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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1904

Page

6

Fibroid Tumor Cure Claims Promote Pinkham Remedy

Letters from Mrs Hayes of Roxbury Boston claim fibroid tumor relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states walking is easy now and endorses the product as worth five dollars a drop, offering five thousand dollars for proof of genuineness of the letters.

E. ¥. Hayes Dudley St Roxbury Boston Mass Leu Rency Lydia E. Pinkham E. F. Hayes

Woman Seeks Contentment Beyond Money's Allure

A woman who treats money as life’s aim questions why wealth cannot buy true happiness. She reflects on fulfillment, noting material gains fail to satisfy deeper needs and suggest carving meaning beyond fortune.

Defiance Starch Salentaeons Offer Promises Longevity

Claim asserts Defiance starch provides more lasting stiffness with Salentaeons than rival brands and one third more value for the same price, promoting durability over time.

Illusions of Courtship vs Realities of Matrimony

A concise reflection contrasts pleasant illusions of courtship with the harsher truths of married life. The phrase suggests romantic precepts differ from daily domestic realities and responsibilities.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children

An advertisement for Mother Gray nurse at New York Children's Home touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders as a cure for constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and bowel regulation. Includes address A S Olmsted LeRoy NY and a stray proverb about a bent pin.

Mother Gray New York Sam Ree Olmsted LeRoy

Putnam Faceless Dyes and Cigar Pricing Note

The note compares Putnam Faceless Dyes color per package with other goods and cites Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois offering a Single Binder Straight 5c cigar at $56.00 per M suggesting higher price reflects better tobacco. The passage ends with a saying about arguing with an ignorant man.

Putnam Lewis Peoria

Salter Seed Co promises drought hardy farm seeds

Parched plains in Montana Colorado Arizona Idaho respond to Salzer seeds including Speltz Hanna Barley Macaroni Wheat and 60 Day Earliest Oats. Offer to send 10 cents in stamps and notice to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for samples. CW. N. U. Holly remark about beauty of life as proof.

Mont Colo Ariz Idaho Salzer John A. Salter Seed Co la Crosse Wis CW. N. U

Russ Bleaching Blue Ad Highlights Grocers

Promotes a cleaning product with the claim Russ Bleaching Blue does the best work for good grocers. Advises avoiding cheap imitations and notes a 10 cent price point.

Fifty-First Century Steamship Requires One Hundred Twenty Firemen

A first class Atlantic steamer needs a crew of 120 firemen to power its furnaces.

Iowa Legislature Clocked: Bills, Budgets, and Reforms

Des Moines reports show Senate actions funding the fish and game warden and a $4,000 appropriation. multiple house measures on suffrage, wages for heads of families, road taxes, and governance. Feb 2 to Feb 6 surveys include school attendance, juvenile courts, a permanent agricultural hall, and a payroll rise proposal for rural carriers.

Des Moines Senate Fish and Game Warden Cummins House McAllister Linn Representative Greene Hollembeak Boards of Supervisors Senator Young Yowell Hayward Iowa Office of Commissioner of Vital Statistics Board of Control Committee On Appropriations Capitol Capitol Commission Shaffer Fayette Congress Brooks Dunham Courtright League of Municipalities Fish and Game Department Hart

Peruna praised by public figures and readers

Letters and testimonials from diverse individuals extol Peruna for grippe and catarrh relief. Mrs Weinberger, James R Guill of Omaha, Silas Lincoln, Miss Dressler, Miss Cowgill, and Judge Horatio J. Goss credit Peruna with recovery, weight gain, and regained health after grippe. Readers urged to contact Dr Hartman for guidance.

Horatio J. Goss Hartwell H. J. Goss Hartman Hartman Sanitarium Columbus, O

Grippe Epidemic Described And A Remedy Endorsed

The article likens la grippe to a universal epidemic affecting all social classes and times, noting its ferocity and reach. It presents Peruna as an efficacious remedy, citing Mrs. Fred Weinberger of Westerlo Albany County New York recounting two severe grippe episodes and relief after trying physicians and then Peruna.

Fred Weinberger Westerlo Albany County N. Y

Resolutions and Resolve Defy No Shows

A reflective note asserts that only those who never resolve a resolution avoid breaking it. The line implies commitment influences outcomes and adherence mirrors intent.

Feet Comfort With Allen's Foot-Ease Ad

An advertisement claims relief for years of foot discomfort after using two boxes of Allen's Foot-Ease powder. William L. Swarmstedt of Washington, D.C. endorses it as a godsend. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. The grass widow endures peril in zero weather.

Allen Wm. L. Swarmstedt Washington, D.C

Two Fodder Plants Promised to Grow Everywhere

Promote Trosiate and Billion Dollar Grass as the two greatest fodder plants on earth claiming 14 tons hay and 80 tons green fodder per acre. Victoria Rape allegedly yields 60 000 lbs of sheep and swine food per acre. Advertisement urges sending 100 stamps to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for a catalog and seed samples.

Victoria John A. Salter Seed Co la Crosse Wis CW. N. UD

When a Woman Reads a Novel She Drops a Tear

A reader notes that a woman cries while reading a novel due to the plight of the persecuted hero. The remark highlights emotional engagement with character suffering and narrative sympathy.

Agents Wanted for Health and Accident Policies

Classified ad offering $75 weekly earnings selling Double Entity Combination Health and Accident Policies. Emphasizes liberal commissions, strong company, no experience required. Address National Health and Accident Association Crocker Building Des Moines Iowa.

Iowa Home Life Insurance Comany of New York M. L. Dudley Iowa Loan & Trust Building Des Moines National Health and Accident Association Crocker Bldg

Tenacious Adherence Frays Under Strain on Men

The saying notes how many men cling to a single habit or pursuit with such persistence that it eventually collapses. It reflects resilience and the risk of overcommitment when a single path determines success or failure.

Union Pacific Lands Put Up For Sale In Midwest Regions

Union Pacific offers 400000 acres in Kansas wheat belt at 6 to 9 dollars per acre with Colorado grazing at 1.50 and Nebraska ranch land at 1.75. Kansas ranch lands range 2.50 to 5 dollars per acre with terms one tenth cash and balance over ten years. Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays monthly. Union Pacific Land Agency at 228 South Street Des Moines Iowa.

Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Great Wheat Belt Kansas Colorado Nebraska Kansas Ranch Union Pacific Land Agency Sth St Des Moines

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