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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1893
Page
7
Advertises Park’s Sure Cure as a tonic for bilious liver, constipation, indigestion, and dyspepsia with a one dollar price and a guarantee. Sold by L. M. Bosworth. Mentions the Great Mogul diamond weighing 793 carats rough as the largest diamond ever known.
Numerous medical cures and patent remedies are advertised by L. M. Bosworth including Castoria for children, Park’s Sure Cure, Ripans Tabules, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, Parks Tea, and others. Articles mention notable figures, World’s Fair talk, literary notes, and local promotions, with diverse items across health and culture.
The absence of the President and family at Buzzard s Bay prompts extensive renovations. Rooms including the north chamber and Mrs Cleveland s boudoir are being redecorated in blue and red schemes with new fixtures and portraits planned. The parlor red room will gain lighter crimson hues, mahogany mouldings, and a brighter overall feel.
Maryland resident Elizabeth Messer recounts near death from neuralgia and dyspepsia, noting dramatic recovery after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. The ad praises Hood's Pills as harmless and dependable. A geological expedition at Mount Shasta by James Perrin Smith and students uncovers new fossils. Mme Tel Seno becomes a notable female lawyer in Japan, promoting women's welfare.
General Wade Hampton the United States Railroad Commissioner has returned to Washington after a long Pacific rail line inspection trip covering about 10 000 miles. De Witts Witch Hazel Salve advertised for piles and burns ulcers and sores. East Nottingham New Hampshire postmaster Frank Bartlett a deaf mute but efficient and well liked by his townsmen. William E Walters a Reading coal mine boss died at Ashland Pennsylvania last week. he authored the Queen s medal for meritorious service in the Crimean War.
A 100 dollar reward offer for an incurable catarrh case plus testimonials from Toledo, Ohio druggists West and Truax Walding Kinnan and Marvin. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure priced 75 cents per bottle and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with free testimonials. Also references a literary sidelight from Jeannette A. Grant's July Wide Awake.
The article notes Queen Victoria’s proficiency in Hindustani and her habit of speaking in the native tongue with visiting rajahs. It also mentions Prof. Mace of Syracuse University traveling to England to lecture at Cambridge University, the IntelLicENcer Des Moines Weekly Register offer, the Borden sisters’ transfer of property, and Dr King’s New Discovery with trial bottles offered.
A letter from Iowa Turf urges banning the harsh practice of over drawing horses by drivers and handlers. It describes horses kept with heads unnaturally high, plagued by flies and suffering on hot July days, and calls for a penal offense to check horses too tightly or pull them at dangerous speeds.
The article notes a strong Chinese appreciation for European bottles and a tendency to feign illness to obtain medicine bottles. It adds that medical missionaries are troubled by this behavior, while the source provides no detail on how the bottles are used by the Chinese.
Mr Henry E. Gladstone, nephew of the English Premier, touring the country, is now in Baltimore pleased with the trip. A 23 year old graduate of Trinity College Dublin two years ago, he plans to sail home within two weeks.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve billed as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and other eruptions. It promises to cure piles or money refunded with a 25 cent per box price. Sold by L M Bosworth Druggist. June 21 year unknown.
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