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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
2
A collection of maxims on weakness, sin, wealth, charity, and perception. Notable lines include “No man is stronger than his weak spot” and “Men are made rich, not by what the world can give, but by what it can't take away.” The excerpt explores moral lessons, self-control, and the value of giving.
An ambulance driver brings a man at the St Fashion Assembly hall door after a ball incident. The physician notes the man appears nearly dead but finds no obvious injuries, pondering his origin and the possible cause of his condition.
The French inventor M. Bertillon, creator of anthropometrical identification, seeks to revive the picture telegraph to rapidly transmit portraits of suspected criminals for wider dissemination and public safety.
Pain is a visitant and rheumatism can attack vital organs. timely use of Hostetters Stomach Bitters is advised to check the disease early. The remedy is touted as preventive against ill effects from wet weather and draughts and is said to aid malaria, dyspepsia, liver and kidney trouble, nervousness and debility as well as age related stiffness.
A fragmentary domestic exchange hints at a family scene after school. The mother directives a child to buy candy and soap while the father questions the request as the mother muses about soup.
The fragment lists vintage cautions and folk cures on topics from child remedies to cough syrups and breezy maxims. It mentions Mrs Wrnsiow's Soothing Syrup for Teething, Coe'sa Cough Balsam, and odd aphorisms about travel and breakfast before leaving for Canada.
At a social gathering a couple exchanges comments on engagements to Jack Bittersweet and Miss Marigold. Two couples flirt behind a palm as Aunt Jennie checks in, and a lively room scene ends with plans to leave for wraps.
In a tale from Kate Field's Washington a mysterious donor pledged funds to a Paris count by sending five visiting cards to stockholders. The plan funded an heir to France with bonds so valuable an insurance company would pay 50,000 francs to guard their transport to England. The exact total remains unknown.
In Sitka Alaska canoes are carved from single logs. The log is dressed hollowed and steamed before spreading into shape. Prices vary. a three man canoe with 100 pounds of gear can fetch about 150 dollars, older models around 70 dollars, with some canoes selling for 200 to 700 dollars.
The oldest residence in Ohio is said to stand on Gilt Ridge in Adams county overlooking the Ohio river about twenty miles below Gallipolis. Erected by General Nathaniel Massie in 1797 it remains occupied and in good preservation.
Reported by Mr C B Fairchild that from $60 000 to $75 000 a mile for a single track cable road the cost has been reduced to $36 000 per mile in Washington indicating a major saving in construction expenses.
A colonial law requires all mined gold to be sold to the Dutch government at fixed rates. Private individuals may not possess uncoined gold, with severe penalties for violations. The statute is enforced rigidly and several affluent people have been imprisoned.
The dealer promotes a lamp joke while advertising Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. They claim catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment and offer a $100 reward for any failure to cure. Sales include Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with Toledo as the origin.
Exchange features Mrs Parvenoo and Mrs Heavyplate trading quips about husbands chasing silver. A witty domestic vignette ends with a playful jab about steady pursuit.
An old ad copy argues health should be kept right and pains eased with St Jacobs Oil. It links unemployment relief to curing ailments and cites moral phrases to promote the remedy, plus a note praising the opal as an uncounterfeited gem.
A collage of comic exchanges shows vanity and mischief in a small town. A few men trade bets and jests about health reputations meals and money while a preacher prays humorously for a neighbor to raise hogs next year.
The clippings advertise John A. Salter Seed Co offering a seed book and Giant Spurry sample with postage from La Crosse Wisconsin. It also cites a biopathic physician claim by Dr Joan Shelby in Omaha Nebraska offering free advice with payment only if cure is not achieved. The text includes a remark about a man not in straightened circumstances described as a bunchback.
Wabash Line announces an excursion sale on February 12 to Arkansas and Texas plus Lake Charles for a round trip fare with two dollars additional, return within twenty days. Also mentions land price, production costs, and a Bengal inheritance rule, plus various ads and quotes about health and honesty.
San Franciscans fear LA will soon rival their commercial dominance. In the first nine months of last year Los Angeles saw over 900 new buildings, more than in any recent year for San Francisco, and the city has taken a significant share of local trade.
A New York agency reports that U S hotels were defrauded of $22 419.51 in the past year by bill jumpers.
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