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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
4
The text extols a mineral remedy as suited for delicate constitutions and weak nerves, avoiding abrupt effects while restoring vigor. It claims benefits like improved digestion, regular elimination, and healthy secretion, with strong diuretic and malaria preventive properties.
The doctor assures the boy is improving after fever and urges the family to spur his ambition. He suggests promising outings and social play to engage Mickey, while the father expresses pride at the recovery and plans for simple outdoor activities.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a pleasant Broadway moment and a friend’s question about a medical discovery linked to a doctor. Names appear as J S al Solder Grenstet and others, with unclear context and roles.
A Genoa Ohio man owns a clock two years old amid local Tid Bits chatter. The note appears as a brief item in community updates, highlighting a small household treasure among neighbors.
Bystanders overhear a street discussion about a Catarrh Remedy claimed to cure a serious nose and throat condition. One speaker, posing as a martyr to catarrh, recounts trying a remedy that supposedly cured him. They claim the product is sold widely in town and recommend it.
A maid reportedly said please pass the butter while an attempt to milk a tactical cow occurred nearby. The quirky incident centers on household routine intersecting an unusual livestock moment.
Claims Brown's Bronchitat Trac hes relieve bronchitis asthma catarrh and throat diseases. They are marketed as a universal remedy and said to be used always.
An advertisement promotes Taz Curiaco LepcEr as a low cost reading option. It claims a plan to obtain material for twelve volumes for the price of one and asserts the LepGER is the best Western story paper, rivaling Eastern publications. Sample copies offered by The Ledger Company at 271 Franklin Street, Chicago.
An anonymous advertisement claims immediate danger of war with Mexico but promotes a home work program by Hal & Co. in Portland Maine. It promises daily earnings from five dollars upward with no capital required and asserts widespread eligibility for men and women.
An acquaintance suffered for years with scrofula a yellow complexion and stomach ailment before trying Ter's Iron Tonic which finally cured.
An ad fragment touts products for rats mice roaches flies ants bed bugs and other pests with druggist distribution. It references a broad pest control claim and household use.
An old advertisement promises quick relief with Wells Rough on Corns, Rough on Itch cures for skin humors eruptions and various afflictions. It mentions 50 cent jars and lists conditions like corns warts tetter ivy poison barber's itch and frosty feet with other dyspeptic phrasing.
An advertisement touts Rough on Catarrhe as an immediate remedy for offensive nasal odors and chronic cases, with a complete cure claim and gargle use for diphtheria sore throat and foul breath. It also markets Pere Cod Liver Oil from Caswell Hazard & Co New York as pure and superior to other oils with a 50 cent price.
Advertises a product named Pilea for piles providing immediate relief from itching and protruding symptoms. Claims availability at draggists or by mail order.
A Zion Herald piece argues a live preacher must present old Gospel with fresh urgency through personal faith. It extols homes filled with grace as sunlit refuges nurturing happiness, virtue, and lasting family lines, warning unrestful homes breed misery and social trouble.
Rev. A. Lowrey urges choosing the sunlit path in life over discontent. He argues happiness comes from gratitude and inner virtue, not material wealth, and that true happiness hinges on holiness, not the size of home or status.
The Salem Gazette notes mining mixes with gambling as many miners risk savings in hopes of a big return. An expert assayer is duped when a porter is bribed to steal samples, revealing how easy fraud penetrates even educated suspects and how greed fuels the cycle of deception.
The narrator wanders Athens seeking the Acropolis amid bright white streets bustling with trams hackney coaches and pedestrians. Newsboys hawk updates on British ships while vendors sell greens Turkish delight and boot cleaning for small coins as the city expands from 45 000 inhabitants in 1870 to about 80 000 today.
In a London tunnel, workers routed a broken lateral telegraph wire by releasing a rat with a fine steel thread and a pursuing ferret. The rat slid through the pipe, then the ferret chased, and the line was drawn through, saving the company hundreds of pounds. The tale follows a separate schoolroom episode showing Ben Christie’s moral courage after a prank.
A heavenly visitor visits earth to seek the loveliest flower. The rose boasts of bearing kisses from lovers, the lily laments the distant north wind, and a daisy pleads not to be plucked as the tale unfolds with gentle, moral imagery.
A Boston bound mail message carried by a single engineer on a night run from New York faced eerie shadow obstacles along the track. He kept his gaze inside the cab and trusted signals, finishing the run to deliver the message in Boston ahead of rivals.
A fiddler deemed cracked by townsfolk insists his music brings daily happiness. He sees his role as simple yet essential to brighten days for children and adults, believing his life will be remembered for spreading cheer even after his death.
The author recalls struggles finding good coffee in England and notes imported chicory from Belgium France and Germany. He details chicory cultivation yields prices duties and taxation and observes widespread use and adulteration including beans carrots parsnips beets and Venetian red coloring.
The article compares national debts of France Germany Britain Italy Russia and the United States with per person costs and notes the US burden is low. It then shifts to etiquette for travelers offering humorous rail travel tips about behavior on trains and in dining cars. It includes tips on right of way, teeth storage, and manners amid travel mishaps.
A milkman explains to a housewife that a cow’s loss of her calf may cause milk to appear blue. The exchange suggests a natural yet humorous belief in farm life affecting dairy products.
A south side physician, skilled in clay modeling, casts a skull after his office is gas fed. The life like skull shows sutures and a missing tooth, flames from the gas cast bluish red light through eye sockets and nostrils as it glows. The scene evokes fires that burn but do not consume. Mr Jacon Froexsicn, a Cincinnati tailor, reports relief from rheumatism after using St Jacobs Oil.
A clerk at an upscale bakery asks how to handle a tray of American biscuits in the window that have stood for three weeks and are sour. The proprietor suggests labeling them as English tea muffins.
The bridge links New York City and Brooklyn with a main span of 1595 feet 6 inches and a total length of 5780 feet, highlighting its engineering scale.
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