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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1901
Page
7
Nationally known advocates praise Peruna in letters to Dr Hartman. Congressmen and private patients recount relief from catarrh and dyspepsia after weeks of use, with claims of weight gain and restored digestion. Addressed to The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
A satirical note from The Smart Set questions gradual versus sudden shifts in stance as a politician moves from prohibitionist to other positions, highlighting tension between strategic signaling and genuine policy change.
Quote attributed to the Atchison Globe notes a liar becomes irked when pressed to fabricate. The remark critiques deceit and suggests discomfort with dishonest requests.
Advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease and offers 100 dollars if it fails. Endorsed by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and a joke from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about a fickle climate.
An old advertises Lane's Family Medicine asserts daily bowel movements promote health and gentle action on the liver and kidneys. It promises cure for headaches with a price of 25 and 50 cents.
Coughing leads to consumption says Kemp's Balsam and promises immediate relief. Visit your druggist for a free sample bottle, with large bottles offered at 25 and 50 cents. Delay is dangerous according to the ad.
A practical report from the Iowa State College Experiment Station at Ames on 1900 field crop trials. It covers corn varieties, ripening dates, per acre yields, shallow vs deep cultivation, seed selection, corn shrinkage measurements, and tests in wheat oats and barley. It also details trials with rape, speltz, soy beans, kohl rabi and sugar beets, with growth habits soil prep seeding and feeding value. Bulletin 55 is mailed free on request.
Miss Margaret Tittemore arrives in Marshalltown after sailing from San Francisco on the Hancock July 28 and reaching Nagasaki August 15. She traveled with Mrs Dean to meet Miss Conger and Miss Pierce in Peking after seeking to see the minister's daughter. Tittemore denies wearing male clothes and says the engagement to Lieut. Dean ended long ago.
Following a destructive Des Moines fire that wiped out Frankel Bros department store and caused over 500000 in damage, a campaign grows to compel the city council to purchase fire engines. Insurance firms have taken up the cause, with others joining the effort, amid potential premium increases tied to prior losses including the Harris Emery blaze.
A traveling eye doctor calling himself J. H. Lewis was arrested in Oskaloosa for selling glasses door to door. He claimed ties to Dr. Lukens of Oskaloosa and promised replacements if unsatisfied. The doctor, hearing of the ruse, had the man jailed and noted the alias Smork used in New Sharon.
Charles E. Boyle alias Edward J. Lyman is jailed in Galesburg Illinois on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. He posed as an agent for the Merchants' Reference Bureau Buffalo New York offering Pan American exposition jobs to about 30 Knox College students at one dollar each and collected the funds. Arrest occurred in Grinnell Iowa where his well to do parents reside.
A letter pinned to the elder child’s coat identified Seward and Ober y Van Hook, ages five and seven, found in Dubuque after traveling with the Illinois Central. With no one claiming them, they were sent to the St. Francis orphan asylum.
A young farmer west of Colfax, who would not reveal his name, advertised for a wife in a matrimonial paper. A woman answered, induced him to buy a cloak, obtained 45 dollars, and disappeared.
The Secret Service uncovers another gang of counterfeiters and seizes a large cache of bogus bills. The piece notes many imitators of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and stresses buying from reliable druggists to ensure genuine remedies for indigestion dyspepsia constipation nervousness and debility.
A Washington Star excerpt shows Mr Meek ton railing at a page advising couples on postmarriage attention. He argues a wife should still receive as much consideration after marriage as before and asserts his own attention remains high. Henrietta questions the claim.
A new grain based beverage named Grain-O is marketed as a coffee substitute. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and be indistinguishable from coffee while costing 15 to 25 cents per package and safe for children to drink.
A clipped exchange notes Dr. Kure warning a wary speaker that living too high may be the issue while Jaundies insists relocation from an eight story flat has occurred in a report from the Ohio State Journal.
The advertisement touts Cascarets as a popular liver and bowels remedy with over six million boxes sold last year. It highlights affordability with 10c 25c and 50c sizes and claims a 50c box lasts a month for severe cases.
A Philadelphia Record exchange features a husband asking what sustains the cook's nonsense and the wife answering she does. The brief quip highlights domestic tensions with a sharp line.
Remedy praised for grippe care, said to spare throat and lungs. Urges immediate use at first signs, noting pneumonia risk if untreated. Sold by druggists for 25 and 50 cents.
The Washington Iowa Democrat notes that a conceited man cannot possibly credit anyone else with having any sense, reflecting on pride and perception in social interactions.
Iron Mountain Route offers round trip tickets on March 19 to Dallas Fort Worth Houston Galveston San Antonio Beaumont Port Arthur Texas and Lake Charles Louisiana for 15.00. City Ticket Office Northwest corner Broadway and Olive St St. Louis. Shakespeare quote about deeds appears after.
An old advertisement touts Hoxsie’s Croup Cure claiming it uses the spirit of the drug to ward off Membraneous Croup Pneumonia and Consumption. It is sold by drugists for 59 cents. the maker is listed as A. P. Hoxsie with Bul Oo and N. i. Love is named as a seller and speaks to friendship and angels.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure for colds with refund offered if failing. Prudence defined as knowledge of sought and avoided things. Piso's Cure praised as a cough remedy in a testimonial from Minneapolis in 1900. An astronomer notes business improving per Chicago Daily News.
A fragment shows promotional lines for Puryam Fore ess Dyes promising colorfastness with sweat and fruit acids and notes sold by druggists. It includes testimonials and quips about health with White's Yucatan chewing to avoid dyspepsia.
A vintage appeal describes nervous symptoms in women including irritability dizziness and backache and urges immediate use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It promises confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham and no charge for guidance.
Mrs. W. P. Valentine of 566 Ferry Avenue Camden New Jersey testifies to dramatic relief from nervousness headaches stomach pain and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports rapid improvement within a half bottle and full recovery after four bottles praising the remedy.
On February 19 1901 the Kansas City Southern Railway, Port Arthur Route, offers a $15 round trip from Kansas and Missouri stations to Beaumont Lake Charles Port Arthur Houston Galveston and San Antonio. The excursion targets investors and excursionists, aiming as the year’s banner trip with comfortable arrangements and trips valid until March 12 1901. Inquiries welcome via S G Warner J H Morris H D Dutton travel agents in Kansas City.
Joseph Choate former American ambassador to Great Britain delivers a detailed tribute to Abraham Lincoln detailing his early life and struggles, growth of character, and how his administration raised his name on the world’s honor roll. The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway offers the address for six cents postage to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Tl.
A concise note from the Chicago Daily News frames the future as a waiting race, suggesting urgency and anticipation about upcoming developments and the pace of progress.
The Chicago and Florida Special, the first solid Pullman train, runs to Florida with sleeping cars dining and observation, January 1st. One night out 32 hours to St Augustine via Big Four Penns Lines Monon CH and D Bees Crescent Southern Plant System and Fla Fast Coast. Full details at line ticket offices.
The offer lists round trip fares via Missouri Kansas Texas Railway from St Louis or Hannibal to Houston Galveston San Antonio Beaumont and Lake Charles with 15.00 base. Also 8 percent to Dallas Waco and Ft Worth Texas. Tickets valid returning until March 12.
Advertisement asserts Cascarets cure ailments from headaches to cancer by correcting bowels. Claims easy natural movements with no pain and a 10 cent starter cost. Promotes genuine metal box tablets stamped with C. O. and warns against imitations.
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