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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1880
Page
4
A vivid account outlines a run down Rue des Lyonnais restaurant and nearby venues. It describes a harsh clientele, bare benches, improvised tableware, and the grim economy of meal and drink in a poverty ridden area. The text then shifts to a comparison with other South African scenes and native animals such as the zebra and giraffe.
A far West Dutch tavern scene shows a tall Yankee asking every trade he can imagine, from dentist to phrenologist, before revealing he is a humble typographer who prints books and newspapers. The exchange ends with surprise that the man is a printer rather than the feared craftsman.
An 1834 Geographical Society account recalls the perilous ascent of Peter Butte in Mauritius. Climbers crossed a narrow neck to reach a spherical summit over an 1800 foot drop, using an iron arrow and rope then a line to pull up a ladder. The expedition included a Union Jack salute and a shipboard toast.
The tale recounts Mrs. Higginbottom’s plan to reform her husband’s drinking by staging an attractive home scene. She recreates temptations in the parlor with musicians, drunkards, and skimped decor, then withdraws them to reveal the home’s true pull. The ruse ends with the husband admitting his folly and vowing to stay home, while temperance advocates note homes can curb vice.
The zebras inhabit Southern Africa's plains and display wild herd behavior. In Paris a pair at the Garden of Plants tame under a keeper and pull a small carriage through city streets. Natives hunt for skin and meat while explorers recount a Kitangeh hunt with two zebras slain.
A fragment describes a man avoiding land sale at a fair price and a written notice about land disposal. It mentions inquiries about a small farm and a railway or steam fence with barn doors, and refers to possession transfer following the notice. The tone suggests a local hotel notice and public sale context.
Citizens discuss a famous German figure likened to St Jacobs Oil as the best candidate for highest office. The piece reflects a political climate where party or creed would not matter and notes enthusiasm among influential locals. A lawyer is quoted on a vague legal dilemma about a trial.
An outdoors guide describes mountain scenery and regional costume. He details tracks of squirrel and bear, hedgehog behavior, partridge nests, and the fisher cat’s fur trade. The narrative contrasts farming dullness with frontier observation and natural history.
Ancient rumors of Capt Kidd’s wreck near the Hudson Highlands resurged as a strange schooner named Mary D Leach anchored off Round Island. A submarine company and Mr Chapin plan soundings to verify the hull, with guesses of a $1 million gold treasure and substantial silver.
Squire Briggs hires Fitzgerald a towering old fashioned Irish teacher who arrives with authority. He instantly disciplines rowdy students and defends the town from bullies, delivering a decisive first day by thrashing a boy and his father. The master stabilizes the school, improving behavior, manners, and study.
The article argues calomel and harsh cathartics fail to cure bilious symptoms and claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cleanses and invigorates the liver, blood, and digestion. It touts it as botanic and endorsed by medical men. A dinner sentiment about ladies kindling an unextinguishable flame is also mentioned.
A widow explains she married the day after her husband died to avoid wasting a ham in the cellar. She feared the meat would spoil unless someone helped eat it.
A domestic guidance note emphasizes practical kitchen truths and social etiquette. It warns that bad cooking spoils meals and suggests remedies like licorice for breath and baking soda for minor burns. It cautions against half done work and poor bread making, stressing honest effort and discretion with visitors.
Fragmentary item mentions a tiny post office in Texas and Pennsylvania with yearly receipts of fifty four cents. The piece also includes an advertisement and reader letter promoting Hamburg Drops as a German blood purifier and a humorous aside about City firemen.
A Lancashire trial provoked laughter as Judge questioned the spelling of Ottswell Wood name. Other items tout quack remedies from Day’s Kroney Pap to Hunt’s Remedy, with notices from Chicago to Cincinnati and Providence about cures and promotions.
Advertisement urges customers not to die on the premises and to ask druggists for Rough on Rats. Claims it clears rats, mice, bed bugs, and roaches. Priced at 15e per box.
An ad touts Green's Flower as immediate relief from disordered liver issues and urges readers to set aside prejudice. It claims millions have used the medicine with satisfactory results and offers a sample bottle for a fee via merchants nationwide.
A free booklet on the liver and its diseases is offered along with remedies. The text promotes Jener and Dandelion and Mandrake Pills as solutions for sallow complexion languor and an exhausted body. Published by E. K. Thompson in Titusville and sold by Chicago Dubuque and Des Moines druggists.
A Providence Rhode Island woman describes relief from neuralgia and general weakness after taking a tonic. She reports improvement in vitality and energy, claiming a return to youthfulness and full function.
A claim for Dr Williams Indian Ointment as a universal cure for piles is presented with testimonials from users including a Nevada miner. The notice mentions a $10,000 reward for a better remedy and promotes mail orders, with references to Henry & Davies and J Monroe Taylor's products.
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