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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
8
Local resident W. S. Musser of Millheim Pennsylvania saved his child’s life using One Minute Cough as she suffered croup. The advertisement claims the remedy cures coughs colds bronchitis grippe asthma and throat and lung troubles with immediate results attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
If you would live to a ripe old age, do not try to live more than one day at a time. The advice frames aging as a daily practice rather than a distant stretch of years. The message emphasizes present focus over long term planning.
A collage of sensational health cures and witty quotes from vendors. Claims tout Fotey's Howry and Tar, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Fetty's Kipyesy Cure, and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as liver kidney and digestion aids. A spinster recalls marriage Hope and a testimonial from W R Wilkinson of Albany Tennessee.
An alarm clock jab leads into an advertisement touting Fotey's Kidney Cure as beneficial for kidney troubles. The text repeats a sales pitch urging readers to use the medicine, attributed to Tirpen and Loughran.
An illustration of promotional copy praising effort and various cures. It touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and bowel relief, claims about rheumatism caused by uric acid, and mentions Furvey's Kidney Cure and other health patter. The text blends humor and consumer testimonials.
A reader notes a fine line of Golden Bruell fruits and signs with initials J. W. Adams. The brief compliment appears in a local column, reflecting satisfaction with the fruit offering.
Chas. Replogle of Atwater Ohio was unable to work due to kidney trouble. After using Foley's Kidney Cure four ways he was entirely well. Titpen LOUGHRAN
The narrator recounts captivity by six brigands in a Greek region, a failed ransom plan, and a midnight breakout. After deception and a brief guard lull, he and Gillam attack the brigand leader and other guard, seizing two guns and fleeing to Marathon. Roberto dies two years later, reportedly scarred by a broken jaw.
The Boston Transcript recounts Walt Whitman defending his pride by striking a verger with a hat after a dispute over removing his head covering in Trinity Church New York. Whitman, born to a Quaker-influenced family, left the church amid the tense confrontation.
A Civil War era reception in Lynchburg Virginia brings together veterans. A Massachusetts major salutes General Jubal Early and notes they now wear all the crosses. Early replies that thieves were hanged on crosses in old times and now crosses hang on thieves.
An Ohio State Journal item recalls a grisly tale of cannibals and a missionary. The king boasts of roasting a victim and mentions quinine as a deadly habit while the narrator laments the taste of that faded revenge.
A brief quarrel over marriage tone appears in the Syracuse Herald exchange with lines about marriage being done for spite and mockery of past vows. The dialogue hints at strained relations and mutual accusation.
The narrator and partner Gillam are seized by four brigands near a Grecian village. The leader, Roberto, compels them to write to the American minister in Athens, demanding $30,000, then mocks their limited funds and jokes about raising $200 each.
The article notes that infectious diseases are absent in Greenland due to its dry cold climate. It mentions beliefs about dreaming and sleep without connecting to broader events or named entities.
Henry H. Richards of Willseyville New York suffered a year long breast sore. After trying many remedies he used Banner Larvae and after half a box was entirely cured. He praises the product highly and would not be without it.
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