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Newspaper

Ames Intelligencer

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1902

Page

6

First-Class Auctioneer Services Nearby

Inquiries invited for day or small commission auctions by Posegate. Farms also offered for sale with satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Ea Ee Posegate at Box 532.

The Old Man with the Fish and Scott's Emulsion

A long running health tonic description touts an elderly figure carrying a fish on his back as a symbol for Scott's Emulsion. It claims benefits for consumptives, weak children, and pale adults, with endorsements and a listing for escort & Bowne chemists in New York.

Scott

Cough Settled on Lungs Story from Danville Family

N Jackson of Danville Illinois describes a terrible cough that settled on her daughter's lungs. He notes many remedies failed until Foley's Honey and Tar provided a cure, urging readers to refuse substitutes.

N. Jackson Danville Ill Foley Loughran & Bauer

Reduced One Way Settler's Rates Promised

During September and October via Iowa Central Railway to California Washington Idaho Utah and British Columbia stopovers allowed see local ticket agent or address A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis.

Iowa Central Railway California Washington Idaho Utah British Columbia A.B Cutts Minneapolis

Speedy Ticket Sellers on Elevates and Circuses Compared

A Detroit Free Press description compares how elevated railroad ticket sellers and circus ticket sellers operate with rapid, practiced handwork. It explains the storage and dispensing of exact change, the tearing of tickets from a long strip, and constant replenishment of coins so customers get swift service without counting.

New York Ciron Detroit Free Press

Old Strategist Outwits Motormen At Crossing

An aged laborer with a heavy tool bag halted several speeding cars by signaling motormen to stop. He stayed calm, allowed a car to pass, then retrieved his tools as the train halted within a yard. He grinned and thanked the accommodating motorman.

New York Tribune

The Wonderful Toad Bone Tale From Ancient Belief

The article recounts ancient writer Pliny’s claims about toads and frogs possessing remarkable body parts. It cites a right side bone of toads said to calm crowds and a bone that could cool boiling water when placed in it.

Pliny

Balsas of Lake Titicaca Impress Travelers with Ingenious Craft

A traveler describes the balsas of Lake Titicaca built from aquatic lake plants by Aymara Indians. They float by the grass used in construction to control displacement and carry eight to ten people, sometimes with a mast and sail. The lake lies high, near the Jungfrau region in the Alps comparison.

Lake Titicaca Bolivia Peru Jungfrau

Shakespearean Blunders and Anachronisms Noted

The article catalogs famous Shakespeare errors such as cannon before their invention, printing under Henry II, clocks in Caesar's era, Hector quoting Aristotle, Coriolanus citing Cato, Cleopatra with a billiard table, Delphos shown as an island, and Bohemia given a seacoast.

Shakespeare John Henry II Cesar Hector Aristotle Corisolanus Cato Cleopatra Delphos Bohemia

Severe Cold lasts Three Months Told by Batesville Man

A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Ind relates a three month severe cold case. After no relief from druggist and physician remedies, Foley's Honey and Tar cured him in eight doses. Refuse substitutes. Loughran & Bauer.

A. J. Nusbaum Batesville Ind Foley Loughran & Bauer

Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Health for Kidneys and Bladder

An advert claims Foley's Kidney Cure restores kidney and bladder function with no injuries. It emphasizes natural healing and mentions it as a remedy.

Foley

Cutting the Counselor Short

A judge chides a lengthy lawyer with a proverb on wisdom. The judge remarks that a word to the wise is sufficient as the attorney begins a long winded argument. The exchange underscores courtroom impatience with overlong rhetoric.

Chicago Post

Spare Moments Gas Office Exchange

A man at a phone demands the gas office and the operator warns that bad language is not tolerated over the wire. The brief exchange captures a domestic humor vignette as part of Spare Moments.

Central

Hadn’t Time says Viola declined proposal

A dramatic line from a Detroit Free Press piece recalls Viola recounting a marriage proposal from a man she declined by saying she hadn’t time. Olivia questions if she ever had a proposal, and Viola reflection notes the past moment.

Olivia Viola Detroit Free Press

Man Er Vine The Great Nerve And Blood Purifier

Fragmentary OCR mentions a product or name Man Er Vine described as a nerve and blood purifier. It alludes to revitalizing worn out men and references Loughran لكنها unclear. The text reads as a promotional or medical hype line from an old periodical.

Loughran

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