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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1898
Page
2
A customer testimonial claims the product eases labor pains saying it hurt less in ten minutes with either of her other two children. The note from Henderson Dare in Carmi Illinois offers the druggist price of $1.00 or express by mail and promotes a free book for mothers.
Wesster Cury editor of the Williams Wasp was acquitted by a jury in Ia after a trial for libel brought by Fred Barkhurst editor of the Stanhope Mail. The case arose from harsh criticisms during a summer political campaign.
Mrs. Carrie A. Rand donates 1000 dollars to the Iowa college library in Grinnell. 250 dollars funds a case for old valuable books, 250 dollars for books in applied Christianity, and 500 dollars for books across other departments.
London reports inquiries corroborate yesterday's cable that the two cruisers built by the Armstrongs for Brazil have been sold to Spain. The item notes the transfer involving naval assets and cites market chatter and official interest in the arms trade.
Starting December 26 the Louisville Air Line offers a through sleeping car service from St Louis at 9 15 p m daily to Florida passing Louisville Lexington Chattanooga Atlanta and Jacksonville arriving the next day. Stopovers allowed and schedules touted as fast and convenient with connections via Asheville and New York for an all year Florida resort. R A Camp Bell Gen Passenger Agent St Louis Missouri.
Soldiers at Fort Logan Colorado are building six 25 foot cellular kites to test wind pull and lifting power for military signaling. Each kite will be tested in tandem up to 1000 feet with sand bags to measure lift, using a diurnal aeroid barometer and telephonic ground communication. The project seeks data on wind pull at altitude and how kites perform in various wind speeds, with safety features and portable setup emphasized.
Representative Berry discreetly bites an apple during a House session while Senator Allen secretly smokes a tiny cigar to dodge lobby smoking rules. The scene contrasts two Kentucky and Nebraska lawmakers amid Capitol bustle as Berry finishes the fruit and returns to correspondence.
A regional seller lists available publications including Register weekly Capital Des Moines Daily News Leader weekly Homestead and Wallaces Farmer with stated subscription rates and terms. The notice enumerates multiple titles and indicates options for various weekly or daily editions.
Des Moines report from February 23 1898 states Mrs Nellie Osman of 414 Lyon Street was troubled by catarrh and scrofula for ten years. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla several bottles she saw scrofula sores heal and catarrh relief.
Carriage buyers can save dollars by requesting the large free catalogue from the Elkhart Carriage Harness Mfg Co in Elkhart Indiana. The message promotes driving pleasure and urges sending for the catalogue.
A frantic household hears a night cough from croup and relief comes swiftly after administering One Minute Cough Cure. The ad copy emphasizes safety for children and prompts trust in the product.
An advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for headache constipation and biliousness and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches blood to relieve weak nerves. It targets nervous people seeking a nerve tonic and health restoration.
A Boston Globe excerpt quotes Frances Willard on marriage and offers. She recalls the W Q U T U article by Mr W T Stead praising her and notes she once refused suitors with gracious letters.
The Chicago Times-Herald notes Lombard University in Galesburg Illinois may add dancing to the college curriculum. It predicts future colleges will produce bachelors of waltzing masters of football and doctors of pin teas.
The Washington Post reports on Jimmie English's cigarette amid Speaker Reed's rebuke and on Representative Hilborn's naval powder demonstration. Hilborn showed brown powder and smokeless powder testing in the House chamber, illustrating explosive and incendiary properties amid naval affairs discussion.
It is predicted that at least ten car loads of burros will be shipped from New Mexico to the Alaskan goldfields in spring. Gunnisack Riley, also Naghton, has gone to Islata to form a Seattle syndicate to buy all spare burros from the Pueblo Indians. Riley is a well known local character.
Kansas City Times profiles Joe Leiter as a successful wheatfield farmer who avoids thrashing and embraces a self binding technique leading to high yields. The feature highlights Leiter's innovative methods and impact on local agriculture.
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