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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
5
One Minute Cough Cure promises rapid relief for coughs colds croup bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles. It claims to liquify mucus draw out inflammation and resolve the disease cause with immediate effect. Justice of the Peace J Hood Crosby Minn endorses it and cites family relief after the first dose. Loughran and Bauer distribute.
An advertising notice promotes Seal of Minnesota Flour by T. J. Miller & Sow, asserting reliability and quality for baking use in the local market.
The I S C at Ames dominates at the International Live Stock Exposition winning the Spoor Trophy the Breeders Gazette Banner and most prize money. Dan A Wallace first prize and Zono team gold medal earned for best written livestock exhibit report. H C Tellier ranks fourth Earl Kin Cade and D Wing of Illinois take second and third. University Extension Library opens in town with a two year one dollar fifty member plan hosted in Soper building.
Ex First farm mortgage loans offered with low interest and flexible payments by F. L. Meredith. Three second hand pianos for sale cheap for cash via Emmett Compton. Scavenger work offered with prompt service, orders left at White's Hardware Store. SHOCKLEY at 44-41 Onas.
An insurance agency listing appears with agent F L Merepita for The Bankers Accident Insurance Co. in the provided OCR fragment. No further policy details are readable.
An advertisement promotes a pile cure product with a free sample and a No Cure No Pay guarantee. It markets a free pile pipe with each package and promises a written guarantee if not effective. Early L. M. Bosworth is named as the promoter.
Curious methods for proposing across cultures include Hungarian gypsies baking a coin in cake that signals acceptance or rejection, Japanese suitors sending plum blossoms with fate tied to the recipient's response, Spanish stalling signals at the door, and Eskimo wooing where the suitor abducts the beloved with resistance matters.
A conversation reveals that Simms’ editress friend rejected his proposal after reading the enclosed manuscript. The paper notes they have already accepted a contributor who wrote on a similar theme.
A playful exchange from the New York Herald notes a couple planning marriage on the fiancée birthday to cover both anniversaries with one gift. The witticism rests on romance and practical humor about anniversary celebrations.
A guide to distinguishing real diamonds from fakes by viewing a finger’s skin grain and the setting through the stone. Real diamonds hide the grain and the setting remains unseen. false stones reveal both details.
Six women with babies gathered in Liverpool and held a playful vote to name the prettiest infant. Each baby received one vote, ending the small gathering with a light-hearted finale.
Timkins jokes about finding a sensible wife while Simkins says a girl he knows refused him. Timkins praises the idea of a sensible partner and asks for an introduction in a light New York World exchange.
Friday 4 16 No 18 No 20 leaves college at 9 50 p m. No 24 Saturday 10 20 p m. No 28 Sunday 10 40 a m. No 30 Sunday 12 40 p m. Packages received and delivered on trains 7 and 15. Other times require written permit from the manager. Trunks bicycles and packages 10 centa each. W M Gry Smith President Manager.
Loughran and Bauer advertise a selection of cheap wallpaper patterns. The notice highlights affordability and home decor options for customers seeking low-cost wall coverings.
An advertisement touts Yoley's Honey and Tar as a cure for colds that can lead to pneumonia, claiming it strengthens lungs and prevents consumption. It also markets Foley's Kidney Cure as safe for kidneys and bladder with no harmful ingredients and lists Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale by W. J. Freed.
A Batesville Indiana resident recounts illness from a severe cold lasting three months and credits Foley's Honey and Tar for recovery after doctors and a druggist failed. The letter also promotes Banker's Accident Insurance Co. and its Iowa claims record with agent F. L. Merxpirn available for reference.
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