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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
2
An old advertisement notes a Madison WI medicine with a trademark cut on each package. It emphasizes a price of 35 cents and warns against bulk sales or substitutions and urges buyers to consult their druggist.
A. J. Snell of Summer Hill New York feared a stomach ache would ruin a party but after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he reports two doses cured him and allowed a good time at the event. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
Toowoomba readers endorse a cough remedy as an effective cure after two months of severe coughing. W Wockner, a respected local, volunteers this positive opinion to encourage others to try the druggist sold remedy.
A New York Times article notes hotel lost and found rooms across the city, detailing how chambermaids, clerks, and housekeepers track items left by guests. It recalls cases from glass eyes to coins, rings, watches, and even revolvers found under pillows, with owners notified if possible and unclaimed items becoming employee property after months.
The article notes primitive pumps in Egypt including the portable pump and hydraulic screw, with shadows along the Nile as a longstanding simple irrigation aid. It cites China’s chain pump predating Christ, operated by tread wheels or animal power, and mentions uncertain origins of steam in lifting water before the Christian era alongside ancient uses of fire on vessels by priests.
A village along the relief march of Cawnpore employed improvised stockades with beehives on top. A rider stabbed a hive, triggering a mass retreat as bees swarmed. Sir Hope Grant quickly formed a defensive line believing mutineers had repulsed the advance.
Rice stuffing for roast chicken or turkey combines browned onion, butter, cold boiled rice, and moistened breadcrumbs with milk. Season with sage and parsley, add sausage or salt pork, and salt and pepper to taste.
In a casual exchange from Chicago News, Wabash jokes that Gotrox dresses poorly to avoid being mistaken for a clerk. Monroe agrees, suggesting the designer’s fear of mistaken identity reflects pride and social image in retail.
A brief humorous exchange shows Mr Bliggins rejecting philosophers as pretenders who enjoy hard luck in a wry Washington Star vignette.
A Washington Times remark notes how a disappearance that happens suddenly would be remarkable, contrasting it with the common idea of gradual vanishing and reflecting on public perception of disappearances.
An aged world traveler known as the old man with the fish has spent decades aiding the sick and needy with cod liver oil tonic. He touts strength for consumptives children and weak adults, while Scott and Bowne of Pearl Street market the product at 50 cents and one dollar in drugstores.
District court in Story County Iowa hears Otis Bennett suit against Wm. L. Lamb and others to quiet title to land described as parts of section 30 township 83 north range 23 west, alleging Bennett owns fee simple and others claim cloud. The case sets January 12 1908 as start of term for defense or default. Attorneys McCarthy & Lex represent plaintiff.
An advertisement touts Dr Geo Leininger's Formal de-hyde Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs and colds. It claims it prevents consumption and promises strong relief, with a 26 cent price and a guarantee by Coyes Pharmacy.
On the first and third Tuesdays in November December and January February March and April 1903 Iowa Central Railway will sell excursion tickets to western southern and southeastern points at one fare and 200 for round trip limited 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any Iowa Central ticket agent or A B Curtis G P T A 29 28 Minneapolis Minn.
A weather forecast warns of sudden changes and a hoarse voice, urging cautious households to keep One Minute Cough Cure on hand. Madison, Ga., resident E. H. Wise credits the product with restored health and life. The ad claims it cures coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. It promises to cut phlegm draw out inflammation heal mucous membranes and strengthen the lungs. Loughran & Bauer.
Notice by W E Wuvserr that he is discontinuing his professional practice in Ames and requests all indebted parties to settle by January 1 1903 after which unpaid accounts will be sent to an attorney for collection.
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