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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
8
Ames real estate and auction firm offers first class auctioneer services by day or small commission. Also lists several farms for sale in Iowa with satisfaction guaranteed. Contact BE FF Posegate of Ames for details and listings.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association operates a general estate business and farm loans, writes insurance, handles grain and farm produce, coal and supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers and electrical wiring on buildings.
A London Tit-Bits quip tells of a boastful uncle discussing distance to the horizon with a boy. The uncle claims he had no coin to spare, saying the sky meets the earth with him nearly touching it. The boy calls the boast a whopper.
A retold Mec Clure’s Magazine piece recalls Henry Bergh intervening on a crowded New York streetcar. He ordered unloading to relieve exhausted horses and disrupted passengers who resisted. Bergh’s calm authority and a streetcar riot ended with cheers and admiration from onlookers.
An aged advertisement promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as great medicine by L. M. Bosworth. The copy urges morning awakening with a fit mouth and a soul full of regrets, presenting the product as a remedy.
An advertisement argues constipation poisons the body and causes headache and ill health. It claims DeWitt's Little Early Risers stimulate the liver and promote easy, healthy bowels without griping or distress.
Historical ad notes Foley's Honey and Tar remedies claim relief for coughs colds bronchitis asthma croup hoarseness bronchial trouble pneumonia and la grippe. The short listing suggests a broad therapeutic scope typical of patent medicines.
Danville resident N. Jackson recalls a daughter's severe cough that settled on her lungs. She tried many remedies before Foley's Honey and Tar finally cured her, urging avoidance of substitutes.
Outdoor time with children calls for caution against common injuries. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as a quick pain stopper and wound healer with endorsements from L. B Johnson of Swift Texas. Beware of counterfeit products. Loughran and Bauer market the remedy.
Posts for sale advertise Sprina and Son offer of Rocky Mountain Tea by Madi son Co with claim of uniqueness. Price 385 cents, no more no less. Marked as great medicine by LM Bosworth.
The Iowa Central Railway offers special round trip fares to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Deadwood Lead and Custer in the Black Hills. From June 12 to Sept 10 low round trip fares apply with limited travel windows and final ticket limit Oct 31 1902. Contact local agents or A B Outts G P T A Minneapolis Minn Sept 15.
The Northwestern line offers excursion tickets from Chicago to San Francisco and Los Angeles on July 20 and August 2 with final return by September 30, 1902. Travel includes variable routes and Pullman drawing room and tourist sleeping cars for scenic travel. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents. figures available from T. J. Miller & Son.
A Success writer advises that overcoming excessive self consciousness requires will power and deliberate effort. By mingling freely and judging oneself as a friend would, one can rise to higher performance and leadership, even after years of restraint.
A psycho logical writer explains how suspending a watch by its chain can respond to mental focus. The observer notes the watch swings toward the direction or pattern he thinks, even with no hand movements, as described in Jewelers' Circular Weekly.
A Nottingham clergyman praises local repairs then quips when needing a good coat he goes to London. A shopkeeper answers that when he wants a good sermon he goes to London. The exchange, cited from London Tit Bits, highlights clever London humor.
Raynor asserts belief in ghosts and having seen at least one while Shyne remains skeptical, claiming never to have seen a spirit. The Chicago Tribune quotes the exchange highlighting differing views on the supernatural.
A Chicago Post quotation jokes about marriage and reform with the line She married him to reform him. The reply asks what happened and notes She wishes she had reformed him to marry him.
A succinct proverb attributed to the Chicago News notes that anger makes a fool speak recklessly while closing eyes to consequences. The saying emphasizes impulsive vocal reaction over thoughtful restraint.
Foley's Kidney Cure is highlighted with mentions of WU WayUrives Loughran and Bauer in a local news item. The piece notes the product's purported health benefits and names the firms involved in the coverage.
A neglected cold can lead to pneumonia, which weakens the lungs and raises consumption risk. The remedy Foley Honey and Tar is claimed to stop the cough and strengthen the lungs, as noted by Loughran &.
A historic note proclaims honey and tar cure influenza swiftly, claiming it to be as good as any other treatment with strong confidence in its curative qualities.
Advertises farm mortgage loans with low interest rates and payments at the option of the borrower. Inquiries directed to F. L. Meredith.
A claim describes Bergs Candy Headache Wafers as a new discovery claiming to cure headaches with no safe or effective results. The notice labels the product as unpleasant and questionable in its effectiveness.
The fragment references a product called Rocky Mountain Tea and mentions smoothing lines on cheeks, with partial attribution to L. M. Boswor.
An old ad claims Mina Cough Cure stops coughs colds croup and throat troubles instantly with Absolu safe formula. It touts rapid action and warns against adding to symptoms after exercise.
The Bankers Dent Insurance Co. has paid more claims in Iowa than any other company operating there. For reference inquire at 48 F. L. Merepira, Agent.
Drug promotion claims Dr Geo Leini Formal dehyde Kidney Tablets cure kidney disease by driving germs from the system and preventing ure buildup. The ad urges sufferers to try the remedy, offered in two sizes with a free tin treatment at Coye's Pharmacy.
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