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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
8
Local notices mix with wedding banns and social items from Versailles area. Names include Mrs. Jas. French, Miss Daisy Brown, Rev. Blocker, and many residents. Kilmer Swamp Root ad urges kidney liver bladder cures with free sample offer.
A remedy claim for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable early cure for croup in children. It asserts hoarseness signals an attack and that early or late use prevents it. The ad notes widespread use, perfect success, and lists Bigney & Co. and G. A Baas as sellers.
George Allison returns from Cincinnati Monday night while Chris Thorpe travels to Brookville and back Monday morning. Nobe Gordon and wife head to Cincinnati Monday morning. Mrs. India Hutcheson of Brookville visits her mother Mrs. Margret Williams and returns Tuesday evening. Margret Williams leaves Tuesday night for Oakville to spend winter with daughter Lib Thorpe. Mrs. Glasshoff of Dayton visits Miss Rene Dugan. Grant Curry and wife plus James Thorpe family and other relatives named in transit.
A 6 room frame house in Batesville is offered for sale or trade for lumber. Also several vacant lots are for sale or trade. The notice promotes getting a nice home with little money and lists Wm. Fleming in Greensburg, Indiana as the contact.
Martin Wippel returned from the west to celebrate Christmas with his Penntown family. Lewis Erfman stayed with his brother at Moore Hill for several days last week. August Rennier of Kansas is visiting relatives nearby. Jacob Miller of Wrights Corner met Penntown folks on Wednesday. Mrs. George Erfman traveled to Sunman on Friday. Penntown school had its photograph taken Thursday by Ruby Sunman.
Thomas C Bow er of Glencoe Ohio testifies that after using two bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy his con’s chronic diarrhoea was cured. He notes sale by Banc ey Co and G A Baas.
Adams Church wishes readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Local items mention teacher Maggie Franke’s treat for District 6 students, and residents Geo Druding John Selke and Henry Klusman seen in Morris. Sulphur cures skin diseases. Littell's Liquid Sulphur and remedies offered by G A Baas.
J L Osborn and mother-in-law visited Greensburg on Thursday. Five new Odd Fellows joined, including Corydon Brown and Wm Brown. Lizzie Osborn on extended visit at Elwood. Ed Russell returned home. Dora Senour did business in the Queen City. Geo W Lyons wed Mary B Hamilton at Castle Grove. Mrs Geo Logan and Miss Mary Bolin hosted guests from Milford and Hope. John Young recovered from fever and is to be off the sick list. IOOF paid 73 dollars in benefits and nurse hire. Miss Miller died of pneumonia and was buried. Sandy Lewis and wife occupy their road property. best wishes from friends. Various residents visited Greensburg. A C Shoma was in Indianapolis.
John R. Gentry praises Littell's Liquid Sulphur Oil as the best remedy for cuts bruises and related injuries on a road mare. The product cures barbwire cuts galls mange scratches on horses or dogs and is sold by G. A. Baas.
The article notes Niagara Falls at 165 feet as the greatest cataract in the world and Yosemite Falls in California as the highest fall, at 2,550 feet. It presents these measurements as notable geographic features without further context.
Miss Dora Dieckman spent Monday night with Lou and Sophia Ahring. Families Dieckmann and Peetz share visits with Herman Dieckman and others. Ferns and friends gathered Tuesday for a Christmas event at the German Methodist church. Dora Dieckman and companions returned from Rushville last Tuesday. Rosa Hartig traveled to Indianapolis on Tuesday. A New Year greeting to all. Little Johnnie Haas is very sick. T. S. Vawter was at Dupont Friday. Dr. Coomes and wife visited Versailles last Thursday. Chas Hyatt traded at Madison Thursday. Mahala Hyatt stayed with relatives at Gaff. Master Johnnie Copeland ill but convalescent. Joseph Albright seen on the streets Thursday. Brother Vawter returns from Terre Haute for holidays. Wedding bells were heard at Gaff Sunday. Brother Jerman preached a sermon last Sunday.
An old advertisement claims a run-down woman's health affects appearance and mood. It extols Elece tric Bitters as a remedy to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify the blood, promising stronger nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a rosy complexion. G A Baas drug store sells it for 50 cents.
A batch of property transactions lists buyers and sellers across Otter Creek Center Adams Brown Milan and Holton townships. Notable transfers include 176.98 acres from Jas M. McCoy to John Row for 4000 and 40 acres from Hichman D O Conner to Wm R Morris for 390. Additional lots and parcels change hands for sums ranging from 250 to 1800 dollars.
An old advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures skin eruptions, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, bruises, burns and chapped hands with a 25 cent price and guaranteed cure, sold by G. A. Baas. It also notes Austria's leniency toward murder, with over 800 guilty found in ten years and only 23 executed.
Prominent Haupibal mo man iE Lilly recalls a typhoid fever that worsened into pneumonia and nearly proved fatal. After trying no relief, one bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery brought quick improvement and he later recovered fully. Trial bottles free at G A Baas drug store with guarantee. Africa’s diet notes include crocodiles toads and spiders eaten today.
A Seattle publisher recalls pressuring a merchant to advertise, showing readers do engage with ads. The snippet shifts to brief product pitches for Littell’s Sulphur Ointment, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and barber college ads, ending with a racist joke about a “nigger” in a Rochester Radiator promo.
Mrs R Churchill of Berlin Vermont says her baby was covered with running sores and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured her. The ad touts it as a remedy for piles and skin disease and warns against counterfeit products. G A Baas is listed.
The text notes that all land in China is owned by the State and a small per acre rent, unchanged for centuries, is the sole tax. This rent averages about sixty cents per person.
D L Johnson of Richmond Indiana has suffered since 1862 from rheumatism. He reports that Chamberlains Pain Balm acts like magic, relieving a swollen painful foot after a single application. Sold by Binney and Co and G A Baas.
Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water in the world. It measures about 400 miles long and 180 miles wide with an estimated 1,800 mile shoreline. Its area is 32,000 square miles, exceeding New England minus Maine, and its deepest point reaches 12,000 feet while the average depth is 900 feet. The surface sits 636 feet above sea level.
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