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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
7
A W Nitsch of Boston suggests a new air transit idea using the earth’s magnetic field. He envisions suspended magnets powerful enough to counter air resistance and propel travel toward the north with alive discussion on feasibility and return methods.
A Lowell boy reportedly possesses a remarkable ability to calm and win the trust of animals. Neighbors note he can control a vicious horse and even a trapped rat, which shows affection when approached by the boy. Stable workers remain wary but impressed by the animal’s tame response.
John Bagsby, a youth convicted in a Kansas City Kansas horse theft case, avoids immediate sentencing after juror H H Sawyer posts bond. Judge Holt suspends until Wednesday to allow the boy to finish corn work for his mother, promising a jail term if he returns.
A recalling of General Lew Wallace as territorial governor of New Mexico who sent minerals furs and beadwork home to Indiana with a pet burro. A freight clerk misreads burro as bureau and reports a missing bureau, prompting Wallace to respond Change places with the jackass in a humorous exchange cited by the Chicago Times-Herald.
A New York exchange notes a trend of women avidly collecting stolen souvenirs from restaurants and hotels. Spoons cups plates and glasses are taken to commemorate luncheons dinners or after theater suppers, reflecting a growing fad in petty theft.
Special correspondence details Surgeon Maus's report on the Durango scorpion Ischnurus mexicanus, its venom, and high child mortality. It notes widespread presence, non propagation outside hot regions, and a city reward system for live captures, with medical treatment options and fatal outcomes.
International committee results from U S Germany and Netherlands show candlepower thresholds for visibility at various distances under dark clear and rainy conditions. Green light proved effective with specific visibilities at 1 to 8 miles and guidance on color shade to avoid interference, with railroad and maritime relevance.
Mary Gay Humphreys argues in Scribner's that men's life illusions shape women's fate, but in daily business the mystery fades. She suggests typewriter work reveals relations between bosses and workers, likening lunch table snubs to pecking orders and judging a man by his necktie and grammar.
Bonnin Pasha, chief of the sultan's private police, a plump Frenchman, organized a palace detective corps in 1884 after being invited by Abdul Hamid. A Paris agent, Soudais, and Bonnin helped arrest a notorious swindler with a dramatic entry knocking in doors and subduing those inside. Bonnin owns a comfortable house in Peru. his wife is a court dressmaker.
The advertisement promotes SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR as a universal cure for liver kidney and stomach derangements. It claims to be a safe purgative alterative and tonic to prevent doctor bills and improve sleep digestion appetite and general cleansing. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia markets the product.
The Litchfield Manufacturing Company of Webster City Iowa seeks credit references from First National Bank or any bank in the city or from Bradstreet Dunn or any other commercial agency for business verification.
November 17th and December 1st and 5th with points on the Illinois Central west of Iowa Falls inclusive. Tickets and full information available from agents of the Central Route and connecting lines. A. H. Hanson, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Uncle George questions Hattie about her views on marriage while she compares it to a lottery where many blanks have been drawn. The Boston Transcript notes the wit in the exchange as a humorous take on marriage and luck.
A brief literary exchange quotes a man and a woman debating engagement and love with witty retorts. The dialogue contrasts certainty about engagement with doubt about being in love. The Detroit Free Press source frames a playful, urbane conversation.
Cures advertised include Tetter eczema and skin troubles with De Witts Witch Hazel Salve said to soothe instantly and heal piles. Also promotes One Minute Cough Cure for asthma bronchitis and colds. Sold by Dr. Bales and D. D. Bales.
A 1890s Nebraska advertisement collection promotes Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer and Dr Kay's Renovator with testimonials from Mrs A Sandstedt and Harry Bennett praising headache relief and stomach comfort after use. Also touts One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure as preventive and remedy items. Availability noted through D D Bates and local druggists at 25 cents and $1.00.
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