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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
6
An advertisement from The Athlophores Co New Haven Connecticut offers Athlophoros for sale and invites readers to fill out a Question Blank for free treatment advice. The note promises free treatment guidance and provides contact details for the company.
A tale recounts rich diners owning solid gold and silver gilt tableware. A head guest tests three seemingly gold pieces, identified as carved solid gold, with a tray coffeepot and pitcher praised for their value. The article notes millionaires owning gold plate sets and china costing up to 5000 dollars per dozen, making a breakage costly.
An account describes five Korea wonders: a cold perpetual wind cavern, an “ineradicable forest” of regrowing pines, a floating stone tested by balanced steps, a warm rock hosting a small inn, and a rumored underground furnace. Scientists fail to explain the phenomena amid the voyage.
An article describes Lapland infants spending early months in wicker cradle baskets hung from tree limbs. Mothers place the basketed babies outdoors daily, with toys strung across the top and light access, offering air and light while protecting them from outdoor perils. The piece compares the practice to Indian poise carries, noting greater limb freedom for Lapp infants.
A fish market worker notes a retreating customer misnaming fish and shellfish, illustrating regional dialects. He recalls a New York Press quip about a man asking for duck and the vendor’s witty reply, highlighting language quirks and miscommunications across areas.
An eminent English surgeon argues that Japanese lack a nervous system and that nerves are untranslatable there. The piece traces the word nerve from Greek to English, noting shifts from sinew to psychological force and contrasting old medical usage with modern meanings of nervousness and nerve.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that beauty is a common adjective used by society editors, novelists, reporters, and poets to describe brides and heroines. It cites Ethoda Broughton and Swinburne as exceptions who rarely employ the term, while joking that editors rely on a silvery edge of adjectives to stay in business.
The article explains methods to seal letters securely using a wafer and sealing wax. A moist wafer pierced with a needle defeats tampering, and sealing wax then seals the letter so it cannot be opened by heat or moisture. Chicago News.
A Garden Magazine note contrasts English wisdom on lawn lasting with American impatience. It says a presentable lawn needs at least three years and a good lawn five to ten years, while suburban builders rush to settle. It highlights soil, climate, labor, and time as essential factors.
Low round trips to Denver from Chicago via the Northwestern Line on August 12 and 18 with favorable returns for meetings. Tickets obtainable through Chicago & Northwestern agents. Also advertised DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claims antiseptic healing for boils eczema and piles with the genuine product by E. DeWitt & Co.
Railroad promotion details offer low round trip fares to Portland via the North Western line with optional excursions via San Francisco and Los Angeles. Advertises a 2 cent stamp for illustrated folder and mentions Yellowstone and Alaska side trips. Also notes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup and a Detroit fare event via the same line.
NORTH SIDE PROPERTY. Fine ten room modern house, well located barge lot and good barn. Light room house, large lot, good barn and well located wood barn. Sixteen room house, well located, large lot, good barn. Four room house, well located, well cellar, barn. SOUTH SIDE PROPERTY. Six room house, two lots, Ten room house and five acres with fruit. New seven room house, large lot. COLLEGE PROPERTY. Five eight room house, furnace heated, three lots. Vacant lots. List your property with us.
Dr J W Hamilton of San Francisco says White Wine of Tar is the best cough remedy he has ever used and has no equal for throat and chest troubles. For sale by Lovangsn and Bauer.
A Nevada, Ohio resident reports relief from heart and stomach issues after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for four months. The ad argues all non organic heart disease stems from indigestion and asserts the product relieves stomach pressure on the heart.
Short Jaunts for Busy People folder features a map and facts about nearby resorts accessible via the Northwestern Line. Postpaid 2 cents from W B Koiskern Chicago, Isls. The Famous Little Pills Early Risers claim constipation sickness headache biliousness relief without griping and are sold by C A Gamble.
The page lists departure and arrival times for Chicago and North Western Railway trains including Overland Limited and Pacific Express. It names routes such as Omaha, Des Moines, Ames, and Des Moines Ames connections with schedule times, plus notes on baggage handling and room checks.
A letter from a grateful user describes relief from shortness of breath, palpitation, and chest pain after taking Dr Miles Heart Cure. The testimony portrays the cured as a living monument and traveler advertising the remedy, with the Miles Medical Co offering a refund if it fails.
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