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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement touts De Witts Witch Hazel Salve as a fast cure for piles and skin wounds. Testimony from J S Gerall of St Paul Arkansas claims relief after years of protruding bleeding piles with this product. Also warns to beware of counterfeits from Loughran and Bauer.
The Iowa Central line offers low round trip rates to California and Pacific coast points. A four day California trip from St Paul Mason City Marshalltown Oska loosa Hedrick Peoria and nearby points via Iowa Central and southern route is highlighted. The Pullman Tourist Car service has begun for the season placing the Iowa Central to provide traveler comfort. For details contact Iowa Central agents or Geo Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
Dr W E Harriman a physician and surgeon with special attention to surgical cases has an office in the ton Block over Thurs ton's hardware store in Ames Iowa and a residence in the 8rd block west of Story County Bank. Telephone numbers are listed for both office and residence.
Ames auctioneer E E Posegate offers live stock sales by day or small commission with farms available for sale. Satisfaction guaranteed. Box 5382 Ames Iowa.
Ownership notices announce Smith and Bricker selling lands and paying nonresidents taxes as part of a broader property disposal. Public records indicate transfers and compliance actions by named owners. Local authorities oversee filings and care to ensure tax obligations are fulfilled.
The author describes experiments on trout to test how they hear and sense disturbances. Using thatched hurdles and various sounds, he notes shrill noises alarm fish quickly while deeper noises have less effect, and that water transmits vibration as swiftly as air. The piece argues fish possess extraordinary sensitivity to atmospheric influence and vibration.
Ainslee's notes recount floating islands formed from river banks carried to sea. One 1893 island near Florida grew to two acres with bushes, no trees, and possible root holds. It drifted across the Atlantic via Gulf Stream, reaching Cape Cod and the Azores before likely disintegrating, offering a path for species distribution.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association runs a farmer's exchange and conducts general real estate business. It negotiates farm loans writes insurance and handles grain produce coal and farm supplies Chautauquan literature chemical fire extinguishers and electrical conductors on buildings.
A compilation of sayings from diverse traditions about treating others as you wish to be treated. Notable lines include do as you would be done by, what you would not wish done to yourself, and the universal call to fairness and kindness in daily conduct.
A Scottish church sent its minister on holiday with a collected sum. A visitor told a church member he saw the minister in Germany looking well. The member replied the congregation itself needed a rest, not the minister.
An old gentleman defines a nobleman as a man who smiles and exclaims How nice Just what I wanted when presented with a ridiculous cheap birthday gift, noting the humorous constraint in the Catholic Standard and Times.
The passage advises checking for a blue line on the gums near teeth as a sign of lead poisoning and to inspect water pipes. It warns painters to wash hands and clean nails, and mentions a red line on the gums guiding readers to sanitarium care or cod liver oil and doctor consultation.
An observing man recalls Spenditt who squandered money while causing trouble in Europe and Louisiana. The other man questions the tale, noting the ironic turn of fortune as Spenditt pursued further schemes.
A brief quip shows Mr Speptic asking his wife to prepare meals to tempt his appetite while she retorts he has no appetite. The line typifies light domestic humor in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A judge notes that after becoming rich the Crawfords no longer know as many people as before and their circle of acquaintances seems smaller.
The story recalls President McKinley and Mrs McKinley joining builder Mr Scott for cribbage. The president boasted of never beating Mrs McKinley, a claim that led Scott to drop the game after their exchange.
An advertisement touts a remedy with a 98 percent cure rate, claiming permanent relief for piles and offering a free trial if it fails. The copy references “Sam free” and signs as 4-ly L. M worth.
F D Reynolds of Mansfield recalls his boy’s severe cough and breathing trouble before using One Minute Cough Cure. He says the remedy relieved the child quickly and nothing more was heard about the illness. The ad claims the product is safe and acts immediately for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and is pleasant to take.
An advertisement by L. M. Bosworth offers a cure for piles with a guarantee and no payment, pricing 50 cents with free samples. The wording emphasizes a medicinal product sale and mailed availability.
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