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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
7
A column of maxims and a father son exchange on meaning and morals. The dialogue blends aphorisms about sin wealth and generosity with a folksy lesson from Dennis McKay and his father on the phrase quartered oak and practical wit.
An ambulance driver reports picking up a man at the doorstep of the St Fashion Assembly hall where a ball is underway. The physician notes the man appears half dead yet shows no clear ailment. The exchange hints at a mystery surrounding the man’s origin and condition.
It is reported that M. Bertillon, founder of the Paris police anthropometry, seeks to revive the picture telegraph to rapidly transmit and disseminate portraits of suspected criminals for quicker service.
An advertisement extolls Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a preventive and remedy for rheumatism noting its potential danger and life impact. It claims the tonic helps with malaria dyspepsia nervousness kidney troubles and general infirmities especially in the aged and those exposed to wet weather.
A school day errand turns into a family scene as a child is sent to a shop to pick up four sticks of something and a bar of soap while a humorous exchange about a stick of candy and remembering soup unfolds.
A jumbled excerpt hints at an old teething remedy for children called SooTnine Strur by Mrs. Wavenew. The text reads like a folk cure instruction with archaic phrasing and uncertain spellings.
An old promotional snippet touts Cee's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best cure for colds. It claims quick relief and reliability, urging use before travel and mentioning a quirky misquoted line about parks and mornings.
The narrator describes a striking scene off Sakhalin Island with 580 clear blue water seeing the bottom and fish shoals. A white water surface like snow appears over a square mile, briefly turning blue when a rifle sparkles snowflakes, amid millions of white birds migrating to the area.
A peculiar African crab known as the Great Tree Crab climbs cocoanut trees to bite nuts and descends backward. Natives drive nails around trunks to deter it. as the crab’s soft underside touches the nails during descent it believes it has hit ground, lets go, and dies.
Fisher Healy the famed parish priest of Killiney has died. He was a gifted wit and a lasting Irish humorist. His quips, including a sharp reply to Balfour, are recalled as enduring. The piece notes his humor survives beyond repeated retellings. Also referenced is a steam weapon patent by William H. Reeve of New York for repelling train rowdies with steam jets.
A strict law in Transvaal prohibits private purchase of mined gold. All uncoined gold must go to the Dutch government at fixed rates, with severe penalties for possession. Many prosperous individuals have been imprisoned under enforcement.
Local notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy from F. J. Cheney & Co. It claims to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous membranes and offers $100 if it fails, with internals and a price of 75 cents at druggists.
Witty exchange about husbands chasing silver and failing to catch it in a lighthearted stitched dialogue. Mrs Heavyplate notes her husband chases silver as well but never catches it, prompting humorous banter between Mrs Parvenoo and Mrs Heavyplate.
An advertising proverb claims health should be kept right and pains cured. The text presents St Jacobs Oil as a prompt remedy for bodily ailments and suggests it helps the unemployed return to work. It asserts those who use it are doing well and improving their condition.
The opal stands as the sole gem resistant to counterfeiting with its delicate tints that cannot be reproduced, highlighting its unmatched natural beauty and authenticity.
Advertisement fragment markets 1000 bushels per acre potatoes and other seeds from the John A. Salzer Seed Co. plus a Giant Spurry sample. Also included are medical ad lines promising cure or pay from Dr. Joan Shelby and a quirky note about a hunchback.
Wabash Line announces February 12 excursion tickets to Arkansas Texas Lake Charles for round trip fare plus two dollars, returnable within twenty days. Horace Seely, Des Moines agent, available for details.
A collage of short dialogue snippets and local anecdotes. Interactions cover health resort reputations, racing tips and winnings, relationship jibes, polite misunderstandings, thrift in shopping, a coffee tea mix up, and a preacher’s humorous grace over greens and corn bread. Scenes from small town life.
San Franciscans fear LA's rising commercial power as the city rapidly expands with more than 900 new buildings in nine months, surpassing San Francisco's recent activity. A New York agency notes U S hotels were swindled out of 22 419 51 by bill jumpers in the past year.
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