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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
8
W. B. Musser of Millheim Pennsylvania saved his child with One Minute Cough Cure when she faced fatal croup. The ad claims it is harmless and provides instant relief for coughs colds bronchitis grippe asthma and throat and lung troubles.
A humorous line from the Chicago Democrat notes the husband endures nagging from his wife and derives minimal relief in knowing she won t allow others to nag him.
A collage of advertising snippets cites Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for pneumonia and coughs, DeWitt's Little Risers for liver and bowels, and Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney issues. It includes quips about politeness, debt, and a joke about a red haired girl on a white bicycle, reflecting period ad humor and product claims.
Charles Replogle of Atwater Ohio was unable to work due to kidney trouble. After using Fourys Kidney Cure four ways he recovered fully. Tinpen and Loughran.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a newlywed couple in which the wife proudly reports earning 18 cents by selling 9 cents worth of rags and 8 cents worth of bottles. She reflects on domestic economy while her husband smiles at the lighthearted misunderstanding.
The article critiques claqueurs, noting the chief studies the play and guides the brigade. It contrasts the manager’s notes with the troupe’s passive performance and recalls an audacious early claqueur who was dismissed for breach of discipline after praising a weak scene.
The article describes the Great Seal of England as a 6 inches diameter sterling silver two part seal weighing 185 ounces. It notes elaborate inner engravings and wax mounting for royal assent documents. It cites careful custody by lord chancellors and a Charles II era tale of sleeping with the seal to guard it.
A Philadelphia Inquirer column mocks the idea that women should sit idle. It argues such sentiment is a protest against the rising energy of girlhood and hints that empowerment may bring salvation to men. The piece suggests many men resist progress while secretly fearing change.
Dialogue recalls Dick’s failed verse attempt with weak rhymes and dull subjects yet confidence in capitalized line initials. The Boston Transcript frames the exchange as a light literary joke about writing practice and style.
A humorous boardinghouse moment reported by Chicago News features a boarder asking for milk and the landlady directing the cow toward the calf. The exchange captures light domestic humor amid rural imagery.
The Syracuse Herald presents a brief exchange featuring a weary caller and a clock question, capturing a dialogic moment in a local column.
A well dressed man forged a $3,000 check on a national bank using a whisky house name. The back bore "Identification waiv ed." An accomplice posed as Smith of Jones & Smith to answer a bank call, allowing the holder Brown to cash the check. Smith disclaimed knowledge and withdrew his account. identity of the phone helper remained unknown.
Two clubmen encounter a young man on Chestnut Street who tries to borrow five dollars. One clubman refuses but offers five dollars instead, recalling he had loaned him five and later notes the borrower owes fifty over two years. The scene ends with a casual farewell and the men continue.
A reflection on English table manners and the absence of outward expression at meals. The essay notes English restraint stems from impassivity and self discipline, contrasting with a savage Spartan ideal. A French view questions England’s sauce etiquette and its social performance.
The manor once called Fionn uisge meaning clear water, pronounced finniske, resembles pheonix in English. The spring near the viceregal lodge entrance still exists beside the lower lake, a romantic feature of the park as noted by London News.
A London Telegraph item presents a Scots dialect exchange between a customer and shopman about a plaid hanging. The dialogue tests vowel sounds and confirms the item is all wool.
Columbus introduced card games to the New World aboard the Santa Maria in 1492. On the ships quarter deck he played om bre called el hombre with terms such as spadillo manillo punto mata dor basto gano del rey codilla.
A prominent city physician urges a rule against using stair rails in offices and public buildings. He says contagious diseases, especially eczema, can spread via rails and cites personal cases and a Toulon siege anecdote to illustrate how skin infections transfer through routine contact.
A dry cold atmosphere in Greenland is described as concealing infectious diseases. The report notes the region’s climate limits disease visibility and transmission, implying vigilance for health indicators in Arctic environments.
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