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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
3
Mrs Youngthing boasts at the bank that the drop from four to three percent on interest influenced a deposit rather than buying an automobile coat. Mr Youngthing questions the logic in this humorous exchange from Puck.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway advertises trips to California Oregon and Washington with daily departures from Chicago in March and April and berths in tourist cars for six dollars. Personally conducted excursions run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. An illustrated pamphlet is mailed on receipt of two-cent postage to A Hutchison Manager 212 Clark Street Chicago.
Edith remarks skating leaves a lasting memory while Ethel jokes about needing reminders from a good-looking young man. The light dialogue reflects playful banter highlighting memory and affection.
A tossed quip compares a pig in the kitchen to a house on fire. It implies swift action is best, delivering a quick, humorous line about handling emergencies.
Col John S Mosby, famed Confederate cavalryman turned federal land overseer, leads a campaign to remove illegal fencing by cattle kings in the West. He reports thousands of acres fenced and hundreds of thousands of cattle protected, sparking deadly clashes across Nebraska and Texas corridors. He says violence and arson rise as ranchers, cattle and sheep interests clash and calls for a peaceable truce among ranchers, shepherds, and smallholders.
The volcano Vesuvius rises fifteen miles inland from the coast and is ringed by a railway. Up to 1,900 feet the slope is dotted with cities villages farms and vineyards. Some 80,000 residents live amid continual danger and show apparent indifference.
Dr Charles I Kuhne of Chicago argues for modern medicine reducing drug use and relying on the body to heal. He cites war service and Marine Hospital work, praising aseptic surgery and antiseptic decline while noting evolving practices and notable colleagues. Washington Post
A Wisconsin paper reproduces an Eau Claire Leader letter praising Western Canada lands from Saskatchewan's Saskatoon district. It notes government agencies across American states and Midwest cities offering free information, with wheat yields and low prices attracting settlers. It mentions families planning to move to Saskatoon farms and cites immigration officers driving interest.
Chicago records 70 000 arrests in a year as 3 300 officers patrol 4 000 miles of streets. A note mentions a remedy claiming anti inflamation and pain relief with a price of 2 cents per bottle.
Mrs. Parkgan describes relief from two years of hot flashes and chills after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. E Sailer of Los Angeles endorses the remedy and notes its use in German Relief Association work. The ad claims Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts and warns a $5000 forfeit if testimonial not genuine.
The dialogue shows a father confirming a telegram about twins arriving and more messages by post. A disturbing reveal follows as the scene hints at a darker Moonshine truth after dispatching the telegram to relatives.
A nostril based remedy claims rapid relief and eventual cure for catarrh hay fever and colds. The ad promotes a 10 cent trial size with a 50 cent size available via druggists and suggests mail order from Ely Brothers New York. It cautions against dry or irritating Nasal membrane remedies.
A quirky exchange questions whether married men live longer than bachelors while a joke defines a muff as something that holds a lady's hand without squeezing. The piece also advertises Eagle Linen Paper as a proper choice for letter writing.
A Wall Street reporter questions a Western railway magnate about rumors of his financial troubles. The magnate coolly replies that he is always in financial difficulties, dismissing the inquiry and ending the encounter with a sharp good morning.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, claims Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. Purported to act on blood and mucous surfaces, developed by a leading physician, marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
A humorous exchange from Puck contrasts a sailor calling a masthead sail the fore top gallant sail with a landlubber misnaming it a shorter term. The jest highlights nautical jargon versus landlubber notions, underscoring sailors’ pride in precise terms.
Mother Gray a nurse at a Children's Home in New York promotes powders to treat colds feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething and worms in children. Claims 10000 testimonials and 25c price with sample offer mailed from Le Roy New York.
An exchange from the Baltimore News reports a fiancé’s quick proposal to Miss Focksie. She allegedly had her lawyer prepare papers to sue if he backs out, reflecting a humorous yet litigious take on consent and engagement.
A historic advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a daily health aid. It claims benefits for bowel movement liver and kidney care and headache relief with prices listed at 25 and 50 cents.
An exchange on cultivating a boy named Josh is quoted from the Washington Star. The ad copy promotes Putnam Fadidless Dyes promising colorfastness against sweat and fruit acids. A wellness note extols books as perpetual companions, citing Lilian Whiting's World Beautiful in Books.
Cloths faded to whiten with Red Cross Ball Blue 2 oz package priced at five cents. Reflections on fragrance and flower imagery accompany a March April 1902 nickel plate railroad promo to California Northwest and Pacific Coast routes via agents Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana urging cheaper travel.
The Chicago Inter Ocean condemns pasting multiple wallpaper layers that trap filth and disease. Health officers urge legal action to stop the practice and promote Alabastine as a sanitary wall coating. The paper asks how much smallpox spread may be tied to unsanitary wall coverings.
The dialogue shows a quarrelsome exchange between a married couple about their past marriage. One partner mocks the other for marrying late, while the other defends the decision and notes perceived gains from the union.
Advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin promotes Earliest Russian Millet as a prolific hay crop. Claims 5 to 8 tons of hay per acre with pricing 50 pounds for 1.99 dollars and 160 pounds for 8.00 dollars plus Lees Freight.
A Father sends tea to his son in China as a small personal exchange while a columnist notes France taxes theater tickets to fund paupers. A Red Cross Ball Blue ad promotes laundry clarity. The text cites that only 80 331 of 700 000 British subjects who died last year left anything by will.
An advertisement touts Vogeler’s Curative Compound as the best insurance at low cost for blood, nerve, skin, liver and kidney diseases. It claims prevention of daily ailments and offers a free sample bottle via St Jacobs Oil Ltd in Baltimore.
In Gorleeston on Providence Road Yarmouth a reader touts St Jacobs Oil as the best pain remedy for lumbago and sprains. They claim a severe ankle sprain was fully cured after using half a bottle and note friends also use it, calling it worth its weight in gold.
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