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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
8
Edgar Printing Co. Paris Lil reports using Harts Honey and Horehound during winter 1901 1902 for a bad cold and la grippe and claims a quick cure. Readers are invited to visit druggist te on for a free sample bottle and to purchase 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles sold by C A Gamble druggist.
A vintage advertisement promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for indigestion constipation headache backache and kidney trouble. It claims a money back guarantee if it fails and offers tea or tablet forms priced at 85 cents from L M Bosworth.
DeWitt's Little Earl Risers are advertised as a portable cure for headaches biliousness torpid liver and constipation. A vial kept in the vest pocket is claimed to guarantee relief and to tonify the liver. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Advertising copy touts De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve by E. C. De Witt & Co of Chicago as a cure for blind and protracted piles eczema cuts burns bruises and all skin diseases. It warns of counterfeit imitations and urges asking for the genuine De Witt’s sold by Judish Bros. Also includes an odd blurb about Rocky Mountain Tea and a social message about poverty.
Excursion tickets offered January 6 to 9 for travel to Portland Oregon and return on favorable terms. The offer is to coincide with the National Live Stock Association convention. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry.
Omaha woman Jennie Stitzer proclaims she gained thirty five pounds in two months. She credits Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the remedy that helped her recover from illness. L. M. Bosworth endorses the product.
A Washington Star profile portrays the semicivilized Caribbean and Central American belle who crafts her attire from jungle materials. Lace bark forms dresses, seeds and fireflies accessorize, jippi jappa hats and plaintain leaves serve as parasols, and bite sized soaps and chew sticks maintain her beauty regimen.
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion for thin weak people labeled chronic cases by doctors. It claims the product builds flesh and blood, strengthens nerves, and restores appetite, with offers to send free doses and a label image on the bottle.
A Philadelphia Press report quotes two jurors in a criminal court remarking that the defendants brought before them look thin and miserable. The exchange highlights early impressions of defendants during trials.
A rustic family scene described with dialect color as Brer Jackson praises a chicken raised and brought up near a watermill. The piece, attributed to a Leslie's Weekly column, showcases playful local humor and caricature.
A terse aphorism by Wilkins notes that true character reveals itself in small gaps and openings rather than grand entrances. The saying emphasizes integrity in overlooked moments.
A detailed tour describes how garments are checked in, tagged, and sorted before washing. Workers operate washers, starchers, and polishers, with many steps still done by hand, while notes on fatigue in muscles and nerves appear between unrelated scientific excerpts.
A traveler arriving in Denver from Pueblo, famed for smokestack pollution, appears covered in soot and asks a policeman for hotel directions. The man, wearing grime like a chimney sweep, explains he is not a miner or charcoal burner but a millionaire in distress, having endured a snowstorm in Pueblo.
The Detroit Free Press attributed a debate to Mr. McCorkle about a statue in which Mrs. McCorkle clarifies it shows a man on horseback, not an equestrian ape, while discussing the compass’s shifting, noting London’s 17 degree west of north variation in one era and historical changes from 1580 to 1820.
A witty remark framed as a dialogue mocks mastery of languages by claiming the speaker has learned all but two tongues the wife and her mother speak. The quip plays on domestic secrecy and scholarly boasting with a light humorous edge.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip recalls a suitor declaring intention to marry and his bride responding with laughter. The exchange highlights the wife’s robust, blessed sense of humor as a wedding anecdote.
A terse exchange shows Sharpun questioning who advised Owenlotts about an overseas journey. The reply names a lawyer or doctor, revealing tension over the trip.
A brief quip notes that one who cannot learn from their errors is a thorough fool. The speaker, Hare, implies folly repeats itself when lessons are ignored.
Homer Alvey, manager of West Ave Drug Store in Lincoln UL, testifies to Hart's Honey and Horehound as an exceptional remedy for croup, coughs, colds and la grippe. He notes it contains no opium, is pleasant for children, and is sold in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles by C Gamblist, druggist.
The Des Moines Daily and Sun News advertises postpaid rates: $1.50 per year, $1.00 for eight months, 80 cents for six months, and 50 cents for three months. It claims to be the most complete Iowa newspaper and notes it is the only daily stopped when time runs out.
H J Keeler publisher of the Press Maiden Rock Wisconsin praises Hart's Honey and Horehound as a reliable cold and cough remedy. The ad promotes large bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by C A Gamble druggist.
B F Hare of Miami Cycle Mfg Co Middletown Ohio chronicled ten years of stomach trouble and failed remedies until trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after seeing an ad. He reports two bottles restored strength and recommends the product to others with similar issues, sold by Judisch Bros.
Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates via the Northwestern line are on sale to the territory indicated. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars free reclining chair cars and the best of everything are offered. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to Agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughs in a minute by soothing the mucous membranes and clearing phlegm. It claims to strengthen lungs and ward off pneumonia, suitable for all ages, sold by Jadisch Bros.
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