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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1902
Page
3
A notice announces a two a week salary and expenses plan for men with rights to introduce a poultry mixture in the country. It mentions yearly contracts and weekly pay, with Addyers and Blonsich Mik. Co. based in Bozls2 Springfield.
The article argues that export patterns from world cities often diverge from expected prestige. Brussels yields little carpet value but more plate glass and linens. Jamaica exports bananas and sugar. Rome's imports include cheese and art goods. Canton supplies firecrackers and other items. It highlights how national resources and skill shape trade, with examples from Athens, Jerusalem, Genoa, Milan, Moscow, Cairo, Canton, Dawson City, and Rio de Janeiro.
A string of Indiana events shows a 16 year old Miss Showalter attempting suicide after family opposition to marriage to James Morris while a separate case notes a Benton Harbor elopement by Bessie Moster and Louis Mord. Mrs. Ford killed herself after a quarrel over a dance, with a roomful of guests nearby.
A mother who left her four year old daughter at home alone returned to find the child burning in flames. She rescued the girl by dashing her into a deep snowdrift. The mother is believed fatally injured from the incident.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of Cheney Co to pay one thousand dollars for each untreatable case of catarrh. Notary public A. Jess verifies on December 6. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is advertised as internal and blood and mucous surface action. sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Pills also recommended.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press describes a man detained for a couple of hours by an old friend returning to town after a long absence. The exchange shows tension as she snaps that the delay was unnecessary.
An advertisement for stamps and printing supplies lists air cushion rubber stamps and waters and other items with a request to send a catalogue and price list. It is signed with a Fort Wayne Indiana lock box address. The note adds a quip about cleverness versus goodness.
A lengthy local wire of reports covers multiple incidents from Indiana towns. It notes strikes and labor actions at Roser Wheel Company and Autotay, robberies near Janesville Greensburg, a fatal railway incident in Marion and several fires. Also reported are drownings, a life sentence for Ora Strine, and major losses in a Wabash stock barn fire.
In Washington letters Hon. Amos J. Cummings of New York praises Peruyna as a remedy for catarrh and describes relief during his Cuba trip. Mrs Belva A. Lockwood adds it helps children and nervous weakness and notes no evil effects.
Major General Joseph Wheeler commander of cavalry before Santiago endorses Peruna. He cites Senators Sullivan Roach and McEnery and notes Peruna as an excellent tonic and cure for catarrh. He warns catarrh to be a national curse and urges readers to request the free book from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
A historical sketch describes Pio Centra, the Pope's valet in the Vatican, his routine from 6 am duties to assisting the Pope at Mass, and the private diet guidance by Dr. Lapponi. It notes Centra's calm dignity, but critiques his habit of burning letters unread. Also included are brief ads for Ely's Liquid Cream Balm and light humorous quips from periodicals.
A Denver runaway horse escaped and leaped into a rolling trolley car, riding inside for about a block before bystanders halted the vehicle. The event drew attention as the horse remained aboard until containment.
A Kansas delegation led by J. B. Crawford visits Didsbury Alberta as part of a Canadian outreach to attract settlers. They tour land, consider locating nearby, and hear reports of rising land values, growing families, and expanding schools. The report mixes promotional notes on crops, winter wheat potential, and changing local commerce.
Reader seeks a catalog of outfits and price lists and asks to mail to Lock Box 219. The note mentions daters and an address line but provides no names or dates.
A reader endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption for asthma with personal relief from W N Wood of Palmersburg Indiana dated September 8. The text abruptly raises a social question asking if a woman should marry a man with bad dictums to reform him.
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