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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
8
Two rapid daily services to California with fast routes. The Overland Limited runs electric lighted, departs Chicago at 8:00 p m and another fast train departs at 11 35 p m. Apply to Agents Chicago North Western Ry.
Advertises De Witt's Little Early Risers as perfectly safe for children, claiming they are harmless and certain in results. Promotes quick relief from biliousness and asserts strong praise from all users. Sold by Judisch Bros.
The Traffic Department of the Chicago and North Western Ray issues a handsome illustrated booklet describing the Overland Limited, claimed as the world's most luxurious train, and the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line to the Pacific Coast. Copy available by mail for a 2-cent stamp to W B Kniskern, P T M, Chicago.
The text touts Witch Hazel Salve as the original genuine remedy by E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago. It warns of counterfeits and claims the box should bear DeWitt & Co Chicago for a certain cure. Judisch Bros. are listed as sellers.
Fully described and illustrated in a sixty page book issued by the Chicago and North-Western Railway depicting the state's scenic beauties and commercial, industrial and transportation advantages. The pamphlet targets travelers to the Pacific Coast and offers forwarding for four cents in stamps to W. B. Kniskern Passenger Traffic Manager in Chicago.
A marketman warns against overfattened poultry and explains six days of coop time, five days of corn feeding, then twenty four hours on skim milk or soft boiled rice before killing. He notes water only the night before, empty crop and clean intestines improve flavor, and cites canvasback and redhead ducks eating wild celery for distinctive tastes.
The piece paints Labrador as picturesque yet inaccessible much of the year with dog sleds and snowshoes as travel means. It details a 760 mile coast with Nachrach bay noted for cliffs and cascades, including a waterfall 400 to 600 feet high feeding into the bay.
In Somaliland vast camel herds, sometimes 30 000 strong, require wide grazing and distant water sources. Somali ponies and their owners endure days without water while guarding livestock. Raiders are drawn by the risk and reward of stealing up to 10 000 camels, driving them forty to fifty miles, pursued by exasperated owners and rival tribal diversions.
A traditional tale recalls a Spanish prisoner during the Prince of Orange era who faced execution. Stripped to inspect his armor, guards found only a lamb amulet, which purportedly protected him. after the talisman was removed, the shots proved fatal to him.
Re Go Tonic Laxative Syrup touted as a pleasant medicine cleansing the system and regulating liver and bowels. It claims to cure costiveness biliousness headaches loss of appetite bad breath belching stomach disorders indigestion and dyspepsia. Sold by O A Gamble druggist in 25 cent 0 cent and 1.00 dollar bottles.
In Siberia villages along the main street inmates place spare food on shelves six feet above the ground to deter dogs. The practice, a custom from a former era, aids escaped prisoners by providing hidden sustenance.
A Chicago Tribune remark attributes a humorously blunt rule to a pudgy matron stating that three essentials to a home are rugs, hardwood floors and a man. The line captures midcentury domestic satire.
An old dairy proverb praises a penny in the churn while mothers seek strength for children with Scott's Emulsion. The product combines cod liver oil with phosphates, designed for delicate stomachs and pale weak children, offered in samples and bottles priced 50 cents to $1.00 at druggists.
The royal Prussian mines at Strassfurt produce most of the world potash from twenty seven mines once used for salt. Adulterated rock salt prompted a shift to potash as fertilizer. The plants, run by a syndicate, employ 21,000 men and deliver 1,200 carloads daily. Seventy five percent goes to agriculture, the rest to chemicals. Potash aids cyanide gold extraction.
A French general interrupted a regiment by appearing at the bar racks and delivering a brief explanation. He recalled a recent insult while in mufti and ordered a drink seeker out of line. The bugler later apologized and the general commended honesty in a moralizing tone.
The Hungarian term Hussar historically meant a freebooter. Originating with Corvinus in 1442, these hardy riders captured and tamed wild horses and became a premier light cavalry. The suggested etymology from Magyarhurst arpay is fanciful. the name spread across armies.
A brief comic exchange shows an old man comforting a boy with a skinned knee. The boy retorts with whimsy, joking that he ran into a cloud by falling up. The lighthearted scene captures a child's playful misinterpretation of mishap.
A quotation attributes distrust to a man who shows no defects, labeling him either a fool or a hypocrite and urging caution.
The article describes dragoon uniforms featuring brilliant colors and ornate embroidery. It highlights the dol man and the busby with scarlet cloth, remnants of the Magyar bag used for sword protection. It notes the origin of the term dragoon for mounted infantry and the dragon head motif on muskets and standards.
In Chingford Essex a landholder new to ownership visits the parsonage with wife and servants on horseback to pay homage by three horn blasts. He bears a hawk on his fist and a greyhound in the slip for the rector that day. He grants a chicken for the hawk a peck of oats for his horse and a loaf of bread for the dog. After dinner three more blasts end the visit.
Mariotto Albertinelli, a fourteenth century painter, spent much time trying oil mixtures but failed to satisfy critics. He abandoned painting to run a tavern, yet his fame as an artist endures while his tavern keeping record has faded.
A Washington Star snippet portrays a young man who boastfully speaks of foreign estates and seeks to wed into a family to swap his imagined holdings for real estate, as Mr. Comrox notes he mirrors others with similar ambitions.
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes an English visitor dismissing local grand old things and a counter claim that a copy of the city ordinances will reveal otherwise, suggesting hidden municipal details or evolving preservation debates.
An ex governor of Massachusetts impressed a farmer by recalling another farmer's son and an old white horse. The governor said he remembered Jack and asked about the horse, but admitted he only guessed about the horse when he saw white hair on the coat.
A Des Moines notice promotes The Des Moines Daily and a News offering postage paid delivery for 150 dollars per year or 1.50 per year for eight months 80 cents or 50 cents for shorter periods. The paper claims to be the most complete Iowa newspaper and to publish daily year round, with stoppage when the time ends.
An ad promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a means to increase physical strength by digesting food for nerves and tissues. It claims to build up the system, be pleasant to taste, and the only digestant combination that enables health and strength. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Homeseekers plan an excursion to the Northwest West and Southwest with low rate excursion tickets on sale via the Chicago and North Western Railway. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair Cars are available. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to railway agents.
Mrs. Gertrude Enner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated cold that strained her lungs and caused weight loss to 92 pounds. She credits One Minute Cough Cure with curing the cough strengthening her lungs and restoring her normal weight health and strength after four bottles.
The Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota reportedly produce one third of U.S. gold and are described as the richest 100 square miles. A North Western Line booklet with a detailed map is available. Send four cents in stamps for a copy to W. B. Knistern, Chicago & North-Western Ry., Chicago, I. 462.
Parents urged to avoid opium laden syrups and seek Harte's Honey and Horehound from CO A Gamble druggist. The remedy is advertised to cure coughs colds croup la grippe and throat and lung ailments in children and those of delicate constitution. Large bottles priced 25 50 cents and 1.00.
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