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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1896
Page
7
A Boston visitor attends a Newburyport church service and mishears a Whitfield sermon. He collapses in a fit, only to realize the preacher was a substitute. The tale ends with the punchline about the poor man’s costly misadventure and bad impression of the “sale.”
A Gray's Inn Road screener teaches Hindostani on the pavement using chalk as a blackboard. He writes names and sentences in the language, explains Tamil letters for a halfpenny, and offers quick linguistic lessons to passersby seeking interest in the East, transforming sidewalk art into practical schooling.
William Bills of 712 East Decatur Street Decatur Illinois recalls spending five hundred dollars on various medicines before trying Your and Cure. He reports the remedy cured him and expresses gratitude for the relief.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures tetter eczema and other skin troubles. It soothes pain, restores tissues to normal condition, and never fails to cure piles. For sale by Dr. Bales.
The ad promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a speedy healer for ulcers and sores and claims it is the best pile cure. It notes sales by D. D. Bales. A Buckingham's Dye product claims to color gray beard brown or black.
A notice announces an antisquirrel convention set for Spokane Washington on May 15. The reader quotes testimonials praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and claims of improved health from using the product.
Mary Svabolk of 1235 South 14th Omaha Nebraska reports three years of stomach pain dizziness and loss of appetite. She says after trying three doctors and various medicines she found relief with Dr Kay’s remedy and her appetite and stomach improved. advertise sold orders at 25 cents and one dollar.
Short ad copy asserts that neglecting an ordinary cold leads to pneumonia bronchitis or tuberculosis and promotes One Minute Cough Cure sold by D. D. Bales. The tone mirrors a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper advertisement urging prompt treatment.
The Greenland birch is cited as the smallest tree, standing under three feet tall but spreading across a radius of two to three feet.
A Virginia man, D. E. East of Moffatt's Creek, says years of a torpid liver vanished after taking Simmons Liver Regulator and he will never be without it again. The testimonial highlights the product as a remedy after long suffering and relief.
In a Chicago Post item a flat’s piano noise prompts tenants to quietly retaliate with a new tune. The upright player repeats a single piece eighteen times daily for months, provoking courtesy and minor drama as neighbors seek a peaceful compromise.
Two French gourmets near Toulouse attempted to impart truffle flavor to a turkey by diet. After two months of feeding with fine truffles, they served the bird but found it lacking any truffle taste.
A reflective quotation on true character, arguing the severest test comes in hard times. It credits courage, perseverance, and resolve over ease when winds and tides oppose, deeming such endurance heroic in the sight of God and men.
A Matabele girl cherishes her warrior husband whose prowess on the assegai earns him admiration in the kraal. Even as age and injury threaten him, his past victories define his status and affection among the tribe.
Excerpt from Life of Napoleon by W M Sloane recounts Talleyrand's schemes to remove Napoleon, his opposition to the empress and Rome, and the network of conspirators including Vitrolles Lannes Murat and others using covert messages and smuggled papers to influence events.
The Punjab post office has advanced beyond mail duties and now teaches boys to write and address letters in elementary schools, extending its role from banking, pensions, and revenue collection to basic education as described by London Answers.
The author argues that color and aroma are poor indicators of coffee quality. They state that roasting largely determines color and that the best flavors come from essences with little to no color. Even well roasted coffees and properly prepared brews may color the water only slightly.
Detroit Free Press notes a joke engagement where Jinks gives a gold thimble instead of a ring. The quip implies confusion over which finger to wear the obscure gift.
A short comment notes that punsters amuse themselves and children but may disrupt serious talk, comparing pun lovers to wan ton boys who place copper on railroad tracks. The remark, attributed to O. W. Helmes, warns of potential mischief and distraction.
A natural behavior note explains chameleons alter skin color as a storm nears, adopting a neutral, darker shade than their usual tint. The observation highlights adaptive camouflage linked to weather changes and environmental cues.
Dionicio Sandoval was hanged in Albuquerque before thousands for the July 29, 1895, murder of Victoria Notenerio. Perfecto Padilla, Rosario Ring, and Antonio Gonzales were executed at Tierra Amarilla and Roswell for killings of John Vipond, Carlos Mibarri, and Charles Vassicle respectively.
In Cooper county at Otterville a gold advocate Thomas Saunders shot and killed John Dolson a silver Democrat after a fist fight. Saunders fired three bullets into Dolson before authorities could intervene.
Patrick Quinn was killed and Andrew Reilly and John Newman injured when the excavation walls on a water main project at Forty third Street and Fifth Avenue caved in. Foreman Louis Simms, supervising the work, was arrested. Harry Bennett of Council Bluffs Iowa campaigns a health tonic in a dated testimonial.
An Iowa hospital advertises its Fort Dodge Medical and Surgical Institute offering treatment for chronic and surgical diseases. The notice notes electrolysis for deformities and inquires patients to visit Ames on October 9 for free consultations, with testimonials from locals praising care and results.
Fort Dodge resident C GusT Ericson writes July 22 1896 to praise a medical treatment for deafness catarrh and debility claiming strong improvement and intent to continue until recovery is permanent. He thanks the doctors for their help.
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