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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1884
Page
4
A period piece advertisement quotes testimonies from J Wickliffe Jackson of Wilmington and E M Will of Washington praising Hop Bitters for inflammatory rheumatism kidney complaints and general debility. Readers are warned that genuine bottles bear a green hop bunch on the white label.
A newly married Waa couple visits a downtown restaurant and the bride orders clams. The groom declares they are on their wedding tour and money will not be an object for a day or two, requesting the biggest clams the kitchen has.
The record notes 10 565 business failures in 1833 across the United States and Canada. Some were large enterprises while others were small. The text laments the sorrow of failure, mentioning health and economic strain and references to remedies and restraint of distress.
A clerk recalls applying for a bank job. after using Parker's Hair Balsam he looks younger and improves his suit, securing employment with a $2000 salary. The tale promotes the product as giving a new face.
A rural visitor to New York wrote she was living on a flat. The family debated the phrase and concluded she meant she lived with her son in law in a big city apartment.
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg Pa says a free trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption cured his lung fever and abscessed lungs, restoring his health and adding 48 pounds after three bottles. Available at Henry Osterman s Drug Store with large bottles priced at 1.00.
Two residents discuss Mrs. Tongue's summer absence and whether she has left, with one noting she was heard singing by a doorway this morning. The exchange shows uncertainty about her whereabouts.
An ad touts Dr Bosanko Pile Remedy claiming quick relief from bleeding itching and pain and a permanent cure with absorbent properties priced at 50 cents. It notes the medicine is sold by Manning Grane in Ohio. A separate brief jokes that leap year grants men a financial rest and urges women to treat suitors.
Advertisement for a universal salve claiming cures for cuts bruises ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter and other eruptions with a money back guarantee. Also features a humorous awkward exchange between a young farmer and Miss Busherton about a marriage proposal.
J H Picek MT & Co druggists announce the sale of Dr Josanko's Cough and Lang Syrup a remedy that cures coughs colds chest pains and lung affections. Price 3 cents and 1.00 samples free. JAX Govt enjoys watermelons and buys large ones after skipping lunch to fund purchases.
A medical student narrator recounts Rosa Matilda Dimply and a meddling mother in law who moves in with a warm voice and sharp habits. After a wedding and three weeks, the visitation spirals into comic chaos as the two mothers clash over housekeeping, sleep, and ventilation until a sharp exit and a hopeful, distant promise remains.
A Detroit Free Press item tells of a boy eager to see a bee hive who enters an apiary and upsets a hive. The swarm wounds him while he searches his pocket for a two note rule. An old Snooger on the gatepost declares a moral about patience and housework.
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