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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
7
A Maine man in a legal dispute told his lawyer he would send ducks in his opponent’s name to win the case. The judge ruled in his favor, then the client revealed the ducks had been sent in the opponent’s name. The lawyer’s surprise turned to admiration. Source cites a New York Tribune joke.
The notice touts record per acre yields from 1903 including 157 bu Indiana 160 bu Ohio 98 bu Tennessee and 220 bu Michigan and claims higher results possible in 1904. It promotes Salzer products such as 120 bu barley 310 bu oats 1000 bu potatoes and 54 lbs fodder corn with samples offered in exchange for 10 cents to John A Salzer Seed Co.
A Boston Christian Register item humorously speculates on cubic yard meaning. The quip envisions a yard used by Cuban children for play, highlighting playful linguistic misunderstanding in a religious newspaper.
The New York Central Lines plan fast luxurious service for the World's Fair with top pattern trains under construction. The principal train will be named the Louisiana Purchase Limited.
A compact quotation notes that no one faces hazards with defeat in mind and that preparation empowers overcoming fear and failure.
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to ease coughs and colds. Price listed as 25 cents. Product markets to general audience with a simple health aid claim and low price point.
Unclear fragments show references to names Aes Delle Nee A and a fragmented storyline. No concrete events, dates, or organizations are discernible to establish a full news item. Further readable text needed for a definitive summary.
A collage of testimonial and product lines including Piso’s Cure for Consumption touted as infallible for coughs and colds from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900. Also a wry quote about living poorly to die rich from Chicago Daily News and ads for Putnam Fadeless Dyes and a Byron quotation about the past.
Eugene E. Lario of Denver recalls in the Denver papers his 1899 endorsement of Dean's Kidney Pills. He states the remedy stopped his back ache and he has not suffered a pain since. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo markets them for 50 cents a box through druggists.
Special correspondence from Des Moines details a likely 500000 to 750000 capital appropriation for Iowa state house repairs, with fire related work driving costs. It explains fireproofing needs, past losses, and calls for water protection along with broader state fiscal notes and education funding plans.
The notice describes plans for a 140 mile coast railway south of Lima, large ferries for Dover to Calais, a Cyprus coast to coast railroad with 8 million francs allocated, and European interest in Abyssinia's trade. It also mentions Uncle Isaac in Waco and a centenarian, Mr Brock, praising Peruna and sharing health anecdotes.
Scholars form a committee to promote a public memorial in Ireland for Lecky and Bondi works on a marble statue near Carpineto Italy. Swinburne, aged 67, enjoys sea-bathing and country walks. Spain plans a 1905 tencentenary of Don Quixote with statue unveiling, academic fete, medieval tournament, bullfight, and a Don Quixote dramatization inviting Sir Henry Irving.
A promotional notice invites readers to write to The Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus Ohio to obtain a free book on catarrh and further medical guidance. It promises gratis medical advice from Dr Hartman, president of Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus Ohio, if prompt results are not satisfactory.
A Washington Post line notes that a noise resembling a heavy sheet iron crash and a dancing out of breath figure with mosquito-like smells was really just a licensed automobile with a licensed chauffeur under new regulations.
Winter fades in name while sunlit life blooms in California with fields orchards and outdoor sports. Southern Pacific promotes regional advantages in travel and industry through a series of free publisher notices by W. G. Neimyer, urging readers to explore rail routes to Los Angeles and the Sacramento Valley.
The Wife argues Lucy's voice should be cultivated if affordable. the Husband agrees it must not cost too much if it improves it.
Advertisement for seeds from John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. touts Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass as top fodder crops. Claims 14 tons hay and 80 tons green fodder per acre with Victoria rye supporting 60,000 sheep and swine on 7 acres. Order via stamps to receive catalog and seed samples.
In a casual exchange Kitty asks Bessie about Nellie Breese being tea nice. Bessie questions the basis of the compliment and Kitty reveals Fred Simmons praised her, suggesting any praise from him would be flattering. The dialogue captures light social banter.
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