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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
3
In Judge Lawlor's court a murder trial featured Officer Riley on the stand. He accurately stated the time of death as two minutes after the shooting when tested with a judge's watch. The witness credited a redwood clock for the precise timing and was praised by both sides.
A young businessman on a Philadelphia layover buys last season socks at 50 cents a pair and spends ten hours flaunting ever wilder color combinations. He hopes for publicity but fails to reach the newspapers, prompting a hotel clerk to joke about patenting the cold feet idea.
An American steam specialties maker explains lowering costs by labor automation. He contrasts his price of 19 dollars to seven dollars delivered, illustrating how independent ladders reduce the need for a man to hold the ladder and cut labor costs.
The Overland Limited runs daily from Chicago at 6 30 P M arriving San Francisco on the third day and Los Angeles the next morning. Dining cars serve all meals with buffet smoking and library cars and barber. Through California through tourist sleepers also offered with excursions every Thursday. Tickets via Chicago and North Western Railway from W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Ave Chicago Ill.
The Detroit Journal reports a prisoner pleads not to tell his parents that he was hanged. When asked what to say instead he jokes that the utopsy was his killer, uttering a macabre quip amid the grim scene.
Mrs. Nerrin Cuask of 47 K Stay Washington recounts a 16 month old boy diagnosed with measles and mumps then scrofula. After four months a running sore appeared on the neck. Three doctors prescribed blood medicine. Hood's Sarsaparilla was used and the sore healed, with a full recovery after a relapse.
Iowa Senate and House actions cover bonds for school sites and libraries, mine safety inspections, bar exam prep expansion, and pensions. Other measures include tax rules for telegraph firms, county textbook uniformity votes, and a Porto Rico tariff stance. Adjournment plans and a city town incorporation bill also move ahead.
More than 5000 Cleveland women registered on Friday to vote for a spring school directors election with expectations of many more on Saturday. The surge follows active agitation to keep public schools out of politics.
Government revenue officials estimate a daily loss of at least 3000 dollars from candy Easter egg stamp fraud centered in New York. The $10 black stamps are the easiest to counterfeit, with $1, $3 and $5 stamps also commonly altered, harming government revenue.
Washington state delivered more than 500000 tons of coal to California during the last year, reflecting strong energy trade between the two West Coast states.
The West shows intense activity across Manitoba and the territories with rapid farm and town growth. Winnipeg leads in banking and trade as land sales and school construction surge, while settlers from the United States and east push development, banking, churches, and government expansion.
An old time drug advert promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement support and gentle action on liver and kidneys to cure headaches. Prices listed are 25 and 50 cents.
Teeth of gepier made are the latest in dentistry by a peculiar process. Paper teeth may be fine but most people prefer their own. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters strengthen the stomach, cure dyspepsia and biliousness, which the author links to better teeth.
Hoax Klumsy is noted for loving horses and was observed riding a horse with both arms around its neck in a Philadelphia Record item. The humorous snippet frames Hoax Klumsy in a casual, light moment.
An 19th century pharmaceutical ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as mercury free and effective when taken internally. It emphasizes purchase from reputable physicians and the Toledo Ohio manufacturer F J Cheney Co with testimonials and drugstore sales at 75 cents per bottle.
Dialogue exchange reveals a humorous domestic moment with Mr and Mrs Flyabout debating rent and speech. The judge interrupts with a quip about social life, prompting laughter and a light domestic dynamic.
Grain-O is advertised as a delicious healthful drink that replaces coffee. It tastes like fine coffee when prepared properly, but lacks its injurious effects. It aids digestion and strengthens nerves, is non stimulant, suitable for children and adults, and costs about three times coffee. Available in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes Mrs Henpeck fears her husband who talks in his sleep. The remark highlights domestic strain caused by his nocturnal habit.
An advertisement urges readers to ask their druggist for a free sample bottle of Kemp's Balsam. It claims the product stops coughs and consumption and offers large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
A pithy Chicago Daily News aphorism states Fortune favors those who work with the expectation of success, urging steady effort as a path to achievement.
An advertisement in this paper claims Dr H H Green's Sons of Atlanta Georgia offer free eee treatment and describe them as the greatest dropsy specialists in the world.
A concise note from Chicago Daily News reflects a moral turn with a proverb urging personal virtue over harmful company.
An Atchison Globe item notes a Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets remedy promising to cure a cold in one day with a 25 cent price and refund guarantee if it fails. The piece also quips about a man who seems highly unappreciative in relation to the ad.
Dr. G. W. Patterson of Inkster Michigan endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption from his 1804 testimonial noting use in both family and medical practice.
March and April promotions offer half-rate round-trip tickets to principal points across Tennessee Alabama Georgia and Florida via the Louisville and Nashville Railway. Excursions detail by P Sid Jones Immigration Birmingham Alabama or J K Ridgely N W P A Chicago.
A quotation from the Atchison Globe credits flattery as a powerful social force beside electricity, reflecting a newspaper opinion on human influence and persuasion.
Advertisement offering a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to loosen tight shoes and cure chilblains and corns. Includes address in Leroy, N Y, and notes it is sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women's ailments claiming it relieves pain and restores health. It urges readers to obtain the medicine and consult Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
A fragmentary note touts a supposed cough and chest cold cure claiming reliability and small doses though wording is vague and contains dubious language about incipient consumption. No verifiable details or sources are provided.
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