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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
6
A Paris con artist posed as a wealthy buyer with Chinese concessions and defrauded several financiers. He used a disappearing ink made from iodide of starch, leaving blank spaces on bills which later vanished, enabling him to vanish before police could gain a conviction.
Winter travel offers reduced round trip fares to the Carolinas Georgia and Florida with chair car and Pullman service linked to the southern feature. A testimonial from H C Chrestenson of Mayfield Minnesota credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with saving his life and improving his digestion after years of dyspepsia and bed confinement.
The article traces Napoleon's creation of the Legion of Honor to satisfy French hunger for decoration and notes early doubts from figures like Moreau and Mme de Stael. It covers its inauguration in 1804, notable recipients, and posthumous debates after Napoleon’s fall, culminating in the Wilson scandal where Daniel Wilson’s network allegedly sold honors, leading to a mixed judicial outcome.
A lawyer walking with his army law book is accosted by a self righteous man who mocks his plan to preach. The lawyer replies I don't preser I practice setting a dry tone in the street encounter.
The article lists river flow speeds, comparing Nile and Thames output, depths of the English Channel and Irish Sea, and notes on the Gulf of Mexico as the largest gulf. It covers Parana and Amazon as major South American rivers, Baltic and Adriatic seas as shallow, and cites Askal Chin Tibet as the highest lake at 16,000 feet with the Dead Sea at 1,290 feet below sea level.
The Ontario chief justice Sir William Meredith, famed prosecutor and former politician, faced a taunting London audience and turned the heckle about his hair into a sharp retort claiming he had already had the critic’s hair cut, winning the crowd.
The direct cause of fainting is reduced brain blood flow. Lay the person flat with head level to ease circulation. Expose neck and chest, provide fresh air, sprinkle water on the face, and use ammonia vapors at the nostrils. If needed, vigorously rub the heart area with a hand or cloth to stimulate circulation.
The old conductor recalls a life spent following the railroad. He jokes that he was married on a train at high speed and later divorced on the return trip, comparing it to hasty and leisurely repetitions.
Quoting Thoreau, National Magazine proclaims we are sculptors of our own bodies and that nobleness refines features while sensuality mars them. The piece urges plain faced readers to refine themselves and go about their business.
An exploration of sloth hair that turns green to blend with lichens. Tiny algae grow in cracks of the coarse hairs, creating a pervasive green tint that helps the sloth remain inconspicuous amid tropical lichen clusters.
A correspondent recounts George IV coronation relics sold at public auction in 1831. Items include a crimson velvet coronation mantle sold for 47 guineas, a purple velvet robe bought for 55, and a green velvet mantle given by Emperor Alexander, bought for 125 pounds.
A legend surrounds the late Sir Julian Goldsmi d family. An ancestor sheltered a rabbi who left a box to be opened after seven days of mourning. The box was opened early, revealing a document promising no future estate would be succeeded by a son, a fate that has apparently persisted.
A humorous critic describes Arab music as the singing of a prima donna whose voice ruptures in a duet with herself. Each note begins between a sharp and a flat and then splits into four or more parts, with listeners unable to catch more than one at a time.
A reader complains that a communication signed More Anon was printed as Omega in the paper. The editor acknowledges the mix up and notes there should be no more anonymous letters published.
A brief Philadelphia Record line piece notes Mrs. Buggins declaring the crime is on her head in a sharp exchange over a bonnet priced at fifty dollars. The headline-style quip emphasizes social expectations and a domestic dispute tone.
A concise reflection on how true esteem depends on mutual respect, asserting that confidence cannot exist without respect as its foundation. The aphorism links personal dignity to social regard and trust.
The straight tree is the first to be cut down and the well of sweet water is the first to be exhausted. The lines emphasize early loss of resources and the inevitability of consequences.
An Iowa insurance notice proclaims the Banker's Accident Insurance Co as the leading payer of claims in the state and directs inquiries to local agent 48 F. L. Mereorra for references on coverage and safety.
An advertisement by L. M. Bosworth touts a promised pile cure with a free sample and a positive guarantee. The copy claims the product will cure piles and mentions a 50 cent price with a no cure no pay offer.
Advertisement promises Recte product cure for piles with a full refund if ineffective. Claims a free pile pipe with each purchase and mentions price terms and delivery details.
Advertorial style notes claim Foley's Honey and Tar is free with each package and guaranteed with No Cure No Pay. Testimony from M Bosworth and Chas Replogle cites relief for membranous croup and kidney issues after using the remedy, while Loughran Bauer endorses renewed work ability after four days with Foley's Kidney Care.
Banner Salve makers invite reports of cures that fail to occur in ulcers sores tetter eczema fy piles or similar conditions and promise refunds. Agent B Cowdrey promotes native herbs with testimonials while Loughran and Bauer stand behind a two hundred day bottle and guarantee a cure or money back.
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