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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1898
Page
3
The article explains current fashion dictates for pompadour hairstyles. It details the front and back pull, the use of a central roll, and the role of loose coils, with guidance on braids, bangs, waves, and side combs. It notes comb sets, materials, and the resurgence of wire hairpins.
A passage from Ruth Ashmore in Ladies Home Journal extols the lady as gentle and simple. It argues strength comes from common sense not riches or learning, and warns against overfamiliarity, advising gradual trust and lasting friendship.
A Brussels American lady notes English hotel children in her rooming house are well behaved. They play noisily yet courteously, never shouting to the point of disturbance, reflecting precept and example that teach consideration and obedience.
A simple baking method uses one cup chopped meat with fat trimmed, one cup chopped potatoes seasoned with pepper and salt, breadcrumbs scattered, bits of butter, and one cup milk poured over. Bake half to one hour. A stray phrase about a spider appears from OCR.
The article reprints a sworn interview from 1897 by John B. Cook of Lyon Iowa claiming Pink Pills cured his stomach pain headaches and dyspepsia and reduced craving for liquor tea and coffee. He details years of illness and a return to vigor after taking the pills and retiring to city life.
In the Roxbury Gazette a brief exchange shows Obslow questioning Smuggins on the day’s great topics, while Debbits notes Smuggins disliked a necktie Roxbury Gazette was wearing.
An advertisement asserts deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases arise from mucous inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are sent free. Hall’s Family Pills are promoted.
Reports from Belgium cited by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat describe anti military demonstrations in Brussels Liege Antwerp Namur and other cities. King Leopold pushes obligatory service via the civic guard while unpopularity grows due to German ties and scandals. Potential revolution looms as the monarch seeks to align Belgium with German military systems. Paris fears spillover and France weighs its own position.
A traveler finds a cabin where a cradle rocks by a cord tied to a donkey’s tail. The chain runs through the wall to the cradle, explaining the continuous motion. The mother used the device to keep the baby asleep while she left.
Despatches from Washington state hint at forthcoming developments in the Japanese and Hawaiian Island government dealings. The note warns stomach upset from indigestion may become chronic. recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to correct gastric trouble and restore bowel and liver regularity.
A fragment from a town epic recounts a shipwreck tale with a man cast away with another man’s wife aboard a mid ocean. Mrs Tupenny’s reaction shows scandal and rumors of divorce.
Grain-O is promoted as a nourishing drink to replace coffee. It claims to taste like coffee when prepared correctly, yet lacks its harmful effects. Advertised as aiding digestion and strengthening nerves, it targets both children and adults with modest prices of 15 and 25 cents.
It Takes a Woman and a remark about distinguished ancestors appears in the Atchison Globe. An advertisement for Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claims to cure fits after one day and offers a free $2 trial bottle and treatise from Dr. Kline, 933 Arch St., Phila Pa.
An old Chicago Daily News ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee if they fail to cure a cold. It claims quick relief and notes St. Jacobs Oil as a remedy for frostbite and itching alongside fever cooling.
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