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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
3
An old notice promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as superior for lamed backs and rheumatic pains with damp flannel binding. It also advertises Man-Er-Vine Tablets as nourishment for nerves brain and blood, claiming noticeable results. LovGHRAN & BAUER.
A collage of brief quips and ad lines from early 20th century papers includes a physician joke about amputating the funny bone, a political wife denying libel, a witticism on silence, and a medical remedy ad for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin sold by L. M. Bosworth.
Advertises Bera's sweet laxative chips as unmatched for biliousness and constipation. Claims they move the bowels gently cleanse the liver and strengthen glands to prevent recurrence. Priced at 10 and 25 cents. 10-11-12.
Croup can be prevented by early treatment. The first sign is hoarseness followed by a rough cough. give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the onset or after the cough appears. Thousands of mothers rely on it and it is described as pleasant and safe. It is sold by all druggists.
Mrs Isobel Strong joked about Robert Louis Stevenson lacking mannerisms. He replied by reading a line from his Mer ry Men and confessed he had written the same phrase many times.
Mrs H R Price of London Mills Illinois used Berry's Barb Beater on a deep barb wire cut across the breast. The wound healed well without scarring. The user did not wash the sore until it was fully cured. Sold by L M Bosworth. 12
A vintage ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels refresh the liver and purify the blood. The product is priced at 50 cents with a money back guarantee by L M Bosworth, druggist.
A reporter seeking access to a wealthy American on a key issue failed at the house until using a senator friend’s card. He returned with the talisman and gained entry. The millionaire disclosed that sixteen reporters had been refused that day, and the visitor revealed he is the entire sixteen.
Discoveries claim Kidney-Ettes restore health by driving disease germs from the system. Urges sufferers to try this scientific remedy. Price 25c. LouGHRAN & BAUER.
A Greek church group in Macedonia valued simple potions. They advised giving an enemy a drink of water with the psalm Known in Judea, and using three dry chest nuts with thistle and three glasses of old wine for a frightened person. They also suggested insisting he carry the phrase In the beginning was the word.
To improve appetite and digestion try a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. J H Seitz of Detroit Michigan says they restored appetite, relieved bloated feelings, and produced a pleasant bowell movement. For sale by all druggists. Every box warranted.
A humorous warning about costly errors contrasts with a sales pitch for Dr. King's New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver or bowel troubles. The ad claims gentle but thorough relief and lists a price of twenty five cents at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.
A Chicago Post quotation argues that if a man doubts his intoxication after a night out, there is no room for doubt about having overindulged. The exchange contrasts certainty with personal oversight.
Mrs Kenway and Kenway clash over past affections in a domestic dialogue about fading interest with a playful, sharp exchange that hints at strained affection and lingering memories.
You and we are both insured against loss for the manufacturers agree to refund the purchase price if you do not realize what they claim for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in cases of constipation indigestion sick headache or stomach troubles sold by L M Bosworth.
A choice lot of Poland China boars and three Short Horn bulls priced at 30 4pd each. Contact C. Barbour for details.
The Ames Iowa city council resolves to order an eight inch storm sewer along a described route from a Robb sewer west of lot words to Sycamore and Duff streets. The drain will have a one inch per hundred feet fall and use tile at grade. Costs and right of way will be condemned as required by law. a meeting is set for December 7, 1903 to review the resolution.
The Ames Iowa City Council orders a storm sewer along North and Douglass streets starting at Duff North intersection to Park Street with 12 inch drain tile to Douglass and 10 inch tile northward. Abutting property assessments fund the drain except cross streets and basins financed from the general fund. A public meeting set for December 7, 1908 in the Council chamber.
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