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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
8
Advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for eruptions, sores, pimples, kidney and liver troubles, constipation and indigestion. Claims to carry new life to every part of the body. Available as tea or tablet form for 5 cents.
Lula Stanhope of St Louis says a Beauty Tea from Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea improved her complexion and earned her the title of the prettiest girl in the city, as claimed by L. M. Bosworth.
A new theory claims Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar eases coughs, bronchial lesions, and throat irritation. It asserts pneumonia prevention and general strengthening, with croup and whooping cough vanishing as spring sun emerges.
Fourteen year old Emma faced her parents after school with a quip about physiology class saying the teacher instructed to mix salvation with every mouthful of food. The line captures a humorous misunderstanding of digestion during elementary physiology teaching.
A good man consoles a grieving widow with hopeful words yet wonders why she resists comfort. The excerpt presents a moral moment on consolation and perception.
Daw son notes Maltby always says no when you want to borrow anything. The Boston Transcript quotes the remarks as a humorous dig at Maltby’s temperament and reluctance to lend.
A heated exchange reveals resentment over money in an apparently strained marriage. She accuses him of marrying for wealth while he downplays the motive and suggests she knew his financial limits. The dialogue hints at broader marital tensions and financial pressures.
The article recalls 17th to 19th century Scottish preaching habits. It contrasts lengthy sermon cycles by ministers like Lobb and Thomas Boston, noting multi hour sessions and chained sermons that exhausted listeners until they endured up to ten hours without a break.
The ad states soft and crooked bones in children result from malnutrition and promotes Scott's Emulsion as the right daily treatment. It claims bow legs and loose joints improve with proper bone and blood nutrition and offers free samples and a $10 price through druggists.
A collection of enduring sayings on love from Schiller Shakespeare Tennyson Beaconsfield Byron La Rochefoucauld Thackeray Ninonde N Enclos and others. The passages explore love as healing, universal, enduring, and sometimes hazardous to pride or appetite.
The text argues that tame dogs regain a wild state and lose voice, while apes show humanlike facial and vocal expressions. It notes chimpanzees and orangutans laugh when tickled and gorillas knit brows in anger. It asserts a link between facial and vocal muscles in apes similar to humans.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a trolley conductor and a bell strap knight describing riders who seek free trips by boarding a car then asking to go to places far from its route. The piece highlights repeated attempts to ride for nothing, with passengers certain they have foiled the conductor.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls a husking bee where a man wavers between light mischief and social risk. He avoids kissing the engaged prettiest girls and ends up kissing the homeliest girl, sparking offended responses from several husky farmers who feel snubbed.
A playful exchange hints at a betting setup for a horse race while a cautious remark counters the idea of borrowing trouble. The Cincinnati Tribune frame captures a light note on wagering confidence and prudence.
A light Town Topics cartoon joke questions why a band member plays the trombone so deeply, implying it is due to his taste for music. The quip evokes newspaper humor about musicians and stage performance without serious events.
A young man recalls a fortune teller’s claim that he was born to command. Henpeck quips that the prophecy implies he will never marry, provoking a sharp exchange and a comic reversal in the dialogue.
A Brown Book aphorism states that one half of life is spent making experiments and the other half in regretting them.
A compact quotation attributed to Cicero states it is better for a young man to blush than to turn pale. The line emphasizes the value of visible emotion over stoic indifference.
The piece explains Frenchtown in Antelope county Nebraska took its name from French settlers nearby. The county’s name honors Platte county settlers pursuing Indian cattle thieves who, exhausted, shot an antelope which may have saved them. One legislator in that group proposed Antelope as the territory name.
A playful exchange from New York Press features a man pressing Miss Wise on evolution. She admits prior doubt but concedes the idea may have persuaded her. The light dialogue centers on belief and persuasion.
The Chicago Tribune quote shows Mrs Counterhop claiming her husband was the highest paid clerk before their marriage and Mr Counterhop asserting his salary as two and a half inches higher than any other salaried clerk in the same store.
On a railroad train Mrs. Nagger and Mr. Nagger reminisce about a meeting that led to a conversation about suing a company for damages, only to decide it is too late. The Philadelphia Ledger reference grounds the dialogue in a newspaper context.
A Breton peasant follows ancient rites at marriage with a sharp box on the ear and a kiss, as he asserts gender norms and expresses both displeasure and affection in rustic style.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a speaker recounting ending a friendship with Smeargle after repeated requests for loans. The speaker notes that Smeargle had been a friend but was no longer trusted with money.
Mrs Nodd the cook resists an earlier start, while Nodd asks to delay for a few days to rearrange business as noted by Brooklyn Life.
The New York Press reports a playful exchange where a young man asserts love, and a father questions the practicality of life without his partner. The dialogue echoes light hearted domestic humor in a candid style.
A reflective note on romance where a woman misreads a man's self deprecation about deserving love. The speaker emphasizes sincerity and the risk of mistaking humility for unworthiness in romantic pursuit.
An advertisement compares Bee's Honey and Tar to other cough remedies noting antiseptic and solvent properties that loosen phlegm. It claims quick relief for croup, whooping cough and colds in one night. It also promotes internal treatment for piles and touts ManZan as fast acting with a collapsible nozzle for internal use. Rocky Mountain Tea is pitched as a remedy for indigestion and pain.
James Taylor of Kendallville Indiana suffered kidney and bladder trouble for twenty years. He tried every remedy with little relief until Pineules cured him. He urges others with kidney or bladder issues to obtain a bottle at once. A Gamble.
An old advertisement proclaims Dr Eade's Little Liver Pills cure liver ills. It credits A Gamble as the maker or sponsor.
Home seekers excursions to the northwest, west and southwest via the Northwestern Line with greatly reduced excursion rates. Standard and tourist sleeping cars free reclining chair cars and the best of everything. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago Northwestern. The Lady That isn’t the same story you told me before. The Beggar No lady you didn’t believe the other one. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Chicago Tribune editorial notes the proverb about perception and fairness. It contrasts stinginess with generosity as a moral lens on judgment and value.
An advertisement praises Pineules and the new Z eule remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. Claims swift relief overnight and markets Gamble’s product as a delightful, spect for kidney ailments.
Very low rates to St Louis on several convenient dates in September October and November for Conchus tions to St Louis via the Chicago Northwestern Ry. Only 8.10 round trip from Ames with seven day return limit. Daily favorable round trip rates with liberal return limits stop over privileges and more. Fall information on sale dates schedules baggage checks available from Ticket Agents of the Chicago and Northwestern Ry.
A. Gamble reports Ring's Dyspepsia Tablets cure indigestion and dyspepsia, strengthening the stomach. The claim presents a medicinal remedy marketed to relieve stomach distress.
A Chicago and North Western Railway promotional folder advertises a forty page color pamphlet on California. It promises illustrated scenes, a colored map, hotel listings, tourist points with rates, and a concise state overview. Request by mail for four cents in stamps.
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