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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
6
A manufacturer and a doctor share a smoking conversation where the doctor claims to name all he knows. The wager on naming 100 people leads to 63 identified, prompting amused reaction from the manufacturer’s friends about the doctor’s grasp of applied psychology.
A historical note warns against overeating and overdrinking as unhealthy. It argues excess nutrition burdens the body by overloading albumen and inflates hunger misperceptions, linking excess to mental decline and ailments like hypochondria and gout, citing Blatter Fur Volksgesundheitspfiege.
The passage argues that parents should cultivate in daughters a love of nature alongside noble teachings. It cites Ruskin urging the use of wild and fair nature as a powerful teacher, essential to truly baptize their souls beyond church fonts.
The loquat, also called Japan plum, belongs to the rosaceae family with botanical name Eriobotrya japonica. Native to China and Japan, it is widely planted in gulf states and westward, blooms August to early winter, and ripens fruit in early spring. It can be grown from seed and is common in northern markets.
In a small two story Bowery building three aspiring occupants share limited space. Signs above entrances boast the cheapest hardware store on earth the cheapest barber shop in the world and the cheapest restaurant on the planet per the New York Sun.
An apple pie bed is described as sheets folded to prevent leg movement with the foot end raised to the head of the bed. The phrase may derive from cap a pied or cap a pie, a corruption likely influencing its usage.
A defendant admits committing the burglary in a dramatic courtroom exchange. The lawyer praises his client’s conscience while asserting the guilt should not be denied. The sharp contrast with the judge’s stance underscores a pivotal moment in the case.
A Baltimore American fragment shows Miss Eiecarietta Bean of Boston replying with a single word blood when asked what is in her heart by a dampener. The terse exchange captures a stark moment of desire and fear.
A fragmentary dialogue reveals unspoken feelings between Not Entirely Mute and Muriel. The man speaks of true love in silence while Muriel responds with reassurance, though the lines trail off unfinished and unclear.
A sad faced man recalls refusing a corvival party due to abstaining from alcohol. He describes withdrawing his bank funds to double them, taking a five minute drink break, and discovering the bank suspended payments at the teller window. A Kentuckian questions the single drink, while another voices a solemn judgment of heaven.
An anecdote contrasts rural trust in a bank’s exterior with the reality of safety, noting a farmer’s deposit near a bank’s building despite distance. It recalls a northern city bank famed for sculpted doors depicting fables and history, where an elderly depositor switches to a rival, claiming the punched tin doors are not businesslike or safe.
A New York Tribune summary notes George Manville Fenn owns a dated sheet of blue paper once in a tradesman's bill file. It records Charles Dickens declining to purchase Lord Byron's flute because no one in his house can play it, dated 20 June 1848.
The era of Louis XV saw a peak in perfume obsession. The court, famed as the “scented court,” staged large entertainments where hosts announced the odor for the rooms. Guests used that scent in preparations, with a different perfume assigned to each weekday, reflecting minimal emphasis on cleanliness.
The average diver secures about 100 pearl oysters in 50 feet of water. After taking them ashore the shells open as the oysters die. Pearls are sorted by sieves into size classes. Very small or defective pearls are sold for an eye preparation and nervous remedies popular in the east.
An old note discusses sneezing as a favorable omen among Xenophon Prometheus Themistocles and Cicero, while Hindoo and Persian beliefs label sneezing and yawning as demonic possession. Hindoo thumbs and fingers snap while naming a god. Muslims recite a prayer to seek refuge from Satan when yawning and cover the mouth with the back of the hand.
The most expensive hat is a Mexican sombrero presented to General Grant in Mexico in 1882 costing $1,500. It is now on display at the National Museum in Washington as the finest example of its kind.
A humorous exchange quotes a character declaring happiness in marriage and another asking how long the marriage has lasted, replying since last Wednesday.
Chicago News notes that men who intertwine politics with business soon lose their standing and risk damage to both careers and reputations.
Each year brings more people to Clear Lake the Northwest summer resort reached by the Iowa Central Railway. It is fast becoming the popular summer home for everybody with special low party rates and for those desiring to go alone. The ticket agent will be able to provide full particulars and a booklet on request.
Orly J. M. Bosworth offers a guaranteed No Cure No Pay pile cure with a 50 cent price and free samples. Also promotes low rate excursion tickets to the Pan American Exposition Buffalo via the North Western Line with Chicago connections. illustrated booklet available for two cents from W B Kniskern, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago.
L M Bosworth promotes a remedy guaranteeing permanent cures at 98 percent success. The ad states the treatment is free if it fails, urging readers to try the product despite questions about efficacy.
The Iowa Central Railway invites travelers to annual Home Visitors Excursions to Indiana Ohio and Kentucky on September 17 24 and October 1 8 1901 at low round trip rates. Tickets available at Iowa Central stations for trains 4 and 6 on September 17 with details from Geo G Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
Ad promises a refund of the full purchase price if the remedy fails to cure. Each package includes a free pile pipe. The note emphasizes a hassle free offer and a single line of copy from a past era advertisement.
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