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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1903
Page
8
Excerpt from The Power of Truth by William George Jordan advises graciously granting favors without belittling the recipient. It warns against reminding others of help, which breeds ingratitude, and urges humility and silent generosity to foster genuine gratitude.
Professor A V W Jackson describes a crowded narrow Benares street toward the sacred river with shrines and shops. A dead rat lies before a dwelling as mourners carry a wrapped body to the pyre amid a dirgelike Ram cry and temple walls.
A pretty American traveler endures stares and talk as a London shoe shop can not fit her feet. The clerk explains wider ladies’ feet from walking, prompting a sharp retort from the American, who asks if they walk on their hands too.
Two men recall a boyhood friend with a notorious temperament. One notes he could not enjoy life or find suitable work. The other reveals he is now a station master out west, handling forty trains daily and witnessing each one miss.
Broncho Bob notes two leading citizens pursue each other with six shooters from morning till night. The duel is sparked by doubt over who is the oldest inhabitant, with both men determined to settle the question once and for all.
A naturalist extols gentle patient handling of animals. He cites tigers and lions permitting touch after trapping, elephants allowing rope placement, trout staying for belly rubs, rats calmly raised from holes, and even saltwater crabs handled without alarm.
The London Tatler notes the Savoy chapel is not a crown chapel but tied to the duchy of Lancaster and the Hospital of St John the Baptist. Once a clandestine marriage hub with private land and water routes, it now requires formalities though remains a favored spot for discreet weddings.
The article reflects Thomas Jefferson's self view as a farmer and cites his Monticello garden records. It highlights his precise farming habits with July memoranda detailing cucumber planting celery peas beans and potatoes as he balanced public life with agrarian life.
In a crowded chat, Rasy notes Leiter has not been busy for years. A colleague replies the current job is easy, arguing he was fired and now hunts for work elsewhere. The exchange hints at career instability and social gossip.
After his tobacconist shop burned, Lundyfoot found neighbors collecting snuff from the ruins. He tasted it and found heat improved the snuff’s pungency. He began baking snuff in ovens and built a vast fortune from the accidental discovery of Blackyard snuff.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a new sleeping car service from St Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City St Louis and Peoria. The Limited departs Marshalltown at 3 15 a m daily for Peoria and points east and reaches Peoria by 11 30 a m.
A Chicago Tribune line features Maudie blushing as she questions Jack Nospud asks her to marry him. Maudie replies she would always send him to Maudie Gel, illustrating a widow’s comic stance on suitors and romance.
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes a humorous exchange about exercise and sleep walking. The quote frames a light moment in a local paper snippet.
A Scientific American correspondent explains heating a razor in boiling water before stropping. He handles the hot blade, strops, and notes edge sharpening improves as the metal contracts while cooling after about twenty five strokes.
A Little Early Risers pill claims to ease constipation and biliousness by gently stimulating secretions without irritating the stomach liver or bowels. Marketed as milder than other pills, sold by Judisch Bros.
A brief proverb highlighting the value of learning from others mistakes and costly trials to gain future benefit and prudent action. It reflects a mindset that prudent planning reduces risk by observing past outcomes.
An advertorial claim urges avoiding surgery and cites H A Tisdale of Summerton South Carolina as proof that two boxes cured him of twenty years of bleeding and protruding piles eighteen months ago with no recurrence. The message promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the best remedy and notes Judisch Bros. as the seller.
Quote attributed to Steele contrasts fire and sword with the power of a babbler in a succinct historical adage. The line remains cited in literary discussions and stacks of quotation compendia.
A historical tip advises placing about a half teaspoon of pure cologne on a handkerchief and inhaling the scented air to nip a coughing attack in the bud during church or theater. The method relies on the strong perfume’s irritant effect to suppress coughing.
Fully described and illustrated in a sixty page book issued by the Chicago and North Western Railway. The volume highlights the scenic beauties and commercial and transportation advantages of the state and promotes a trip to the Pacific Coast. Forward four cents to W. B. Kniskern for delivery. You can't say of cattle that they should be seen and not herd.
The Illinois Central Railroad's Passenger Department issues monthly circulars on fruit growing vegetable gardening stock raising dairying and more. Farmers and homeseekers should send name and address to J F Merry Assistant General Pass Agent Dubuque Iowa to receive free Circulars Nos 1 2 8 4 5 and 6 and new issues as issued.
A concise aphorism asserting that adherence to moral duty and ethical principles leads to social and personal harmony, implying that disciplined behavior aligns events and outcomes with virtue. The statement echoes classical and religious ethics on duty, restraint, and societal good.
First class round trip tickets go on sale May 3 and 12 to 18 for Los Angeles and San Francisco. The overland limited train leaves Chicago daily at 8:00 p m with luxurious sleeping and dining cars and electric lighting. Three daily through trains to the coast with stop over privileges and tour car excursions to California Washington and Oregon. For details contact Chicago and North Western Railway ticket agents. July 10
A fragment quotes a woman claiming the best way to start life is through a capital wife. The remark suggests a play on the idea of capital as foundation for domestic life.
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the foundation of health and nourishment. Claims to aid digestion, assimilation, and transformation of foods into nourishing blood for nerves and tissues. States it cures indigestion and stomach disorders. sales point omitted.
A terse editorial emphasizes virtue as the first quality to consider when selecting friends, arguing character outweighs other traits in lasting trust and loyalty.
A Texas man describes chronic catarrh of the stomach caused by indigestion. He reports that doctors and medicines failed until using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, with approval attributed to J R. Rhea of Coppell, Texas, and Judisch Bros. selling the product.
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