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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1903
Page
7
Advertising notice claims Mother Gray a nurse at a children's home in New York offers 2 cent sample powder to cure colds feverishness constipation and worms for many school children. Mentions United Presbyterian and a muck rake criticism toward journalists.
In Yonkers Statesman style banter a reader asks why Cripple Creek is so named. The reply suggests the water’s limpid quality as a playful explanation.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure colds in one day with a 25 cent price and refund guarantee. It includes a Cato quote and a testimonial from J F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900, warning against Piso's Cure.
A brief gag line notes that a man’s stubbornness is his worst enemy, attributed to the Chicago Daily News as a wit’s quip.
A fragmented page lists terse notes and quips such as forbearance being heroic, a Razor ad urging Putnam Fadeless Dye use, and adlike phrases about dyeing and flattery. Mentions Mulhall Sioux City Indiana and a cryptic cash per acre and crop balance line.
Mrs. Josie Irwin of Nashville endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal female remedy. She notes unprecedented demand from coast to coast and says thousands of letters confirm it cures severe female ailments. Mrs. Pinkham invites women to write for free advice from Lynn Mass.
Des Moines reports state efforts to extend the central school system, increasing rural graded schools and expanding a Des Moines weather and crop service with hundreds of correspondents. The article notes school exhibit plans for St. Louis, humane legislation, and a renewed push for Y M C A work at Iowa State College.
Gainsborough woos Miss Burr by offering the original portrait after finishing a copy. Bismarck proposes to the daughter of wary parents and remains until acceptance. Bentham pursues love across decades, proposing thrice with enduring devotion. Byron contemplates marriage after a fatal letter to Miss Milbanke.
The piece notes Algeria and French possessions treat every stream as state property while other French colonies lack local legislatures. It cites French colonial spending of about 25 million dollars yearly versus 62 million dollars in trade, 4,000 yearly emigrants. It compares German colonies with over a million square miles housed by a tiny civilian population of about 4,000, far fewer than immigration to America.
A massive timber raft, 1715 feet long and 237 feet wide, weighing 28 000 tons with a 23 man crew, was floated down the Mississippi last year. Germany’s forest area has grown to 34 569 000 acres in 1900 with a 100 000 acre increase in seven years. Bleeding balata is harder than rubber. an expert can yield 40 to 50 pounds of gum daily.
A 1903 testimonial advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills ease back and hip pains, urinary issues, and dropsy signs. Consumers report stopping scalding urine, improved sleep, and renewed ability to work after trial packages and purchases. Testimonials from Brrp Gway and Cons. B. Coox note permanent and lasting benefits.
A Chicago reader testifies to the Cuticura Remedies removing skin tumors and boils after rapid growth on the throat and arm. He notes a sister’s similar relief, a paralysing goitre case improved by the ointment and Resolvent, and urges others to try the treatments.
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