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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1904
Page
8
Correspondence references Bankers' National Bank of Chicago National City Bank of New York and Vailey National Bank of Des Moines in interbank communications noting collaborations and financial discussions.
The author extolls the Alcazar gardens with myrtle juniper and box hedges. Walls hold orange and peach trees with jasmine and roses climbing, creating an aged, neglected look praised for its artistic effect. AMagnolia bouquets on sticks and heavy box growth stimulate awe in contrast to modern pruning.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for thin and weak persons. It claims the product builds new flesh, enriches blood, steadies nerves, and stimulates appetite, with free samples offered and instruction to ensure labeling on every bottle.
In his autobiography Sir John Lubbock known as Lord Avebury recalls his schoolboy days at Eton when classics ruled and natural science was ignored. He details using spare time on natural history and geology and a tutor who questioned his bee theme as potentially untruthful quizzing.
To California via Union Pacific Northwestern line two fast daily trains leave Chicago. The Overland Limited, electric lighted throughout, departs Chicago at 8:00 p m and takes less than three days to reach California. Another fast train leaves Chicago at 11 35 p m, with Chicago and North Western agents handling the service.
Advert describes De Witt’s Little Early Risers as harmless and perfectly safe for children, claiming they never gripe or sicken and always succeed in their mission. It notes people prefer them to other pills and asserts they cure biliary issues sold by Judisc Bros. It also mentions a Chicago transit booklet on the Overland Limited and the Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Line, with a 2 cent stamp request for copy.
The ad proclaims Witch Hazel Salve by E. DeWitt & Co of Chicago as the genuine remedy for cats bruises barns eczema tetter and piles. It warns against counterfeits and urges buyers to check for the DeWitt name on the box, sold by Judisch Bros.
A Philadelphia Record snippet quotes a woman who adores cats and swears her six felines go crazy for olives. She says olives provoke joyous paroxysms, making cats ignore milk or fish until the olive is eaten, with a preference for olives cut into pieces in other cats.
In a Cincinnati Times-Star note the city editor warns against overused expressions citing a meeting described as consisting entirely of women. The exchange highlights tension between journalistic phrasing and old sayings.
Fully described and illustrated in a sixty page book issued by the Chicago and North Western. It highlights the state scenic beauties and commercial, industrial and transportation advantages for potential Pacific Coast travelers. Copy available by mailing four cents to W B Kniskern Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago.
The exchange features Wille asking which is better a big toad in a small puddle or a small toad in a large puddle. The father replies it is better to be a big toad in a big puddle, reflecting ambition.
Re Go Tonic Laxative Syrup praised as a pleasant effective cleanser for the system liver and bowels cures costiveness biliousness headaches loss of appetite bad breath belching stomach disorders indigestion and dyspepsia offered in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles sold by C A Gamble druggist.
A fragmentary reflection on marital honesty and deceit. The speaker recalls blurting out a lie to his wife and being caught, noting that every lie a man tells his wife should be premeditated. The text juxtaposes impulsive admission with planned deception.
A San Francisco Argonaut column argues that fighting is ingrained in humans from infancy to adulthood. It asserts that both sexes enjoy watching fights and that school and military training foster fighting skills, concluding that participation in fights builds stout hearts for the army and navy.
Opportunity is the cream of time and self conquest the greatest victory. The more you say the less people remember. Another's tears are the same in all languages. Good breeding is a world wide letter of credit. It is more profitable to read one man than ten books. A man cannot vanish from temptation. Gloom attracts gloom. A humbling fault serves better than prideful virtue. Habit counts as living maxim and becomes instinct.
A playful exchange from the Chica go Record-Herald features a man declaring a vow to resemble what he eats and a wife quipping about marshmallows, hinting at light domestic humor in a small town setting.
A brief comic exchange shows a doctor warning about restraint while a husband argues his wife cannot calm down, noting she "carries it around with her" in a scene from an Indianapolis Journal snippet.
Quote from Maxwells Tallaman emphasizes finding happiness in any amount of resources. The message honors gratitude and practical resilience, urging readers to value sufficiency over excess.
A fragment notes that Tese allowed a kiss on condition it be kept secret, and he allegedly repeated the act the next minute. The text appears from the Philadelphia Press and lacks full context or names.
A Union general Barlow was believed dead after a wound at Gettysburg. Gordon saved him by reading a letter and guiding Mrs. Barlow to care for him. Years later both men met in Washington and learned they had each saved the other, sharing a mutual laugh and handshake.
The Des Moines Daily and News offers postage paid delivery for 1.60 per year eight months for 100 50 cents for three months. It claims to be the most complete Iowa newspaper and notes it is only daily that stops when time is out. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
Claims Pinesalve contains all antiseptic and healing properties and cures every sore boil or abrasion. Portrayed as ideal for burns and animals, marketed as the best salve in the world and sold by O. A. Gamble.
Do You Want Strength asserts that increasing strength requires digestion and assimilation of food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is claimed to add to the physical by aiding digestion and building strength, described as pleasant tasting and the only digestant combo to enable the body to appropriate health and strength. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Reconstructs your whole body and makes rich red blood. Drives out impurities collected during the winter. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is a family tonic sold by Bosworth.
Scientists declare Bright's disease diabetes and other ailments do not exist in great pine forests. The air allegedly carries healing pine breath. Pineules, a new remedy, supposedly contains healthful pine resins and is sold by C. A. Gamble.
Marion Indiana resident Mrs. de Benner suffered a deep seated cold that weakened her greatly. After trying many remedies she used One Minute Cough Cure and recovered fully, regaining her normal weight from 92 pounds to her usual 148.
Parents cautioned about bland tasting syrups which often contain opium and other stupefying drugs. G. A. Gamble recommends Harts' Honey and Horehound as a safe alternative to swiftly cure coughs colds croup la grippe and throat and lung ailments with bottle sizes 26c 50c and 100.
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