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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
8
The Iowa Mutual Tornado Association announces its seventh assessment in seventeen years. Members may pay dues or obtain a policy by applying to the undersigned. Story County shows a total of 1,841,823 dollars in the association. A. J. Graves, Ag't.
The Des Moines Leader presents itself as a premier Iowa family newspaper with extensive news coverage, uncensored political independence, and a strong circulation lead over rivals. It touts careful editing and superior service as its core strengths.
Dr W E Harriman is listed as a Ames Iowa physician and surgeon with specialties in surgical cases. Office located in Hamilton Block above Thurston's hardware store. residence in 8rd block west of Story County Bank. Telephone numbers provided for office and home.
Local prospectus from EE FE Posegate advertises auctioneering services and farm sales in Ames Iowa. It promotes first class auctioneering by day or small commission and offers satisfaction guaranteed with contact via Box 532 Ames.
A terse advertisement from McCarthy and Lee announcing law services in collections loans and real estate. It notes prompt attention and includes a short, garbled contact line referencing rooms and a street address.
Daily News of Des Moines Iowa offers postpaid delivery at 1 year 1.00, six months 0.75, and three months 0.50. News condensed for busy readers with telegraph markets and family reading material.
Advertisements tout Kodo Dyspepsia Cure as the only natural digestant that digests all foods instantly and cures stubborn indigestion. Tilden & Laughran claim universal relief for worst cases. One Minute Cough Cure is extolled for grippe aftercare and lung troubles.
The text warns against counterfeit DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve while praising the original as a safe cure for piles and skin diseases. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure for throat and lung illnesses and extols DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as mild liver pills, with various claims and endorsements.
An ad touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy that digests what you eat to support a strong body. It claims a weak stomach hinders life and suggests using the product to fix digestion and maintain health.
A local notice states that from Monday November 19 the seller will buy all kinds of poultry, promising to pay the highest market price at all times. The notice is signed by Jous HoGaatr.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association operates a farmer’s exchange and general real estate business, negotiates farm loans, and writes insurance. It handles grain, farm produce, coal, and farm supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers, and electrical conductors on buildings. LM Bosworth endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a harmless remedy with rapid relief.
The Chicago Times Herald notes that delaying duties creates worry and sorrow. Consistent daily hands, balancing work and play, ensure genuine rest and happiness. Procrastination breeds doubt, dread, and new cares, while steady effort brings true leisure.
A Virginia era anecdote tells how Aunt Sally used a plain black silk dress, kept ready for church, while a visiting minister chided worldly display. Her witty reply notes the dress’ practicality and a quip about white dresses for the guest wife at conference. Then a railroad tale recalls a prank involving lemons turning to eggs.
A king dreams his teeth fall out and first learns from a gloomy soothsayer that his family will die before him, then from another that he will outlive them all. The king rewards the interpreter who offers the comforting view.
A diamond expert from the Washington Star warns damp, murky conditions depress the diamond trade. He notes foggy days make stones appear off color and advises buyers to inspect in clear light, wary of tinted lighting that can falsely alter a gem’s hue.
A bashful new elder in a parish near Dumfries is summoned to a dying parishioner. He fears the prayer he has to offer and initially refuses but goes anyway. On returning home his wife asks how it went and he replies it was grand because the man was dead.
In a hotel setting, a guest asks about waking times. Jimson replies at four o'clock, explaining he boards at a hotel and that is when the man in the adjacent room retires for the night.
In a fragment from the Atchison Globe a Sunday note says the life of an Australian native rarely exceeds 50 years, reflecting a terse local observation amid vintage American newspaper chatter.
A Baltimore American excerpt recalls pies in New England with hot mince pie and ice cream signs in Boston stations. It cites a midnight supper where a Welsh rabbit was baked into a mince pie, vanishing quickly and leaving diners wary. A minister fondly recalls seven pies at a Pittsfield convention, sampling a little of each.
A Weekly Bouquet note explains bees work in dark hives to keep honey liquid. Light exposure crystallizes honey, risking hive viability. Beekeepers block glass in hives to protect young and maintain liquidity.
A station hand finishing a three month spell resists turkey and prefers mutton, stammering as he orders. He repeatedly attempts to speak but ends with a comic outburst, insisting on more mutton despite disliking it. The Sydney Bulletin notes the humorous scene at the hotel dinner table.
A Vienna paper recalls painter Makart who sometimes remained taciturn at table. At a dinner he sat an hour beside the soubrette Josephine Gallmeyer without a word. She finally exclaimed and urged a subject change.
A Philadelphia Times brief quotes a fable style exchange where magpies demand proof of wisdom from an owl who then promises to provide it by leaving. The humorous scene highlights sly dialogue and universal boasting among birds.
It is argued that no fruit rivals dates for being common, inexpensive, and tasty. The fruit is deemed highly healthful and especially suitable for children.
In a traditional display, Abyssinian warriors accompany their king with a ceremonial band of 45 trumpets when he travels, signaling loyalty and royal authority.
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