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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
8
An old advertisement claims the cough cure cures thousands, promising relief after failed remedies. The promotion features testimonials from Norris Silver of North Stratford and references a Des Moines Leader and Loughran & Bauer as publishers.
Notice lists Dr W E Harriman offering surgical appointments to fit glasses. The advertisement mentions a location near Story Bank and a telephone contact for the office.
Advertisement from E R Posegate of Ames Iowa offering stock specialty services. Sells by day or commission and has items for sale with satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Box 532 Ames Iowa.
The Iowa Central Railway begins March 5 1901 a regular Pullman gas lighted tourist car between Minneapolis and Los Angeles replacing the previous Wednesday schedule with Tuesday departures. The route is promoted as direct for California tourists with low one way rates in effect until April 30 1801. For details contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
The notice touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation and associated ailments. It promotes the pills as removing the cause of troubles and mentions ghra n d Bauer in a fragmented endorsement context.
Edward Huss of Salisbury Missouri credits Foley's Kidney Cure after three bottles for relief from lumbago and kidney trouble. H. Pitts of Arlington Texas praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for rapid digestion. DeWitt's Little Liver Pills and Witch Hazel Salve from Loughran Bauer are recommended for bowel regulation and skin sores.
The Farmers Cooperative Association operates a farmer's exchange and general real estate business. It negotiates farm loans writes insurance and handles grain farm produce coal and farm supplies, Chautauquan literature chemical fire extinguishers and electrical conductors on buildings.
Advertisement offers rail travel from Ames to California with Portland Seattle Tacoma and Puget Sound via the North Western Line. Tickets on sale every Tuesday until April 80th. Shortest travel time and finest scenery. Daily personally conducted tourist car excursions. For tickets and full information contact the nearest ticket agent of Chicago and North Western Ry.
The Annual Encampment, Department of Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic in Dubuque promises major plans and a royal reception. Illinois Central offers excursion tickets at a round trip rate with tickets on sale June 3 4 5 and return limited to June 8 for trains arriving before noon.
Colonial authorities banned tobacco use and planting with strict limits and fines. Smoking was restricted near meeting houses, in streets, and even in travelers journeys, with stocks and cages used for violators and magistrates repeatedly tightening rules.
In a Swiss village a late Sir John Stainer aided a church service by playing the harmonium. The clergyman, pleased with the help, invited him to dine and exchange Oxford reminiscences. Stainer later regaled listeners with stories of amateur church orchestras and a quip about the Messiah.
In 1900 a mix up sent Silas Alexander from Buffalo as the intended appointee for associate justice of New Mexico’s supreme court. The error, traced to a misread name, halted Senate action and forced a rapid correction led by Attorney General Griggs and President McKinley’s aides.
The United States grants 25,000 patents annually, far more than England, France, or Germany. Canada, Australia, Austria, Italy and Russia grant about 4,000 each. Patents issued per applications rise, showing strong American ingenuity in manufacturing and transportation tech, with global reliance on US industry.
A stylish young man cruising in a dainty runabout nearly hit a six foot countryman on Main Street. The countryman halted the horse with ease and told the driver to beware, saying the vehicle could have smashed if he had not intervened. The exchange appeared in the Memphis Scimitar.
The Dutch language is described as an old fashioned tongue hard for English speakers to learn. Some say it resembles English more than German. The Boers in South Africa use Dutch as it was spoken two centuries ago.
A courtroom dialogue features a teacher asking Tommy about his father’s work. Tommy replies his father is a policeman, implying a civil service role rather than manual labor or intellectual work. The line is from a Chicago Tribune piece.
In a Philadelphia Record excerpt a ragged fat man asks a house keeper if there are any odd jobs available. He clarifies he is seeking work for his wife, not for himself, highlighting his family needs.
A Chicago Post remark questions the peculiarity of a man who simply does not know, framing ignorance as the common trait in cases of unawareness. The exchange hints at broader commentary on knowledge and perception.
Many women first show signs of age by a droop in the eyelid. This is caused by strained eyesight, excessive weeping, ill health or years. It can be overcome by daily faithful manipulation.
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