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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
6
An old style advertisement offers Rectol as a piles remedy with a free pile pipe in each package and a full refund if it fails to cure. It touts no cure no pay terms, a 50 cent price, and samples available, signed by L. M. Bosworth.
An expert operator explains how standard 50 foot films run at 16 frames per second appear to last longer than a minute. He notes careful preplanning, tight timing, and multiple rehearsals to create comic action in 50 seconds, with accidental scenes sometimes becoming top sellers.
In Surinam a young American engineer raises a sunken scow by tying logs into a raft to ride the highest spring tide. The scheme uses neap tides for setup, then lifts the vessel and allows it to be hauled ashore. This protects the owner’s monopoly and restores river work capacity. The article also visits Nassau's Lake of Fire, a phosphorescent pond seen near Waterloo estate with a blue smoky glow and swimming divers.
Dialogue from London Tit-Bits features George hesitant to reveal a wish while a companion pressures him to speak. The exchange centers on a longing and the fear of voicing it, reflecting playful romantic banter.
In August 1812 hunters found a nearly eight foot bluish haired creature with a human face and donkey ears in Rabun County Georgia. Reports say the being appeared over four years while 1816 expeditions to capture it failed. A 1815 land company circular dismissed the tales as fairy tales of half beast half man.
Maurice Barrymore, famed for wit, recounts a line with Mme Modjeska during years of collaboration. She challenged his light approach to acting, arguing he owed his public image to her efforts and dignified roles. He quips that fame spread before Modjeska was known as more than a tooth wash.
A San Francisco attorney, famed for handling Chinese witnesses, bungled a railway damage case cross examination. When asked for his name the witness replied Kee Lung and admitted living in San Francisco. The lawyer pressed questions about faith, prompting a humorous interruption as the witness quipped about addressing the State Ministerial Association on the divinity of Christ. Order was restored and the exam resumed.
An elephant at Hanover zoological gardens suffered from a growth on its hind foot. To render it insensible 600 grains of morphine were given in six bottles of rum. After about an hour the animal slept and surgeons completed the operation over three days without further complication.
Three wires of identical thickness exhibit different breaking strengths. Gold wire holds 150 pounds, copper 302 pounds, and a third alloy (trace) 549 pounds, illustrating material impact on tensile load capacity.
A note describes Nan kin as the place where the purest Chinese is spoken, calling it "the language of the mardaring" and highlighting its linguistic purity.
The piece claims Bankers Dent Insurance Co paid more Iowa claims than any rival. It cites endorsements from U S readers including F L Mercorin agent and W Lynch of Winchester Indiana praising Foley Honey and Tar for croup and Foley’s Kidney Pills for kidney issues. It includes brief testimonials about rapid relief and return to work.
Information wanted from manufacturers of Banner who claim cure for ulcers sores totter ec2 piles and similar, with promise to refund money if no cure found. Loughran and Bauer invite inquiries and case refunds as a matter of curiosity.
An advertisement urges sufferers to consult B. Cowdrey, an agent for native herbs. It promises a two bottle set providing six days of treatment and a money back guarantee if no cure after following directions.
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