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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
6
Advertisement claims kidney backache drains energy and housework ability, promoting Dean's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co. A testimonial from Mrs. William Wallace of Concord New Hampshire asserts Bright's Disease in early stage was cured and offers a free trial by mail, price 50 cents per box.
A compilation notes various cultural and physical differences among groups. It claims Chinamen have the heaviest brains after Scots, Riffian women do hard labor while men cook at home, Jains fast long, Sandwich Islanders teach swimming early, Peruvian aborigines detect others by scent, and Japanese swordplay uses two swords with detailed stance.
A Massachusetts mother extols Grape-Nuts as both food and medicine in her family. She recalls her child asking if the king eats it every morning, notes its nerve-boosting effects and digestion aid, and mentions the brand’s booklet The Road to Wellville included in each package.
Des Moines May 21. The second republican state convention for nominating state officers will be held in Des Moines July 20. The democratic convention will be in Iowa City September 1. Several candidates seek the railroad commissioner post, with N. S. Ketchum of Marshall County as a leading figure and others named. State officers renominations are not opposed.
Grundy Center business men form a steering committee to pressure railroads, seeking a Northwestern branch from Waterloo to Grundy Center after an alleged poor Rock Island service. Merchants threaten boycotts, citing refusal to add a sidetrack to a new brick and tile works. Harrison county supervisors set peddler licenses at 200 per year outside town.
Bold worldwide ad copy outlines a guide titled How to Cure Feces Humors from Infancy to Age. It lists manufacturers and addresses including London and Charter House with various streets and a note about a Resolvent product and coated bottle form. The fragment suggests a medical or cosmetic remedy promotion through period cataloging.
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