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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1904
Page
8
An advertisement claims One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughing in one minute by killing the irritant, clearing phlegm, and healing inflamed mucous membranes. It asserts it strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia, and cures various coughs and croup in all curable cases. Sold by Judisch Bros.
The Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern line offers two solid fast trains to California daily. The Overland Limited is electric lighted throughout and less than three days en route, departing Chicago at 8:00 p.m. Another fast train leaves Chicago at 11:35 p.m. Apply to Agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
Frank Farmer of Bluff City Kentucky says his infant’s head was a mass of scabs with hair loss until using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. He reports the eczema cured, scabs Gone, scalp clean and hair growing again. He warns buyers to avoid counterfeits and to look for the E. G. De Witt & Co. name on every box.
The Chicago and North-Western Railway promotes a sixty page illustrated booklet on the Overland Limited, lauding its luxury and route to the Pacific Coast. Copies available by mail for 2 cents or 4 cents for an additional ethos note, via W B Kniskern P T Chicago.
Fire Island life savers devised a dual ice and water scooter to traverse the Great South Bay. From the first to the present, a sled attached boat evolved into a swift craft, alternating between ice and water with minimal effort and no jar.
The article describes a natural formation of gold nuggets through solutions, metallic precipitation, and organic agents. Experiments by Daintree and others showed gold coating iron pyrites and galena, with organic matter aiding coagulation, suggesting long natural processes could yield nuggets.
A gentle Cochmbia householder advertised for a cook and refused a offered wage of 40 dollars a month. The well regarded chef argued her skill, but the mistress stood firm, noting the household should live within its income and the cook left politely.
In a Drury Lane evening both actors debated which roles to perform next. Macready refused guidance from the prompter asking what Kean would pick, and Kean retorted he did not know what the fellow could play.
A Philadelphia Ledger dialogue shows tension between an Englishman and a Yankee. The Briton boasts about telling an Englishman, while the Yankee dismisses the impact, signaling an ongoing international misunderstanding.
A humorous dialogue from the Philadelphia Press noting that women can keep secrets poorly while joking about age. Towne insists secrecy is futile for women, Browne quips that age is not kept confidential but merely attempted to hide.
A humorous cartoon caption shows a clerk asking for a higher salary to marry, while the employer dismisses unions raising labor costs. The exchange satirizes labor union debates with a light tone.
Milwaukee Sentinel notes a crowded field of people ready to act, but others move ahead first, leaving many as bystanders in a world full of planned efforts and missed chances.
The piece argues feeding as vital for both farming and child development. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a scientific, mixed food that supports flesh blood muscle bone and brain, with cod liver oil aiding growth and anemia.
A Country Life in America piece notes that the cholla cactus repels people yet supports wildlife. It explains how cattle in drought years browse chollas and nopals, often needing thorn removal to feed, leaving bare woody skeletons.
An excerpt explains how plants absorb inorganic salts from soil through root hairs creating root pressure and how transpiration in leaves maintains sap circulation. The description covers roots as hollow tubes, capillary vessels, and the role of root pressure and transpiration in moving sap to leaves.
The passage notes that repeated irritation dulls sensitivity in muscles and nerves, weakening galvanometer deflection and causing fatigue. Professor Rose draws a parallel with metals showing similar fatigue under continuous stimulation.
In Servia families save for months to buy a Christmas pig. A father cuts a straight oak and greets the group before corn is tossed over him. The tree rests on coals till Christmas morning. A pig is roasted on a long stake as stories and songs fill the feast with Santa Claus arriving as a guest bearing cakes and gifts.
A Century note describes a French deputy earning 9000 francs annually with free rail transport and luncheons at the Palais Bourbon. It notes meals at the free lunch counter and a reduced price cigars brand for constituents. It also mentions MPs supplementing income by journalism or legal pleading to cover living costs.
A Cincinnati Commercial piece lampoons the hog as a rude traveler who sits sideways in a car with standing passengers, blocks lines at the gate, distracts sales staff in stores, dares dust in others’ faces from an open window, and debates philosophy with a ticket seller amid a crowded theater audience.
Advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves indigestion by digesting and rebuilding the stomach. It asserts thousands cured and ongoing daily results, with Jadisch Bros as the seller.
The Des Moines Daily News advertises year subscription rates at $1.50, eight months for $1.00, and three months for 50 cents. It claims it is the most complete Iowa newspaper and notes it is the only daily that stops when time runs out, with mailing address in Des Moines.
Ad copy cites Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as improving complexion with tea or tablets. Mentions price 35 cents and author L. M. Bosworth.
Homeserkers excursion to the Northwest West and Southwest with low rate tickets on sale via the Northwestern line. Excursion fares include Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair Cars. For sale dates and details contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
An Early Riser. A strong constitution depends on the liver. DeWitts Little Early Risers cleanse the system strengthen the liver and rebuild tissues. They are easy to act never gripe and produce satisfactory results. Sold by Judisch Bros.
A reader endorses Harte's Honey and Horehound citing Mr John T Teal of Tabor Michigan and his store as a best seller and successful remedy. The piece urges readers to try the product with bottle sizes 250 500 and 1.00 and notes A Gamble druggist as a seller.
Low fares for Mardi Gras travel on the Chicago and North Western line. Excursion tickets sold Feb 9 to 14 to New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola, and Feb 15 to New Orleans with return by Feb 16 noon. Also reduced rates to major winter resorts in US and Mexico. Inquiries through Chicago & North Western agents.
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