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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
7
In a Philadelphia bank tale, a director told his wife to settle an overdrawn account. She replied she would address it at once and later confirmed she sent a check for the amount overdrafted the morning after his suggestion.
The Interstate Commerce Commission tabulates collisions and derailments tied to excessive work hours. Secretary Moseley provided the data to Senator Tillman for public printing. Eight railroad workers were killed and thirteen injured from overwork. some men logged twenty to forty eight hours straight. Thirty five people were involved in fatigue related incidents, with 147 injured across such events.
A collage of early 20th century medical ads mentions Dean's Kidney Pills and Downs Kidney Pills, touting cures for backache and gravel in urine. It also recounts a tale about Edgar Allan Poe at West Point, describing a cadet misadventure and a guard-house ending as a reflection on Poe’s military career.
A reader endorses Grape-Nuts for improved digestion and sleep, claiming digestion normalizes after three years of malady and that nightly rest and daytime alertness improve. The testimonial cites relief from vomiting bloating and diarrhea, crediting the product as brain and nerve support and praising Battle Creek Michigan Posty Co. as the name behind it.
The piece recounts John Paul Jones as a boy of seven in Scotland who becomes a ship’s master after apprenticeship, noting his courage and persistence. It also includes Mrs Hubbard’s exchange about charity, self sacrifice, and helping the needy, exemplified by a woman seeking work and a mother with a four year old.
A Globe story recounts a millionaire shovel maker who failed to sell to Britain after a tale of Jones at Waterloo. Jones delivered Wellington's message, died later, and Smith Jenkins Jones won a British government contract. An ending scene shows a generous man tipping a paperboy.
In a quoted exchange from the Philadelphia Press two individuals discuss a small loan or gift referenced as a Joan of four fiver and their evolving acquaintance. The remarks reveal familiarity and a shift in understanding between them.
Inertia and monotony frame a Cleveland Leader scene where a frightened resident complains a motionless figure in a field drives her to distraction. The farmer corrects her saying the figure is the hired man, not a scarecrow.
W. AML of Chichester Kansas reports thirty five years of psoriasis all over the body with red circular patches, heavy dry scales, and itching. After using three cakes of Cuticura Soap six boxes of Ointment and two bottles of Resolvent for thirty days the disease was completely cured about five years ago.
The text contrasts Cecil Rhodes as a fearless empire builder who shed the title Diamond King, with a respected associate recently died. It notes Rhodes’ influence on politics and war in South Africa, while the associate’s ventures remained rooted in business and wealth. It cites Rhodes as once called the richest man in the world and Rhodes’ associate as equally tied to money and influence.
The article praises Notre Dame as a historic, well staffed institution with broad disciplinary reach and strong, paternal discipline. It contrasts Notre Dame with Indiana University, highlighting Notre Dame’s development without endowment. An accompanying page lists Notre Dame courses.
A brief note explains snow falling only in the Antarctic during summer and on rare warm southerly winds. It advertises a $2.00 round trip to Cleveland on Sunday Sept 6 via Nickel Plate Road. Special train departs Fort Wayne at 6:30 AM and returns at 7:00 PM the same day. Full agent information provided for Q A Melin Fort Wayne.
A visitor from the suburbs paid a cabman 50 cents for four blocks, then an artist in a basement clean his straw hat and spent ten minutes, charging 75 cents. He quips that downtown travel seems to grow pricier with distance.
Travel offer detailing cheap rates to New York with round trips on the Nickel Plate Road on Aug 28 and 29 and returning Sep 4. Mentions Homecoming of W. J. Bryan on August 80th and provides agent contact C A Melin TPA Fort Wayne Ind 940 for full information.
Two men discuss hat sizes and risks leaving hats in a public hallway outside a dining room. Higgins scoffs at the idea of stealing his large hat, while Hawk ins and Slawkins boast that their smaller hats would not fit another head, even in a crowded caucus.
Nickel Plate Road offers discounted round trip fares from Fort Wayne to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Sept 2 to Sept 8 inclusive. Contact agent or C. A. Metin, T. P.A., Fort Wayne, Indiana, phone 980 for details.
A collage of vintage ad snippets and jokes appears. It includes Allen's Foot-Ease shoe powder claims, a teething syrup pitch, a Formosa population note, a contrast joke on earthquakes and tornadoes, and a Western Nickel Plate travel rate tease. Also includes a short tale about a financier and a bargain suit.
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg of Denver writes to Lydia E. Pinkham praising Vegetable Compound for curing a seven month tumor after trying various remedies. She urges publication of her letter to help other women and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedy as a trusted cure.
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