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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
7
Representative Tim Sullivan recalls a NY anecdote about a man who wandered after a long night and rang an undertaker's night bell. The undertaker asked what he wanted and the man replied, I want to say you’re the last man I’ll do business with.
Estherville Iowa February 1 Mr George Barber reports long illness ending in Bright's Disease cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills after years of doctor treatment. He credits the medicine with complete recovery and urges faith in its effectiveness. The ad touts testimonial proof over claims.
A humorous quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes that a married man writes the fashion notes for the woman’s page, joking that only a married man could claim there will be no change in pocketbooks this season.
An old seed company touts Salzer's Earliest Cane and Renovator Grass Mixture for prolific pasture and quick sprouts. It also markets Salzer's New National Oats and 100,000 barrels of seed potatoes, urging farmers to order a catalog and free samples by sending 10 cents to La Crosse Wisconsin.
The note from Constant Reader asks what the letters T D stand for. The sporting editor humorously answers that T D means Dollars to Doughnuts, a playful newspaper shorthand.
An ad touts a quick cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims druggists refund money if the cure fails and prices the remedy at 25 cents. A jokey closer line notes gravity forbids laughing at your own jokes.
The dyeing kit from Putnam Fadeless claims anyone can dye with no prior experience required, offering simple steps and colorful results for beginners.
Quote from Chicago Daily News about students of ancient history lacking current knowledge in the field.
Mrs. Ida Haskell of Silver Lake Massachusetts, valued as Worthy Vice Templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars, recounts a four year battle with inflammation and ulceration. After trying many remedies she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound through a five month course, calling it a grand medicine and urging other sick women to try it.
Special correspondence from Des Moines notes Iowa University law students may try Aaron Burr for Alexander Hamiltons murder. The piece lists the proposed judge and legal team, plus summaries on Iowa reforms and public notices including liquor law enforcement and district judge salaries. It also covers Shiloh veterans, Parsons college rebuild, and a new Iowa manufacturers association.
Miss Rose Gordon of Madison Wisconsin writes that after a severe cold she developed chronic bronchitis and catarrh. A family doctor prescribed medicines with only temporary relief. She began taking Perona and two bottles cured her and she urges others with similar ailments to use it. She warns that many ignore such remedies and continue to suffer.
A Washington D C resident recounts ineffective treatments from doctors for bronchial catarrh and respiratory inflammation. After using Peruna for two bottles, health is restored and the patient gains renewed trust in the remedy and its suggested benefits.
A reader note praises Peruna for restoring health and appetite after stomach delicacy, expressing gratitude to the remedy and its giver. The quotation attributes the recovery to Peruna, crediting no other agents, and highlights improved well being.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a winter preventive and rapid cure for colds and chronic catarrh. It cites a testimonial from Mary E. Sampson of West Derry NH praising improved health after six bottles and urges writing Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice.
An advertising card urges readers to ask every druggist for a free Peruna Almanac. The note emphasizes available almanacs at local druggists and promotes the free booklet as a source of product information.
A moralizer notes that foes rarely strike a man when he's down and the demoralizer adds they instead let friends take the heat. The exchange appears in the Cincinnati Enquirer as a wry social observation.
Shortest attractive path from Chicago or St. Louis to Florida runs via Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta along the Nashville Chattanooga St Louis and Western and Atlantic lines. The Dixie Flyer offers sleepers Chicago to Jacksonville and St Louis to Jacksonville with year round service. The Chicago and Florida Limited runs winter season sleepers between Chicago and St Augustine. For literature about the route, contact Fr Hil NPA NC and St L Ry 300 Marquette Bldg Chicago IL.
A Baltimore American quip advises complimenting a woman who believes she is beautiful by asking if her entire family shares that beauty. The joke plays on vanity and social interaction.
Humorous exchange shows Mr Simpkin praising scenery as Shakespearean. Miss Mabel prompts him for the passage. He struggles to recall the exact line, creating a light moment of literary allusion and stage chatter.
Reaches the principal points in Wisconsin offering Pullman Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars modern coaches and dining on cafe service between Chicago Milwaukee Manitowoc and St Paul Minneapolis Ashland and Duluth. Meals served a la carte. For tickets sleep ing car reservations and further information apply to agents of this company or write rs C. Pond Genl. Pass Agt Milwaukee Wis.
A brief dialogue exchange shows a hopeful line about reconciliation and a wary reply about a fighting chance, cited from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Mardi Gras rates via Mobile and Ohio Railroad from Chicago to New Orleans and return are 25 dollars. Chicago to Mobile and return 24 dollars. Low rates from all points. For full particulars write Jno. M. Beall M. and O. R. R. St Louis Mo.
A brief and archaic salvo notes a saying about feeding the indigent while the gander suffers, attributed to N. O. Timer Democrat. The quip reflects social tension and satirical tone of the periodical.
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