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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
3
A column of patent medicine claims and home cures lists One Minute Cough Cure sold by D. D. Bales for nightly coughs, Hood's Pills for liver and bowels, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments and piles, Buckingham's Dye to color gray beards, and notes on a Greenland birch described as the smallest tree.
A skeptical reader reports relief after using Dr Key s Renovator and endorses Ayer s Hair Vigor as a fashionable hair product. The note also mentions an antisquirrel convention in Spokane on May 15 and claims Ayer s Sarsaparilla as the only blood purifier, highlighted at the 1893 Chicago World s Fair.
Mr D E East of Moffatt's Creek Virginia says he suffered for years with a torpid liver. After taking Simmons Liver Regulator he was entirely relieved and plans to continue using the product.
Advert claims tout Hood s Sarsaparilla and Ayer s Sarsaparilla as blood purifiers with fifty years of trust. Mentions DeWitt s Little Early Risers pills and One Minute Cough Cure for asthma bronchitis and colds. Includes testimonials from D P Sawyer and Wm Bills, Decatur Illinois. Also notes a 1850s machine made watch and a Barton County Georgia saltpeter cave with bats.
A historical profile links Patrick Tynan to the Dublin Phoenix Park killings and the alleged queen czar dynamite plot. Born 1842 in Wexford, he became a linguist and shopkeeper before fleeing to America after Carey’s confession.
Lewellyn Powers a Republican governor of Maine is a wealthy lawyer and timber owner born in Pittsfield Somerset County Missouri. He studied at Colby university left before graduation to study law in Albany and was admitted to the bar. He then returned to Maine to practice in Houston and has lived there since with brief stays in Boston and Brookline Massachusetts. He has held minor offices served in the state legislature including speaker of the house and one term as a congressman.
The Iowa supreme court rules that the commandant and trustees of the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown may seize inmate pension funds. The ruling allows the institution to gain thousands of dollars for building enlargements and improvements.
Jefferson Iowa Oct 1 Farmer Burns world champion wrestler threw four men and sparred three others all within 55 minutes. His first bout with Dave Neel of Chicago lasted five minutes the second with James Leonard of this county lasted 446 minutes the third with John Finn of this county lasted five minutes and the fourth with Professor Ruby of Chicago lasted seven minutes forty five seconds.
The body of Mrs. Jennie L. Axe was taken to Harlan for interment. Police have made no progress. Chief Canning doubts the murderer will be found, suggesting the victim was a blackmailer who drove a man to crime.
A 1848 blaze along the Golden Horn devastated 2,500 dwellings shops and bazaars valued at about 15 million dollars. The fire destroyed extensive shorefront properties, highlighting the era’s urban hazards and losses.
Advertisements warn that neglecting ordinary colds leads to pneumonia bronchitis or consumption and push One Minute Cough Cure. D D Bales sells remedies including DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and Simmons Liver Regulator for indigestion. Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer touted to invigorate hair.
The Palmer and Buckner party arrived in Detroit from Grand Rapids attached to the gold standard delegation train. They were taken to Don M. Dickinson's home where callers were denied, with several citizens paying respects in the evening. After addressing a Detroit audience they will depart for Cincinnati.
Wheat and corn futures rose with December wheat touching 7c and corn up to 24 34c with oats at 17 4c. Provisions remained active with pork around 7.25 to 8.15, lard near 4.50 to 4.72 5, and ribs at 3.85 to 4.10. Cash quotes list No. 2 red wheat, No. 2 corn, and No. 2 oats among others.
South Omaha cattle receipts total 4 400 with best steady and others down. Cows and heifers bring 24 43.00, calves 3.00 to 5.25, stockers 2.80 to 3.60, bulls up to 3.80. Hogs receipts 600 with 5 cents higher, heavy at 3.15 to 3.20, sheep 3 400 steady to lower, natives 2.44 to 2.35, westerns 2.25 to 2.75, lambs 3.00 to 4.0.
A Colorado belle at Kissingen approached ex chancellor Bismarck and asked to shake hands. She attempted to kiss his hand, but he withdrew it and replied in Kissingen we do not kiss hands, then gave a chaste salute.
A Toronto Methodist minister, Rev J Odery, received a letter with a leaf from a dead wife’s grave and a sample of the bridal dress of the man who intends to marry Mrs Odery. The note accompanies remarks on the perplexities of the human heart.
A long standing advert claims the One Minute Cough Cure prevents huskiness and laryngitis and provides instant relief. Marketed by D.
Be ready for the green apple season with DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure in the house. For sale by D. D. Bales.
The ad promotes DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure for dysentery and diarrhea with instant relief claims. It notes D. D. Bales as the seller. It also advertises One Minute Cough Cure to stop a hacking cough, available from D. D. Bale.
A postdated guarantee promises a cure or money refunded with every $1.00 box or bottle of Dr. Sawyer's Family Cure or Pastills. Manufactured after this date and sold by D. D. Bales.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the most effective pill to cure headaches from indigestion and stomach troubles, promising relief after a day’s work.
A concise note on Plato’s idea that the wise who refuse public involvement suffer under rule by corrupt or incompetent leaders, underscoring the link between virtuous engagement and healthy government.
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