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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
7
An old account details a restaurant scam where waiters and cashiers collaborate to skim 10 cents from 20 cent orders using dummy checks. The informant explains how partnerships target busy hours, choosing affluent patrons to blend in, while cashiers misapply payments and split profits.
Prof. Thomas Shaw of Minnesota University extols Western Canada after a tour, stating its vast untapped wheat lands in Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta and strong stock prospects. He notes cool ripening seasons favor yields, irrigation possible along streams, and government rail and land policies aiding settlers. He cites Manitoba grain, oil, and cattle strengths, and compares Canadian stock quality to U.S. standards while urging readers to consult Canadian officials.
Mr 4 Pope of Streat Han recalls a friend Bowiman cured of rheumatism after using half a bottle of St Jacobs Oil. He notes the remedy relieved years of pain despite doctors and other treatments, and says he bought a second bottle that prevented pain from returning.
Brooklyn Eagle notes pedder A lotion designed to stop mosquitoes and insects from biting people. The piece questions reader annoyance and seeks remedies to keep dogs from biting, reflecting a humorous or satirical ad style.
An old advertisement notes that Cascarets Candy Cathartic tablets bear the C. C. C. mark and warns buyers to purchase only from reputable druggists, avoiding counterfeit tablets and bulk sales.
An OCR fragment shows a Denver Times quote where John questions Mary’s behavior and she responds with slurred speech. The lines capture a social scene with implied drinking and informal dialogue.
Tourists Cars on the Nickel Plate Road offer semi weekly transcontinental service with same sleeping and bed facilities as regular Pullman cars. Cars depart Boston Monday and Wednesday and San Francisco Tuesday and Friday, with connections via Buffalo and Chicago. Berths sold at reduced rates and meals available, with lowest fares to East or West. For details contact Nickel Plate Road agents or Fort Wayne representatives. Prepaid Rolls of Toilet Paper offered by mail for 50 cents.
A vintage advertisement touts Gapsicum aseline as superior to mustard plaster for all pains and aches. It claims fast relief for toothache, headache, sciatica, chest and stomach pains, rheumatic and neuralgic complaints, and gout. Priced at 15 cents, available at druggists or by mail from CHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO., New York.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It includes a notary affidavit by Frank J. Cheney offering one hundred dollars for unrecoverable cases, dated December 6, 1986, with product promotions for Hall's Family Pills and related statements.
Exchange between Mrs. Selfdom and Mrs Nexdore reveals neighbors moving into the flat with plans to keep furniture hidden. The scene conveys local tensions and gossip amid a Fort Wayne mail offer for toilet paper via a prepaid Express mail box.
Advertisement notes Ely's Cream Balm a sprayable treatment for nasal catarrh that preserves healing properties without drying secretions. Price 75 cents with spraying tube. available at druggists or Ely Bros New York 50 Warren Street by mail. Also references U S paper mills grow from 1490 to 1810 185 mills. brief notes on other ads and sayings.
The brassbound note touts Mrs. Austins buckwheat as the real thing with genuine buckwheat flavor. Readers are urged to seek the genuine product for true taste.
A front line officer asks his father for £50 amid another stiff engagement and hospital care. A sharp reply mocks his misfortune, while unrelated ad snippets offer refunds on Putnam Faceless Dye and note a Schaffhausen power transmission claim.
Mail order note from Fort Wayne Indiana advertising a catalog and price list for stamps printing outfits and daters. Includes lock box 219 and request for prospects to send for information.
A sharp metaphor notes predators in the sea preferring smaller targets as a lesson on risk and appetite. The piece frames how larger fish and sharks select easier prey, underlining natural hierarchy and instinct.
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