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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
3
A notorious early advertising pitch touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for Morrie Tiredness a warning sign of poor blood. It claims the tonic enriches blood and restores vigor citing a testimonial from Mrs Merritt of Dowagiac Michigan praising renewed energy and health.
Advertisers tout Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine money can buy. Claims highlight strength, purity, and quick relief for common ailments sold by local stores and pharmacists.
The Lake Country of Northern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan markets hundreds of summer resorts drawing distant visitors. Places named include Fox Key Javan Lauderdale Waukesha Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette on Lake Superior. For the pamphlet Summer Homes for 1900 or the illustrated Summer book In The Labentry send four cents and request through a ticket agent Geo H Heafford Old Colony Building Chicago Ill.
A London News note reports an anxious writer offering a life story to a publishing firm. The would‑be author claims a 21 year criminal record with 20 arrests and 27 shootings, alleging multiple convicts and imprisonments and a troubled personal life.
Via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line the Colorado Special leaves Chicago at 10:00 each morning arriving in Denver at 1:20 the next afternoon with Colorado Springs and anion the same evening. No change of cars and one meal included. A second fast train runs at 10:30 P M daily. A new book Colorado illustrated is mailed on four cents postage. Ticket offices Chicago and Oacan R y 193 Clark St and Wells St Station.
The Big Four and C. and O. will sell round trip excursion tickets to Washington on May 19 20 and 21 at one fare for round trip. For rates and details contact J C Tucker N A 234 Clark St Chicago.
A brief humorous exchange contrasts the waiter’s slow service with hopeful chatter. The optimist halves the joke by remarking that waiting might improve the cheese sandwiches, while the pessimist reacts to the delay.
Mrs Thos Robbins of Maple Street Norwich New York on February 17 1900 credits Piso Cure for Consumption with saving her life three years prior in a personal testimonial.
A brief remark from the Indianapolis News calls attention to a common flaw in many antique saws their dullness renders them unusable.
Des Moines May 21. A survey shows Iowa public school teachers receive among the lowest wages in the region. Male teachers average 37.01 monthly while Wisconsin records 67.90 and females in Wisconsin 35.50. Illinois tops for women at 50.69, Missouri pays women 49.50, with Iowa progressing on other state rankings.
John H. Carlton Iowa Falls financier donates 10000 dollars to Cornell college Mount Vernon as an endowment for a philosophy lecture course. Carlton, a former Methodist minister, supports the college’s theological and philosophical program.
Des Moines trustees of the state historical department re elected Curator Aldrich for six more years and authorized new work including publishing Shambaugh's Monograph on the Constitution of Iowa and early territorial laws. Perstin of Alton donated a war musket with pearl inlay, showcased as a notable gift to the society.
The case follows Mary McAllister's father and Joseph Berry threatening W C McNamara after his plan to marry her. McNamara seeks habeas corpus to force release. Mary says she was confined at home for two weeks and barred from correspondence. Age 26, she is kept from marrying her chosen suitor. community reacts as McNamara presses for freedom.
The Social Society of Iowa Medical Women held its second annual session in Des Moines. It includes 23 regular women physicians, over one third of Iowa’s total, with 71 total members overall. Officers elected: President Dr. A. D. King, Vice President Dr. Mary A. Breen, Secretary Dr. Jennie McCowen, Treasurer Dr. Nancy M. Hill.
Five masked men attacked Nick Baird at the race track in Missouri Valley. Baird, who had taken a striker role, was restrained with a rope, pulled toward a tree, and escaped when the rope parted. One assailant fired five shots. three men are jailed on complicity charges.
The Iowa Workmen in session at Waterloo approved constitutional amendments including a policy lien plan to fund an emergency reserve due to rising member ages. Officers elected: Grand master Col. G. L. Godfrey Des Moines grand foreman Charles R. Clark Montezuma grand overseer Charles Ruegnitz Clayton grand recorder H. B. White Waterloo and grand receiver E. A. Wadleigh Clinton.
The survey plan assigns Prof. Savage to Henry county and Prof. Beyer to clay analysis. Calvin handles Page county, Udden from Rock Island covers the Mississippi valley, Norton works on artesian wells and Bremer county, and Wilder completes Webster county survey.
Large scale plans underway as the State Bar association meets in Iowa City during the second week in July. Judge Wade and Chancellor McClaip report at least 700 lawyers from across the state will attend the three day gathering. Business sessions discussions and the annual banquet are on the schedule.
A city assessor contest erupts after broken ballot seals and tampered ballots are found. Recount shows O. F. Hutchinson leading over C. C. Wales, setting the stage for a bitter legal fight.
Carter Medicine Company wins a final injunction with costs against Chicago Label and Box Company over label simulations for Carter's Little Liver Pills. Brent Good, president, announced the ruling after two years of litigation and a master’s accounting. The case marks a decisive infringement precedent for proprietary trade and druggists.
The Philadelphia Post notes Robert Frank, a self-made artist, rose by securing early work and earned the nickname Lots of Feddars after describing a boxing kangaroo as a tall thing with many feddars. His quick delivery impressed an employer who asked for a rapid drawing.
An advertising blurb promotes Grain-O as a delicious nourishing drink to replace coffee. It claims Grain-O is enjoyed by grocers and users, tastes like coffee without its injurious properties, aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It stresses it is non stimulant, suitable for children and adults, and priced about the same as coffee at 15 and 25 cents.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a woman proudly citing an ancestor who signed the Declaration of Independence while contrasting with a family divorce in the same line.
Consumers can mail this Sears Roebuck notice to Chicago to request quantities and timing for bind er twine in Sisal Standard or Maula. The department promises to quote a price that may secure the order or force the supplier to offer a lower price.
A Galveston News quotation frames ethics in business and horse trading as a vanished art. It notes the maxim to treat others as one wishes to be treated and reflects on moral standards in Texas commerce and daily life.
A historical ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve tight shoes and burning feet. It claims to cure corns itching swelling hot callous and sore sweating feet with a 25 cent price. Free samples and mailing address in Le Roy New York.
A fragment from the Indianapolis News notes a Michigan girl borrowed a trick from a hypnotic school. It asks for the school’s name to aid an anxious reader.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Kemp's Balsam as a quick remedy for coughing. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and offers large bottles for 25 and 50 cents, warning that delays are dangerous.
A Chicago Daily News remark notes that some men equate self-preservation with constant alcohol consumption, viewing drunkenness as a survival instinct.
A literary observation cites a maxim about truth and deception urging to tell a lie so big no one will believe it. The aphorism reflects a skeptical view of credibility and honesty in public discourse.
A brief dental ad style notice claims one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and refund slogan. The Indianapolis News quotes a new expression about avoiding bad habits.
Sedalia attorney Henry Lamm told a Kansas City Star reporter about an impromptu joke at a Missouri Bar association reception. He recounted a Texas joke about two dirty collars and a Dutch barber who turns it into a punch line for the next customer.
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