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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1884
Page
4
Philadelphia Record reports Nala Damajante, the Hindoo snake charmer, describing her life with snakes in Madrid London and Philadelphia. She recounts near-deaths from constricting pythons, her calm with danger, and the broader note on smuggling and customs enforcement from the era.
A letter found in a girl’s pocket reveals a romantic note to Theodorus dated May 10 1835. Parents react with shock and comic confusion as they read aloud and scramble to divine its origin and meaning.
The article describes Custom House examining inspectors lining the dock and scrutinizing baggage by owner initials and labels. It notes travelers surrendering tickets, declarations checked, and inspectors deducing fraud from unreported dutiable goods. It then shifts to essays praising Shakespeare and women's education, arguing for knowledge to empower virtue and societal progress.
In a Mississippi town, three men find shelter in a poor tavern run by a failed landlord. He admits debt, broken roof, limited meals, and sandy creek water yet offers hospitality with a lamp, beer, cards, and a meal when daylight comes.
A conceit about vanity and social dress hangs on the line as a speaker muses on fashion and virtue. The verse hints at youth, reputation, and the seeming futility of appearances in a devout era.
Albany engineer John Donohoe halted his westbound train after sensing danger on a stormy Albany to New York run. He found unspiked rails hidden by snow, likely laid by prison allies, and credits Warner's Tippecanoe for curing twenty years of chronic illness that dulled his senses and nearly ruined his life.
An elderly Adee bids farewell at a station to his son Henry and shares a personal motto about integrity. He warns against any act the world would condemn and urges the boy to seek success through character and religion, promising the rule will guide him in all things.
Joseph Carter of Savannah Missouri says he chased a fifty cent bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from the drug store for his mother and it did her more good than any other medicine. Sold at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by all druggists.
Philadelphia Call tells of a father advising his son to learn a trade and work hard. He insists the son wear working clothes to deter vain women, noting his money is secure but wealth depends on labor and discipline.
Public speakers and singers praise Piso's Cure for hoarseness and weak lungs as a remedy.
A Stratford woman awoke from a dream of her husband kissing a neighbor’s wife and struck him, breaking his nose. An advertisement for Allen's Brain Food claims to restore vigor and nerve strength, offering 6 for $5 from J. H. Allen, 315 First Ave., New York City.
Mrs Susan Canfield of Nashua New Hampshire keeps 1150 buttons on a single string. Sudden weather changes are blamed for throat diseases coughs colds. No relief equals Browns bronchial troches costing 25 cents.
A photographer asks a bald man for permission to chalk the head for a better shine in a candid studio moment. The exchange highlights attention to lighting and posing during a portrait session.
Stoddart and Co located at 413 G Street Washington DC advertise a demand for models or drawings on a patent matter with no payment offered. The notice provides business contact details for the request.
Thousands become entitled to pension increases and are urged to request blanks and instructions from Stoddart & Co. at 413 G Street Washington DC for processing and eligibility guidance.
A collage of 19th century notices offering pension services by Stoddart & Co plus medical and sexual health tonics. Claims include eye remedies, Carter’s Little Liver Pills, Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh, hair care, and a free cure for youth indiscretions from Rev. Josefh T. LY MAN.
The Million claims 2500 subscribers in two months and seeks readers in every U S state. It promotes free trade coverage as independent political commentary and offers a weekly issue for 50 cents a year. Endorsed by David A. Wells Chicago Times and trade leagues, requests sample copies or 5 cents for a year to Des Moines Iowa.
An advertisement page touts Wells' Health Restorers and Mother Swan's Worm Syrup for feverishness worms and digestion, and Athlophoros as a universal remedy. It notes Rockford watches given by the U.S. government, Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment, Dr Jaque's German Worm Cakes, Eilter's Liver Pills, Uncle Sam's Harness Oil, Eilert's Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry, Uncle Sam's Condition Powder, and Winchell's Teething Syrup as widely sold remedies for common ailments.
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