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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement extols DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for burns bruises and cuts in children. It claims the product draws out fire heals wounds and warns against counterfeits with a testimonial from John Mock praising its effect on eczema in a baby.
Winter in California offers low round trip rates to California and Pacific coast points via the Iowa Central route. A four day trip from St Paul Mason City Marshalltown Oska loosa Hedrick Peoria and nearby points via the Iowa Central and southern route is highlighted. The Pullman Tourist Car service is now inaugurated for the season to enhance comfort. For details contact Iowa Central agents or Geo G Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
An advertisement notes Dr W Harriman provides surgical glasses repairs and fittings at Hamilton Block over Thorson’s hardware in Ames Iowa. It lists a residence in the 8rd block west of Story County Bank and a telephone for office and home use.
In need of a first class auctioneer contact EF Posegate Box 5382. Offers selling by day or small commission and has farms for sale. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A brief public notice listing owners of lands and parcels with instructions to settle payments and taxes owed by non residents. The item notes action to sell lands to cover delinquent dues and related obligations.
The Farmers Cooperative Association manages a farmer's exchange and conducts general real estate, negotiates farm loans, and writes insurance. It handles grain and farm produce, coal, farm supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers, and installs electrical conductors on buildings.
A historical account notes that Italian violins rose to prominence only after the nineteenth century. It describes Jacob Steiner as an early favorite, the elder Corvette bringing Stradivari instruments to London in 1738, and the poor market for a Strad cello. It comments on European taste favoring high models and the slow adoption of the flat model due to demand.
A Kansas inquiry into alleged bribery of railroad bill supporters admitted a witness who testified about what he said to himself. The committee debated admissibility and recorded the remark that a representative went to a hotel but denied lawful barriers to self-referential testimony.
The writer Yuan Mei cautions against catering to novelty foods to impress guests. He favors simple dishes like bean curd and bamboo shoots, arguing birds nest and sea slugs lack distinct flavors and feel like mere showpieces at table.
Anton Rubinstein recalls a Russian architect who endlessly says You understand to the emperor. When the advisor explains architecture to Nicholas I, the emperor snaps I understand indeed, how could I not.
Natives in ape regions view gorillas as inferior human beings making it hard to obtain complete skins. They traditionally cut off hands and feet of slain animals, mirroring treatment of enemies, possibly to keep them harmless if revived.
A dialogue between a person of high ideals and a self centered writer contrasts prosperity from writing with the permanence of literary works. The idealist claims writings may not endure while the litterateur chooses to sacrifice his writings for lasting value.
A brief exchange recalls Mrs Growells and Mrs Howells debating marital squabbles. The Chicago News quotes a remark: the less one has to quarrel about, the better.
A brief aphorism suggests the surest way to make a man acknowledge the corn is to stamp on his toe. The line reflects a sharp satirical tone typical of the period's humor pages.
Researchers reveal yeast cells found in bread dating over four millennia, suggesting early bakers used fermentation. The discovery sheds light on ancient food science and domestication of yeast, highlighting long standing bread making practices in Egypt.
John La Farge notes Michael Angelo refused pay to complete St Peter's and faced clashes with later architects. He restored Bramante's simple plan and left the cupola as a defining beacon of Rome's grandeur, an unparalleled architectural landmark for successors.
A sly pelican in Central Park appears asleep as two herons quarrel over a fish. The pelican’s bill snaps from under a wing and the fish vanishes into its pouch while the other heron leaves. The keeper notes a twinkle in the eye as the pelican watches.
The London News notes a rare dwarf rose plant linked to the Towton field in Yorkshire, said to be unique to the soil and once plentiful at the century’s start. Visitors have removed many plants, making them scarce and highlighting acts of vandalism.
The text notes cave ecology with eyeless white worms under stones and blind beetles in damp soil. Thousand leg bugs feed on decay wood, fungous growths, and bats’ dung, sustaining life in caverns. Crowded by hardened candle drips, crickets abound along beaten paths.
In varnishing wood the room must be at least 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Lower temperatures trap moisture causing milky cloudy varnish. Higher temperatures allow moisture to evaporate with the alcohol, leaving a thin smooth shellac film and better durability and gloss.
Dialogue hints at curiosity about strangers and their potential knowledge of us, highlighting surveillance and social mystery in a conversational exchange. The fragment reflects a newspaper’s style of playful philosophical banter about unknown people and hidden truths.
A clerk notes praise for a minister with a touching sermon. A humorous exchange follows asking how much was raised, attributed to Von Blumer and a judge. The fragment hints at a church or community event with fundraising and commentary.
Weight for weight oriental rubies fetch ten to twenty times diamond prices. The finest stones come from China Cerica and India.
The ad urges early treatment of cold symptoms with Foley's Honey and Tar. It warns against substitutes sold by Loughran and Bauer.
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