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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
3
In Wyoming a rich English guest boasted he could ride any horse. A tame broncho bucked him, sending him flying twice and into a cactus, as the cowboys laughed. The man grimly confessed, it’s a good beast but he loves too bloomin’ high. Washington Star.
A Civil War veteran recalls a precise dream of a road scene with 1900 prisoners and guards. Six weeks later, on the exact date named in the dream, he learns at headquarters that 1,900 enemy soldiers had been captured and were marching past, confirming the vision.
In Murfreesboro a horse in a battery was shell struck and its skull split. It attempted to return to its team after others withdrew, then died after an officer substituted another horse. The officer attributed the death to a broken heart.
In a Washington Star quote, two women discuss a novelist who cannot finish a book. She uses her husband as both villain and hero depending on the scene, continually rewriting the opening chapter.
The article notes goldfish in Washington surviving 50 years with no size change. It mentions Imperial Aquarium in St Petersburg housing fish about 150 years old and sacred temple fish in China living for centuries per priests.
In a cheeky urban quip, a mother questions a son about a Nashville barroom encounter. He reveals the suitor asked for a 30 day option on his affections, reflecting humorous social chatter in a Cleveland Plain Dealer style.
The Tourist Car departs Des Moines Monday at 8:45 p.m. via Kansas City and Santa Fe to Los Angeles. A second car leaves Des Moines Saturday at 11:40 a.m. via Missouri Kansas & Texas and Southern Pacific to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Both are brand new, wide vestibule, steam heated sleepers from the Northwest to Texas points.
W. W. Umbarger of Marshall Missouri endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough cure for all ages noting no other compares. He claims it keeps his household stocked and guarantees a two hundred day treatment with a money back guarantee if not cured. B Cowdrey markets native herbs and offers personal testimony on their value for rheumatism and blood diseases.
A Scottish American piece extols draughts for education and recreation. It praises its elevating influence teaching patience perseverance courage courtesy self reliance and self control while discouraging demoralizing games of chance through valued paternal encouragement.
In the Chicago Tribune a reader explains why they opened Borus' latest "Boiled Brains" despite disliking the writer's style. They say they read it to anticipate questions from others about having read it, not for appreciation.
The treasury notes repeated requests about large sums claimed to be in government deposits for heirs or wealthy individuals in Europe and America. Prominent cases include De Slaven heirs, Robert Morris estate, Durkee, and Anneke Jans heirs. Officials call these claims spurious and say agents run confidence schemes selling bonds to fund prosecutions, with about ten dollars per thousand promised.
A Chicago Great Western car leaves Saturday for Los Angeles arriving Wednesday morning and San Francisco on Thursday morning passing through Waco San Antonio and El Paso. For full information contact Chicago Great Western Rail way Traveling Passenger Agent at Des Moines Iowa.
Chas Bender of Erie Pennsylvania endorses Eoley's Honey and Turcough medicine as the best available, declaring nothing else matches its quality. The quote highlights consumer trust in a regional remedy.
A brief ad notes a sack of Seal of Minnesota flour from T. J. Miter & Son and the Washburn guitar and mandolin offered at Tilden & Loughran's.
A historic remedy claims to ease coughing and soothe irritated lungs. The product Foley’s Honey and Tar is described as curing coughs without straining to expel phlegm, offering a gentler expectorant effect.
An anecdote from the New York Tribune about Offenbach on a Rhine steamer touring with the Duke of Nassau. The composer basks in public adulation, then is rebuked by the duke’s adjutant who demands he step aside. The tale also notes the overuse of personal pronouns in conversation.
A Kansas City Times quip notes a man who believes he has endless riches. The keeper speaks softly while the visitor replies that he can always draw on his imagination for money.
A fragment from an Indianapolis Journal item notes a dialogue about cynicism and faith in doctors. The quote centers on a skeptical woman who has lost her own physicians, reflecting themes of illness and trust in medical care.
A Buffalo Express account recounts a police captain’s perilous encounters with dangerous criminals. He describes a highwayman who attempted confession and a knife-wielding maniac who threatened to slit his throat, needing aid from officers to subdue the attacker.
A wedding ring should fit the finger. A ring that is too large signals shallowness of purpose while one that is too tight suggests the union is pinched. A perfectly fitted ring symbolizes a harmonious marriage.
A notary public advertises services including tax work, loan negotiation, investments, and prompt handling of real estate business. The notice emphasizes efficient oversight of all related tasks for clients.
Advertises baths at the O K Barbershop scheduled for Sunday forenoon. Includes a note to take lace curtains to Wing's Model Laundry.
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