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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
6
We pay 15.00 per week plus expenses to a man with a rig to introduce our poultry mixture and great vaccine discovery for hog cholera. Address with stamp to Perfection Mfg Co Parsons Kan.
Geo Barbe Mendota and Vanes report that Dyspepsia Cure gave quick relief and cured their indigestion after taking one dose and several bottles. They claim it digests food and consistently cures dyspepsia.
The paper lists train arrivals and departures for routes including East West and North South from Rogers. Fares and stops are shown for services such as the Overland Limited Dakota Express and various passenger and express trains with hours from early morning to night.
A New York Tribune report reveals how fashionable diners run up large restaurant bills without paying. It explains the method: initial small charges followed by delayed payments, tipping, and eventual “charge it” declarations to impress guests, with fear of repayment and eventual bad debt flagged by restaurants.
A Chicago Inter Ocean item recalls a city high school Latin recitation where 30 girls and several boys stumbled on the ablative of donum. When Percy, the football star, finally guessed don’ know, the teacher awarded him the head, sparking laughter and a ten‑mark deduction for all.
The baya bird of India supposedly lights its inverted bottle like nest by sticking fireflies to the sides with clay or mud. Dr Buchanan notes night illumination from glow beetles, with up to four fireflies in cells dazzling bats and deterring predators. An observer claims rats fled when a glow fly neared them.
An 8 year old in a regulated family is spanked after repeated insubordination. Later the boy tells his older brother that he and the father had a fight, implying a domestic dispute. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports the incident as a humorous anecdote.
A Philadelphia Press report explains Hamburg trolley cars seat 20 or 28 passengers by size with four on the front and five on the back. The sign Be setzt signals full capacity and passengers cannot board until someone exits. Policemen fine conductors 72 cents for overloading, with funds going to a charity.
A fragment notes a superstition challenged by a tale about Jimmy's rabbit drowning in a bathtub. The line questions if the rabbit possessed a left hind leg, reflecting quirky belief.
The article notes a sailor familiar mystery from the sea about dust forming at sea. It explains that even with clean decks in the morning and little daytime activity, sweeping at night results in an enormous amount of dust accumulation.
A caller questions a portrait claiming it is Mrs Gushleigh and notes the chin differs in repose. The husband suggests the chin is unflattering in its resting state. The text references Germany's straw industry as a major support to the nation.
Fresh smelling bottles of perfume and jars of pomade were recovered from Herculaneum and Pompeii, indicating well preserved personal care items from ancient sites.
Atchison Globe note on social mien and the habit of striking a ten by disagreeing with a compliment.
Quote asserts that a baby becomes a human between three and four teeth old and argues society should supply positive examples rather than faultfinders.
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