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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
8
The ad proclaims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures piles at once and treats skin diseases wounds and burns as unequaled. A user from St. Paul Ark claims complete relief after years of protruding bleeding piles. Beware of counterfeits from Loughran and Bauer.
Winter tourists can use low round trip rates to California and Pacific coast points via the Iowa Central route. A four day California trip from St Paul and other Iowa Central stations has been inaugurated for the season with car service, promising comfort for travelers. For pamphlets contact Iowa Central agents or Geo. G. Batty G. P. and T. A. Marshalltown Iowa.
Dr W E Harriman offers specialized ophthalmic services and glasses fitting in Ames Iowa with an office near Thurs ton s hardware store and a residence near Story County Bank. Contact numbers are listed for office and home.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association manages a farmer's exchange and conducts general real estate business. It negotiates farm loans writes insurance and handles grain produce coal and farm supplies. It also offers Chautauquan literature chemical fire extinguishers and installs electrical conductors on buildings.
In a feature by Frank 8. Arnett, Ainslee's Magazine notes America's massive diamond demand. It cites 300 New York importers, 6000 South African miners seeking stones, and annual US imports around 20 million dollars with smuggling at times to satisfy female demand.
The report cites Dutch, South American, British, and Welsh practices of smoking during services. Dutchmen frequently smoke pipes in church, a habit seen in Seville cathedral prompting a papal bull by Urban VIII on January 30, 1642. Wales records smoking as late as 1850, with notable irreverence described at a communion table used as a hat stand.
In a western hotel a bellboy is sent to Colonel William Greene Sterett's room to learn the urgent need. He finds the colonel playing cards with spirits and asks for whisky, then requests the bellboy to trigger a fire alarm after the drink.
The Jamaica enslaved population reportedly treated rats as a delicacy. They cleaned and skewered each rodent, burned off the hair, scraped fur, and toasted it upright in the ground near a fire to dry it into a meal.
The heart works from birth to death with small pauses between beats. These rests, though brief, accumulate to about eight hours daily to allow repair of wear from constant work.
The Rev. Dr. Parr, perpetual curate of Hatton Warwickshire from 1783 to 1790, reportedly smoked in the vestry during long hymns before sermons. He was quoted saying his people like long hymns but he prefers a long pipe, a detail cited from All the Year Round.
Ohio State Journal notes a conversation about Mrs Charitee neglecting her children due to busy noble slum work. Mrs Clubb counters that charitable duties consume her time, leaving the kids unsupervised.
The Washington Star explains breaking the bank as exhausting a table’s temporary capital causing that table to go out of business for the day.
An Express agent and a keen eyed customer debate whether stating a shipment’s value binds the carrier in case of loss. The customer argues that declaring value unfairly shifts risk. the agent cites legal limits. The man proposes marking the package No value stated to level the field in court.
A historical note explains how daily walking amounts add up over a lifetime. It compares miles walked at various daily rates, showing 2 to 3 miles daily as common, and illustrates totals at ages 30 and 60, including a five mile daily pace equaling multiple Earth circumnavigations.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote from X quarter sessions shows a crony lawyer cross examining a witness. The witness admits employing a confessed thief after her confession. The clever barb leaves the court amused as the lawyer ends with a quiet “Stand down.”
The text argues that alloy making is as much an art as a science. It notes fusion quality depends on careful melting in crucibles or furnaces and warns that zinc, being volatile and inflammable, can cause variations in alloy properties if preparation or care differs.
A legend describes Alaric's funeral in Italy where a river was diverted to make his grave and prisoners were slain to hide the burial site near Cosento. The Busen flowed aside to reveal the tomb then flowed back afterward.
The Eskimo dog traces back to the wolf, and early dogs trained for mankind likely evolved from Asia's jackals noted for intelligence and docility. Ancient Egyptian dogs arose from slender wild African stock bred over time.
Dialogue snippet shows Cholly deriding Freddy after a dead boy remark. Freddy retorts with witty deflection about not pounding sand in a rat hole. Exchange preserves sharp regional slang and character voice.
The first city incorporated in this country with a charter and privileges was New York, granted its papers in 1604.
The incident recalls Mrs. McKinley claiming cribbage skill while visiting with shipbuilder Mr Scott. President McKinley overheard their plans to play and admitted he had never beaten his wife at cribbage, sharing a knowing look with Scott.
A local advertisement proclaims a permanent cure for piles with a claimed 98 percent success rate. It promises free samples and a free trial if the remedy fails, attributed to L. M. Bosworth with four lines of copy.
An advertisement claims Dr L M Boseworth cures piles with a 70 cure package. The promoter guarantees results and offers a free sample while charging 50 cents for care, with the promise of no further charge if unsatisfied.
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