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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
3
A historical guide explains how to distinguish fresh butter from renovated or oleomargarine using the spoon, waterhouse, and milk tests. It covers common meat preservatives like boric acid, borax, and sulphites, and describes color reactions and safety cautions for detecting them in chopped, canned, and smoked meats.
A tense exchange unfolds as one borrower accuses another of lending a counterfeit coin. The reply claims awareness of the coin’s status and justifies the loan by the borrower’s stated need. The dispute centers on trust and the value of the loan.
A person with chronic rheumatism should avoid dried fish and cooked oysters along with pork veal and turkey to manage symptoms.
A collage of patent medicine ads touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and weak stomachs, De Witts Little Early Risers for biliousness, Hall's Family Pills for constipation, Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for complexion, and an Alaska Yellowstone rail offer via the North-Western Line with contact details for L. M. Bosworth and others.
Advertises low round trip fares to Portland on the Northwestern Line for Lewis and Clark Exposition travel. Mentions direct routes or via San Francisco and Los Angeles with a 2 cent stamp for illustrated folder. Highlights side trips to Yellowstone National Park and Alaska.
The text touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve made by E. O. DeWitt & Co Chicago as a cure for piles eczema cuts and burns and says counterfeits abound. Sold by O. A. Gamble.
A whimsical aphorism on dairy and digestion noting that butter would imply milk and that cod liver oil must be emulsified for digestion. It frames milk and fat as nature’s emulsions and hints at the challenges of processing certain foods for human consumption.
Scott's Emulsion blends the best oil with hypo phosphites to aid digestion and enhance health. Scott & Bowne chemists advertise it as the most strengthening nourishing food medicine, available at 60 cents and 1 dollar from druggists.
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