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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1895
Page
20
A fragmented collection of aphorisms and quips on poverty money and human folly. The jumbled bits touch on charity paying bills writer's cramp doctors lawyers conductors and a hotel register joke about warming hands. The tone resembles a humorous miscellany from a bygone era.
In a humorous exchange in front of a hippo cage Uncle Jim jokes that animals may reason and calls them the politicians of the animal world. Mehitabel responds with curiosity as Uncle Jim notes the hippo’s smile.
A broker invites investors to buy wheat now at current prices citing past highs. The 1841 drought pushed wheat to 1.44 and analysts predict a rise to 1.00 soon. The firm offers a manual on successful speculation through a Chicago commission house with a small margin.
A fragmentary exchange features St Peter debating entry with a candidate for eternal bliss. Parkhurst is mentioned as being present, suggesting a heavenly trial or reception scene from a religious or literary piece.
A playful item notes a woman famed for second sight and keen fashion observations. She studies each passing dress with a sharp, sly glance, described as a dainty sass. The quip highlights her curious habit of scrutinizing others’ attire.
An advertisement for W. H. Harvey works including Coin's Financial School and Up to Date Coin's Financial School Continued. Lists prices for cloth and paper editions, adds single items like A Tale of Two Nations and The Coin's Handbook, and promotes a six-book complete set for $1 with ordering instructions to say Set No. 2 of 6 Books to George Currier, Gen. Agt., 194 So. Clinton St., Chicago Illinois.
G A Baker recounts his typhoid fever in Beaufort county from 1893 to 1894 and recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People at Col Isaac A Sugg's farm in Greenville. He credits renewed appetite and strength, and endorses the pills as a tonic and remedy for various conditions. Pink Pills sold by dealers or sent by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
In India the traditional barber is said to shave a sleeper with such quiet skill that the client does not wake. The tale highlights folklore of secretive grooming and cultural respect for skilled practitioners.
The ad touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, safe laxative for ladies in all conditions. It instructs readers to look for the California Fig Syrup Co. name near the bottom of the package to verify authenticity.
The excerpt traces Robert Raikes founding the first Sunday school in Gloucester in 1751 and mentions Zanson's Magic Corn Salve guaranteed to cure or refund. It notes the Odeon in Paris receiving and reading 600 manuscripts annually and briefly references Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething. It ends with a statistic about disappearances in the British empire.
An advertisement touts Parker's Ginger Tonic as a universal remedy for coughs colds and stomach distress claiming it revitalizes the home. The copy references fake authentic history and domestic use while urging readers to buy Hindercorns and Corn Cure alongside a late night tea for bowel movement effects.
A compilation of curious notes: Buddhist nuns in Burmah shave heads. Danish cities limit pedicabs versus cab speed. Pyrenees paper halts in heat. German empire growth at five million yearly. large steamers can become armed cruisers in thirty hours. Some Japan robber verdicts by community vote. 64 foot serpent skin at Bombay Zoo. Chinese diety images dating two thousand years before Christ.
Bridget faces a love triangle after jilting the ice wagon driver for the milk man. Mrs Houskip scolds her and cites the damp doorstep as proof of the ice man's twenty pounds of ice. Bridget must choose between both suitors or find another home.
A paying teller warns an identity check will be needed while the check presenter protests it is impossible. He explains that ever since holding the check he has been so proud that his own mother would not recognize him. The exchange highlights a peculiar case of authorization and recognition.
The note suggests high demand for Grand Junction peaches and urges buying land now while cheap. It directs readers to contact Zeph, Chas. Feil, at the Boston Building in Denver, Colorado, for fail details.
A Chinese poet laureate asks if the emperor wants war settlement writing. Li Hung Chang declines, saying the royal treasury stubs will suffice for historic purposes and cut the poet out of work.
Dr. Holmes books valued at 804 dollars and his estate appraised at 72117.32 dollars. The notice records listed values and the overall estate appraisal for the late author.
A narrator recalls Essie Rolfe, once a bright student under Mrs. Morton, who marries Guy Raymond after pressure from her mother. The piece contrasts Essie’s hopeful aim for teaching with a harsh home life and a mother who belittles education, while the narrator defends Essie’s desire for a better life.
A narrator condemns Essie’s strict mother Mrs Rolfe and her harsh boardinghouse life. He argues Essie, still a child, is trapped by her mother’s control and by a marriage that stifles her noble prospects. The piece laments parental neglect and calls heavenly judgment on wrongs.
The article cites Dr Maurice de Fleury a French physician arguing jealousy is a disease linked to brain nourishment and temporary conditions. He claims cures via stimulants and nutritives. jealous individuals show periodic symptoms and may improve with proper care and rest. The piece also notes a 1860 London congress rule on death and illness rates.
The piece notes a Rossetti poem being buried with his wife and later exhumed for publication, mirroring Colonel Planat de la Faye’s memoirs. Three copies were printed, one in the coffin, with the executors securing the third copy via another exhumation to publish the work.
A man tears from his wife on a ship's gangway and recalls her plea to put the cat out at night. The vessel pulls free amid tugboat shouts, tears in his eyes, and the farewell ends in sorrowful waves.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a cure for sore throat from tobacco use and lost manhood. It claims the remedy is sold by druggists and guarantees a cure, with a free book offered by Sterling Remedy Co. in New York and Chicago.
A New York girl recounts her husband Charlie’s reforms after marriage. He no longer spends nights in saloons or at racetracks and now stays home with her. The exchange ends with aphoristic quips about flattery, money, time, noble acts, and love.
The dialogue shows Mary instructing a cow to milk, with pronoun usage explained. The exchange features Tommy confirming grammar and gendered pronouns, noting Mary is the actor and the cow stands for her in a hypothetical.
A joking exchange from St. Louis-Ipstein asks a crusty broker which Springfield to travel to and which location is cheapest. The dialogue questions whether Springfield in Massachusetts Illinois Missouri or Ohio is intended and points to the search for the lowest fare.
A boy complains about school rules as a monitor reports him to a teacher, who informs the principal, and the principal passes him up the chain. He finally faces corporal punishment at home as his father spanks him.
A theater-style vignette portrays two ward figures, Skayte the wealthy newcomer and Muzzles the famed financier, sparring over status and financial fate. The dialogue hints at social mobility and public perception in a crowded urban setting.
In a tense exchange, Mrs Stalate confirms her father believes her health is at risk. Mr Stalate presses about a potential match as she notes her father’s worry over her wellbeing and sleep. The dialogue hints at family involvement in romantic prospects.
Des Moines based Dempster Mill Mfg Co advertises wind mills tanks wells borers tools and supplies for farmers water systems with an offer of active agents and a fortune for one dollar in a historical trade notice.
Mir Sultan a Delhi royal descendant is a police clerk in India. Thomas William Winnett died in Williamsburg New York aged about 90 who supervised the Isthmus railroad from Aspinwall to Panama. Senator Peffer welcomes return home amid broad national joy. Julia Grant Winnie Davis and others to participate in living pictures in New York. Sherman to preside at seventh state Republican convention in Zanesville May 28. Gordons four hours sleep as old comrades keep him up for war talks.
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