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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
2
A weekly digest of home and foreign items highlighting industrial news, personal and political items, and notable happenings at home and abroad. The column surveys major developments across markets, politics, and society in a compact summary.
President Roosevelt pursues influence from Cassett of Pennsylvania railways and J Pierpont Morgan for his modified arbitration scheme while Secretary Shaw signals he may consider land purchases up to 5 million dollars.
Jack Luton a former slave in Brownfield Texas celebrated his 100th birthday. The item notes regional life and commemorates a centenarian in a local setting.
Reports from Kagoshima Japan note the loss of 600 fishing smacks and 1 500 men in a typhoon. Other items include Cuba choosing October 10 as a national holiday, and coal and fuel shortages affecting markets and strikes across the United States and Europe.
The Cuban senate ends legislative work for a period, delaying key business. In other news Lucie Wolf, Norway’s leading actress, dies in Christiania at 69. Sir Thomas Lipton renews a challenge to the New York Yacht Club for the America’s Cup. Kaiser Wilhelm eyes a Boer generals audience but cancels the plan. Kruger's memoirs charge Chamberlain with provoking the Boer war. A French coal miners strike of 60,000 is ordered in Paris. In Canada a Manitoba teacher fatally shoots two trustees and two pupils before killing himself. Switzerland-wide work stoppages occur with Geneva streetcar workers walking off.
A grave man tries to impress acquaintances with seriousness and sedateness. His self image as the center of gravity draws smiles from friends. Moral a man may be serious enough to think the world revolves around him.
Mrs. Thos Robbins of Norwich New York writes that Piso's Cure for oars saved her life three years prior. Dated February 17 1900.
A compact quotation notes that fabricating truth with white lies demands excessive cleansing, reflecting editorial tone from a Chicago Daily News item. The line captures a stance on honesty and deception with concise, period-voiced rhetoric.
A vintage ad copy touts Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar as a remedy for colds with a claim that one dose prevents worse symptoms. It references Pike's Toothache Drops promising relief in one minute for toothache.
A fragmented aphorism notes that when a budding genius remains unseen its potential may collapse or self undermine. The statement highlights visibility as a catalyst for growth and risk of self-diminishment in obscurity.
Burdock Blood Bitters claims to cure stomach troubles promptly and permanently, regulating and toning the stomach as a key benefit. The text presents it as a remedy for human existence-related issues.
Prolific quotation notes Buckminster urging charity as the supreme exercise. The phrase highlights a timeless moral plea for benevolence and mindful aid across communities.
The ad states Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more goods per package than competitors and suggests living up to sound principles. It promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for burns and cuts and directs readers to druggists.
A story from the Detroit Free Press recounts a Frenchman famed for grumbling who is afflicted by inflammatory rheumatism. His devoted wife cares for him, provoking tears at times. A friend asks after his progress and he blames his wife for humidity that keeps the room moist.
New Providence Louisiana October 13. Three year old Helen Moon was given up by doctors for Dropsy. After Dodd's Kidney Pills she improved and recovered fully. doctors remain bewildered by the dramatic cure and the family rejoices.
Miss Kate Brown records seven years of illness from a neglected cold leading to kidney and bladder catarrh digestive collapse and chronic disease. After nine months on Peruna she improves and fully recovers, urging others to seek the remedy and contact Dr Hartman for advice.
A Philadelphia Record quips about a political figure calling his office a dental parlor and suggests drawing room as a better term. The ad promotes Dean's Ointment for itching piles, claiming instant relief and permanent care available at drug stores for 50 cents.
A light exchange between a striker and a non union miner depicts humor over not digging coal that day. The Philaphia Press records the banter as a small vignette of mining life.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Wood's Norway Pine Syrup while still able, claiming it cures colds and related symptoms before consumption takes hold. The copy uses urgent language typical of period health notices.
A Chicago Daily News remark notes there is no room for trouble in an air castle. The quote reflects skepticism about lofty schemes without practical grounding.
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