sharp aside highlights etiquette and rivalry among local men.

Reggy Deuce

Liquor Rules in Scotland Restrict Sunday Sales

In Scotland all licensed premises except hotels close Sundays and patrons must be "travelers" to obtain liquor. The rule implies strict Sunday restrictions and a travel requirement for serving alcohol.

Scotland

Farms for Sale Through the Farmer's Cooperative Association

A brief classified notice announces farms for sale through the Farmer's Cooperative Association. The fragment indicates property listings and cooperative management involvement.

The Farmer’s Cooperative Association

Free Pile Cure Sample Guarantee Offer

Local seller M. Bosworth advertises a pile cure with a free sample and a written guarantee. He promises No Cure No Pay and offers a free pile pipe with every package for trial purposes. The ad emphasizes zero charge and uses a positive assurance to attract customers.

Rector Pile Remedy Promises Cure with Guarantee

An advertisement by L. M. Bosworth hawks Rector pile remedy claiming a cure for piles with a guaranteed, no cure no pay offer. Each package includes a free pile pipe and 50 cent price. Samples offered.

L. M. Bosworth

One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Throat and Lung Relief

Advertises a cure for coughs colds and lung troubles claiming faster relief than rivals. Asserts doctors use it for grippe and that it treats croup. Claims children like it and mothers endorse the remedy.

L. M. Bosworth

Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets Ad for Night Use

An advertisement promotes Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets that claim to break up a cold during sleep. The offer states No Cure No Pay and a price of 25 cents. Listing shows L. M. Bosworth and a partial address.

L. M. Bosworth

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DeWitt’s DeWitt J. A. Fitchpatrick Story County Abstract Books Nevada Iowa Ll. M. Bosworth Bingo Jack Enslow Jack Pearson Tle Story County T. J. Muller & Son Judisch Brus C. W. Dudgeon Ames D. Embree Duff Street E. D. Mineah & CO Rector M. Hemstreet J. A. Campbell Real Estate & Insurance South Side Main Street A. Richmond M. D Drs Richmond & Hutchison, Physicians and Surgeons W E Harriman Hamilton Thurston’s County Bank C. BE. Hunt J. C. Brownlie Fliat& Brownlie den Tis Ts Offie P. O Read’s Market Ames, Iowa Frank Morris Wight Union National Bank W. M. Greevey Henry Wiiison A. S. Neepuam Ass’t Doe Bankers’ National Bank Chicao National City Bank Valley National Bank Des Moines
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