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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
7
Hundreds of thousands of dolls wear hair sourced from Angora goats. An English syndicate controls the material, which is processed and shipped to Munich where girls manufacture wigs.
The Bandaisan volcano in Japan erupted on July 15 1888. It hurled 16 million cubic yards of rock into the valley, with lava flowing at 48 miles per hour, a headwall 100 feet deep and a width from five to fifteen miles. Despite the immense force the disaster killed 401 people.
Tests at the Automobile club in London show that vehicles traveling at 20 miles per hour could be stopped in two and a half lengths. It is expected authorities will raise the current automobile speed limit from 12 to 18 miles per hour based on these results.
The Asama volcano in Japan violently erupted in 1883, delivering a torrent of mud and fire eight thousand feet down the slopes. The blast, among the era’s most frightful, overwhelmed forty two villages and left a death toll in the thousands with uncertain final figures.
Recent experiments show dolphins reach about 32 miles per hour when pursued. Salmon can swim at 40 miles an hour for short distances, and among small fish the Spanish mackerel is among the swiftest.
The camera is becoming indispensable in business for reproducing documents and statistical tables. It duplicates these papers quickly and with accuracy, saving labor and expense and illustrating photography's growing value in commercial work.
The San Francisco Fair estate dispute dragged seven years and cost heirs about one million dollars in court and legal fees. An additional $800,000 went to settle relatives’ claims. Senator Fair’s wealth rose from $14,000,000 at death to about $17,000,000 after the lawsuits and settlements.
In Kamyschin district on the Volga region wives are bought rather than chosen. A pretty girl from a well-to-do family costs $100 to $200, sometimes more, while in villages the price starts around $25. A young farmer with an unaffordable dowry is unlikely to marry.
The passage notes the far southwest of the United States as the most forbidding outwardly, with extreme heat killing vegetation and vast desolate stretches in Arizona where only rattlesnakes scorpions Gila monsters and historically Apaches thrived amid sparse vegetation.
Martinique is a West Indies island in the Leeward group about 300 miles southeast of St. Thomas. It spans roughly 40 miles by 10 to 15 miles, covering about 380 square miles. The island is irregular and mountainous with six extinct volcanoes and craters towering inland.
The Krakatoa eruption on an island between Java and Sumatra began May 20, 1883 with the great explosion on August 26. Flames were visible 40 miles away and the blast created air waves that circled the globe four times in one day and three times the next, traveling 700 miles per hour.
A health note claims pork diets lead to pessimism while long beef consumption builds strength and audacity. Mutton tends to melancholia and veal to low energy. eggs and milk boost female vitality. Excess butter brings sluggishness, and apples aid brain work for those with heavy intellectual tasks.
A Ninth street barber recalls a plateful of topics with a visiting actor who admits to a prior shave across the street eighteen months ago. The barber notes the actor’s changed face since then as they discuss weather, the beef trust, an asphalt scandal, and filtration plant plans.
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports a Iowa supreme court liquor decision undermining state power to block out-of-state liquor sales, prompting fears of eroding prohibition. An extra legislative session may be called to address emergencies since the twenty-ninth general assembly.
State wide insurance debate grows after a fire in Council Bluffs prompts discussion of insuring state buildings. Board of control says only about 4 million of 6 million in property needs insurance, others fire proof or protected. Over ten years fire losses reached 708,355 with potential insurance saving of 330,000. The longer period 927,261 losses with estimated insurance cost 816,000 would have saved 111,261.
Mrs Anna Martin of Brooklyn reports backache dizziness and relief after a year on Peruna claiming complete recovery in three months. Miss Marie Johnson of Detroit praises Peruna curing eleven years of female troubles and urges others to try it. Miss Ruth Emerson of Buffalo says six weeks cured irregular painful menstruation. The piece promotes Peruna as the catarrh remedy of the age and offers free booklets and medical contact in Columbus Ohio.
A young heiress who loves farming laments that she loses most of what she plants. A rising young physician counters that in his case almost all he loses is what he plants. The exchange appears in the Chicago Chronicle.
Descriptive booklet on Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in northwestern Iowa will be sent free on application. Includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws. Advertises boarding houses and hotels. contact Jno G. Farmer, G P T A, B C R N Ry, Cedar Rapids Iowa.
An exchange from the Philadelphia Press shows the rector and vestryman planning to take up the collection prior to the sermon, with the rector joking about preaching on economy. The light moment reflects church routine in a historical context.
An ad promises free copies to U S addresses for one year with 50 cent for 50 copies and 5 cent, directing readers to Geo H Daniels at Grand Central Station Newark. The note references a Bible verse and a short story titled The ee Chamber in May.
Gladys notes Ferdy traces his lineage to a garbage contractor, while Ethel confirms the discovery. The judge quips the ancestor “seemed in the dumps” about something, highlighting a pun on waste and lineage.
Advertises Allen's Foot Ease for women to wear shoes one size smaller. Claims relief for foot discomfort with a 25 cent price. Mentions distribution at Druggists and provides a Free Trial address in Le Roy New York.
In a Yonkers Statesman exchange a man notes no one can take money after death while Jabert recalls a friend who died owing ten dollars and wonders if that debt is lost with him.
An advertisement claims Dr. R H Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer cures fits after the first day of use and offers a free $2.00 trial bottle from Dr. R H Kline Ltd at 931 Arch St Philadelphia PA.
A Chicago Daily News item notes a private baby show conducted at a young couple’s home as they celebrate their first infant. The piece hints at the emotional reactions and social chatter surrounding new parenthood.
An Indiana resident from Trinity Springs praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unequaled for coughs and colds in a February 15 1900 endorsement. The user quotes John F. Boyer as the speaker.
A terse note notes a bold stance against royal virtue, echoing defiant language about moral authority. It frames a clash between personal stance and established standards.
Advertising copy promotes a cold cure with a money back guarantee. It notes pharmacist refunds if no cure and includes a warning about scorn from skeptics. The slogan is attributed to Town Topics.
Harvey McClurg and Harvey Heller of Valley Junction sue Mayor J. M. Brenton Fred A Brackett and Des Moines police officers for 20000 alleging bloodhounds used in a trial traced and surrounded their homes causing suspicion of chicken theft and injuring their community standing. They have filed petitions in the suit.
Sage argues brains and honesty should be rewarded to uplift society. He warns state limits on capital would harm workers and notes the rich are more democratic today. He attributes wealth to intelligence industry honesty and thrift and says capable people should oversee wealth.
Palmer Missouri May 19 Mrs Lucy Compton long suffered kidney trouble and back pain limiting her movement. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports major relief and near complete cure after the first box. She recommends the remedy to other women with similar suffering.
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