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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
5
Heinrich Heine and a traveling violinist share a Lyons sausage on a journey to Paris. With a hungry post chaise delaying them Heine cuts a tiny slice for a physician friend and mails it wrapped in vellum with a medical joke about homeopathy and healing.
A Kansas City Star excerpt argues that modern progress has transformed tools animals and flowers while preserving their charm. It notes breeding training and cultivation enhancing beauty and usefulness in birds beasts and blooms and likens scented flowers to nostalgic memories evoked by American Beauty carnations and chrysanthemums.
A London Spectator essay links vulgarity to two mainsprings: a love of conspicuousness and a fear of obscurity. It critiques public self projection and imitation of higher social groups, arguing sincerity is essential in speech and in life.
An English statistician copied Scott's Ivanhoe word for word with a lead pencil, totaling 95 608 words before the pencil wore down. A German statistician copied a long German novel with a similar method, claiming about 400 000 words using a holder on the pencil.
A wife asks what's the matter and the man laments loneliness caused by egotism. He cites people acting confidently yet wrongly, diplomats with insincerity, lawyers seeking applause for wrong arguments, and universal selfishness, concluding he is the sole consistently high toned moral gentleman on earth.
An epitaph at Leamington church notes Lady O Looney granddaughter of Burke known as the sublime. It praises her Bland nature Passion and deep religious devotion and mentions her watercolor painting and exhibitions she was an intimate friend of Lady Jones and is described as belonging to the kingdom of Heaven.
A traveler just back from abroad recalls a hallway exchange between two passengers. One asks who an apparently homely woman is and the other answers that she is his wife, noting he does not need to look to know.
After examining the eye the oculist confirms a case of chorioditis exsudation with partial micropsia metamorphopsia and chromatopsic scotomata of regular forms. The Young Lady recalls her mother insisting it was only a sty.
Tommy asks about the hair oil in a bottle but learns it is liquid glue. He quips that this explains why his hat won’t come off, while his mother Mercy confirms the mix up in a humorous household moment.
A native describes an old man who owns a big building with revolving doors left in place all summer. He saves energy by using doors to power elevators, keeping costs down and labor up for tenants and patrons. The tale portrays extreme thrift as a quirky strength.
A registered NY package containing a large sum of money arrived at its destination apparently intact but yielded only waste paper. An inspector traced the scent of glue used at posts to a counter gluepot and then watched clerks. A suspected thief was caught disposing of part of the money he had stolen.
A description from Stornoway bay explains Arnish rock hosting a conical beacon with a lantern atop. Light from Lewis is reflected via a window beam onto a mirror in the summit lantern, creating a functional lighthouse without a traditional lantern or keeper.
Mrs Stanton’s retort challenges a fashionable Newport woman who fears public speaking is improper for women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, president of the suffragists, remarks that a convention gathers fewer people than a ball last night and argues sensible speech in modest dress is more proper than exposing arms at a public dance.
A dialogue between Willie and his father, through which the boy asks about the meaning of “good as wheat.” The father warns that persistent questions will be punished, delivering a stern lesson about discipline and authority.
The item praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a superior remedy for grippe coughs, claiming it offers curative qualities unmatched by other products. The language suggests strong endorsement of the old-fashioned cough syrup.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Ind describes three months of severe cold with no improvement from drugs and a physician. He says Foley's Honey and Tar, taken at night, cured him after other remedies failed. Jase substitutes. Loughran & Bauer.
An ad asserts Foley's Kidney Cure repairs kidneys and bladder. It claims no blind implants and mentions Lille, Maps, time, Loughran & Bauer in a promotional context.
A playful note recalls Miss May who, once disliked, has now married. The punchline names Fred as the fortunate spouse, the man she previously discarded as the lucky one.
Atchison Globe remarks that most bluffs are called and a strong hand rarely loses, offering strategic wisdom for card games. The aphorism notes players frequently challenge bluffs, while solid hands tend to win in competitive play.
Represents several first class Fire Insurance Companies negotiating loans and paying taxes. Looks after business for non residents with good locations and investments secured in adjoining states. Iowa Telephone 821.
A warning on untreated colds leading to fatal pneumonia and weakened lungs. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted to stop cough, heal and strengthen lungs. Loughran & Bauer advertise copyright books and a nerve tonic Man-Er-Vine as a blood purifier to rebuild stamina.
The advertisement claims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve from E. O De Witt & Co. of Chicago treats piles including blind, bleeding, itching and protruding types, eczema, burns, bruises, and other skin diseases. It warns against counterfeit imitations and urges asking for the genuine DeWitt’s.
A newly issued illustrated book showcases California’s scenery and the state’s commercial industrial and transportation advantages. It promotes travel to the Pacific Coast and can be obtained by sending four cents in stamps to WB Kniskern Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago.
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