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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
3
A newspaper ad from Munyon’s offers free medical examination by mail. Readers fill a diagnosis form and receive a verdict on cure or non cure with no obligation. The piece also notes a Success Magazine anecdote about stones yielding income via a grist mill comparison.
Advertisements claim Dean's Kidney Pills cure kidney trouble for Mrs Irene Tudor of Bellefontaine Ohio with a complete recovery. The piece also discusses sugar as a fatigue reliever in German army rations and its link to reduced craving for alcohol, citing Success Magazine and U S government canteen use.
A twelve year old girl asks for a wicked exciting book at a library. The librarian refuses, noting the request is not for her but for her younger sister.
A readers letter extols Postum as replacing coffee, claiming it cured sleeplessness and irritability caused by coffee. It recounts a friend with stomach trouble improving after quitting coffee, and urges others to switch for health. The ad copy promotes The Road to Wellville and notes new letters periodically.
A rural scene contrasts harvest work with a dance invitation. Janet's white silk dress catches fire during preparations, Doctor Natling rescues her with swift action, and she recovers with no lasting harm as the tale ends with gratitude and lingering memories.
Janet Winton tries to wear a white silk dress but misfortune follows her. Dr Natling appears shy and clumsy yet charms with quiet interest as Janet worries over a possible dance with him. The party plans unfold against a backdrop of fashion mishaps and hopeful nerves.
A Chicago News watchmaker cites astonishing watch statistics including 432000 impacts per year and 3.1556 billion blows in twenty years. The piece adds a New York World claim that four flea power moves the balance, plus a quip about preserved timekeeping every eighteen months. It closes with a joke from the Washington Star about a Mormon office boy and funeral remarks.
A barbershop dialogue notes customer reluctance to tip while a Puck style line dismisses the query. The fragment ends with a fact about an owl feeding its young, estimating about forty mice daily.
A fragment recounts Towans forming a regal corporation to regulate policy and test referendum. Fairhope-like city plans lease land for 99 years, levy ground rent, provide free schools, docks, library, and telephone, funded by rent and surpluses after taxes. Also notes idle commentary on bundles and a rise in cast iron sash weight output to 5,000 tons annually.
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