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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
1
Long column of brief items notes Billy Sunday begin revival at Boone First M E Church, Kentucky politics commentary, war cost estimates for South Africa, pension court proposal, biennial elections bill, Paderewski recital date in Des Moines, and various local notices.
A burglar entered an Adair minister's house threatening harm and muttering about money. The minister offered to strike a light and quipped that it would hunt with him. The fragment also cites political views on working class Republicans and labor. Census data estimate Cuba's population at 1,572,820 and Porto Rico at 957,679 in comparison to 1887 figures.
In a Cedar Rapids lecture Colonel Bain cites Max O'Rell describing a Boer as a blend of Breton Norman Scot traits. He quips that Kentucky is a land of corn and colonels, highlighting regional stereotypes in a humorous verse about birthplace and culture.
The February McClure's opens with a second installment of The Life of the Master by Rev John Watson illustrated by Linson with color plates and black and white drawings. It also revisits The Killing of the Mammoth and presents The Truth about the Mammoth by Frederick A Lucas from the National Museum, correcting prior public misperceptions with scientific detail.
The article describes a gradual nerve breakdown in a woman and cites Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure after local doctors failed. It emphasizes relief from nervous exhaustion with claims the remedy contains no opium or cocaine and has helped thousands.
The Capital answers reader queries on veldt burgher and kopje terms used in South Africa war coverage. Veldt means open grass country, high veldt is timberless, laager is a wagon camp, kopje is a small hill, and burghers are borough citizens.
The Commerce Committee favors a bill to create a Cabinet department of Commerce and Industries with a secretary and assistant secretary to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The department would oversee foreign and domestic commerce excluding revenue duties and customs, with bureaus like life saving service and treasury navigation transferred to it.
Patients testify to the merit of Banner Salve in curing piles with guaranteed results. Tilden and Loughran endorse the product in a brief advertising notice.
The article notes a Northern Pacific issued Nome district map folder with views of Nome City and beach mining methods. It provides sailing, through rates, and agent details for advance bookings, predicting strong spring travel from eastern states and Pacific Coast. Contact G. W. Jones in Des Moines or Chas S Fee in Paul for the folder.
An old advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as more effective than pills for biliousness and liver trouble. The short promo highlights the product as a remedy from W. H. S. Philpot and emphasizes their reputation for easing digestive issues.
Illinois Central Railway passenger department offers a illustrated folder promoting Hammond Louisiana as an ideal health and winter resort. Free copies mailed on request to J F Merry assistant general passenger agent at Dubuque Iowa for those seeking relief from asthma catarrh and bronchial troubles.
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