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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1879
Page
4
The speaker contrasts falsehood and truth, praising poetic illusion over reality. Clouds, giants, and armor symbolize glamour that poetry paints brighter than dull truth. Poesie is praised as a charm that makes untrue visions seem lovelier than actual form.
In 1876 a weary man travels to Ausable Village and befriends a young artist John Masters. He adopts the boy, funds his art, and finds in Mattie a partner for the grandson who ultimately bears his name Simon Seymour Masters. The tale ends with family joy and a grandson on his back.
The piece extols eggs as a stable economic commodity and meal staple. It notes egg trade reaching about 150 million dollars annually with New York receiving 530 thousand barrels yearly and Philadelphia consuming daily about 80 thousand dozens. The column argues eggs embody national prosperity and praises the hen’s value to agriculture.
The essay notes a shift in literature toward speed and sensation over depth, with writing treated as a profession. It traces newspapers to Italian origins and mentions the Picayune and Venice as early markers. It also cites a Michigan library volume from 1475, Sermones Santi Bernardi, as a remarkably preserved 700 to 800 page work.
Report extols Dr F L Pond and Aurora Cancer Hospital as the nation’s largest for cancer care. Patients from across the Union, of all ages, arrive and depart daily amid orderly care, with praise for tumor removals and skin disease treatments.
A fragment warns against superstitious beliefs in cures for kidney liver and piles. It cites the sacred Ganges as a dubious source and mentions a remedy named Twin and Neurol as ineffective or harmful. The text urges skepticism toward dubious extracts and miracle cures.
Congressional proceedings note the Senate and House debating measures to prevent contagious diseases, admit Utah, and prohibit military interference at elections. Amendments, votes, and adjournments follow, with discussions on coinage, military funding, and postal service contracts.
The passage touts Dr Crook's Wine of Tar for dyspepsia throat and lung issues and Dr Tutt's Pills for blood purification, endorses Johnson's Great Western Gun Works, mentions Wells Richardson Barling ton butter from Vermont, and condemns advertising cheats while praising patent medicines and tonics.
The article argues obesity is a morbid condition and fat reduction improves strength and comfort. It advertises Allan's Anti-Fat claiming 2 to 5 pounds weekly loss. Also promotes Dr. C W Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills as a permanent cure for sick headache nervousness and related ailments with 30 pills per box at 50 cents, mailed from Baltimore.
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