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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1895
Page
7
Two women gossip on the street about Charlie Iverson who asked one to marry him last night and was refused. They note Iverson looked well and claim the pair no longer speak, reflecting lingering tension in their social circle.
A humorous exchange has a lady shopper balking at a lamp price before the astute salesman reveals a reduced price. She agrees to purchase, reaching for her purse as relief and consent follow.
A heated exchange reveals tension between a couple. She belittles him as not everybody, while he calmly asserts his significance, narrowing the distance as he moves closer, and she yields with no resistance. The moment hints at deeper conflict and attraction between the two.
The article explains the kidneys filter blood to remove impurities and particles that exit via the bladder. It claims inactivity causes Brights disease dropsy diabetes and albuminuria and asserts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters restores kidney function and treats bladder issues malaria rheumatism constipation bilious dyspepsia and nerve weakness.
A compact maxim about wealth of character: true riches come from relinquishing rather than acquiring. It frames generosity and self denial as key measures of value. The quote emphasizes inner wealth over material gain.
Wonderful yields in potatoes oats corn and farm and vegetable seeds. Cut this out and send 5e postage to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis for their seed book and sample of Giant Spurry. Make life a ministry of love and it will always be worth living.
A garbled 19th century page lists patent remedies and quips including Wanson's Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee, HMegeman's Camper ice, and Mrs Wooston's Syrup for teething. It also cites historical prices and statistics on England’s tithes, telegraph mileage, and Europe’s governments spending, plus assorted ad-like lines.
Knowledge Brings comfort and improvement and tends AE age a enjoyment when rightly The many who live better than others and enjoy life more with future by more promptly the world's best products to be of physical being will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles em in the remedy Syrup of Figs Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleasant to the taste the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative effectually cleansing the system colds headaches and fevers permanently curing constipation It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical session because it acts on the kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance p of Figs is for sale by all druggists in 50c and 1 bottles but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Go only whose name is printed on every also the name Syrup of Figs and being well informed you will not accept any substitute if offered.
A historical postcard view highlights Tientsin seventy miles up the Peiho and eighty miles from Pekin. It showcases the town hall built by European architects and Victoria Road near the gas lit riverfront. The piece contrasts the attractive foreign quarter with the unclean Chinese streets, noting flat surrounding terrain and a dull countryside.
A travel sketch surveys Tientsin from harbor to grand canal, noting filthy streets, river traffic, and Li Hung Chang’s regime. It contrasts the foreign quarter’s bustle with the city’s unhealthful conditions and the slow river route to Beijing, highlighting costs and travel times.
A naturalist notes gradual color changes in plants animals and stars showing continuous variation from red to blue yellow to red and red to white. The piece discusses color progression in roses canaries stars and questions whether all knowledge would keep us seeking answers.
Rev Dr Rooker, recently praised as a bright American priest, has been named secretary to Mer Satolli the papal delegate at Rome replacing Rev Dr Hector Papi who will join the Society of Jesus. Rooker born Albany 30 years ago—son of Myron H Rooker editor of the Press and Knickerbocker—studied at Union College and the American College in Rome. The appointment follows his earlier roles at the college and propaganda and may bring Rome’s guidance on church governance in America.
Miss Virginia Fair, eldest unmarried daughter of the late ex senator Fair, dies in California. Her millions are contested. She is described as petite and attractive, with jet black hair, a refined figure, big brown eyes, and a rich contralto voice. She dances, speaks French and Spanish, and is noted for charity.
The New York Sun notes that about six churches in New York display cock figures on their spires or weather vanes. The rooster, once an inn sign and linked to pre Christian times, gained sacred associations after Peter’s denial and legends tie cockcrow to Christ’s birth, lending the bird a medieval aura.
The advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by a constitutional internal treatment. It claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, builds the constitution, and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. It invites readers to send for testimonials and lists Toledo Ohio makers F J Cheney & Co. and druggists selling the remedy.
A farmer extols Salter seeds for oats, wheat, corn, potatoes, grass and clover saying they yield abundantly and require larger barn space. He invites readers to mail a cut article to Salter Seed Co for a free Grass and Clover Mixture sample and seed book. Also notes Paris orchid prices and Hot Springs Arkansas as a health resort with entertainment and travel details.
The ruling dynasty of Japan has sustained power since well before the Christian era, reflecting a long continuity of imperial authority and cultural tradition across centuries.
The Wabash Line will on February 12 sell excursion tickets at a first class fare for round trips to Southern Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Territory Indian Territory Texas Louisiana New Mexico Nebraska South Dakota Utah and Colorado. Horace Seery commercial agent 220 Fourth street Des Moines la.
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell excursion tickets to western and southwestern points on February 12 March 5 and April 2 1895 at one regular first class fare plus 2.00 for the round trip. Tickets are valid for return within twenty days of sale. For stopovers and more information contact a ticket agent or F H Lord G P T A Chicago Illinois.
Clarke county Georgia resident Nunnally shows suspenders used fifty six years. Athens weekly journal prints verse only. Ellen Tickle of Heno Ohio is said to be thirty one years old and weighs twenty eight pounds. Darenth Kent Rome villa yields nine by twelve window glass fragment. Milwaukee museum receives Corean instruments from Elizabeth Plankinton. Bryant deposits North Greenland Esquimaux items at Pennsylvania university library. Mile stones include kyak sledge kommatik skin tent tafik and household group displays for the new museum.
Hicks says the mystery solved while Wicks questions a death. Hicks notes a man cannot live on 2000 dollars a year while spending 5000 and avoid debt.
Advertising copy describes 30 Gene patterns priced at 10 cents with one cent postage, claiming fashion authority and complete instructions. It touts a York style selection, rapid fulfillment, and a sample Copets Lapres Organ Pipe Skirt pattern No. 6299 in multiple waist sizes 22 to 30 inches.
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