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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
8
An assortment of testimonial quotes from Prothonotary J. J. Carson and others touts remedies for stomach trouble lungs kidneys and general health. Claims praise Fotxy's Honey aNapD and Fonny's Kidney Cure with quips about aging and city plans.
A reel of testimonial lines promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for liver and bowel relief and Donald’s Kidney Cure for kidney health. The ad mocks poverty and touts One Minute Cough Cure for quick cold relief. Notable quotes cite W H Lake of Happy Creek Virginia and C W Williams of Sterling Run Pennsylvania.
A man struggles to hold his infant as the baby squirms, highlighting the universal difficulty of calming a restless newborn in everyday moments.
Chas Replogle of Atwater Ohio was unable to work due to kidney trouble. After using Ferry's Kidney Cure four ways he was entirely well. The note mentions Golden Bruell fruits and a person named J. W. Adams.
A husband torments his wife in a trolley car with gossip about her dress earnings and jewelry. She exits embarrassed as fellow riders listen, while he calls it revenge for a curtain lecture from a Philadelphia Times column.
A Monterey County sight called The Giant's Head reclines in metamorphic rock on the cliff at Point Pinos. Viewers hail it as the most colossal natural sculpture with perfect facial features including chin mouth nose eyes and brow. ears less precise but plausible as auricular shapes.
A Scientific American summary notes oculists favor typewritten text for eye relief. Large key characters reduce eye strain and allow long work periods with minimal hand fatigue. Reading typewritten matter also reduces visual effort, though focus from the eyes can reveal latent defects.
Paris has long been the center of France’s political religious social literary and artistic movements. The city shapes national history and fuels the rise of France’s great men and women who sought instruction formed ties and began their careers there.
Lord John Russell shows a humorous tact miscue at dinner when he swaps seats to avoid facing a great fire. He explains to his wife he preferred the Duchess of Inverness not to know his reason, but he admits he told the Duchess of St Albans instead.
A Philadelphia Press item notes a husband and wife debating lace curtains for the parlor. The wife frets that without them neighbors will think she cannot afford them, while with them the view of new furniture would be blocked from neighboring windows.
Chicago News comments on plaintiffs pursuing further damages after injuries including broken limbs and smashed heads, highlighting persistent legal action despite severe harm.
A reflective editorial argues that embracing love as a guiding purpose transforms daily life into meaningful service. The piece urges readers to pursue compassionate action, citing practical steps and personal resolve to sustain hope amid hardship.
In Ireland a man helps a distressed woman by surrendering his ticket to avoid her being accused of fraud. The guard mistakes the ticket and a station master confirms a small corner matches. The twist ends with Pat declaring the man could not solve it, to amused passengers.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat recalls Nast’s satirical portraits of William M. Tweed and Roscoe Conkling. Tweed’s face is described as pear shaped with a long nose and drooping cheeks, while Conkling’s features are caricatured by a V and inner v markers, provoking the senator’s fury.
Amos Cummings and Ernest Jarrold endure a two week voyage on a pilot boat as a fierce storm batters the craft. A towering sea floods the deck and the vessel lurches toward capsize while Cummings stays focused on a book about the French Revolution.
A local landmark in Chalfont St Giles marks Sir Hugh Palliser’s monument to Captain Cook. In 1865 Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands visited with Bishop Wilberforce, and the village band played a misfired greeting, tootling "The King of the Cannibal Islands."
Records show umbrellas used by Greeks and Romans as sun and rain protection and as a royal symbol. By Queen Anne’s era they were common for protection alone. All were imported until about 1802 when English manufacture began.
A young boy visiting grandparents returns to find a new baby in the family. He reacts with surprise and mock indignation, asking how his father will react to the news and remarking regretfully on the unexpected addition. The Kennebec Journal notes his candid, humorous response.
A tombstone inscription in a New England churchyard memorializes Ann Sophia and Julia Hattie as two wives of James B. Rollins. The grateful widower notes they “made home pleasant,” per Woman’s Journal.
A dream themed note claims infectious diseases are unknown in Greenland due to its dry cold atmosphere, suggesting a paranormal or speculative health safeguard rather than scientific evidence. The remark links sleep states to disease absence in a distinctive Arctic setting.
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