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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
9
The article describes the spring bowhead whale hunt among Arctic Alaska Eskimos, the order of boats returning to shore, the headman and talisman rituals, the welcome feast, and a 24 hour celebration led by the sun’s position during Otkeavie’s long summer.
The ad touts Scott's Emulsion as the right tonic to foster rugged health in men and to stimulate growing powers in children. It claims a firm foundation for a sturdy constitution through proper nutrition and invites readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne, chemists in New York, with prices 60c and 100.
An old advertisement features Nellie Fuller praising Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea for clearing pimples and blackheads. The testimonial notes she looks and feels better, priced at 35 cents for tea or tablets and attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
The Chicago and North Western Railway offers special excursion rates from all points for two events in San Francisco. Sept 5 to 9 for the Triennial Conclave Knights Templar and Sept 19 to 25 for the Sovereign Grand Lodge IOOF. For rates and sale dates, contact the local ticket agent. King's Dyspepsia Tablets cure indigestion and strengthen the stomach. OC A Gamble.
L. M. Bosworth notes Wisconsin as a state known for a single bold move and highlights Rocky Mountain Tea as a brand with worldwide recognition under this era.
Excursion tickets offered on Sept 28 29 and 30 at one fare plus 50 cents via the Northwestern Line to St Paul Minneapolis with favorable return limits on account of Gideons' Convention. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Railway.
A new remedy, Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar, claims to loosen mucus smooth the throat lining and bronchial passages, ward off pneumonia and strengthen the system. It asserts croup and whooping cough vanish, with the treatise ending on a promotional note.
Northwestern Line excursion tickets go on sale for four Tuesdays in October at very low rates. Tickets are valid for return within 80 days from sale date. Applicants should contact Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents for territory details.
An old advertisement promotes Holltister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a blood tonic to clear pimples. It offers the product in tea or tablet form for 85 cents, with L. M. Bosworth named as the seller.
A stylish passenger on a Philadelphia to Washington day train asks a bulky man to stop smoking after he fills a full window seat. Her glare and insistence leads to her taking the entire seat as the ride continues.
The text explores the deep seated Norman distrust of outsiders in Normandy. It notes that fear of financial deception makes tramps unwelcome, yet courtesy drinks grant lingering access. A traveler must quickly disarm suspicion, or face social barriers and brief encounters.
St. Nicholas notes fishes use air bladder sounds, teeth grinding, touch, taste, and smell to communicate. Mates recognize each other, brooding fish deter intruders, and various senses aid social interaction underwater.
A nineteenth century traveler recounts arriving at Boulogne by small boat. The craft grounded amid breakers and a crowd of women up to their middles hurried to carry the travelers ashore, causing spray to coat those in the stern.
A traveler confined six hours by a railway washout notes the dunes seem to move, saying none in the town could escape their shifting landscape while in this place. The remark captures local awe at the moving sands around the town.
Crabshaw notes a decade of practice in physical culture and Crawford questions starting his own class. Crabshaw cites lack of physique as a barrier.
A slovenly junk man questions Subbubs as he packs goods on a moving van. Subbubs answers with a sharp demand for a bath. The exchange reveals themes of concealment and expression in a terse street scene.
An advertisement touts Bee's Honey and Tar as superior for coughs and bronchial issues. It claims antiseptic and phlegm dissolving powers to clear symptoms in one night, plus notes Kidney and Bladder ailments treated by Pineules as a new cure.
An unidentified writer extols a virtuous woman as sunshine and happiness, a blooming influence on society. The essay links her to church, homes, and modern institutions, praising generosity, order, and gentleness as central virtues.
Jas. Taylor of Kendallville Indiana suffered kidney and bladder illness for twenty years. After trying many remedies with little relief he used Pineules and recovered. He urges others with kidney or bladder trouble to obtain a bottle at once from O A Gamble.
O A Gamble markets Dr Bade's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for liver ailments. The ad promotes a patent medicine with claims of health benefits and urges readers to purchase for relief.
An old poem describes a starving editor in a chilly shop with sleet outside and no food or drink. An advertisement follows touting internal remedies for piles, claiming instant relief and healing from ManZan by A. Gamble.
Northwest line offers nine fall dates September 1 6 8 13 15 20 22 27 29 for coach trips to St Louis via Chicago Northwest Railway. Round trip from Ames only 8 dollars 10 cents with seven day return limit. Other low value fares available daily with generous return limits and stopovers. Fall schedule and baggage checks available from ticket agents.
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