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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
8
Practical guidance on selecting pictures for rooms, choosing wall space, and using drapery and color. It covers framing styles from metal frames to gilded options, matting, and arranging prints, with advice on hanging height and keeping photographs.
Wash and pick over 8 pints of berries. Simmer in a saucepan with 3 cups of boiling water until the berries pop. Pass through a colander, then stir in 3 cups of granulated sugar until dissolved. Cranberry sauce should not jelly.
Wash the floor with soda and water. Fill cracks with wood strips or plaster and stain diluted. Size soft wood before staining to avoid dark spots. Apply stain quickly along boards, finish by morning, then size with warm water solution. Varnish lightly and keep furniture off the surface for a day or two.
Instructions describe using a small medicine vial covered with silk and tied with a ribbon to hold the cap. The cork is secured, the vial withdrawn, needles dropped in, then replaced for safe disposal.
Grateful parents report their children suffered the worst form of eczema for two years. After three physicians failed, Hood's Sarsaparilla restored their skin in a month and brought relief from agony. They praise Hood & Co. of Lowell Massachusetts as valuable for blood and skin health.
A collection of 19th century patent medicine notices promotes Park’s Cough Syrup and Hooop’s Pills, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and Early Risers laxatives. The clippings tout cures for coughs, dyspepsia, biliousness, and skin ailments, with testimonials and retailer names such as Ames Drug Company and L. M. Bosworth.
A detailed craft guide describes making a table cover from French pearl gray broadcloth. It notes drawing elaborate corner patterns, buttonholing around, cutting the inside to leave open work, and layering a rose pink satin beneath. Finishing options include lace trim, pinked edges, a rose broadcloth band, and tassels or butterfly bows to secure the lining.
Tie stems together and cover tops with paper to exclude air. Place flowers in a deep water-filled pitcher and set in the coldest place possible such as an ice box. Blossoms may be kept for a long time with this method.
A mosaic of ads and brief items including patent medicines from Ames Drug Company, Bucklen’s cure-alls, and Ripans Tabules. References to Chicago World’s Fair portfolios, anti fusion talk, and general public notices mingle with local real estate transfers in Ames Iowa.
Wash and scrape six parsnips, cut in halves, soak in cold water half an hour. Boil in salted water one hour, then serve with a sauce of butter and flour. Add half a pint of the parsnip water, boil five minutes, season with salt and pepper.
There is more catarrh in this section and for years it was deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is touted as the only constitutional remedy taken internally. It claims to heal by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces with a 100 dollar test for failures. Resold by druggists. paper and weekly leader subscription offer included.
An advertising block claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures pies burns sores and ulcers and is sold by Ames Drug Company. It also promotes Compound Oxygen Treatment by Drs. Starkey and Palen with home and office options and free consultation.
A local contractor in Ames Iowa offers light and heavy hauling across the city and specializes in land and building stone. He invites a trial to prove reliability and satisfaction.
The article traces card origins from China India and Rome to Jacques Gringonneur in Paris during the 14th century. It outlines French court names for kings queens and knights and notes Spain Moorish influence on symbols in England. It describes early printing methods wood blocks copper engraving and the transition to copper plates.
A secretary urges a canvasser to visit Curmudge and express sympathy for a supposed railroad death. The plan aims to alarm Curmudge about life’s risks while reminding him his policy expires next month. The canvasser questions the premise, noting Curmudge has no brother in the accident.
The article lists modern silver items and luxury accessories including muff chains spurs vinaigrettes perfumery funnels atomizers coffee spoons and vest buttons. It notes imported Japanese silver inspiring manufacturers and describes bric a brac dusters swan down and silver handles with raised work for youth and doré clientele.
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