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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
9
Mrs Peary describes life in Greenland during their journey home. She notes mild Greenland summers, sled travel in heavy furs, double houses, oil heating, and daily chores from ice-water to stored foods. The piece also shares methods to restore worn black lace using tea and beer.
A nurse arranges a sick room using damp cloths and ammonia to wipe floor and upholstery. The method aims to remove dust without circulating it into the air and disturbing the patient throughout the care setting.
A historic medical note advises treating croup by soaking the patient’s feet in hot water, warming the room, and using tonic measures such as hot baths and drying with blankets. It mentions giving syrup in small doses and applying external remedies like turpentine and goose oil as part of home care.
Instructions advise rubbing the throat with oil or lard oil, covering with a flannel, and placing hot bricks or water bottles at the feet and sides to induce perspiration. After vomiting, give syrup of squills to loosen bowels and feed slippery elm water with ample nourishment to sustain strength.
A Beatrice luncheon hosted by six married women for a forthcoming bride was held at a city clubhouse. The simple, thoughtful table settings featured pink chrysanthemums and quotes about love, with every guest delivering original toasts and several speeches likened to Chauncey Depew in wit.
A nostalgic verse extols a warm kitchen as a home’s heart with a kettle always singing. The text shifts to practical cooking notes for making preserves, St George pudding, and broiled mackerel with butter and lemon, reflecting domestic arts guidance.
A domestic recipe lists ingredients for a cake batter including butter sugar flour eggs and grated chocolate. The note mentions rolling the flour thin and adds a vague claim that the results improve with age.
Hood's calendar for 1895 showcases a novel two face design by Maud Humphrey with Winter and Summer portraits. The edition totals 10.5 million copies, produced by Lowell's plant with 162 workers and multiple machines, highlighting Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills advertising reach.
A prosperous lawyer recalls training and emoluments. He says his hearing became acute after years of waiting for clients, noting he could tell ninety nine times out of a hundred whether a footstep meant a client or not. The friend finds this surprising but the lawyer explains he inferred rejection.
A dramatic exchange centers on a hat in a theater. A woman argues theatergoers deserve it for paying a $1 admission while the hat is worth $17, claiming disdain for audience taste.
A fragment shows a sentimental young man claiming life is a poem in tragic, comic, and sentimental tones. Miss Passeigh agrees, noting many are rejected manuscripts.
A pair recounts deceiving others by posing as a bridal couple. The bride says they were mistaken for a real couple, while the friend questions how the deception occurred and the couple confirms they tried to act as though they were together.
A deathbed wish in New York led to burial in a red white and blue silk lined coffin. Mourners held a torch lit service at 9 pm ending with fireworks. The item evokes early American ceremonial style. Benjamin Franklin first mapped the gulf stream and noted currents aid navigation. Egypt cannot pay taxes due to low cotton prices.
The article lists four famed labyrinths: Sens cathedral circular maze in lead, sixty eight feet across with a circuit over a mile long. St. Owen blue and yellow tiles covering three quarters of a mile. St. Quentin removed in 1792 after children disrupted worship with a “Who Can Get Into It the Quickest?” contest. and Bayeux labyrinth of black squares with yellow griffins, roses, and armorial bearings noted as a rarity.
An era of doubt over pseudo tonics ends as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised for aiding indigestion biliousness nervous disorders rheumatic and malaria prone conditions. The advertisement touts a three wineglass daily regimen and calls the botanical remedy superior to fiery stimulants.
A brief comic note recounts a broken engagement after a man offered the engagement ring as a Christmas gift. The remark implies the proposal failed when the ring was repurposed as a present.
Frank J. Cheney declares his Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice touts internal use and blood action, with testimonials and a notary public endorsement dated December 6. Also includes assorted advertisements and misc. items from the period.
In a brief notice, the Royal Bakery Company at 106 Wall Street requests permits and clarification on occupancy and operations for its planned expansion. Local authorities review zoning and safety requirements for the site.
A mother asks why her son cries and learns the master has recovered from a long illness after a sad scene. Tommy sobs and confirms the master's return to health. The exchange conveys concern and relief in a domestic moment from a play or verse.
A biblical student questions the workers on the new post office about quitting in rain. The exchange notes the forty days flood as a source of comfort and irony in the oversight.
A captious critic questions why the new year is shown nude. The art editor replies the year remains unclothed until December 31, when it closes.
A baby tells a nurse she won’t pray tonight, arguing God will be busy tomorrow and won’t have time to listen. The exchange captures a playful, homespun moment in a bedtime scene.
A public notice announces one fare round trip tickets to Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi Florida on several rail lines with sale dates January 8 February 5 March 5 April 2 and 30 1895. Contact agents C P Atmore or Geo B Hagner for details. Also notes large railroad debt and land sale opportunities in Missouri Arkansas with contacts James Donohue for a land brochure. Sir Edward Arnold comments on journalism.
A mix of notices and advertisements. It promotes a free pamphlet on farming and stock raising with a map, mentions a horse trade trustworthiness, medical cures and advertisements for physicians, a Montana state flower, Syrup of Figs for constipation, club offers for the Twice-a-Week News, a comment on John Burns, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Teething Remedy for children, and cough remedies. The fragment references various local agents and locations such as Omaha, Des Moines, and Baltimore.
A customer asks a clerk where to find the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table but is told the item isn’t kept at the country drugstore. The clerk notes a first-rate mackerel selection at the nearby store across the road.
In a humorous exchange Miss Fanny recalls a proposal by the old Mr. Jones and Miss Jennie asks if she rejected him. Miss Fanny explains she accepted to punish him and notes he is worth about half a million, as reported in Texas Siftings.
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