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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
3
An advertisement features Nellie Curtain of St. Paul praising Peruna for relieving daily mucus loss and fatigue from female disorders. It cites endorsements from Congressman Mark H. Dunnell and invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman for free advice.
Elihu Root plans to resign as Secretary of War before sailing to London to serve on the Alaskan commission. Appointed Aug 1 1899, he has been in the cabinet since 1901 and is praised as a premier lawyer. Taft is expected to succeed him, with Gen Luke Wright likely taking over the Philippine commission presidency.
A MassMovement led by Rev William OBrien Pardow proposes a clerical union across denominations to refuse to marry divorced individuals. Data cites over 900000 divorces in twenty years and about 1500000 affected children, urging social ostracism as deterrent while noting European rates. Also reports on a Pittsburg girl Florence Westfall 14, suicide. and journalist Walther Ashton jailed in London for alleged check forgery.
The piece recalls Captain Marshall the playwright who foresaw the 1892 Derby winner while stationed at a Yorkshire regimental depot. He bet on Sir Hugo at 40 to 1 and won. Six years later a young officer in Marshall’s former quarters dreamed Wildfowl would win the Leger at 10 to 1, a remarkable coincidence.
In Nieh Fountain Missouri on August 17 Rev Jos Pope shares a farmer George Tioelerer’s letter praising Dodd’s Kidney Pills. The letter claims relief from rheumatism after six boxes, enabling walking, riding, farming, and improved finger function.
A giddy girl asks if bleaching hair softens the brain and an elderly woman with Solomonic wisdom replies that softening the brain can lead to hair bleaching, offering clever paradox on appearance and wit.
Readers urged to trust Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer a hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure and invite testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents and promoted with family pills.
A brief comic exchange from Town Topics features Carrie asking about engagement, Ethel denying, and a joke that Fred believes he is the intended fiancé. The quip hinges on miscommunication and playful romance.
The article extols a refreshing summer bath using tepid water and good soap. Ivory soap praised for purity and lather, leaving skin soft and white. Recommends bathing early morning or before retiring at night.
A New York Press remark notes a girl in doubt about who squeezed her hand in the dark. She hopes the hand belonged to the man who did not do it, reflecting on misread cues and social uncertainty.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes. It promotes a large 2 oz package priced at five cents. A side note compares freight traffic with the Sea to the Suez canal, claiming three times as much freight moved via the Sea last year.
Beginning August 2 Knas City Union depot train No 3 will depart at 12 25 pm instead of 10 35 am creating an elegant after dinner train for Texas. North and West passengers may lay over in Kansas City for several hours before continuing to Oklahoma Indian Territory and Texas on the Katy. Also an ad for Dr Kline Great Nerve Rebuilder promising permanent relief from fits with a free trial bottle offer.
A Baltimore American quip suggests giving a dog away to stop nighttime barking. Parts mention Piso's Cure for Consumption, a New York address and date, tobacco named negro-head, Red Cross Ball Blue, and a few 1901 era consumer notices for children’s syrup and other items.
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