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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
8
Mr F D Arnold of Arnold Iowa writes that three years of kidney trouble disrupted his sleep. After taking Foley's Kidney Cure he experienced a complete recovery and now feels better than ever. He recommends the remedy to friends through Loughran & Bauer.
The Des Moines Leader touts its family friendly coverage for Iowa readers. It claims broad circulation and unparalleled scope with a commitment to independence in politics and duties.
Dr W E Harriman announces office hours in Ames Iowa with a location near a hardware store in the 8th block west of Story Street. Clients may phone to arrange visits in this area.
First class auctioneer offers daily service or small commission rate. Sells farms and household contents with satisfaction guaranteed. Contact EE FF Posegate Box 532 Ames Iowa for details and appointments.
The California Tourist Car on the Iowa Central Railway runs between Minneapolis and Los Angeles starting March 5 1901. The regular Pullman gas lighted car will run on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays. Low one way rates apply on Tuesdays until April 30 1901. Contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo Batty Marshalltown IA for details.
A Chester Michigan reader praises One Minute Cough Cure after its quick action during a severe croup attack on their young daughter. The note credits three doses with mastering the illness and rapid recovery.
A brief note encourages helpfulness and obliging tone. It frames a polite request for cooperative communication while acknowledging potential limitations.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a universal cure and relief for digestive complaints. The copy warns against substitutes and links the product to Loughran and Bauer while noting common indigestion symptoms like fullness and belching.
Miss Mamie Smith of Middlesboro Kentucky reports her sister suffered a severe group illness but was instantly relieved after using Foley's Honey and Tar. Mrs. O W Roberts of North Creek Arkansas praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after twenty years of dyspepsia with notable relief.
The Farmers' Cooperative Association runs a farmer's exchange and general real estate business. It negotiates farm loans and writes insurance, handles grain and farm produce, coal and farm supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers, and places electrical conductors on buildings.
Travel advertisement promotes $29.25 fares from Ames to California with routes through Portland Seattle Tacoma and Puget Sound via the North Western Line. Tickets go on sale each Tuesday until April 30 with the shortest travel time and personally conducted tourist car excursions. For tickets and details contact the Chicago and North Western Railway to nearest agent.
Illinois Central will host the Annual Encampment of the Department of Iowa Grand Army of the Republic in Dubuque with royal treatment. Excursion tickets go on sale June 8 to 10 at a single fare from all Iowa points, valid for trains arriving by noon June 6, return limited to June 8.
Maurice Barrymore earned a reputation as a wit and his comic writing showed unevenly on stage. He recalled acting with Mme Modjeska for years and joked about her elevating his career while he downplayed his fame, quipping audiences knew him before Modjeska.
A San Francisco attorney famed for handling Chinese witnesses used a nonstandard reply during a railway damage case cross examination. When asked if Kee Lung lived in San Francisco he answered with a tease about addressing the State Ministerial association on the Divinity of Christ, provoking laughter before order was restored and the trial resumed.
The London Globe reports a difficult operation on an elephant at Hanover Zoo. A growth on the hind foot caused great pain. 600 grains of morphine in rum were given to render it insensible. After about an hour the animal slept and the operation proceeded. The procedure lasted three days in total.
Three wires of identical thickness made from gold copper and iron support different loads. The gold wire holds 150 pounds, the copper 802 pounds, and the iron 549 pounds.
A fragment notes that Nan kin is famed for the purest Chinese spoken there, describing it as the language of the mandarins. The remark highlights a regional pride in linguistic purity and cultural heritage.
After 1847 famine revival lace making in Ireland grew with Limerick as a notable example though it is tambour work on net. Net lace first appeared by machinery in 1768 and the true bobbinet machine was created in 1809 by John Heathcote triggering opposition from laceworkers and Luddites before spreading to France.
A long-time farmer dines at a widow’s hotel on market days, eats a whole leg of mutton in a private room, pays with 2 shillings, and leaves calling for his leg only to learn he already ate it, as the widow reveals the truth.
An old Cambridge acquaintance persuades a Norfolk farmer to attend church. The farmer argues he cannot teach, but cites a pig weighing 34 stone as proof of faith. Later the pig’s true weight confirms the farmer’s claim and prompts him to promise church attendance.
A satirical New York Sun piece foresees a future where landlords reject tenants with many children. It describes a mother who killed most of her children and a husband who returns home to find a stable plan for housing.
Some men, said Uncle Eben, have a reputation for being patient when the truth is they are too indolent to stand up for what they are entitled to. Washington.
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