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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
3
A quoted exchange questions whether Andrew Carnegie’s $6,000,900 last year is truly commendable or trivial. The critic argues that earned wealth and hard work justify greater praise when given away, contrasting it with a simple act of writing checks.
A fragment recalls a man who assaulted someone by tossing a baby toward the ceiling to test impact, leaving the victim with injuries that likely prevent walking. The account hints at retribution themes and local concern in Pennsylvania.
A collection of playful phrases about autos and racing. Repetitive puns emphasize speed vehicles and pride in owning or using cars.
Dawley questions a house agent about the view from front windows. The agent replies the view is charming because the opposite house features a beautiful widow who is always at her window.
Narrative of Mrs. A. M. Fysh of Hulls Iowa describing severe fatigue sleeplessness crying and restlessness. She reports rapid improvement after taking five boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and credits restored health with renewed ability to work. Parallel items note piano sale offers and a Des Moines liquor nuisance indictments with multiple defendants and $500 bonds.
An advertisement from Lawrence Co of Des Moines includes Dr. Lawrence's Dyspepsia treatment with a 50 cent guarantee and free samples. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and other generic grocer claims.
In winter use Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to soothe uncomfortable nervous cold and damp feet. Helps with sweating sore feet or tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25 cents samples free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY. If you cook meat a second time a very hot oven is required.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and several Toledo wholesalers as endorsers, claims the remedy works internally on blood and mucous surfaces, and notes testimonials and price per bottle.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using laxative and quinine tablets with a money back guarantee. It urges learning, warns about tank sizes, and promotes June Tint butter color. A rejected bachelor laments feminine beauty as declining.
Davis, son-in-law of W A Richards, claims Richards is not short in his accounts to the Graves estate despite court filings showing 9 000 received and 3 300 paid. He says Richards settled with heirs, drew checks cashed at Citizens National Bank, with one unpaid claim from J D C McFarland for a monument. Authorities doubt his account, noting a larger potential shortage.
Reports confirm the Gladiator Mining Company's rich gold strike in the Black Hills with investors buying stock at 50 cents. Plans include taking stockholders to the mines for inspecting and arranging treatment plants. Also covered are Britt county seat contest moves, a Britt courthouse offer, a Supreme Court ruling on the Iowa lake bed title, a resurvey likelihood, a comical Michigan marriage ad reply, and a quip on hops and frogs.
In Boone at Heaps Bros coal mine a slate and coal fall buried Gus Klute as he was leaving the mine. He suffered three broken ribs and a fractured pelvic bone but doctors expect recovery barring complications.
Des Moines report notes Capital City Commercial College occupying three floors in the Y M C A building with nearly 800 students enrolled since September 1 1902 including about 500 in the day school. The article praises the Des Moines institution as a major West business college and urges inquiries for a catalogue.
Mart Woods, recently released from a penitentiary for dynamiting three Muscatine homes on May 11, 1893, is found dead after threats to expose the plot. Authorities seize his unpublished manuscript alleging links to saloon keepers and a cover up. suspicion falls on hired men and possible retaliation.
A New York City woman describes severe ovarian pain and fatigue from long illness. She reports quick relief and a full cure after using L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges others to try it for less cost than doctors.
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